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HQES HSBC Plus Emerging Mrkts Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF

ISIN IE000UERNJ93London Stock Exchange: HQESHSBC Holdings Plc

Latest close

LSE

£10.37

on

Ongoing charge
0.37% a year
Fund size
£83.8m

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

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, HQES (HSBC Plus Emerging Mrkts Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF, ISIN IE000UERNJ93) closed at £10.37 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.37% a year (about £37 on £10,000). Over the year to 30/09/2026 its total return was +27.3%, or +23.3% 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
+27.3%
+23.3% 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
0.37%
a year
On £10,000
£37
a year, roughly
Over five years
£184
of £10,000, before growth
Among 100 dividend and income funds, share classes counted once
  • 48 charge less
  • 0 the same
  • 51 charge more

Ongoing charge of HSBC Plus Emerging Mrkts Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF 0.37% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 51 of the 99 other dividend and income funds charge more, 0 the same and 48 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 Mrkts Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2025.

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 0.37% a year — about £37 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.

Dividend & income: Funds that pick companies paying regular dividends, or that aim to pay out an income.

Terms:ETFUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
HQES
ISIN
IE000UERNJ93
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
0.37% a year · about £37 on £10,000
Fund size
£83.8m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£10.37−1.2% since 24/09/2026 · closing price
HQES closing price: £10.50 on 24/09/2026, £10.37 on 30/09/2026 (−1.2%); low £10.37, high £10.50.

Since 24/09/2026, the closing price went from £10.50 on 24/09/2026 to £10.37 on 30/09/2026 (−1.2%). The lowest close shown was £10.37 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £10.50 on 24/09/2026.

Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 24/09/2026.

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

Five years of prices, and after inflation

2 weekly closes, from 24/09/2026 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 34.9% of the fund, as of .

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of HQES: 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 Electronics0059307.77%
3SK hynix0006606.25%
4Tencent7002.74%
5MediaTek24542.16%
6Alibaba GroupBABA1.50%
7Usd Spot Fx Purchases Settlement1.30%
8Hon Hai Precision Industry23171.19%
9Samsung Electronics0059301.18%
10HDFC BankHDFCBANK1.14%

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. Taiwan27.5%
  2. South Korea21.1%
  3. China18.8%
  4. India11.3%
  5. Brazil3.9%
  6. South Africa2.2%
  7. Saudi Arabia2.1%
  8. Malaysia1.9%
  9. Other countries11.3%
  10. Not classified5.4%
Added up from the holdings HSBC publishes, as of 28/09/2026.

399 holdings are listed for this fund. All 399 holdings of HQES, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 399 holdings; the ten largest make up 34.9% 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 78.8% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Electronic Technology41.7%
  2. Finance10.1%
  3. Technology Services4.6%
  4. Producer Manufacturing3.7%
  5. Non-Energy Minerals3.3%
  6. Health Technology2.6%
  7. Retail Trade2.6%
  8. Transportation1.9%
  9. Other classified sectors8.2%
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 HQES?

The ongoing charge of HQES is 0.37% a year — about £37 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 Mrkts Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF 0.37% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 51 of the 99 other dividend and income funds charge more, 0 the same and 48 less (share classes counted once).

Is HQES accumulating or distributing?

HQES 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 HQES?

The ISIN of HQES is IE000UERNJ93. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HQES is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

How has HQES done after inflation?

Over the year to 30/09/2026 HQES’s total return was +27.3%, or +23.3% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Similar funds

More dividend and income 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
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

Methodology:Data sourcesReturnsCategoriesAll methods

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