Index-based investing
Index fund management has been at the heart of our business strategy since 1988; with this strong heritage we have developed our strategies to evolve with changing markets and client objectives.
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Our philosophy
Passive funds are only as good as the indices they track. Index selection is a major contributing factor to strong investment performance.
- We select indices with the greatest transparency and liquidity that capture the best possible representation of the market
- We take a pragmatic approach to managing index funds with two equally important objectives: close tracking and increasing risk-adjusted returns
Our process
Our tracking methodology and management approach focus on adding value; we aim for returns that closely track the index, while remaining within target tracking tolerances.
- Our teams have a clear focus on managing risk at the start of the portfolio construction process and on a daily basis thereafter
- We minimise explicit and implicit transaction costs to mirror index returns as closely as possible
- Portfolios are implemented using physical replication and optimisation
- Intelligent and efficient handling of index changes, corporate actions and dividend enhancement
HSBC strengths
- The large scale and the diversity of our index strategies allow us to deal at competitive prices and minimise costs for our clients
- Our index-based strategies cover global, regional and country indices using multiple vehicles such as ETFs, pooled funds, segregated mandates
Cost-efficient index replication
Characteristics
- Efficient exposure to a broad range of traditional market-cap indices
- Transparent end-to-end process focused on minimising implementation costs
- Disciplined risk-controlled investment approach
- Physical replication (full or optimised)
- Intelligent implementation of index changes, corporate actions and dividend enhancement
Passive implementation
- Global, regional and single country indices
- Multiple vehicles: ETFs, pooled funds, segregated mandates
Focus on
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.