ETF · HSBC
HSGU Global ESG Government Bond UCITS ETF
ISIN IE000NOLCFO5London Stock Exchange: HSGUHSBC Holdings Plc
- Government bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE$10.78
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year
- Fund size
- £169k
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 02/10/2026, HSGU (Global ESG Government Bond UCITS ETF, ISIN IE000NOLCFO5) closed at $10.78 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the three years to 02/10/2026 its total return was −7.5%, or −16.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 02/10/2026
- +0.3%
- −2.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 02/10/2026
- −7.5%
- −16.5% 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
- 0.15%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £15
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £75
- of £10,000, before growth
- 155 charge less
- 24 the same
- 101 charge more
Ongoing charge of HSBC Global Funds ICAV - Global ESG Government Bond UCITS ETF Accum Shs -ETFCH- USD 0.15% a year, as of 03/10/2026: 101 of the 280 other government bond funds charge more, 24 the same and 155 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 Global Funds ICAV - Global ESG Government Bond UCITS ETF Accum Shs -ETFCH- USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2023.
It tracks the Bloomberg MSCI Global Treasury ESG Weighted Bond.
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.
Government bonds: Loans to governments, such as UK gilts and US Treasuries. They pay interest; their prices move when interest rates change.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- HSGU
- ISIN
- IE000NOLCFO5
- Provider
- HSBC
- Tracks
- Bloomberg MSCI Global Treasury ESG Weighted Bond
- 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
- £169k
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Government bonds
Funds tracking the same index
2 funds track Bloomberg MSCI Global Treasury ESG Weighted Bond, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.15% to 0.15% a year (02/10/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global ESG Government Bond UCITS ETF -ETFSHGBP- GBPDistributing · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | −0.4% | +1.8% |
| Global ESG Government Bond UCITS ETFThis fundAccumulating · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | +0.3% | −7.5% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HSGU?
The ongoing charge of HSGU 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 Global Funds ICAV - Global ESG Government Bond UCITS ETF Accum Shs -ETFCH- USD 0.15% a year, as of 03/10/2026: 101 of the 280 other government bond funds charge more, 24 the same and 155 less (share classes counted once).
What does HSGU track?
HSGU tracks the Bloomberg MSCI Global Treasury ESG Weighted Bond.
Is HSGU accumulating or distributing?
HSGU 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 HSGU?
The ISIN of HSGU is IE000NOLCFO5. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HSGU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has HSGU done after inflation?
Over the three years to 02/10/2026 HSGU’s total return was −7.5%, or −16.5% 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
- 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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