ETF · HSBC
HESS HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Screened UCITS ETF
ISIN IE000W080FK3London Stock Exchange: HESSHSBC Holdings Plc
- Smaller companies
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£22.95
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.35% a year
- Fund size
- £39.6m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, HESS (HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Screened UCITS ETF, ISIN IE000W080FK3) closed at £22.95 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.35% a year (about £35 on £10,000). Over the three years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +40.8%, or +27.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +23.2%
- +19.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +40.8%
- +27.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.35%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £35
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £174
- of £10,000, before growth
- 16 charge less
- 2 the same
- 14 charge more
Ongoing charge of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Screened UCITS ETF 0.35% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 14 of the 32 other smaller-company funds charge more, 2 the same and 16 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Screened UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2022.
It tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Universal Screens Index - Benchmark TR Net — 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 0.35% a year — about £35 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.
Smaller companies: Smaller firms, which can grow faster than large ones but whose prices usually swing more.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- HESS
- ISIN
- IE000W080FK3
- Provider
- HSBC
- Tracks
- MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Universal Screens Index
- 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
- 0.35% a year · about £35 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £39.6m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Smaller companies
Price chart
Since 28/07/2026, the closing price went from £21.11 on 28/07/2026 to £22.95 on 30/09/2026 (+8.7%). The lowest close shown was £21.11 on 28/07/2026 and the highest £23.06 on 04/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 28/07/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
5 weekly closes, from 28/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auo2409 | 1.29% |
| 2 | Samsung E&A028050 | 1.14% |
| 3 | MSCI Emerging Markets Index Future Dec 26 | 1.12% |
| 4 | Iteq6213 | 0.91% |
| 5 | Capital Cash Ctrl | 0.89% |
| 6 | Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board8046 | 0.87% |
| 7 | LandMark Optoelectronics3081 | 0.86% |
| 8 | Taiwan Union Technology6274 | 0.85% |
| 9 | Samsung Securities016360 | 0.81% |
| 10 | Coway021240 | 0.79% |
Source: HSBC, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.
By country
- Taiwan29.9%
- South Korea20.0%
- China9.1%
- India8.8%
- South Africa6.2%
- Brazil5.7%
- Malaysia3.7%
- Thailand3.0%
- Other countries13.5%
- Not classified2.3%
857 holdings are listed for this fund. All 857 holdings of HESS, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 857 holdings; the ten largest make up 9.5% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Sector split
As a share of the whole fund. The source classifies 55.7% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.
- Electronic Technology17.2%
- Producer Manufacturing7.0%
- Finance6.9%
- Health Technology4.0%
- Distribution Services3.2%
- Technology Services2.9%
- Consumer Durables2.1%
- Industrial Services1.8%
- Other classified sectors10.5%
Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HESS?
The ongoing charge of HESS is 0.35% a year — about £35 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 ETFs PLC - HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Screened UCITS ETF 0.35% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 14 of the 32 other smaller-company funds charge more, 2 the same and 16 less (share classes counted once).
What does HESS track?
HESS tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Universal Screens Index - Benchmark TR Net — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.
Is HESS accumulating or distributing?
HESS 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 HESS?
The ISIN of HESS is IE000W080FK3. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HESS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has HESS done after inflation?
Over the three years to 30/09/2026 HESS’s total return was +40.8%, or +27.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- HSBC, as published,
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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