ETF · HSBC
HSMS HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD
ISIN IE000XYBMEH0London Stock Exchange: HSMSHSBC Holdings Plc
- Sustainable & clean energy
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£14.37
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.18% a year
- Fund size
- £55.2m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, HSMS (HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE000XYBMEH0) closed at £14.37 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.18% a year (about £18 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +42.2% (income paid out is not included), or +28.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +7.1%
- +3.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +42.2%
- +28.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Returns: as reported (delayed data) and worked out from recorded daily closes. 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 ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2023 −3.8%, 2024 +14.8%, 2025 +18.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +3.2%. Returns of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +14.6%; to 30/09/2025: +17.4%; to 30/09/2024: +15.3%; to 30/09/2023: −3.4%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +3.2% | −0.1% | |
| to | +18.7% | +14.7% | |
| to | +14.8% | +10.9% | |
| −3.8% | −7.6% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +14.6% | +10.5% |
| from | +17.4% | +12.8% |
| from | +15.3% | +12.3% |
| from | −3.4% | −9.2% |
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 3 years
| 1 year | 15.1% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 14.2% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since July 2022
- −13.9%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −13.2%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +42.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since July 2022
- 9.2%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 15.1% over 1 year, 14.2% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD since July 2022, in pounds: −13.9% from 27/01/2023 to 02/02/2024. The lowest 12-month return of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since July 2022 was −13.2% (12 months to 02/02/2024); the highest was +42.7% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD was 9.2% below its highest weekly close since July 2022 (09/10/2026), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.18%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £18
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £90
- of £10,000, before growth
- 20 charge less
- 13 the same
- 144 charge more
Ongoing charge of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD 0.18% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 144 of the 177 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 13 the same and 20 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2022.
It tracks the FTSE Emerging ESG Low Carbon Select Index — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.18% a year — about £18 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.
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
- HSMS
- ISIN
- IE000XYBMEH0
- Also listed as
- HSMD (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- HSBC
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.18% a year · about £18 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £55.2m
- 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 £13.89 on 14/11/2025 to £14.37 on 13/11/2026 (+3.4%). The lowest close shown was £13.41 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £15.82 on 09/10/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
229 weekly closes, from 01/07/2022 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
- 353
- 368 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 38.6%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 42
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 9.5%
- TSMC
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSMC2330Taiwan | 9.53% |
| 2 | ASE Technology3711Taiwan | 5.44% |
| 3 | InfosysINFYIndia | 4.41% |
| 4 | Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China · Class HChina | 4.03% |
| 5 | United Microelectronics2303Taiwan | 3.33% |
| 6 | Gold FieldsGFISouth Africa | 3.23% |
| 7 | Delta Electronics2308Taiwan | 2.29% |
| 8 | Wuxi Biologics (Cayman)2269China | 2.26% |
| 9 | Zijin Mining Group · Class H601899China | 2.23% |
| 10 | Saudi Telecom7010Saudi Arabia | 1.84% |
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
- Taiwan29.4%
- China27.3%
- India18.5%
- Brazil4.1%
- South Africa3.8%
- Saudi Arabia3.3%
- Mexico2.4%
- United Arab Emirates1.8%
- Other countries8.7%
- 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 368 holdings; the ten largest make up 38.6% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Sector split
As a share of the whole fund. 85.4% of it is classified by sector; bonds, cash and positions that cannot be matched are left out rather than guessed.
- Electronic Technology31.7%
- Technology Services10.7%
- Finance8.1%
- Non-Energy Minerals8.0%
- Health Technology4.3%
- Producer Manufacturing3.9%
- Consumer Non-Durables3.3%
- Transportation3.1%
- Other classified sectors12.3%
Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
2 funds track FTSE Emerging ESG Low Carbon Select Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.18% to 0.18% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum USDAccumulating · 0.18% a year | 0.18% | +7.1% | +56.8% | +31.4% |
| HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USDThis fundDistributing · 0.18% a year | 0.18% | +7.1% | Not reported | Not reported |
As of
FTSE Emerging 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 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 177 rolling 12-month returns since July 2022, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since July 2022, 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 EM IMI UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HSMS?
The ongoing charge of HSMS is 0.18% a year — about £18 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 ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD 0.18% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 144 of the 177 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 13 the same and 20 less (share classes counted once).
What does HSMS track?
HSMS tracks the FTSE Emerging ESG Low Carbon Select Index — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.
Is HSMS accumulating or distributing?
HSMS is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.
What is the ISIN of HSMS?
The ISIN of HSMS is IE000XYBMEH0. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HSMS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as HSMD (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What does HSMS hold?
As of 06/11/2026, HSMS holds 368 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is TSMC at 9.53% of the fund; the ten largest make up 38.6%. Its ten largest holdings are TSMC (9.53%), ASE Technology (5.44%), Infosys (4.41%), Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China · Class H (4.03%), United Microelectronics (3.33%), Gold Fields (3.23%), Delta Electronics (2.29%), Wuxi Biologics (Cayman) (2.26%), Zijin Mining Group · Class H (2.23%) and Saudi Telecom (1.84%).
What were HSMS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of HSMS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2023 −3.8%, 2024 +14.8%, 2025 +18.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +3.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has HSMS done after inflation?
Over the three years to 13/11/2026 HSMS’s price changed by +42.2% (income paid out is not included), or +28.4% 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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