Fundology

ETF · HSBC

HCGG China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBP

ISIN IE0009PACXU3London Stock Exchange: HCGGHSBC Holdings Plc

Latest close

LSE

£11.51

on

Ongoing charge
0.60% a year
Fund size
£491k

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, HCGG (China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBP, ISIN IE0009PACXU3) closed at £11.51 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.60% a year (about £60 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +8.3%, or −2.2% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges. Periods to .
1 year to 13/11/2026
+6.4%
+2.6% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+8.3%
−2.2% after inflation

Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

Calendar-year and 12-month returns

Calendar-year returns of China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2024 +8.8%, 2025 −0.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +3.4%. Returns of China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +3.4%; to 30/09/2025: +3.4%; to 30/09/2024: +5.8%.

Calendar-year returns of HCGG, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +3.4%+0.1%
to −0.3%−3.8%
to +8.8%+5.1%
Returns of HCGG over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +3.4%−0.2%
from +3.4%−0.7%
from +5.8%+3.1%

As of , inflation: UK CPIH

How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing

Risk: volatility and largest fall

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record as the returns, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

2.7%over 3 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year1.7%
3 years2.7%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since July 2023
−2.8%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−0.3%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+8.5%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since July 2023
0.2%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 1.7% over 1 year, 2.7% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBP since July 2023, in pounds: −2.8% from 31/01/2025 to 21/03/2025. The lowest 12-month return of China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since July 2023 was −0.3% (12 months to 02/01/2026); the highest was +8.5% (12 months to 03/01/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBP was 0.2% below its highest weekly close since July 2023 (06/11/2026), in pounds.

As of , price only — income paid out is not included

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.60%
a year
On £10,000
£60
a year, roughly
Over five years
£296
of £10,000, before growth
Among 312 government bond funds, share classes counted once
  • 309 charge less
  • 2 the same
  • 0 charge more

Ongoing charge of China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBP 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 0 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 2 the same and 309 less (share classes counted once).

As of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.

As of

Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up

In plain English

China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2023.

It tracks the Bloomberg China Treasury + Policy Bank Index.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Its ongoing charge is 0.6% a year — about £60 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.

Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.

It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound.

Government bonds: Loans to governments, such as UK gilts and US Treasuries. They pay interest; their prices move when interest rates change.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
HCGG
ISIN
IE0009PACXU3
Provider
HSBC
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Distributing, paid semi-annual
Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Ongoing charge
0.60% a year · about £60 on £10,000
Fund size
£491k
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
UK reporting fund status
Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
Can usually be held in
ISA and SIPP
Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
Currency hedged
Yes, to pounds
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£11.51+3.6% over 1 year · closing price
HCGG closing price: £11.11 on 14/11/2025, £11.51 on 13/11/2026 (+3.6%); low £11.07, high £11.54.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £11.11 on 14/11/2025 to £11.51 on 13/11/2026 (+3.6%). The lowest close shown was £11.07 on 05/12/2025 and the highest £11.54 on 06/11/2026.

One close a week. Before 14/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.

As of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

172 weekly closes, from 14/07/2023 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.

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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price

Funds tracking the same index

5 funds track Bloomberg China Treasury + Policy Bank Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.35% to 0.60% a year (13/11/2026).

5 funds that track the Bloomberg China Treasury + Policy Bank Index, listed by name. Returns are as reported to 13/11/2026, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
FundCharge1 year3 years5 years
China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFC- USDAccumulating · 0.60% a year0.60%+9.5%+4.7%Not reported
China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFCH- USDAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.60% a year0.60%+5.1%Not reportedNot reported
China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBPThis fundDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.60% a year0.60%+6.4%+8.3%Not reported
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBPDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.40% a year0.40%+5.2%+21.7%+7.6%
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.35% a year0.35%+8.9%+14.0%+17.7%

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Bloomberg China Treasury + Policy Bank funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes

Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared

Other versions of this fund

HSBC’s other share classes and funds on the Bloomberg China Treasury + Policy Bank Index. They can differ in how income is paid, currency hedging and charge.

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 120 rolling 12-month returns since July 2023, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The largest fall since July 2023, in pounds, with how many weeks it took to reach its low and to recover.

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  • Moves compared with a similar fund

    Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (151 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of HCGG?

The ongoing charge of HCGG is 0.60% a year — about £60 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of China Government Local Bond UCITS ETF Accum-ETFSHGBP- GBP 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 0 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 2 the same and 309 less (share classes counted once).

What does HCGG track?

HCGG tracks the Bloomberg China Treasury + Policy Bank Index.

Is HCGG accumulating or distributing?

HCGG is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.

What is the ISIN of HCGG?

The ISIN of HCGG is IE0009PACXU3. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HCGG is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

What were HCGG’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of HCGG in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2024 +8.8%, 2025 −0.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +3.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has HCGG done after inflation?

Over the three years to 13/11/2026 HCGG’s total return was +8.3%, or −2.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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