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HQEI HSBC PLUS Emerging Markets Equity Incm Quant Active UCITS ETF

ISIN IE000RN4ORI2London Stock Exchange: HQEIHSBC Holdings Plc

Latest close

LSE

$11.99

on

Ongoing charge
0.61% a year
Fund size
£118k

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

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, HQEI (HSBC PLUS Emerging Markets Equity Incm Quant Active UCITS ETF, ISIN IE000RN4ORI2) closed at $11.99 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.61% a year (about £61 on £10,000).

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.61%
a year
On £10,000
£61
a year, roughly
Over five years
£301
of £10,000, before growth
Among 141 emerging-market share funds, share classes counted once
  • 110 charge less
  • 0 the same
  • 30 charge more

Ongoing charge of HSBC PLUS Emerging Markets Equity Incm Quant Active UCITS ETF 0.61% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 30 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 0 the same and 110 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 PLUS Emerging Markets Equity Incm Quant Active UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2026.

It tracks the No Underlying Index.

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

Its ongoing charge is 0.61% a year — about £61 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.

Emerging markets: Companies in faster-growing but less mature economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. Prices tend to move more.

Terms:ETFUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
HQEI
ISIN
IE000RN4ORI2
Provider
HSBC
Tracks
No index — the manager chooses the holdings
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
0.61% a year · about £61 on £10,000
Fund size
£118k
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
USD

Price chart

Closing price
$11.99+0.8% since 13/08/2026 · closing price
HQEI closing price: $11.89 on 13/08/2026, $11.99 on 30/09/2026 (+0.8%); low $11.89, high $12.09.

Since 13/08/2026, the closing price went from $11.89 on 13/08/2026 to $11.99 on 30/09/2026 (+0.8%). The lowest close shown was $11.89 on 13/08/2026 and the highest $12.09 on 28/08/2026.

Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 13/08/2026.

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

Five years of prices, and after inflation

4 weekly closes, from 13/08/2026 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 35.2% of the fund, as of .

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of HQEI: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 28/09/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1TSMC23309.63%
2Samsung Electronics0059307.42%
3SK hynix0006606.45%
4MediaTek24542.32%
5Tencent7002.02%
6Capital Cash Ctrl1.82%
7Global Unichip34431.53%
8Alibaba GroupBABA1.39%
9Usd Spot Fx Purchases Settlement1.39%
10Samsung Electronics0059301.25%

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. Taiwan28.3%
  2. South Korea21.5%
  3. China19.8%
  4. India10.2%
  5. Brazil3.5%
  6. South Africa2.5%
  7. Poland1.8%
  8. United States1.7%
  9. Other countries10.7%
  10. Not classified7.9%
Added up from the holdings HSBC publishes, as of 28/09/2026.

312 holdings are listed for this fund. All 312 holdings of HQEI, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 312 holdings; the ten largest make up 35.2% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.

Create a free account to see the full holdings list and the currency, maturity and credit-quality breakdowns

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Sector split

As a share of the whole fund. The source classifies 78.0% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Electronic Technology41.2%
  2. Finance10.8%
  3. Technology Services4.4%
  4. Consumer Durables3.4%
  5. Consumer Non-Durables3.3%
  6. Producer Manufacturing3.1%
  7. Non-Energy Minerals2.8%
  8. Utilities2.1%
  9. Other classified sectors7.0%
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

Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of HQEI?

The ongoing charge of HQEI is 0.61% a year — about £61 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 PLUS Emerging Markets Equity Incm Quant Active UCITS ETF 0.61% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 30 of the 140 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 0 the same and 110 less (share classes counted once).

Is HQEI accumulating or distributing?

HQEI 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 HQEI?

The ISIN of HQEI is IE000RN4ORI2. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HQEI is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

Similar funds

More emerging-market share funds, largest first. Size is a fact, not a verdict.

Sources and dates

Prices
London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
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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