HSBC GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS - GLOBAL REAL ESTATE EQUITY BQ1/  LU1947927940  /

The Fund aims to provide long term capital growth and income by investing worldwide in shares of companies related to the real estate industry, while promoting environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of SFDR. The Fund aims to do this with a lower carbon intensity and a higher ESG score, calculated as a weighted average of the ESG scores of the Fund's investments, than the weighted average of the constituents of the reference benchmark. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in other funds and may also invest in bank deposits and money market instruments for treasury purposes. The Fund may also invest in derivatives and may use them for hedging, efficient portfolio management and cashflow management purposes. Derivatives will not be used extensively for investment purposes. Derivatives may also be embedded in other instruments used by the Fund.

The Fund aims to provide long term capital growth and income by investing worldwide in shares of companies related to the real estate industry, while promoting environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of SFDR. The Fund aims to do this with a lower carbon intensity and a higher ESG score, calculated as a weighted average of the ESG scores of the Fund's investments, than the weighted average of the constituents of the reference benchmark.