ETF · HSBC
HQIW HSBC Plus World Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF - USD
ISIN IE000KL4O2Z8London Stock Exchange: HQIWHSBC Holdings Plc
- Dividend & income
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£9.78
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.31% a year
- Fund size
- £96.9m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, HQIW (HSBC Plus World Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF - USD, ISIN IE000KL4O2Z8) closed at £9.78 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.31% a year (about £31 on £10,000). Over the year to 30/09/2026 its total return was +16.1%, or +12.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +16.1%
- +12.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
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
- Ongoing charge
- 0.31%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £31
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £154
- of £10,000, before growth
- 27 charge less
- 4 the same
- 68 charge more
Ongoing charge of HSBC Plus World Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF - USD 0.31% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 68 of the 99 other dividend and income funds charge more, 4 the same and 27 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 World Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF - USD 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 0.31% a year — about £31 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.
Dividend & income: Funds that pick companies paying regular dividends, or that aim to pay out an income.
Key facts
- Ticker
- HQIW
- ISIN
- IE000KL4O2Z8
- 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
- Distributing, paid quarterly
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.31% a year · about £31 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £96.9m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Dividend & income
Price chart
Since 16/09/2026, the closing price went from £9.65 on 16/09/2026 to £9.78 on 30/09/2026 (+1.4%). The lowest close shown was £9.65 on 16/09/2026 and the highest £9.78 on 30/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 16/09/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
2 weekly closes, from 16/09/2026 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
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIANVDA | 6.33% |
| 2 | AppleAAPL | 5.29% |
| 3 | MicrosoftMSFT | 3.38% |
| 4 | AmazonAMZN | 2.13% |
| 5 | Alphabet · Class AGOOGL | 2.08% |
| 6 | Capital Cash Ctrl | 1.98% |
| 7 | Alphabet · Class CGOOG | 1.68% |
| 8 | Advanced Micro DevicesAMD | 1.56% |
| 9 | BroadcomAVGO | 1.20% |
| 10 | Meta Platforms · Class AMETA | 1.19% |
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
- United States71.5%
- Japan4.9%
- United Kingdom2.6%
- Canada2.5%
- France2.4%
- Switzerland2.1%
- Italy1.9%
- Australia1.9%
- Other countries10.3%
- Not classified2.5%
333 holdings are listed for this fund. All 333 holdings of HQIW, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 333 holdings; the ten largest make up 26.8% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Sector split
As a share of the whole fund. The source classifies 87.2% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.
- Electronic Technology22.1%
- Technology Services14.0%
- Finance13.4%
- Health Technology7.1%
- Producer Manufacturing5.1%
- Retail Trade4.9%
- Consumer Non-Durables4.5%
- Consumer Durables2.7%
- Other classified sectors13.5%
Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Risk and return in depth
Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1 year among up to 24 dividend and income funds investing globally, not currency-hedged, highest first.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HQIW?
The ongoing charge of HQIW is 0.31% a year — about £31 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 World Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF - USD 0.31% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 68 of the 99 other dividend and income funds charge more, 4 the same and 27 less (share classes counted once).
Is HQIW accumulating or distributing?
HQIW is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.
What is the ISIN of HQIW?
The ISIN of HQIW is IE000KL4O2Z8. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HQIW is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has HQIW done after inflation?
Over the year to 30/09/2026 HQIW’s total return was +16.1%, or +12.5% 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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