ETF · HSBC
HQWS HSBC Plus World Equity Quant Active UCITS ETF
ISIN IE000ZURGSV2London Stock Exchange: HQWSHSBC Holdings Plc
- Global shares
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£9.87
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.23% a year
- Fund size
- £400m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, HQWS (HSBC Plus World Equity Quant Active UCITS ETF, ISIN IE000ZURGSV2) closed at £9.87 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.23% a year (about £23 on £10,000). Over the year to 30/09/2026 its total return was +14.3%, or +10.8% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +14.3%
- +10.8% 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
- 0.23%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £23
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £114
- of £10,000, before growth
- 75 charge less
- 5 the same
- 131 charge more
Ongoing charge of HSBC Plus World Equity Quant Active UCITS ETF 0.23% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 131 of the 211 other global share funds charge more, 5 the same and 75 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 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 0.23% a year — about £23 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.
Global shares: Thousands of companies across many countries, held in one fund — the broadest way to own the stock market.
Key facts
- Ticker
- HQWS
- ISIN
- IE000ZURGSV2
- 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
- 0.23% a year · about £23 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £400m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Global shares
What it holds
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIANVDA | 5.97% |
| 2 | AppleAAPL | 5.51% |
| 3 | MicrosoftMSFT | 4.11% |
| 4 | AmazonAMZN | 2.48% |
| 5 | Alphabet · Class AGOOGL | 2.31% |
| 6 | Alphabet · Class CGOOG | 1.84% |
| 7 | BroadcomAVGO | 1.75% |
| 8 | Meta Platforms · Class AMETA | 1.67% |
| 9 | Micron TechnologyMU | 1.37% |
| 10 | Advanced Micro DevicesAMD | 1.10% |
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 States72.0%
- Japan5.4%
- Canada4.2%
- United Kingdom3.4%
- Switzerland2.3%
- France1.8%
- Australia1.6%
- Germany1.4%
- Other countries8.0%
- Not classified0.6%
635 holdings are listed for this fund. All 635 holdings of HQWS, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 635 holdings; the ten largest make up 28.1% 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 88.2% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.
- Electronic Technology23.8%
- Technology Services14.4%
- Finance13.4%
- Health Technology6.7%
- Producer Manufacturing6.2%
- Retail Trade5.5%
- Energy Minerals3.4%
- Non-Energy Minerals2.2%
- Other classified sectors12.5%
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 148 global share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HQWS?
The ongoing charge of HQWS is 0.23% a year — about £23 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 Quant Active UCITS ETF 0.23% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 131 of the 211 other global share funds charge more, 5 the same and 75 less (share classes counted once).
Is HQWS accumulating or distributing?
HQWS 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 HQWS?
The ISIN of HQWS is IE000ZURGSV2. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HQWS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has HQWS done after inflation?
Over the year to 30/09/2026 HQWS’s total return was +14.3%, or +10.8% 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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