Key Investor Information This document provides you with key investor information about this Fund. It is not marketing material. The information is required by law to help you understand the nature and the risks of investing in this Fund. You are advised to read it so you can make an informed decision about whether to invest. HSBC Global Funds ICAV - Global Government Bond UCITS ETF a sub-fund of HSBC Global Funds ICAV, (the "UCITS");Class:ETFSHGBP managed by HSBC Investment Funds (Luxembourg) S.A. ISIN:IE000Q7EQ7R4Objectives and Investment Policy Investment Objective:The Fund may also invest in derivatives for hedging and efficient portfolio management The Fund aims to provide regular income and capital growth by tracking as closely as purposes (such as to manage risk and costs, or to generate additional capital or possible the performance of the FTSE World Government Bond Index (total return income). hedged to US dollars) (the Index). � The Fund may enter into securities lending transactions for up to 30% of its assets. Investment Policy: However, this is not expected to exceed 25%. The Index is comprised of investment grade bonds. The Index is multi-currency but � The reference currency of your shares is GBP. Your shares seek to hedge the hedged into US dollars (USD). The Index includes fixed-rate local currency government currencies of denomination of the underlying portfolio assets to GBP. bonds from developed and emerging markets issuers. The Fund is passively managed and invests in, or gain exposure to: bonds issued by � The reference benchmark, shown in the past performance section, does not take governments, government-related entities and supranational entities based in account of currency hedging. There may be a greater difference between the past developed and emerging markets, all of which are Index constituents. The Fund utilises performance of the share class and the reference benchmark than for other share an investment technique called optimisation, which seeks to minimise the difference in classes in the Fund. return between the Fund and the Index by taking into account tracking error (the risk� Income is distributed. that the Fund return varies from the Index return) and trading costs when constructing a portfolio. The Fund will not necessarily invest in every constituent of the Index, or � Authorised Participants only may deal in the Fund’s ETF Shares directly with the invest proportionally to each constituents’ Index weight. If the overall portfolio matches UCITS. the characteristics of the Index, the Fund can also invest in assets outside of the Index, � The Fund’s ETF Shares are listed on one or more stock exchange(s). such as: bonds with a credit rating of Ba1, BB+ and below; securities which are � You may sell your investment on most working days. expected to provide similar performance and risk characteristics to certain Index constituents.� Recommendation: this Fund may not be appropriate for investors who plan to The Fund may invest in cash and money market instruments and may invest up to 10%withdraw their money within a period of 3 years. of its assets in funds for efficient portfolio management purposes. � This product is based overseas and is not subject to UK sustainable investment labelling and disclosure requirements. Risk and Reward Profile Lower risk Higher risk � 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. � Exchange Rate Risk Changes in currency exchange rates could reduce or increase Typically lower rewards Typically higher rewards investment gains or investment losses, in some cases significantly. 1234567 � Index Tracking Risk To the extent that the Fund seeks to replicate index performance by holding individual securities, there is no guarantee that its The risk and reward indicator is based on historical data and may not be a reliable composition or performance will exactly match that of the target index at any given indication of the future risk profile of the Fund. time (“tracking error”). The risk and reward category shown is not guaranteed to remain unchanged and may � Interest Rate Risk When interest rates rise, bond values generally fall. This risk is shift over time. The lowest category does not mean a risk-free investment. generally greater the longer the maturity of a bond investment and the higher its credit quality. Why is this Fund in this specific category? � Investment Leverage Risk Investment Leverage occurs when the economic This Fund is classified in category 4 because its price or simulated data has shown exposure is greater than the amount invested, such as when derivatives are used. A medium fluctuations historically.