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HMCH HSBC MSCI China UCITS ETF

ISIN IE00B44T3H88London Stock Exchange: HMCHHSBC Holdings Plc

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£5.42

on

Ongoing charge
0.28% a year
Fund size
£534m

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, HMCH (HSBC MSCI China UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B44T3H88) closed at £5.42 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.28% a year (about £28 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was −10.1%, or −29.7% 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 30/09/2026
−16.8%
−19.4% after inflation
3 years to 30/09/2026
+20.5%
+8.7% after inflation
5 years to 30/09/2026
−10.1%
−29.7% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £899 on 30/09/2026 — about £703 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS 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 China UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −14.8%, 2023 −17.7%, 2024 +18.8%, 2025 +18.5%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −12.8%. Returns of HSBC MSCI China UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −17.2%; to 30/09/2025: +27.5%; to 30/09/2024: +6.8%; to 30/09/2023: −6.8%; to 30/09/2022: −20.8%.

Calendar-year returns of HMCH, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included), to 30/09/2026
YearReturnAfter inflation
to −12.8%−15.2%
+18.5%+14.4%
+18.8%+14.7%
−17.7%−21.0%
−14.8%−22.0%
Returns of HMCH over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from −17.2%Not available
from +27.5%+22.6%
from +6.8%+4.1%
from −6.8%−12.4%
from −20.8%−27.2%

Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS 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 the returns come from, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

26.3%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year15.7%
3 years23.5%
5 years26.3%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since October 2021
−44.8%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−38.6%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+52.2%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
23.1%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of HSBC MSCI China UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 15.7% over 1 year, 23.5% over 3 years, 26.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of HSBC MSCI China UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −44.8% from 22/10/2021 to 02/02/2024. The lowest 12-month return of HSBC MSCI China UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −38.6% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +52.2% (12 months to 12/09/2025). On 30/09/2026 the price of HSBC MSCI China UCITS ETF was 23.1% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (22/10/2021), in pounds.

Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price only — income paid out is not included

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
0.28%
a year
On £10,000
£28
a year, roughly
Over five years
£139
of £10,000, before growth
Among 141 emerging-market share funds, share classes counted once
  • 54 charge less
  • 2 the same
  • 84 charge more

Ongoing charge of HSBC MSCI China UCITS ETF 0.28% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 84 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 2 the same and 54 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 MSCI China UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2011.

It tracks the MSCI China.

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

Its ongoing charge is 0.28% a year — about £28 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.

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
HMCH
ISIN
IE00B44T3H88
Provider
HSBC
Tracks
MSCI China
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
0.28% a year · about £28 on £10,000
Fund size
£534m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)
Category
Emerging markets

Price chart

Closing price
£5.42−4.6% since 31/07/2026 · closing price
HMCH closing price: £5.68 on 31/07/2026, £5.42 on 30/09/2026 (−4.6%); low £5.39, high £5.68.

Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £5.68 on 31/07/2026 to £5.42 on 30/09/2026 (−4.6%). The lowest close shown was £5.39 on 10/09/2026 and the highest £5.68 on 31/07/2026.

Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 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

The ten largest holdings make up 54.3% of the fund, as of .

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of HMCH: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 28/09/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1Capital Cash Ctrl14.26%
2Tencent70014.06%
3Alibaba GroupBABA9.41%
4China Construction Bank · Class H6019394.24%
5Industrial and Commercial Bank of China · Class H6013982.61%
6Xiaomi · Class B18102.30%
7Bank Of China · Class H2.12%
8Meituan · Class B36901.89%
9NetEase Inc Ordinary Shares1.73%
10Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China · Class H1.68%

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

  1. China94.9%
  2. Hong Kong2.9%
  3. United States1.5%
  4. Germany0.7%
  5. Not classified15.1%
Added up from the holdings HSBC publishes, as of 28/09/2026.

588 holdings are listed for this fund. All 588 holdings of HMCH, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 588 holdings; the ten largest make up 54.3% 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 84.3% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Technology Services18.8%
  2. Finance17.5%
  3. Retail Trade11.5%
  4. Electronic Technology8.0%
  5. Health Technology5.2%
  6. Producer Manufacturing4.1%
  7. Non-Energy Minerals3.5%
  8. Consumer Non-Durables3.1%
  9. Other classified sectors12.6%
Sector classification by TradingView over the holdings HSBC publishes, as of 28/09/2026.

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

Funds tracking the same index

7 funds track MSCI China, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.22% to 0.65% a year (30/09/2026).

7 funds that track the MSCI China, listed by name. Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
Fund1 year5 years
Franklin MSCI China Paris Aligned Climate UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.22% a year−21.7%Not reported
HSBC MSCI China UCITS ETFThis fundDistributing · 0.28% a year−16.8%−10.1%
HSBC MSCI China UCITS ETF Accum USDAccumulating · 0.28% a year−16.8%Not reported
iShares MSCI China UCITS ETF AccumUSDAccumulating · 0.28% a year−17.1%−11.0%
Multi Units LU -Amundi MSCI China ETF Acc- CapitalisationAccumulating · 0.29% a year−16.5%−8.8%
Xtrackers MSCI China UCITS ETF 1D DistributionDistributing · 0.30% a year−16.9%Not reported
Xtrackers MSCI CHINA UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1CAccumulating · 0.65% a year−17.2%−11.7%

Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of

Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared

Other versions of this fund

HSBC’s other share classes and funds on the MSCI China. They can differ in how income is paid, currency hedging and charge.

Read more:Share classesAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedging

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, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The largest fall since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks it took to reach its low and to recover.

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  • Rank among similar funds

    Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 125 emerging-market share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.

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  • 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 30/09/2026 (153 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of HMCH?

The ongoing charge of HMCH is 0.28% a year — about £28 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 China UCITS ETF 0.28% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 84 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 2 the same and 54 less (share classes counted once).

What does HMCH track?

HMCH tracks the MSCI China.

Is HMCH accumulating or distributing?

HMCH 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 HMCH?

The ISIN of HMCH is IE00B44T3H88. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HMCH is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

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

Calendar-year returns of HMCH in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −14.8%, 2023 −17.7%, 2024 +18.8%, 2025 +18.5%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −12.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has HMCH done after inflation?

Over the five years to 30/09/2026 HMCH’s total return was −10.1%, or −29.7% 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)
Calendar years, risk
Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
Inflation
ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
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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