ETF · HSBC
HGAS Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBP
ISIN IE0009RYSBF2London Stock Exchange: HGASHSBC Holdings Plc
- Corporate & other bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
- GBP hedged
Latest close
LSE£10.12
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.10% a year
- Fund size
- £548k
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, HGAS (Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBP, ISIN IE0009RYSBF2) closed at £10.12 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.10% a year (about £10 on £10,000). Over the year to 13/11/2026 its total return was +2.1%, or −1.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +2.1%
- −1.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
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 Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2025 +1.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −3.3%. Returns of Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −4.0%; to 30/09/2025: −0.1%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −3.3% | −6.4% | |
| to | +1.6% | −1.9% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −4.0% | −7.4% |
| from | −0.1% | −4.0% |
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)
4.5%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since May 2024
- −4.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −3.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +3.8%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since May 2024
- 3.8%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 4.5% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBP since May 2024, in pounds: −4.8% from 06/02/2026 to 02/10/2026. The lowest 12-month return of Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since May 2024 was −3.9% (12 months to 09/10/2026); the highest was +3.8% (12 months to 30/05/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBP was 3.8% below its highest weekly close since May 2024 (06/02/2026), 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
- 0.10%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £10
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £50
- of £10,000, before growth
- 18 charge less
- 26 the same
- 383 charge more
Ongoing charge of Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBP 0.10% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 383 of the 427 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 26 the same and 18 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
Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2024.
It tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.1% a year — about £10 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.
Corporate & other bonds: Loans to companies and other borrowers, which usually pay more interest than government bonds in exchange for more risk.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- HGAS
- ISIN
- IE0009RYSBF2
- 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
- 0.10% a year · about £10 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £548k
- 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)
- Category
- Corporate & other bonds
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £10.47 on 14/11/2025 to £10.12 on 13/11/2026 (−3.3%). The lowest close shown was £10.02 on 02/10/2026 and the highest £10.52 on 06/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 11/08/2026 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
124 weekly closes, from 24/05/2024 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
13 funds track Bloomberg Global Aggregate, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.10% to 0.16% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amundi Core Global Aggregate Bond -UCITS ETF DR Hedged- DistributionDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.14% a year | 0.14% | −0.2% | +11.6% | +4.5% |
| Amundi Core Global Aggregate Bond -UCITS ETF DR- CapitalisationAccumulating · 0.16% a year | 0.16% | −2.7% | +3.2% | −8.0% |
| Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBPThis fundDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | +2.1% | Not reported | Not reported |
| Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Accu Shs -ETFCH- USDAccumulating · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | +0.2% | Not reported | Not reported |
| iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged EURAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | −6.4% | +3.7% | −9.8% |
| iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged NZDAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | −3.7% | −3.3% | Not reported |
| iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged USDAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | +0.1% | +5.8% | +3.0% |
| iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBPDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | +0.4% | +13.6% | −0.6% |
| iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | −2.0% | +3.1% | −7.2% |
| State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Hedged USDAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | −0.5% | +4.5% | +3.4% |
| State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBPDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | −0.2% | +12.1% | −0.1% |
| State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF Hedged USDDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | −0.5% | +4.3% | +3.4% |
| State Street SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.11% a year | 0.11% | −2.5% | +4.0% | −7.7% |
As of
Bloomberg Global Aggregate funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
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Other versions of this fund
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 72 rolling 12-month returns since May 2024, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 2 largest falls since May 2024, in pounds, with how many weeks each 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 (122 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HGAS?
The ongoing charge of HGAS is 0.10% a year — about £10 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 Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBP 0.10% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 383 of the 427 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 26 the same and 18 less (share classes counted once).
What does HGAS track?
HGAS tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate.
Is HGAS accumulating or distributing?
HGAS 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 HGAS?
The ISIN of HGAS is IE0009RYSBF2. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HGAS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were HGAS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of HGAS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2025 +1.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −3.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has HGAS done after inflation?
Over the year to 13/11/2026 HGAS’s total return was +2.1%, or −1.5% 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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