# HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD (HSMS) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/hsms · ISIN IE000XYBMEH0 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, HSMS (HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE000XYBMEH0) closed at £15.64 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.18% a year (about £18 on £10,000). Over the three years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +39.4%, or +25.8% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary 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. Latest close: **£15.64** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | HSMS | | ISIN | IE000XYBMEH0 | | Category | Sustainable & clean energy | | Type | ETF | | Provider | HSBC | | Tracks | FTSE Emerging ESG Low Carbon Select Index | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.18% a year (£18 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £51.6m | | Launched | 2022 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +18.85% | +15.12% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +39.44% | +25.83% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 +14.2%, 2025 +17.1%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +14.6%. 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: +17.5%; to 30/09/2025: +14.5%; to 30/09/2024: +15.3%; to 30/09/2023: −3.4%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2023 | -3.8% | -7.6% | Price | | 2024 | +14.2% | +10.3% | Price | | 2025 | +17.1% | +13.0% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +14.6% | +11.4% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 14.13% | -8.67% | | 3 years | 13.83% | -11.87% | ## Largest fall Volatility of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 14.1% over 1 year, 13.8% 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 30/09/2026 the price of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD was 0.6% below its highest weekly close since July 2022 (24/09/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD 0.18% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 133 of the 162 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 12 the same and 17 less (share classes counted once). ## 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 (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum USD | 0.18% | +18.8% | +65.2% | +39.5% | | HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC Emerging Market Screened Equity UCITS ETF USD (this fund) | 0.18% | +18.8% | +39.4% | — | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.18%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 28/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | TSMC | 10.28% | | ASE Technology | 6.71% | | United Microelectronics | 5.19% | | Delta Electronics | 3.85% | | Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China · Class H | 3.61% | | Infosys | 3.32% | | Gold Fields | 2.70% | | Wuxi Biologics (Cayman) | 2.30% | | Capital Cash Ctrl | 2.26% | | Zijin Mining Group · Class H | 2.21% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By country Added up from the holdings HSBC publishes, as of 28/09/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | Taiwan | 35.3% | | China | 25.3% | | India | 14.8% | | Brazil | 4.4% | | South Africa | 3.2% | | Saudi Arabia | 3.1% | | Mexico | 2.1% | | United States | 1.9% | | Other countries | 10.1% | | Not classified | 3.1% | All 376 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/hsms/holdings --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.