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HEMC HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD

ISIN IE000KCS7J59London Stock Exchange: HEMCHSBC Holdings Plc

Latest close

LSE

£12.83

on

Ongoing charge
0.15% a year
Fund size
£1.3bn

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, HEMC (HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD, ISIN IE000KCS7J59) closed at £12.83 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +58.8%, or +43.5% 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
+13.7%
+9.6% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+58.8%
+43.5% after inflation

Returns: as reported (delayed data) and worked out from recorded daily closes. 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 HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2023 +2.4%, 2024 +10.4%, 2025 +25.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +11.6%. Returns of HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +28.4%; to 30/09/2025: +18.6%; to 30/09/2024: +14.9%; to 30/09/2023: +1.4%.

Calendar-year returns of HEMC, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +11.6%+8.0%
to +25.4%+21.1%
to +10.4%+6.6%
+2.4%−1.7%
Returns of HEMC over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +28.4%+23.9%
from +18.6%+14.0%
from +14.9%+12.0%
from +1.4%−4.7%

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)

15.8%over 3 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year19.7%
3 years15.8%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since July 2022
−15.4%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−8.1%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+57.6%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since July 2022
13.2%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 19.7% over 1 year, 15.8% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD since July 2022, in pounds: −15.4% from 19/06/2026 to 06/11/2026. The lowest 12-month return of HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since July 2022 was −8.1% (12 months to 18/08/2023); the highest was +57.6% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD was 13.2% below its highest weekly close since July 2022 (19/06/2026), in pounds.

As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund

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
0.15%
a year
On £10,000
£15
a year, roughly
Over five years
£75
of £10,000, before growth
Among 152 emerging-market share funds, share classes counted once
  • 9 charge less
  • 4 the same
  • 138 charge more

Ongoing charge of HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 138 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 4 the same and 9 less (share classes counted once).

As of

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

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

In plain English

HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2011.

It tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Index - USD — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.

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

Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year — about £15 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.

Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

Emerging markets: Companies in faster-growing but less mature economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. Prices tend to move more.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
HEMC
ISIN
IE000KCS7J59
Also listed as
HEMA (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), H4Z3 (Xetra, euros)
Provider
HSBC
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Accumulating
Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Ongoing charge
0.15% a year · about £15 on £10,000
Fund size
£1.3bn
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
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Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£12.83+11.7% over 1 year · closing price
HEMC closing price: £11.49 on 14/11/2025, £12.83 on 13/11/2026 (+11.7%); low £11.03, high £14.79.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £11.49 on 14/11/2025 to £12.83 on 13/11/2026 (+11.7%). The lowest close shown was £11.03 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £14.79 on 19/06/2026.

One close a week. Before 18/09/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.

As of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

229 weekly closes, from 01/07/2022 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

What it holds

As of , HEMC holds 1,171 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is TSMC at 14.74% of the fund; the ten largest make up 35.0%.
Holdings
971
1,171 reported in all
Ten largest
35.0%
of the whole fund
Effective number of holdings
33
As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
Largest holding
14.7%
TSMC

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of HEMC: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 06/11/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1TSMC2330Taiwan14.74%
2Samsung Electronics005930South Korea5.97%
3SK hynix000660South Korea4.23%
4Tencent700China3.01%
5Alibaba GroupBABAChina2.06%
6MediaTek2454Taiwan1.38%
7China Construction Bank · Class H601939China1.04%
8HDFC BankHDFCBANKIndia0.88%
9ICICI BankICICIBANKIndia0.82%
10Samsung Electronics005930South Korea0.82%

As of , holdings as published

Where it invests

The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.

By country

  1. Taiwan26.0%
  2. China20.9%
  3. South Korea17.2%
  4. India13.2%
  5. Brazil3.9%
  6. South Africa2.9%
  7. Saudi Arabia2.5%
  8. Mexico1.9%
  9. Other countries10.7%
  10. Not classified0.8%
Added up from the fund’s published holdings, as of 06/11/2026.

See the full portfolio

Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .

All 971 holdings of HEMC

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 1,171 holdings; the ten largest make up 35.0% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.

