# HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (HMEF) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/hmef · ISIN IE00B5SSQT16 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, HMEF (HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B5SSQT16) closed at £12.85 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +54.9%, or +21.1% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2011. It tracks the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) — 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 0.15% a year — about £15 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. Latest close: **£12.85** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | HMEF | | ISIN | IE00B5SSQT16 | | Category | Emerging markets | | Type | ETF | | Provider | HSBC | | Tracks | MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.15% a year (£15 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £2.4bn | | Launched | 2011 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +31.70% | +27.57% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +75.13% | +58.03% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +54.86% | +21.06% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −12.6%, 2023 −0.2%, 2024 +6.6%, 2025 +20.1%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +25.1%. Returns of HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +29.6%; to 30/09/2025: +12.6%; to 30/09/2024: +12.0%; to 30/09/2023: −1.4%; to 30/09/2022: −14.4%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -12.6% | -20.0% | Price | | 2023 | -0.2% | -4.2% | Price | | 2024 | +6.6% | +3.0% | Price | | 2025 | +20.1% | +15.9% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +25.1% | +21.6% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 20.60% | -13.87% | | 3 years | 16.22% | -13.87% | | 5 years | 16.07% | -24.01% | ## Largest fall Volatility of HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 20.6% over 1 year, 16.2% over 3 years, 16.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −24.0% from 12/11/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −20.7% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +54.3% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF was 5.1% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 0.15% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 128 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 4 the same and 8 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 21 funds track MSCI EM (Emerging Markets), this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.12% to 0.55% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets -UCITS ETF DR- Capitalisation | 0.18% | +30.8% | +75.7% | +53.1% | | Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets -UCITS ETF DR- Distribution | 0.24% | +31.3% | +75.7% | +54.7% | | Amundi Core MSCI Emerging Markets -UCITS ETF DR- Distribution | 0.25% | +30.8% | +75.4% | +66.4% | | Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets Swap -UCITS ETF USD C- Capitalisation | 0.20% | +31.7% | +75.9% | +55.5% | | Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets Swap II UCITS ETF Act -USD Acc- | 0.55% | +31.1% | +74.0% | +52.8% | | BNP PARIBAS EASY MSCI EMERGING Capitalisation -UCITS ETF- | — | — | — | — | | HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.15% | +31.7% | +75.1% | +54.9% | | HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF AccumUSD | 0.15% | +31.7% | +55.8% | +55.8% | | Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF | 0.19% | +30.8% | +71.9% | +52.6% | | iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 0.18% | +31.4% | +77.8% | +55.9% | | iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD (Dist) | 0.18% | +31.4% | +77.7% | +55.6% | | iShares VI PLC - iShares MSCI EM Swap UCITS ETF Accum- USD | 0.14% | — | — | — | | Multi Units LU - Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets II | 0.14% | +31.7% | +76.5% | — | | Multi Units LU - Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets II | 0.14% | +31.3% | +76.6% | — | | State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF Accum.Shs USD | 0.18% | +31.1% | +76.4% | +54.0% | | UBS (Irl) Fund Solutions PLC - UBS MSCI EM SF UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD | 0.14% | +31.1% | +75.7% | +54.0% | | UBS ETF SICAV - UBS ETF - MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF A Distribution | 0.15% | +31.6% | +76.5% | +56.4% | | Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETF | 0.12% | +33.0% | +52.4% | — | | Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C | 0.12% | +31.4% | +74.9% | +54.0% | | Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF | 0.18% | +32.7% | +76.1% | +56.4% | | Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF USD | 0.18% | +32.8% | +76.5% | — | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.15%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 28/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | TSMC | 15.41% | | Samsung Electronics | 7.45% | | SK hynix | 5.76% | | Capital Cash Ctrl | 5.74% | | Tencent | 2.77% | | MediaTek | 1.93% | | Alibaba Group | 1.86% | | Samsung Electronics | 0.98% | | Delta Electronics | 0.94% | | MSCI Emerging Markets Index Future Dec 26 | 0.88% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By country Added up from the holdings HSBC publishes, as of 28/09/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | Taiwan | 28.5% | | South Korea | 21.2% | | China | 18.8% | | India | 10.6% | | Brazil | 3.9% | | South Africa | 2.5% | | Saudi Arabia | 2.3% | | United States | 2.0% | | Other countries | 10.3% | | Not classified | 6.9% | All 985 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/hmef/holdings --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.