HSBC GIF ESG Short Duration Credit Bond - AM2 USD DIS

The Fund aims to provide capital growth and income by investing in a diversified portfolio of bonds with an expected average duration of between 1 and 3 years and an average credit rating of investment grade, that seeks a higher environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating and lower carbon intensity, than the reference benchmark, while promoting ESG characteristics. In normal market conditions, the Fund aims to invests at least 70% of its assets in short duration investment grade, non-investment grade and unrated bonds, and similar securities issued by governments, government-related entities, supranational entities or companies. These bonds are issued by issuers meeting certain ESG rating and lower carbon intensity criteria (ESG and Lower Carbon Criteria). The ESG and Lower Carbon Criteria, together with fundamental qualitative company analysis, are used to determine the Fund's investible universe, that excludes: issuers involved in the production of controversial weapons and tobacco, issuers with more than 10% revenue generated from thermal coal extraction and coal-fired power generation respectively, and issuers considered to be noncompliant with the UN Global Compact Principles. This may include issuers following good ESG practices, the Investment Adviser takes consideration of both the carbon intensity and the overall ESG rating of each issuer, the latter being calculated based on the issuer's Environmental (E), Social (S) and Governance (G) ratings and their respective weights. The Fund may invest in sustainable bonds. The Investment Adviser aims to construct a portfolio with a higher ESG rating, calculated as a weighted average of the ESG ratings of the Fund's investments against the weighted average ESG rating of the issuers of the constituents of the reference benchmark. Please refer to the Prospectus for further details including definitions and examples of the ESG and Lower Carbon Criteria.