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HSSU HSBC USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD-

ISIN IE000YFGN231London Stock Exchange: HSSUHSBC Holdings Plc

Latest close

LSE

£31.53

on

Ongoing charge
0.12% a year
Fund size
£79.8m

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, HSSU (HSBC USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD-, ISIN IE000YFGN231) closed at £31.53 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year (about £12 on £10,000). Over the three years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +35.7%, or +22.5% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges. Periods to .
1 year to 30/09/2026
+28.1%
+24.1% after inflation
3 years to 30/09/2026
+35.7%
+22.5% after inflation

Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS 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 USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD- in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2023 +13.1%, 2024 +20.9%, 2025 +8.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +21.8%. Returns of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD- in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +27.8%; to 30/09/2025: +13.3%; to 30/09/2024: +17.1%; to 30/09/2023: +4.8%.

Calendar-year returns of HSSU, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included), to 30/09/2026
YearReturnAfter inflation
to +21.8%+18.4%
+8.7%+4.9%
+20.9%+16.8%
+13.1%+8.6%
Returns of HSSU over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +27.8%Not available
from +13.3%+8.9%
from +17.1%+14.2%
from +4.8%−1.5%

Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH

How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing

Risk: volatility and largest fall

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record the returns come from, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

12.6%over 3 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year11.1%
3 years12.6%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since July 2022
−19.3%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−5.4%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+36.6%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since July 2022
0.0%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD- in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 11.1% over 1 year, 12.6% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD- since July 2022, in pounds: −19.3% from 17/01/2025 to 18/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD- in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since July 2022 was −5.4% (12 months to 18/08/2023); the highest was +36.6% (12 months to 22/05/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD- was at its highest weekly close since July 2022, in pounds.

Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price only — income paid out is not included

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.12%
a year
On £10,000
£12
a year, roughly
Over five years
£60
of £10,000, before growth
Among 163 sustainable and clean-energy funds, share classes counted once
  • 3 charge less
  • 4 the same
  • 155 charge more

Ongoing charge of HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD- 0.12% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 155 of the 162 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 4 the same and 3 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 ETFs PLC - HSBC USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD- is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2022.

It tracks the FTSE USA ESG Low Carbon Select Index.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year — about £12 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
HSSU
ISIN
IE000YFGN231
Provider
HSBC
Tracks
FTSE USA ESG Low Carbon Select Index
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
0.12% a year · about £12 on £10,000
Fund size
£79.8m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£31.53+8.3% since 31/07/2026 · closing price
HSSU closing price: £29.12 on 31/07/2026, £31.53 on 30/09/2026 (+8.3%); low £29.12, high £31.53.

Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £29.12 on 31/07/2026 to £31.53 on 30/09/2026 (+8.3%). The lowest close shown was £29.12 on 31/07/2026 and the highest £31.53 on 30/09/2026.

Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

7 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.

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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price

What it holds

The ten largest holdings make up 60.4% of the fund, as of .

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of HSSU: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 28/09/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1MicrosoftMSFT10.03%
2Johnson & JohnsonJNJ9.67%
3Visa · Class AV9.21%
4NVIDIANVDA8.57%
5Advanced Micro DevicesAMD4.98%
6Cisco SystemsCSCO4.88%
7AmazonAMZN3.80%
8AppleAAPL3.55%
9JPMorgan Chase2.92%
10IntelINTC2.80%

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

  1. United States99.6%
  2. Mexico0.2%
  3. United Kingdom0.1%
  4. Peru0.1%
  5. China0.1%
  6. Switzerland0.0%
  7. Ireland0.0%
  8. Not classified1.1%
Added up from the holdings HSBC publishes, as of 28/09/2026.

314 holdings are listed for this fund. All 314 holdings of HSSU, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 314 holdings; the ten largest make up 60.4% 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 92.2% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Electronic Technology31.2%
  2. Technology Services18.1%
  3. Health Technology13.1%
  4. Finance12.8%
  5. Retail Trade5.3%
  6. Producer Manufacturing2.1%
  7. Process Industries1.8%
  8. Energy Minerals1.5%
  9. Other classified sectors6.5%
Sector classification by TradingView over the holdings HSBC publishes, as of 28/09/2026.

Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured

Funds tracking the same index

2 funds track FTSE USA ESG Low Carbon Select Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.12% to 0.12% a year (30/09/2026).

2 funds that track the FTSE USA ESG Low Carbon Select Index, listed by name. Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
Fund1 year5 years
HSBC USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD-This fundDistributing · 0.12% a year+28.1%Not reported
HSBC USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF Accum USDAccumulating · 0.12% a year+28.1%+35.7%

Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of

Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared

Other versions of this fund

HSBC’s other share classes and funds on the FTSE USA ESG Low Carbon Select Index. They can differ in how income is paid, currency hedging and charge.

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

    With a free account
  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 167 rolling 12-month returns since July 2022, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

    With a free account
  • Largest 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.

    With a free account

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  • Moves compared with a similar fund

    Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (147 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of HSSU?

The ongoing charge of HSSU is 0.12% a year — about £12 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 USA Screened Equity UCITS ETF -USD- 0.12% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 155 of the 162 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 4 the same and 3 less (share classes counted once).

What does HSSU track?

HSSU tracks the FTSE USA ESG Low Carbon Select Index.

Is HSSU accumulating or distributing?

HSSU 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 HSSU?

The ISIN of HSSU is IE000YFGN231. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HSSU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

What were HSSU’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of HSSU in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2023 +13.1%, 2024 +20.9%, 2025 +8.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +21.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has HSSU done after inflation?

Over the three years to 30/09/2026 HSSU’s total return was +35.7%, or +22.5% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Similar funds

More sustainable and clean-energy funds, largest first. Size is a fact, not a verdict.

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)
Calendar years, risk
Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
Inflation
ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
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

Methodology:Data sourcesReturnsCategoriesAll methods

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