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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

$10.77

on

Ongoing charge
0.61% a year
Fund size
£499k

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, HQEI (HSBC PLUS Emerging Markets Equity Incm Quant Active UCITS ETF, ISIN IE000RN4ORI2) closed at $10.77 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 152 emerging-market share funds, share classes counted once
  • 116 charge less
  • 0 the same
  • 35 charge more

Ongoing charge of HSBC PLUS Emerging Markets Equity Incm Quant Active UCITS ETF 0.61% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 35 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 0 the same and 116 less (share classes counted once).

As of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.

As of

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
£499k
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
USD

Price chart

Closing price
$10.77+4.8% since 30/01/2026 · closing price
HQEI closing price: $10.28 on 30/01/2026, $10.77 on 13/11/2026 (+4.8%); low $9.67, high $12.37.

Since 30/01/2026, the closing price went from $10.28 on 30/01/2026 to $10.77 on 13/11/2026 (+4.8%). The lowest close shown was $9.67 on 27/03/2026 and the highest $12.37 on 19/06/2026.

One close a week. Before 13/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.

As of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

37 weekly closes, from 30/01/2026 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 , HQEI holds 298 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is TSMC at 8.92% of the fund; the ten largest make up 29.8%.
Holdings
288
298 reported in all
Ten largest
29.8%
of the whole fund
Effective number of holdings
54
As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
Largest holding
8.9%
TSMC

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of HQEI: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 06/11/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1TSMC2330Taiwan8.92%
2Samsung Electronics005930South Korea6.14%
3SK hynix000660South Korea4.77%
4Tencent700China2.19%
5MediaTek2454Taiwan1.70%
6InfosysINFYIndia1.37%
7Alibaba GroupBABAChina1.34%
8Samsung Electronics005930South Korea1.24%
9AngloGold AshantiAUUnited States1.10%
10Hon Hai Precision Industry2317Taiwan1.05%

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. Taiwan25.2%
  2. China22.9%
  3. South Korea18.2%
  4. India12.3%
  5. Brazil3.6%
  6. South Africa2.9%
  7. Poland1.9%
  8. Saudi Arabia1.6%
  9. Other countries10.9%
  10. Not classified0.4%
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 100 largest and what changed since .

All 288 holdings of HQEI

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 298 holdings; the ten largest make up 29.8% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.

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Sector split

As a share of the whole fund. 90.4% of it is classified by sector; bonds, cash and positions that cannot be matched are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Electronic Technology35.3%
  2. Finance20.1%
  3. Technology Services6.2%
  4. Consumer Durables4.6%
  5. Consumer Non-Durables4.2%
  6. Non-Energy Minerals3.5%
  7. Producer Manufacturing2.7%
  8. Energy Minerals2.5%
  9. Other classified sectors11.2%
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

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. Compared on 14/11/2026, 35 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 0 the same and 116 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.

What does HQEI hold?

As of 06/11/2026, HQEI holds 298 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is TSMC at 8.92% of the fund; the ten largest make up 29.8%. Its ten largest holdings are TSMC (8.92%), Samsung Electronics (6.14%), SK hynix (4.77%), Tencent (2.19%), MediaTek (1.70%), Infosys (1.37%), Alibaba Group (1.34%), Samsung Electronics (1.24%), AngloGold Ashanti (1.10%) and Hon Hai Precision Industry (1.05%).

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Fund documents and methods

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