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HWSS HSBC MSCI World Small Cap Screened UCITS ETF Accum USD

ISIN IE000C692SN6HSBC Holdings Plc

Reference data only

We hold this instrument’s identity from the FCA FIRDS register (ISIN, name, type, currency). Prices, charges and returns are not available for it yet.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges.
1 year
+17.5%
+13.8% after inflation
3 years
+22.8%
+10.8% after inflation

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

In plain English

HSBC ETFs PLC - HSBC MSCI World Small Cap Screened UCITS ETF Accum USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2022.

It tracks the MSCI World Small Cap Selection Screens Index - Benchmark TR Net — smaller companies in developed countries.

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

Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

Smaller companies: Smaller firms, which can grow faster than large ones but whose prices usually swing more.

Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
HWSS
ISIN
IE000C692SN6
Provider
HSBC
Tracks
MSCI World Small Cap Selection Screens 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.
Fund size
£41.9m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No

What it holds

The ten largest holdings make up 6.2% of the fund, as of .

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of HWSS: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 28/09/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1ModernaMRNA1.35%
2Capital Cash Ctrl1.34%
3Micro E-mini Russell 2000 Index Future Dec 260.79%
4Guardant HealthGH0.44%
5Royal GoldRGLD0.42%
6US FoodsUSFD0.42%
7Nutanix · Class ANTNX0.38%
8WESCO InternationalWCC0.38%
9IttITT0.36%
10MksMKSI0.36%

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 States62.3%
  2. Japan11.4%
  3. United Kingdom5.5%
  4. Australia4.5%
  5. Canada4.3%
  6. Switzerland1.9%
  7. Sweden1.5%
  8. Germany1.1%
  9. Other countries7.5%
  10. Not classified2.5%
Added up from the holdings HSBC publishes, as of 28/09/2026.

1,170 holdings are listed for this fund. All 1,170 holdings of HWSS, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 1,170 holdings; the ten largest make up 6.2% 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 83.9% of it by sector; bonds, cash and positions it cannot match are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Finance19.4%
  2. Producer Manufacturing9.8%
  3. Technology Services9.2%
  4. Health Technology7.2%
  5. Electronic Technology6.1%
  6. Non-Energy Minerals3.9%
  7. Distribution Services3.6%
  8. Process Industries3.6%
  9. Other classified sectors21.3%
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 does HWSS track?

HWSS tracks the MSCI World Small Cap Selection Screens Index - Benchmark TR Net — smaller companies in developed countries.

Is HWSS accumulating or distributing?

HWSS 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 HWSS?

The ISIN of HWSS is IE000C692SN6. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HWSS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

Similar funds

More smaller-company funds, largest first. Size is a fact, not a verdict.

Sources and dates

Returns
TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
Inflation
ONS CPIH, latest month published
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

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