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Ireland·MSCI Japan·Trades in EURiAnswered from the same data and calculations used above.
The ISIN of HSBC MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is IE0006RFB3X2. It trades in EUR. The ISIN identifies the fund itself, so every exchange listing of this share class shares it.
HSBC MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (HMJS) charges a total expense ratio of 0.12% a year, about $12 a year on a $10,000 holding. The TER is deducted continuously from fund assets rather than billed to you, so it shows up as a drag on returns and never as a separate charge.
No — HSBC MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (HMJS) is an accumulating share class, so dividends received from its holdings are reinvested inside the fund instead of being paid out. You realise that income as capital growth when you sell, which in many jurisdictions defers the tax event rather than triggering one each distribution.
HSBC MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (HMJS) is domiciled in Ireland (IE). A Ireland-domiciled UCITS fund receives US dividends at a 15% treaty withholding rate inside the fund, versus the 30% statutory rate on dividends paid directly to a non-resident (generally 25% for an Indian resident under the India-US treaty with a valid W-8BEN). The fund-level 15% is deducted before NAV and is not reclaimable by you. Its shares also sit outside US estate tax, which applies to US-situs assets above $60,000 for non-resident aliens.
HSBC MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (HMJS) tracks the MSCI Japan, holding 180 positions. Any fund tracking the same index gives you materially the same exposure, so cost, size and share class are usually what separate the alternatives, not the strategy.
HSBC MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (HMJS) holds $211m in assets. Size matters mainly for liquidity and durability: larger funds tend to quote tighter spreads and are far less likely to be closed or merged away.
HSBC MSCI Japan UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (HMJS) launched on 2022-07-19, giving it about 4 years of history. Note that a price series for one exchange listing can start later than the fund itself if the listing was added afterwards.