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HSBC PLUS Active ETFs

Activate your portfolio’s potential with ETFs designed with discipline and built with precision

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HSBC PLUS Active ETFs

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Through a disciplined, quantitative investing approach, HSBC’s Plus Active ETF range helps investors access the potential for excess returns.

Active ETFs combine the benefits investors have come to value from ETFs — transparency, liquidity, broad diversification, and cost efficiency — with the potential for market outperformance in a risk-controlled manner.

Designed with discipline, our active ETFs offer investors enhanced core portfolio exposure and heightened diversification alongside existing ETF portfolios to aid in reducing investment process risk.

Three BIG reasons to choose HSBC PLUS Active ETFs

gif with three boxes, reading Over more than two decades, we have developed and honed style factor definitions tailored to the nuances of specific markets. We have helped a range of investors meet their investment objectives by offering off-the-shelf and bespoke engineered Quant equity investment solutions. Our investment expertise consists of a powerful mixed team of academics and applied investment professionals who have been working together for a number of years.

The benefits of Active ETFs

The benefits of Active ETFs

Source HSBC Asset Management – June 2025. Representative overview of the investment process, which may differ by product, client mandate or market conditions. The commentary and analysis presented in this document reflect the opinion of HSBC Asset Management on the markets, according to the information available to date. They do not constitute any kind of commitment from HSBC Asset Management. Consequently, HSBC Asset Management will not be held responsible for any investment or disinvestment decision taken on the basis of the commentary and/or analysis in this document.

Explore our range

 
HSBC PLUS USA Equity Quant Active UCITS ETF
IE0008JXFQK8
HQUD:LN
TER: 0.15%

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HSBC PLUS World Equity Quant Active UCITS ETF
IE000ZURGSV2
HQWA:LN
TER 0.20%

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HSBC PLUS Emerging Markets Equity Quant Active UCITS ETF
IE000UERNJ93
HQEM:LN
TER: 0.30%

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HSBC PLUS World Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF
IE000KL4O2Z8
HQWD:LN
TER: 0.25%

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HSBC PLUS Emerging Markets Equity Income Quant Active UCITS ETF
IE000RN4ORI2
HQED:LN
TER 0.35%

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HSBC Multi Factor Worldwide Equity UCITS ETF
IE00BKZGB098
HWWA:LN
TER: 0.25%

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Key Risks

Key risks and Summary Risk Indicator :

The value of an investment in the portfolios and any income from them can go down as well as up and as with any investment you may not receive back the amount originally invested.

  • ◆ Counterparty Risk The possibility that the counterparty to a transaction may be unwilling or unable to meet its obligations.
  • ◆ Derivatives Risk Derivatives can behave unexpectedly. The pricing and volatility of many derivatives may diverge from strictly reflecting the pricing or volatility of their underlying reference(s), instrument or asset.
  • ◆ Emerging Markets Risk Emerging markets are less established, and often more volatile, than developed markets and involve higher risks, particularly market, liquidity and currency risks.
  • ◆ Exchange Rate Risk Changes in currency exchange rates could reduce or increase investment gains or investment losses, in some cases significantly.
  • ◆ Investment Leverage Risk Investment Leverage occurs when the economic exposure is greater than the amount invested, such as when derivatives are used. A Fund that employs leverage may experience greater gains and/or losses due to the amplification effect from a movement in the price of the reference source.
  • ◆ Liquidity Risk Liquidity Risk is the risk that a Fund may encounter difficulties meeting its obligations in respect of financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or other financial assets, thereby compromising existing or remaining investors.
  • ◆ Operational Risk Operational risks may subject the Fund to errors affecting transactions, valuation, accounting, and financial reporting, among other things.
  • ◆ Real Estate Investments Risk Real estate and related investments can be negatively impacted by any factor that makes an area or individual property less valuable.

Further information on the potential risks can be found in the Key Information Document (KID) and/ or the Prospectus.

Key risks and Summary Risk Indicator

*Article 6 SFDR: concerns financial products which do not promote environmental and/or social characteristics, have no sustainable investment objective and do not meet the definition of Articles 8 and 9.

**The SRI (Summary Risk Indicator) is an overall indicator of the product risk level. The scale varies from 1 (least risky) to 7 (riskiest). Historical data may not be a reliable indication for the future. The rating is not guaranteed to remain unchanged and the categorisation may shift over time. The lowest rating does not mean a risk-free investment. Do not run any unnecessary risk. Read the Key Information Document. The fund has a high-risk indicator. The value of investments can go up as well as down.

Important Information

HSBC ETF Plc is an Irish SICAV (investment company with variable capital) authorised by the Irish regulator, and submitted to the authorisation of the local regulators. The European Directive n. 2009/65/CE of July 13, 2009 on mutual funds imposes the adoption of common rules in order to allow the cross-border commercialisation of the compliant mutual funds. Such common basis does not exclude that the rules might be implemented differently from one country to the next, reason for which a UE mutual fund can be commercialised in another member state even if its activities do not follow the exact same rules of the same mutual funds in the home state. This sub-fund has been authorised for commercialisation in Italy by Consob. HSBC ETFs Plc is a SICAV managed by HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited, a management company authorised by the FSC in the UK. HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited, 8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ, UK.

Article 6 SFDR: concerns financial products which do not promote environmental and/or social characteristics, have no sustainable investment objective and do not meet the definition of Articles 8 and 9.

Risk Warning

Index-based Investing - The value of investments and any income from them can go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Where overseas investments are held the rate of currency exchange may also cause the value of such investments to fluctuate. Investments in emerging markets are by their nature higher risk and potentially more volatile than those inherent in some established markets. Stock market investments should be viewed as a medium to long term investment and should be held for at least five years. Any performance information shown refers to the past and should not be seen as an indication of future returns.