ETF · HSBC
HFEJ HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD Dist
ISIN IE00022VXYM7London Stock Exchange: HFEJHSBC Holdings Plc
- Japan & Asia Pacific
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£56.66
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.45% a year
- Fund size
- £24.5m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, HFEJ (HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD Dist, ISIN IE00022VXYM7) closed at £56.66 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.45% a year (about £45 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +68.0% (income paid out is not included), or +51.8% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +18.1%
- +13.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +68.0%
- +51.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
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 AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD Dist in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2023 −6.0%, 2024 +12.2%, 2025 +31.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.2%. Returns of HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD Dist in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +35.4%; to 30/09/2025: +25.7%; to 30/09/2024: +12.7%; to 30/09/2023: −1.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +13.2% | +9.6% | |
| to | +31.2% | +26.7% | |
| to | +12.2% | +8.4% | |
| −6.0% | −9.8% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +35.4% | +30.6% |
| from | +25.7% | +20.8% |
| from | +12.7% | +9.8% |
| from | −1.7% | −7.6% |
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
Volatility (annualised)
20.2%over 3 years
| 1 year | 25.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 20.2% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since July 2022
- −20.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −19.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +73.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since July 2022
- 17.8%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD Dist in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 25.7% over 1 year, 20.2% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD Dist since July 2022, in pounds: −20.8% from 27/01/2023 to 19/01/2024. The lowest 12-month return of HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD Dist in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since July 2022 was −19.7% (12 months to 02/02/2024); the highest was +73.0% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD Dist was 17.8% below its highest weekly close since July 2022 (19/06/2026), 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
- Ongoing charge
- 0.45%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £45
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £223
- of £10,000, before growth
- 81 charge less
- 5 the same
- 22 charge more
Ongoing charge of HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD Dist 0.45% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 22 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 5 the same and 81 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 AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD Dist is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2022.
It tracks the MSCI AC Far East ex JP.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.45% a year — about £45 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.
Japan & Asia Pacific: Companies in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the wider Pacific region.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- HFEJ
- ISIN
- IE00022VXYM7
- Also listed as
- HFEX (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- HSBC
- Tracks
- MSCI AC Far East ex JP
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid quarterly
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.45% a year · about £45 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £24.5m
- 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
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Japan & Asia Pacific
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £49.78 on 14/11/2025 to £56.66 on 13/11/2026 (+13.8%). The lowest close shown was £47.63 on 19/12/2025 and the highest £68.90 on 19/06/2026.
One close a week. Before 30/07/2026 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
222 weekly closes, from 15/07/2022 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
- Holdings
- 700
- 828 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 46.6%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 19
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 19.5%
- TSMC
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSMC2330Taiwan | 19.53% |
| 2 | Samsung Electronics005930South Korea | 7.90% |
| 3 | SK hynix000660South Korea | 5.60% |
| 4 | Tencent700China | 3.99% |
| 5 | Alibaba GroupBABAChina | 2.73% |
| 6 | MediaTek2454Taiwan | 1.82% |
| 7 | China Construction Bank · Class H601939China | 1.37% |
| 8 | DBS GroupD05Singapore | 1.36% |
| 9 | AIA Group1299Hong Kong | 1.26% |
| 10 | Samsung Electronics005930South Korea | 1.08% |
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
- Taiwan34.4%
- China27.9%
- South Korea22.8%
- Hong Kong5.2%
- Singapore4.5%
- Malaysia1.3%
- Thailand1.3%
- United States0.7%
- Other countries1.0%
- Not classified0.8%
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 .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 828 holdings; the ten largest make up 46.6% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Sector split
As a share of the whole fund. 95.7% of it is classified by sector; bonds, cash and positions that cannot be matched are left out rather than guessed.
- Electronic Technology46.2%
- Finance19.0%
- Technology Services6.7%
- Retail Trade4.6%
- Producer Manufacturing4.2%
- Health Technology2.4%
- Consumer Durables2.0%
- Consumer Non-Durables1.5%
- Other classified sectors9.0%
Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
3 funds track MSCI AC Far East ex JP, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.45% to 0.74% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USDAccumulating · 0.52% a year | 0.52% | +18.1% | +82.4% | +47.2% |
| HSBC MSCI AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD DistThis fundDistributing · 0.45% a year | 0.45% | +18.1% | Not reported | Not reported |
| iShares MSCI AC Far East ex-Japan UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.74% a year | 0.74% | +17.9% | +81.4% | +45.8% |
As of
MSCI AC Far East ex JP funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 170 rolling 12-month returns since July 2022, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest 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.
With a free account
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1 year among up to 73 Japan and Asia Pacific share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (147 weeks).
Pro
Pro — currently by invitation
Pro includes the rank among similar funds and moves against a comparable fund
Pro is open by invitation while it is being built. There is nothing to buy. To ask about access, email [email protected].
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HFEJ?
The ongoing charge of HFEJ is 0.45% a year — about £45 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 AC FAR EAST ex JAPAN UCITS ETF USD Dist 0.45% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 22 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 5 the same and 81 less (share classes counted once).
What does HFEJ track?
HFEJ tracks the MSCI AC Far East ex JP.
Is HFEJ accumulating or distributing?
HFEJ is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.
What is the ISIN of HFEJ?
The ISIN of HFEJ is IE00022VXYM7. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HFEJ is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as HFEX (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What does HFEJ hold?
As of 06/11/2026, HFEJ holds 828 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is TSMC at 19.53% of the fund; the ten largest make up 46.6%. Its ten largest holdings are TSMC (19.53%), Samsung Electronics (7.90%), SK hynix (5.60%), Tencent (3.99%), Alibaba Group (2.73%), MediaTek (1.82%), China Construction Bank · Class H (1.37%), DBS Group (1.36%), AIA Group (1.26%) and Samsung Electronics (1.08%).
What were HFEJ’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of HFEJ in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2023 −6.0%, 2024 +12.2%, 2025 +31.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has HFEJ done after inflation?
Over the three years to 13/11/2026 HFEJ’s price changed by +68.0% (income paid out is not included), or +51.8% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at HSBC Asset Management · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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