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HSTC HSBC Hang Seng Tech UCITS ETF

ISIN IE00BMWXKN31London Stock Exchange: HSTCHSBC Holdings Plc

Latest close

LSE

£4.45

on

Ongoing charge
0.50% a year
Fund size
£641m

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

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, HSTC (HSBC Hang Seng Tech UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BMWXKN31) closed at £4.45 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.50% a year (about £50 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was −10.0%, or −29.6% 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
−32.0%
−34.2% after inflation
3 years to 30/09/2026
+1.4%
−8.5% after inflation
5 years to 30/09/2026
−10.0%
−29.6% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £900 on 30/09/2026 — about £704 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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

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
0.50%
a year
On £10,000
£50
a year, roughly
Over five years
£248
of £10,000, before growth
Among 119 technology funds, share classes counted once
  • 58 charge less
  • 10 the same
  • 50 charge more

Ongoing charge of HSBC Hang Seng Tech UCITS ETF 0.50% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 50 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 10 the same and 58 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 Hang Seng Tech UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2020.

It tracks the Hang Seng Tech Index.

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

Its ongoing charge is 0.5% a year — about £50 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.

Technology: Software, chips, AI and other tech companies. One sector only, so prices can move more than a broad fund.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
HSTC
ISIN
IE00BMWXKN31
Provider
HSBC
Tracks
Hang Seng Tech Index
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
0.50% a year · about £50 on £10,000
Fund size
£641m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)
Category
Technology

Price chart

Closing price
£4.45−3.1% since 18/09/2026 · closing price
HSTC closing price: £4.59 on 18/09/2026, £4.45 on 30/09/2026 (−3.1%); low £4.45, high £4.59.

Since 18/09/2026, the closing price went from £4.59 on 18/09/2026 to £4.45 on 30/09/2026 (−3.0%). The lowest close shown was £4.45 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £4.59 on 18/09/2026.

Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 18/09/2026.

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

Five years of prices, and after inflation

3 weekly closes, from 18/09/2026 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 72.8% of the fund, as of .

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of HSTC: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 28/09/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1NetEase Inc Ordinary Shares8.46%
2Tencent7008.39%
3Alibaba GroupBABA8.21%
4Lenovo Group9928.03%
5Meituan · Class B36907.90%
6Xiaomi · Class B18107.90%
7Semiconductor Manufacturing International9817.47%
8Byd · Class H7.41%
9JD.com Inc Ordinary Shares - · Class A4.92%
10BaiduBIDU4.07%

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. China91.9%
  2. Hong Kong8.0%
  3. Not classified2.6%
Added up from the holdings HSBC publishes, as of 28/09/2026.

36 holdings are listed for this fund. All 36 holdings of HSTC, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 36 holdings; the ten largest make up 72.8% 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 73.2% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Electronic Technology27.8%
  2. Technology Services25.1%
  3. Retail Trade9.4%
  4. Consumer Durables4.7%
  5. Consumer Services3.3%
  6. Commercial Services2.8%
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

Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of HSTC?

The ongoing charge of HSTC is 0.50% a year — about £50 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 Hang Seng Tech UCITS ETF 0.50% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 50 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 10 the same and 58 less (share classes counted once).

What does HSTC track?

HSTC tracks the Hang Seng Tech Index.

Is HSTC accumulating or distributing?

HSTC 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 HSTC?

The ISIN of HSTC is IE00BMWXKN31. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HSTC is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

How has HSTC done after inflation?

Over the five years to 30/09/2026 HSTC’s total return was −10.0%, or −29.6% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Similar funds

More technology 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)
Inflation
ONS CPIH, latest month published
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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