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HMWS HSBC MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF

ISIN IE000UQND7H4London Stock Exchange: HMWSHSBC Holdings Plc

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LSE

£36.33

on

Ongoing charge
0.17% a year
Fund size
£1.4bn

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

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, HMWS (HSBC MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF, ISIN IE000UQND7H4) closed at £36.33 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.17% a year (about £17 on £10,000). Over the three years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +28.4%, or +15.9% 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
+17.7%
+14.0% after inflation
3 years to 30/09/2026
+28.4%
+15.9% after inflation

Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.

Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

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
0.17%
a year
On £10,000
£17
a year, roughly
Over five years
£85
of £10,000, before growth
Among 212 global share funds, share classes counted once
  • 44 charge less
  • 2 the same
  • 165 charge more

Ongoing charge of HSBC MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF 0.17% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 165 of the 211 other global share funds charge more, 2 the same and 44 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 WORLD UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2022.

It tracks the MSCI World Index — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US.

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

Its ongoing charge is 0.17% a year — about £17 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.

Global shares: Thousands of companies across many countries, held in one fund — the broadest way to own the stock market.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
HMWS
ISIN
IE000UQND7H4
Provider
HSBC
Tracks
MSCI World Index
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
0.17% a year · about £17 on £10,000
Fund size
£1.4bn
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)
Category
Global shares

Price chart

Closing price
£36.33+1.5% since 18/09/2026 · closing price
HMWS closing price: £35.80 on 18/09/2026, £36.33 on 30/09/2026 (+1.5%); low £35.80, high £36.33.

Since 18/09/2026, the closing price went from £35.80 on 18/09/2026 to £36.33 on 30/09/2026 (+1.5%). The lowest close shown was £35.80 on 18/09/2026 and the highest £36.33 on 30/09/2026.

Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 18/09/2026.

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

Five years of prices, and after inflation

3 weekly closes, from 18/09/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.

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What it holds

The ten largest holdings make up 30.9% of the fund, as of .

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of HMWS: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 28/09/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1NVIDIANVDA5.77%
2AppleAAPL5.44%
3Capital Cash Ctrl4.43%
4MicrosoftMSFT3.94%
5AmazonAMZN2.61%
6Alphabet · Class AGOOGL2.20%
7Alphabet · Class CGOOG1.74%
8BroadcomAVGO1.73%
9Meta Platforms · Class AMETA1.72%
10Micron TechnologyMU1.31%

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. United States72.4%
  2. Japan5.8%
  3. United Kingdom3.4%
  4. Canada3.3%
  5. Germany2.5%
  6. Switzerland2.5%
  7. France2.0%
  8. Australia1.5%
  9. Other countries6.6%
  10. Not classified6.3%
Added up from the holdings HSBC publishes, as of 28/09/2026.

1,166 holdings are listed for this fund. All 1,166 holdings of HMWS, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 1,166 holdings; the ten largest make up 30.9% 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 88.7% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Electronic Technology23.3%
  2. Technology Services14.5%
  3. Finance13.0%
  4. Health Technology7.5%
  5. Producer Manufacturing5.3%
  6. Retail Trade5.2%
  7. Energy Minerals3.1%
  8. Consumer Non-Durables2.7%
  9. Other classified sectors14.1%
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

26 funds track MSCI World Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.05% to 0.50% a year (30/09/2026).

26 funds that track the MSCI World Index, listed by name. Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
Fund1 year5 years
Amundi Core MSCI World UCITS ETF Accum USDAccumulating · 0.13% a year+17.7%Not reported
Amundi Core MSCI World Swap UCITS ETF D-Distributing · 0.20% a year+17.7%Not reported
Amundi MSCI World Swap -UCITS ETF- CapitalisationAccumulating · 0.38% a year+17.2%+76.4%
Amundi MSCI World Swap II UCITS ETF Act -Dist-Distributing · 0.30% a year+17.7%+78.7%
Amundi MSCI World Swap II UCITS ETF Act -Monthly Hedged to EUR - Dist-Distributing · Currency hedged · 0.30% a year+13.2%+61.2%
BNP Paribas Easy MSCI World UCITS ETF Accum-CAP- USDAccumulating · 0.10% a year+14.1%Not reported
MSCI World II Capitalisation -UCITS ETF-AccumulatingNot reportedNot reported
HSBC MSCI WORLD UCITS ETFThis fundAccumulating · 0.17% a year+17.7%Not reported
HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.15% a year+17.7%+79.3%
Invesco MSCI World UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.05% a yearNot reportedNot reported
Invesco MSCI World UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.05% a year+17.8%+76.0%
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.20% a year+17.6%+78.7%
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF Hedged GBPDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.30% a year+16.9%+76.0%
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.20% a year+17.6%Not reported
Ishares Msci World Swap Ucits EtfAccumulating · 0.12% a year+17.9%Not reported
iShares MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Dist)Distributing · 0.50% a year+17.2%+76.1%
iShares MSCI World Swap UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBPAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.13% a yearNot reportedNot reported
State Street SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETF - USDDistributing · 0.12% a yearNot reportedNot reported
State Street SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.12% a year+17.8%+79.9%
UBS MSCI World UCITS ETF -USD dis- DistributionDistributing · 0.30% a year+17.4%+76.6%
Xtrackers MSCI World Swap UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.19% a year+17.8%+28.6%
Xtrackers MSCI WORLD SWAP UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1CAccumulating · 0.45% a year+17.1%+75.9%
Xtrackers MSCI WORLD SWAP UCITS ETF Capitalisation 4CAccumulating · 0.39% a year+13.2%+61.0%
Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.12% a year+17.9%+77.4%
Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.12% a year+17.9%+77.7%
Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.29% a year+17.5%+73.7%

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

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Other versions of this fund

HSBC’s other share classes and funds on the MSCI World Index. 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.

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of HMWS?

The ongoing charge of HMWS is 0.17% a year — about £17 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 WORLD UCITS ETF 0.17% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 165 of the 211 other global share funds charge more, 2 the same and 44 less (share classes counted once).

What does HMWS track?

HMWS tracks the MSCI World Index — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US.

Is HMWS accumulating or distributing?

HMWS 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 HMWS?

The ISIN of HMWS is IE000UQND7H4. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HMWS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

How has HMWS done after inflation?

Over the three years to 30/09/2026 HMWS’s total return was +28.4%, or +15.9% 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)
Inflation
ONS CPIH, latest month published
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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