Fundology

ETF · HSBC

HWWA HSBC Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF

ISIN IE00BKZGB098London Stock Exchange: HWWAHSBC Holdings Plc

Latest close

LSE

£31.08

on

Ongoing charge
0.25% a year
Fund size
£863m

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, HWWA (HSBC Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BKZGB098) closed at £31.08 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year (about £25 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +70.5%, or +33.1% 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 13/11/2026
+15.0%
+10.9% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+66.3%
+50.2% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
+70.5%
+33.1% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,705 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,331 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Returns: as reported (delayed data). 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 Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −9.7%, 2023 +13.3%, 2024 +16.5%, 2025 +13.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +12.7%. Returns of HSBC Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +20.1%; to 30/09/2025: +16.3%; to 30/09/2024: +15.5%; to 30/09/2023: +8.2%; to 30/09/2022: −3.3%.

Calendar-year returns of HWWA, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +12.7%+9.1%
to +13.8%+9.9%
to +16.5%+12.6%
+13.3%+8.8%
−9.7%−17.3%
Returns of HWWA over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +20.1%+15.8%
from +16.3%+11.8%
from +15.5%+12.5%
from +8.2%+1.7%
from −3.3%−11.1%

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

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

Volatility (annualised)

12.1%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year10.7%
3 years11.3%
5 years12.1%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−14.4%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−10.5%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+36.0%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
3.0%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of HSBC Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 10.7% over 1 year, 11.3% over 3 years, 12.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of HSBC Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds: −14.4% from 17/01/2025 to 11/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of HSBC Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −10.5% (12 months to 16/12/2022); the highest was +36.0% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of HSBC Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF was 3.0% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (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

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
0.25%
a year
On £10,000
£25
a year, roughly
Over five years
£124
of £10,000, before growth
Among 69 other funds, share classes counted once
  • 0 charge less
  • 2 the same
  • 66 charge more

Ongoing charge of HSBC Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 66 of the 68 other other funds charge more, 2 the same and 0 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 Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from HSBC, launched in 2014.

It tracks the No Underlying Index.

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

Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year — about £25 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.

Other: Alternatives, currencies and funds that do not fit the groups above.

Terms:ETFUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
HWWA
ISIN
IE00BKZGB098
Also listed as
HWWD (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
Provider
HSBC
Tracks
No index — the manager chooses the holdings
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Distributing, paid quarterly
Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Ongoing charge
0.25% a year · about £25 on £10,000
Fund size
£863m
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
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Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)
Category
Other

Price chart

Closing price
£31.08+13.5% over 1 year · closing price
HWWA closing price: £27.39 on 14/11/2025, £31.08 on 13/11/2026 (+13.5%); low £27.04, high £32.03.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £27.39 on 14/11/2025 to £31.08 on 13/11/2026 (+13.5%). The lowest close shown was £27.04 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £32.04 on 09/10/2026.

One close a week. Before 18/09/2026 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

262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 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

As of , HWWA holds 401 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Apple at 5.67% of the fund; the ten largest make up 25.4%.
Holdings
398
401 reported in all
Ten largest
25.4%
of the whole fund
Effective number of holdings
82
As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
Largest holding
5.7%
Apple

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of HWWA: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 06/11/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1AppleAAPLUnited States5.67%
2NVIDIANVDAUnited States4.52%
3MicrosoftMSFTUnited States4.10%
4AmazonAMZNUnited States2.29%
5TSMC2330Taiwan2.16%
6Alphabet · Class AGOOGLUnited States1.54%
7Berkshire Hathaway · Class BBRK.BUnited States1.43%
8Johnson & JohnsonJNJUnited States1.30%
9ExxonMobilXOMUnited States1.23%
10Micron TechnologyMUUnited States1.19%

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

  1. United States63.2%
  2. Japan3.7%
  3. Canada3.7%
  4. United Kingdom3.0%
  5. Taiwan3.0%
  6. South Korea2.4%
  7. Switzerland2.2%
  8. Spain1.9%
  9. Other countries15.9%
  10. Not classified0.8%
Added up from the fund’s published holdings, as of 06/11/2026.

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 .

All 398 holdings of HWWA

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 401 holdings; the ten largest make up 25.4% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.

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Sector split

As a share of the whole fund. 97.2% of it is classified by sector; bonds, cash and positions that cannot be matched are left out rather than guessed.

  1. Electronic Technology25.5%
  2. Finance19.4%
  3. Technology Services9.8%
  4. Health Technology8.5%
  5. Producer Manufacturing5.7%
  6. Retail Trade4.4%
  7. Energy Minerals4.2%
  8. Transportation3.0%
  9. Other classified sectors16.8%
Sector classification over the fund’s published holdings, as of 06/11/2026.

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

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, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 253 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 149 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since November 2021, 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 World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of HWWA?

The ongoing charge of HWWA is 0.25% a year — about £25 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 Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 66 of the 68 other other funds charge more, 2 the same and 0 less (share classes counted once).

Is HWWA accumulating or distributing?

HWWA is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.

What is the ISIN of HWWA?

The ISIN of HWWA is IE00BKZGB098. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HWWA is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as HWWD (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).

What does HWWA hold?

As of 06/11/2026, HWWA holds 401 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Apple at 5.67% of the fund; the ten largest make up 25.4%. Its ten largest holdings are Apple (5.67%), NVIDIA (4.52%), Microsoft (4.10%), Amazon (2.29%), TSMC (2.16%), Alphabet · Class A (1.54%), Berkshire Hathaway · Class B (1.43%), Johnson & Johnson (1.30%), ExxonMobil (1.23%) and Micron Technology (1.19%).

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

Calendar-year returns of HWWA in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −9.7%, 2023 +13.3%, 2024 +16.5%, 2025 +13.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +12.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has HWWA done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 HWWA’s total return was +70.5%, or +33.1% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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