ETF · HSBC
HSEP HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BKY55W78London Stock Exchange: HSEPHSBC Holdings Plc
- Sustainable & clean energy
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£18.52
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year
- Fund size
- £16.0m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, HSEP (HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BKY55W78) closed at £18.52 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +39.9%, or +9.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +13.5%
- +9.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +58.2%
- +42.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +39.9%
- +9.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,399 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,092 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum Shs EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −6.2%, 2023 +13.1%, 2024 +4.6%, 2025 +25.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +11.8%. Returns of HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum Shs EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +16.4%; to 30/09/2025: +12.9%; to 30/09/2024: +16.4%; to 30/09/2023: +18.3%; to 30/09/2022: −10.1%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +11.8% | +8.3% | |
| to | +25.6% | +21.3% | |
| to | +4.6% | +1.1% | |
| +13.1% | +8.6% | ||
| −6.2% | −14.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +16.4% | +12.3% |
| from | +12.9% | +8.5% |
| from | +16.4% | +13.4% |
| from | +18.3% | +11.2% |
| from | −10.1% | −17.4% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
14.2%over 5 years
| 1 year | 15.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 12.6% |
| 5 years | 14.2% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −15.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −12.5%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +28.8%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 2.3%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum Shs EUR in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 15.2% over 1 year, 12.6% over 3 years, 14.2% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum Shs EUR since November 2021, in pounds: −15.8% from 31/12/2021 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum Shs EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −12.5% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +28.8% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum Shs EUR was 2.3% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (03/07/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £15
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £75
- of £10,000, before growth
- 8 charge less
- 7 the same
- 162 charge more
Ongoing charge of HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum Shs EUR 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 162 of the 177 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 7 the same and 8 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum Shs EUR is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2020.
It tracks the FTSE Developed ESG Low Carbon Select Index — large and medium-sized companies in developed countries.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year — about £15 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.
Sustainable & clean energy: Funds that screen companies on environmental, social or governance grounds, or focus on clean energy.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- HSEP
- ISIN
- IE00BKY55W78
- Also listed as
- HSEU (London Stock Exchange, euros)
- Provider
- HSBC
- 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
- 0.15% a year · about £15 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £16.0m
- 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
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Sustainable & clean energy
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £16.08 on 14/11/2025 to £18.52 on 13/11/2026 (+15.1%). The lowest close shown was £15.62 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £18.96 on 03/07/2026.
One close a week. Before 28/07/2026 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
256 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 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
- Holdings
- 281
- 286 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 39.3%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 45
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 6.5%
- Schneider Electric
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schneider ElectricSUFrance | 6.46% |
| 2 | NovartisNOVNSwitzerland | 4.70% |
| 3 | ASMLASMLNetherlands | 4.65% |
| 4 | IberdrolaIBESpain | 4.15% |
| 5 | EnelENELItaly | 3.93% |
| 6 | NatWest GroupNWGUnited Kingdom | 3.74% |
| 7 | AllianzALVGermany | 3.54% |
| 8 | UBS GroupUBSGSwitzerland | 3.09% |
| 9 | DiageoDGEUnited Kingdom | 2.60% |
| 10 | BarclaysBARCUnited Kingdom | 2.41% |
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
- United Kingdom21.4%
- Switzerland15.8%
- Germany13.4%
- France13.0%
- Netherlands7.7%
- Spain6.8%
- Italy5.5%
- Sweden5.1%
- Other countries10.5%
- Not classified0.8%
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 .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 286 holdings; the ten largest make up 39.3% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Sector split
As a share of the whole fund. 95.8% of it is classified by sector; bonds, cash and positions that cannot be matched are left out rather than guessed.
- Finance27.7%
- Consumer Non-Durables11.9%
- Health Technology10.4%
- Producer Manufacturing10.3%
- Utilities9.7%
- Electronic Technology7.0%
- Retail Trade3.8%
- Communications2.5%
- Other classified sectors12.5%
Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
3 funds track FTSE Developed ESG Low Carbon Select Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.15% to 0.18% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC Developed World Screened Equity UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.18% a year | 0.18% | +18.9% | +66.3% | Not reported |
| HSBC Developed World Screened Equity UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.18% a year | 0.18% | +18.9% | Not reported | Not reported |
| HSBC Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETFThis fundAccumulating · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | +13.5% | +58.2% | +39.9% |
As of
FTSE Developed ESG Low Carbon Select funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 247 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 143 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc), over the three years to 13/11/2026 (122 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HSEP?
The ongoing charge of HSEP is 0.15% a year — about £15 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 Europe Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum Shs EUR 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 162 of the 177 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 7 the same and 8 less (share classes counted once).
What does HSEP track?
HSEP tracks the FTSE Developed ESG Low Carbon Select Index — large and medium-sized companies in developed countries.
Is HSEP accumulating or distributing?
HSEP 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 HSEP?
The ISIN of HSEP is IE00BKY55W78. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HSEP is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as HSEU (London Stock Exchange, euros).
What does HSEP hold?
As of 06/11/2026, HSEP holds 286 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Schneider Electric at 6.46% of the fund; the ten largest make up 39.3%. Its ten largest holdings are Schneider Electric (6.46%), Novartis (4.70%), ASML (4.65%), Iberdrola (4.15%), Enel (3.93%), NatWest Group (3.74%), Allianz (3.54%), UBS Group (3.09%), Diageo (2.60%) and Barclays (2.41%).
What were HSEP’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of HSEP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −6.2%, 2023 +13.1%, 2024 +4.6%, 2025 +25.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +11.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has HSEP done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 HSEP’s total return was +39.9%, or +9.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at HSBC Asset Management · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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