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HMXJ HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USD

ISIN IE00B5SG8Z57London Stock Exchange: HMXJHSBC Holdings Plc

Latest close

LSE

£12.95

on

Ongoing charge
0.15% a year
Fund size
£460m

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, HMXJ (HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00B5SG8Z57) closed at £12.95 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +39.4%, or +8.8% 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 13/11/2026
+11.9%
+7.9% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+48.5%
+34.2% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
+39.4%
+8.8% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,394 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,088 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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 ETFs Plc - HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +1.3%, 2023 −3.6%, 2024 +3.8%, 2025 +6.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +9.2%. Returns of HSBC ETFs Plc - HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +7.6%; to 30/09/2025: +7.5%; to 30/09/2024: +11.4%; to 30/09/2023: −4.0%; to 30/09/2022: −2.9%.

Calendar-year returns of HMXJ, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +9.2%+5.7%
to +6.8%+3.2%
to +3.8%+0.3%
−3.6%−7.4%
+1.3%−7.2%
Returns of HMXJ over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +7.6%+3.8%
from +7.5%+3.3%
from +11.4%+8.5%
from −4.0%−9.8%
from −2.9%−10.8%

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

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record as the returns, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

13.7%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year10.9%
3 years12.7%
5 years13.7%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−18.7%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−14.7%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+33.2%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
2.9%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of HSBC ETFs Plc - HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 10.9% over 1 year, 12.7% over 3 years, 13.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of HSBC ETFs Plc - HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USD since November 2021, in pounds: −18.7% from 03/02/2023 to 18/08/2023. The lowest 12-month return of HSBC ETFs Plc - HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −14.7% (12 months to 02/02/2024); the highest was +33.2% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of HSBC ETFs Plc - HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USD was 2.9% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (04/09/2026), 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

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
0.15%
a year
On £10,000
£15
a year, roughly
Over five years
£75
of £10,000, before growth
Among 109 Japan and Asia Pacific share funds, share classes counted once
  • 26 charge less
  • 10 the same
  • 72 charge more

Ongoing charge of HSBC ETFs Plc - HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USD 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 72 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 10 the same and 26 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 ETFs Plc - HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2010.

It tracks the MSCI Pacific ex JP.

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.

Japan & Asia Pacific: Companies in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the wider Pacific region.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
HMXJ
ISIN
IE00B5SG8Z57
Also listed as
HMXD (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
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
0.15% a year · about £15 on £10,000
Fund size
£460m
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
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Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£12.95+8.5% over 1 year · closing price
HMXJ closing price: £11.93 on 14/11/2025, £12.95 on 13/11/2026 (+8.5%); low £11.63, high £13.33.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £11.93 on 14/11/2025 to £12.95 on 13/11/2026 (+8.6%). The lowest close shown was £11.63 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £13.33 on 04/09/2026.

One close a week. Before 18/09/2026 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

262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 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

What it holds

As of , HMXJ holds 90 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is BHP Group at 9.02% of the fund; the ten largest make up 47.8%.
Holdings
90
on record
Ten largest
47.8%
of the whole fund
Effective number of holdings
30
As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
Largest holding
9.0%
BHP Group

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of HMXJ: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 06/11/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1BHP GroupBHPAustralia9.02%
2Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaCBAAustralia8.64%
3DBS GroupD05Singapore5.03%
4AIA Group1299Hong Kong4.65%
5Westpac BankingWBCAustralia3.90%
6National Australia BankNABAustralia3.84%
7ANZ GroupANZAustralia3.75%
8Oversea-Chinese BankingO39Singapore3.18%
9CslCSLAustralia2.98%
10WesfarmersWESAustralia2.85%

As of , holdings as published

Where it invests

The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.

By country

  1. Australia63.3%
  2. Singapore16.8%
  3. Hong Kong16.1%
  4. New Zealand1.7%
  5. China1.1%
  6. United Kingdom0.3%
  7. Macao0.2%
  8. Not classified0.6%
Added up from the fund’s published holdings, as of 06/11/2026.

See the full portfolio

Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 90 largest and what changed since .

All 90 holdings of HMXJ

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 90 holdings; the ten largest make up 47.8% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.

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Sector split

As a share of the whole fund. 96.0% of it is classified by sector; bonds, cash and positions that cannot be matched are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Finance52.4%
  2. Non-Energy Minerals12.9%
  3. Retail Trade7.8%
  4. Transportation3.9%
  5. Health Technology3.4%
  6. Energy Minerals3.3%
  7. Utilities3.0%
  8. Consumer Services2.0%
  9. Other classified sectors7.3%
Sector classification over the fund’s published holdings, as of 06/11/2026.

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

Funds tracking the same index

7 funds track MSCI Pacific ex JP, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.10% to 0.60% a year (13/11/2026).

7 funds that track the MSCI Pacific ex JP, listed by name. Returns are as reported to 13/11/2026, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
FundCharge1 year3 years5 years
HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USDThis fundDistributing · 0.15% a year0.15%+11.9%+48.5%+39.4%
MSCI Pacific (ex-Japan)Accumulating · 0.15% a year0.15%+11.9%Not reportedNot reported
iShares Core MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.20% a year0.20%+11.9%+48.3%+39.1%
iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan UCITS ETF (Dist) USDDistributing · 0.60% a year0.60%+11.5%+46.5%+36.5%
Amundi MSCI Pacific Ex Japan. Dist- DistributionDistributing · 0.12% a year0.12%+11.3%+48.9%+40.2%
UBS MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF -USD dis- DistributionDistributing · 0.10% a year0.10%+11.3%+48.5%+39.8%
Xtrackers MSCI Pacific ex Japan Screened UCITS ETF-1D- DistributionDistributing · 0.10% a year0.10%+5.9%Not reportedNot reported

As of

MSCI Pacific ex JP funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes

Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared

Other versions of this fund

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

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 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each 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 73 Japan and Asia Pacific share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.

    Pro
  • Moves compared with a similar fund

    Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).

    Pro

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of HMXJ?

The ongoing charge of HMXJ 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. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of HSBC ETFs Plc - HSBC MSCI Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF USD 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 72 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 10 the same and 26 less (share classes counted once).

What does HMXJ track?

HMXJ tracks the MSCI Pacific ex JP.

Is HMXJ accumulating or distributing?

HMXJ 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 HMXJ?

The ISIN of HMXJ is IE00B5SG8Z57. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HMXJ is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as HMXD (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).

What does HMXJ hold?

As of 06/11/2026, HMXJ holds 90 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is BHP Group at 9.02% of the fund; the ten largest make up 47.8%. Its ten largest holdings are BHP Group (9.02%), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (8.64%), DBS Group (5.03%), AIA Group (4.65%), Westpac Banking (3.90%), National Australia Bank (3.84%), ANZ Group (3.75%), Oversea-Chinese Banking (3.18%), Csl (2.98%) and Wesfarmers (2.85%).

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

Calendar-year returns of HMXJ in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +1.3%, 2023 −3.6%, 2024 +3.8%, 2025 +6.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +9.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has HMXJ done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 HMXJ’s total return was +39.4%, or +8.8% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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