ETF · HSBC
HGVU Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETF
ISIN IE0006NCFSW9London Stock Exchange: HGVUHSBC Holdings Plc
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE$10.90
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.10% a year
- Fund size
- £25.8m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, HGVU (Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETF, ISIN IE0006NCFSW9) closed at $10.90 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.10% a year (about £10 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its total return was −3.7%, or −13.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −0.2%
- −3.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- −3.7%
- −13.0% 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 Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2024 +4.4%, 2025 −4.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +1.7%. Returns of Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: 0.0%; to 30/09/2025: +1.4%; to 30/09/2024: +0.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +1.7% | −1.5% | |
| to | −4.3% | −7.5% | |
| to | +4.4% | +0.9% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | 0.0% | −3.5% |
| from | +1.4% | −2.5% |
| from | +0.2% | −2.3% |
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)
6.7%over 3 years
| 1 year | 5.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 6.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since July 2023
- −9.0%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −6.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +7.5%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since July 2023
- 4.2%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 5.7% over 1 year, 6.7% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETF since July 2023, in pounds: −9.0% from 17/01/2025 to 27/06/2025. The lowest 12-month return of Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since July 2023 was −6.7% (12 months to 30/01/2026); the highest was +7.5% (12 months to 17/01/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETF was 4.2% below its highest weekly close since July 2023 (17/01/2025), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
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
- 88 charge less
- 39 the same
- 184 charge more
Ongoing charge of Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETF 0.10% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 184 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 39 the same and 88 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 Global Government Bond Ucits ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2023.
It tracks the FTSE WGBI (USD).
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 reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Government bonds: Loans to governments, such as UK gilts and US Treasuries. They pay interest; their prices move when interest rates change.
Key facts
- Ticker
- HGVU
- ISIN
- IE0006NCFSW9
- Provider
- HSBC
- Tracks
- FTSE WGBI (USD)
- 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
- 0.10% a year · about £10 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £25.8m
- 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
- USD
- Category
- Government bonds
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from $10.91 on 14/11/2025 to $10.90 on 13/11/2026 (0.0%). The lowest close shown was $10.77 on 09/10/2026 and the highest $11.10 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 16/09/2026 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
172 weekly closes, from 28/07/2023 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
2 funds track FTSE WGBI (USD), this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.10% to 0.10% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Government Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSH- GBPDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | +1.7% | +5.5% |
| Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETFThis fundAccumulating · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | −0.2% | −3.7% |
As of
FTSE WGBI 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 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 120 rolling 12-month returns since July 2023, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since July 2023, 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 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HGVU?
The ongoing charge of HGVU 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 Hsbc Global Government Bond Ucits ETF 0.10% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 184 of the 311 other government bond funds charge more, 39 the same and 88 less (share classes counted once).
What does HGVU track?
HGVU tracks the FTSE WGBI (USD).
Is HGVU accumulating or distributing?
HGVU 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 HGVU?
The ISIN of HGVU is IE0006NCFSW9. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HGVU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were HGVU’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of HGVU in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2024 +4.4%, 2025 −4.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +1.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has HGVU done after inflation?
Over the three years to 13/11/2026 HGVU’s total return was −3.7%, or −13.0% 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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