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TER
0.15% p.a.
Distribution policy
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Replication
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Physical
Fund size
GBP 1,404 m
Inception Date
28 June 2022
Holdings
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1,280
Overview
Description
The HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) seeks to track the MSCI World index. The MSCI World index tracks stocks from 23 developed countries worldwide.
Documents
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Basics
Data
| Index | MSCI World |
| Investment focus | Equity, World |
| Fund size | GBP 1,404 m |
| Total expense ratio | 0.15% p.a. |
| Replication | Physical (Optimized sampling) |
| Legal structure | ETF |
| Strategy risk | Long-only |
| Sustainability | No |
| Fund currency | USD |
| Currency risk | Currency unhedged |
| Volatility 1 year (in GBP) | 10.44% |
| Inception/ Listing Date | 28 June 2022 |
| Distribution policy | Accumulating |
| Distribution frequency | - |
| Fund domicile | Ireland |
| Fund Provider | HSBC ETF |
| Fund Structure | Company With Variable Capital (SICAV) |
| UCITS compliance | Yes |
| Administrator | HSBC Securities Services (Ireland) DAC |
| Investment Advisor | HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited |
| Custodian Bank | HSBC Continental Europe |
| Revision Company | KPMG |
| Fiscal Year End | 30 December |
| Swiss representative | HSBC Global Asset Management (Switzerland) AG |
| Swiss paying agent | HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA |
| Germany | Unknown |
| Switzerland | ESTV Reporting |
| Austria | Tax Reporting Fund |
| UK | UK Reporting |
| Indextype | - |
| Swap counterparty | - |
| Collateral manager | |
| Securities lending | Yes |
| Securities lending counterparty | HSBC Securities Services (Ireland) DAC |
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Holdings
Below you find information about the composition of the HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc).
Top 10 Holdings
Weight of top 10 holdings
out of 1,280
24.83%
| NVIDIA Corp. | 5.06% |
| Apple | 4.56% |
| Microsoft | 3.25% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.36% |
| Alphabet, Inc. A | 2.14% |
| Alphabet, Inc. C | 1.79% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.68% |
| Meta Platforms | 1.66% |
| Tesla | 1.34% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.99% |
As of 27/02/2026
Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | +4.46% |
| 1 month | +4.30% |
| 3 months | +2.00% |
| 6 months | +7.71% |
| 1 year | +32.18% |
| 3 years | +57.49% |
| 5 years | - |
| Since inception (MAX) | +64.67% |
| 2025 | +12.84% |
| 2024 | +20.47% |
| 2023 | +17.35% |
| 2022 | - |
Monthly returns in a heat map
Risk
Risk metrics in this section:
- Volatility, annualised, measured for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. The annualised volatility reflects the degree of price fluctuations during a one year period. The higher the volatility, the more significantly the price of the asset (stock, ETF, etc.) has changed in the past. Assets with higher volatility are generally considered more risky. We calculate the volatility based on the data for the past 1, 3 and 5 years so that you can see if price fluctuations for the ETF became stronger or weaker over time.
- Return per risk for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. This is the annualised (i.e. converted to a one year period) past return divided by the past annualised volatility. The metric puts the historical return of an asset in relation to its historical risk and gives you a retrospective indication of the degree of price fluctuation you had to bear with in order to obtain the return. We calculate this parameter for 1, 3 and 5 year periods to display its evolution over time.
- Maximum drawdown for a period. This shows the worst possible loss an investor could have suffered during the respective period, by first buying and subsequently selling the asset at the least favourable prices. For example, if there was the following sequence of daily ETF prices: 10€, 5€, 12€, 20€, an investor would have suffered the worst loss by buying for 10€ and subsequently selling for 5€. Therefore in this case the maximum drawdown would be (5€ - 10€)/10€ = -50%.
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | 10.44% |
| Volatility 3 years | 12.83% |
| Volatility 5 years | - |
| Return per risk 1 year | 3.08 |
| Return per risk 3 years | 1.27 |
| Return per risk 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -6.87% |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -18.36% |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -18.36% |
Rolling 1 year volatility
Stock exchange
Listings
| Listing | Trade Currency | Ticker | Bloomberg / iNAV Bloomberg Code | Reuters RIC / iNAV Reuters | Market Maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borsa Italiana | EUR | HMWA | - - | - - | - |
| gettex | EUR | H4ZY | - - | - - | - |
| London Stock Exchange | USD | HMWA | |||
| London Stock Exchange | GBP | HMWS | |||
| SIX Swiss Exchange | USD | HMWA | |||
| XETRA | EUR | H4ZY |
Further information
Further ETFs on the MSCI World index
| Fund name | Fund Size in m € (AuM) | TER p.a. | Distribution | Replication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 115,215 | 0.20% p.a. | Accumulating | Sampling |
| Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETF 1C | 17,593 | 0.12% p.a. | Accumulating | Sampling |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETF USD Unhedged | 14,987 | 0.12% p.a. | Accumulating | Sampling |
| Amundi Core MSCI World UCITS ETF Acc | 12,670 | 0.12% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD | 12,562 | 0.15% p.a. | Distributing | Sampling |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the name of HMWS?
The name of HMWS is HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc).
What is the ticker of HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The primary ticker of HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is HMWS.
What is the ISIN of HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The ISIN of HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is IE000UQND7H4.
What are the costs of HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The total expense ratio (TER) of HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) amounts to 0.15% p.a.. These costs are withdrawn continuously from the fund assets and already included in the performance of the ETF. You don't have to pay them separately. Please have a look at our article for more information about the cost of ETFs.
Is HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) paying dividends?
HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is an accumulating ETF. This means that dividends are not distributed to investors. Instead, dividends are reinvested in the fund on the ex-date, which leads to an increase of the ETF's share price.
What's the fund size of HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The fund size of HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is 1,404m GBP. See the following article for more information about the size of ETFs.
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