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Sector split

As a share of the whole fund. 90.8% of it is classified by sector; bonds, cash and positions that cannot be matched are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Electronic Technology35.2%
  2. Finance18.8%
  3. Technology Services6.5%
  4. Non-Energy Minerals4.3%
  5. Retail Trade4.0%
  6. Producer Manufacturing3.7%
  7. Energy Minerals3.1%
  8. Health Technology2.5%
  9. Other classified sectors12.7%
Sector classification over the fund’s published holdings, as of 06/11/2026.

Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured

Funds tracking the same index

20 funds track MSCI Emerging Markets Index - USD, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.09% to 0.55% a year (13/11/2026).

20 funds that track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index - USD, listed by name. Returns are as reported to 13/11/2026, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
FundCharge1 year3 years5 years
Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets -UCITS ETF DR- CapitalisationAccumulating · 0.18% a year0.18%+11.8%+59.0%+37.7%
Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets -UCITS ETF DR- DistributionDistributing · 0.24% a year0.24%+11.4%+62.1%+37.5%
Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets Swap -UCITS ETF USD C- CapitalisationAccumulating · 0.20% a year0.20%+13.7%+63.6%+40.6%
Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets Swap II UCITS ETF Act -USD Acc-Accumulating · 0.55% a year0.55%+11.5%+61.8%+35.6%
BNP PARIBAS EASY MSCI EMERGING Capitalisation -UCITS ETF-Accumulating · 0.09% a year0.09%Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.15% a year0.15%+13.7%+62.6%+39.9%
HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSDThis fundAccumulating · 0.15% a year0.15%+13.7%Not reportedNot reported
Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.19% a year0.19%+13.4%+62.3%+39.0%
iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Accumulating · 0.18% a year0.18%+13.5%+63.8%+41.0%
iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist)Distributing · 0.18% a year0.18%+13.5%+63.7%+40.8%
iShares MSCI EM Swap UCITS ETF Accum- USDAccumulating · 0.14% a year0.14%Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Multi Units LU - Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets IIDistributing · 0.14% a year0.14%+13.7%+64.1%Not reported
Multi Units LU - Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets II AccAccumulating · 0.14% a year0.14%+14.3%+64.2%Not reported
State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.18% a year0.18%+12.2%+60.6%+38.4%
UBS MSCI EM SF UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.14% a year0.14%+13.6%+58.7%+40.7%
UBS ETF - MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF A DistributionDistributing · 0.15% a year0.15%+11.9%+64.0%+39.7%
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.12% a year0.12%+14.2%Not reportedNot reported
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1CAccumulating · 0.12% a year0.12%+13.5%+62.6%+39.3%
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.18% a year0.18%+13.5%+63.6%+40.3%
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.18% a year0.18%+14.1%+63.7%Not reported

As of

MSCI Emerging Markets 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 MSCI Emerging Markets Index - USD. 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 177 rolling 12-month returns since July 2022, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since July 2022, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.

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  • Rank among similar funds

    Rank by total return over 1 year among up to 142 emerging-market share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.

    Pro
  • Moves compared with a similar fund

    Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of HEMC?

The ongoing charge of HEMC is 0.15% a year — about £15 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 HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 138 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 4 the same and 9 less (share classes counted once).

What does HEMC track?

HEMC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Index - USD — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.

Is HEMC accumulating or distributing?

HEMC is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

What is the ISIN of HEMC?

The ISIN of HEMC is IE000KCS7J59. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HEMC is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as HEMA (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and H4Z3 (Xetra, euros).

What does HEMC hold?

As of 06/11/2026, HEMC holds 1,171 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is TSMC at 14.74% of the fund; the ten largest make up 35.0%. Its ten largest holdings are TSMC (14.74%), Samsung Electronics (5.97%), SK hynix (4.23%), Tencent (3.01%), Alibaba Group (2.06%), MediaTek (1.38%), China Construction Bank · Class H (1.04%), HDFC Bank (0.88%), ICICI Bank (0.82%) and Samsung Electronics (0.82%).

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

Calendar-year returns of HEMC in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2023 +2.4%, 2024 +10.4%, 2025 +25.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +11.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has HEMC done after inflation?

Over the three years to 13/11/2026 HEMC’s price changed by +58.8%, or +43.5% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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