This fund invests in companies from across the Asia Pacific region, in both developed and emerging economies, but excluding Japan. This region represents a broad spread of countries, from developed economies like Australia, South Korea and Singapore, to emerging economies like Malaysia and Thailand.
Investing in this ETF provides a passive investment into this broad region.
The Asia Pacific ex-Japan Fund tracks an index weighted by the market value of publicly traded shares, rather than focusing on any one sector.
The dominant sectors are currently technology and financials, and a strong presence from industrials. These sectors naturally change over time with market movements, and no one sector is guaranteed to hold a dominant share.
This is a passive index fund, meaning it does not aim to outperform the market or pick individual winners. Instead, it tracks the FTSE World Asia-Pacific ex-Japan Index, which reflects the performance of companies in developed and emerging Asian Pacific markets.
Because of its index-tracking structure, it’s low cost and automatically updated to reflect changes in the underlying index.
HSBC Asset Management is part of the wider HSBC Group, boasting over 50 years experience and managing $600 billion (2024).
HSBC focuses on bringing investors a low-cost range of investment products, with particular strength in global equity and ESG offerings.
VanEck is a privately-held global investment manager with 70 years experience and $114 billion in assets under management (as of mid-2024). Over the last 19 years, VanEck has pioneered over 100 specialty ETFs across a range of innovative thematic sectors such as gold, semiconductors, emerging markets, gaming and others.
iShares ETFs are managed by BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, with over three decades of experience in index investing. The team applies rigorous quantitative research and disciplined risk management to deliver diversified, cost-effective market exposure.
With a strong emphasis on transparency and innovation, iShares products are built to support efficient, long-term investment strategies.
BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager. Founded in 1988, it provides a wide range of investment products and services to institutions, financial professionals, and individual investors worldwide.
Invesco is a global asset manager with over $1.4 trillion in assets (2024). They offer over 240 ETFs, covering equities, fixed income, commodities and thematics.
Founded in 1935, Invesco brings 90 years of experience creating reliable, investor-first solutions.
Vanguard has been providing investment solutions to everyday investors since the 1970s. Today, it manages $10 trillion for over 50 million investors worldwide (2024), sticking to a philosophy of low costs, transparency, and long-term thinking.
State Street Investment Management launched its first ETF in 1993, and has been managing client assets for 47 years. As of March 2025, State Street’s Investment Management division holds $4.67 trillion in assets under management, is the third largest ETF provider and fourth largest asset manager in the world.
Established in 1836, Legal & General (L&G) manages over £1 trillion in assets across equities, bonds, real assets, and multi-asset products. Their asset management arm manages over £517 billion across more than 400 index solutions.
WisdomTree is a global asset manager based in New York. With $116 billion under management (as of April 2025), they are a trusted provider of over 260 ETPs (Exchange Traded Products).
Their investment product philosophy seeks to use unique research to provide investors access to traditionally inaccessible asset classes.
A leading pan-Asian insurance company offering a range of insurance and financial services across the Asia Pacific region.
Australian global mining giant, producing commodities like coal, iron ore and copper.
One of Australia’s largest banks providing a broad range of financial services including retail, business, and institutional banking.
SK Hynix makes memory chips (DRAM, NAND) used in devices from Apple, HP, and Lenovo
A global leader in consumer electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, best known for smartphones, TVs and memory chips.
Major chip manufacturer supplying the global tech industry
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Avg. annual returns
26/06/2020 - 26/06/2025
+
22.59%
-
22.59%
Fund Provider
HSBC
Management Charges
0.28%
Risk level
7 of 7
Category
Index Tracker
Region
China
Avg. annual returns
28/06/2020 - 28/06/2025
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14.87%
-
14.87%
Fund Provider
iShares
Management Charges
0.65%
Risk level
6 of 7
Category
Index Tracker
Region
India
Avg. annual returns
27/06/2020 - 27/06/2025
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5.79%
-
5.79%
Fund Provider
iShares
Management Charges
0.08%
Risk level
6 of 7
Category
Index Tracker
Region
Japan
This fund is structured to include developed markets like Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, whilst avoiding Japan to avoid unintentional overweighting and provide greater regional diversification.
No – this fund accumulates returns, meaning they are automatically reinvested back into the fund. This style of fund may suit investors looking to reinvest for longer term growth.
This fund offers a diverse investment into both emerging and developed markets in the Asia Pacific region, giving investors exposure to a broad range of sectors and industries.
This fund offers exposure to developed and emerging markets across a large area of the globe. Whilst it is focused on one region specifically, there are a range of countries, sectors and companies within this investment, to complement other funds in a diverse portfolio.
This fund offers exposure to developed and emerging markets across a large area of the globe. Whilst it is focused on one region specifically, there are a range of countries, sectors and companies within this investment, to complement other funds in a diverse portfolio.
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