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. Material risks not fully captured by the Risk and Reward Indicator: � 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 � Counterparty Risk The possibility that the counterparty to a transaction may be cash or other financial assets, thereby compromising existing or remaining investors.unwilling or unable to meet its obligations. � Operational Risk Operational risks may subject the Fund to errors affecting � Credit Risk A bond or money market security could lose value if the issuer’s transactions, valuation, accounting, and financial reporting, among other things.financial health deteriorates. � Default Risk The issuers of certain bonds could become unwilling or unable tomake payments on their bonds. Charges The charges you pay are used to pay the running costs of the Fund, including the � No entry nor exit charges are payable where investors deal in ETF Shares in the marketing and distribution costs. These charges reduce the potential growth of thesecondary market – i.e. where shares are purchased and sold on a stock exchange. investment. In such cases, investors may pay fees charged by their broker. Authorised Participants dealing directly with the Fund may be subject to a Direct Dealing (Cash Transaction) Fee of up to 3.00% on subscriptions and up 3.00% on redemptions. One-off charges taken before or after you invest� A conversion charge of up to 3.00% of the Net Asset Value of the Shares which are being converted may be payable to the relevant Administrator. Entry charge 0.00% � The ongoing charges figure shown is an estimate due to a material change in the Exit charge 0.00% fee structure. The UCITS’ annual report for each financial year will include detail on the exact charges made. This is the maximum that might be taken out of your money before it is invested or Further information on Charges can be found in the “Charges and Expenses” section of before the proceeds of your investment are paid out.the Fund’s Prospectus.Charges taken from the Fund over a yearOngoing charge 0.10%Charges taken from the Fund under certain specific conditionsPerformance fee None Past Performance� Fund � Benchmark� Past performance is not a guide to future performance; the value of your 3.0% investment and any income from it can go down as well as up. � Performance returns are based on the net asset value with distributable income reinvested. Past performance takes account of all ongoing charges but not entry, 2.4 2.5% exit or conversion charges. � The past performance of this share class is calculated in GBP.1.9 2.0% � The investment benchmark for the Fund is the FTSE World Government Hedged USD. 1.5% � The Fund was launched on 02 May 2018. 1.0%0.5%0.0% 2020 202120222023 2024Practical Information DepositaryRemuneration Policy HSBC Continental Europe. The up-to-date remuneration policy of the Management Company, including a Further information description of how remuneration and benefits are determined, is available at http://www.global.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/luxembourg. A paper copy is available Further information about the UCITS including the Prospectus, the most recent annual free of charge from the Management Company. and semi-annual reports of the UCITS and the latest prices of shares, may be obtained free of charge, in English, from the Administrator by Tax emailing ifsinvestorqueries@hsbc.com, or by The Fund is subject to Irish tax regulations. This may have an impact on your personal tax visiting www.global.assetmanagement.hsbc.com. The most recent Prospectus is position. available in English and French. Details of the underlying investments of the fund areManagement Company available on www.global.assetmanagement.hsbc.com. The indicative intra-day net asset value of the fund is available on at least one major market data vendor terminalHSBC Investment Funds (Luxembourg) S.A. may be held liable solely on the basis of any such as Bloomberg, as well as on a wide range of websites that display stock market statement contained in this document that is misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent with data, including www.reuters.com. This document describes a single share class of the the relevant parts of the Prospectus. UCITS. The Prospectus, annual and semi-annual reports are prepared for the entire Segregated liability UCITS.HSBC Global Funds ICAV is an open-ended umbrella type Irish collective asset- Share classes management vehicle with limited liability and segregated liability between sub-funds It is possible to switch your shares into shares of a different share class or sub-fund withinincorporated under the laws of Ireland. This means that the holdings of one sub-fund are the ICAV, however the conversion of the ETF Shares into Non-ETF Shares and vice versa kept separate from the holdings of the other sub-funds and your investment in the Fund is not permitted. Details of how to do this are in the “How to convert between sub-funds /cannot be used to pay the liabilities of any other sub-fund. Classes” section of the Prospectus. The Fund is authorised in Ireland and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). This key investor information is accurate as at 05 February 2025.