HSBC AMERICAN INDEX R

The Fund aims to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”) before the deduction of charges and tax. To achieve its investment objective, the Fund will invest directly in shares (equities) of companies that make up the S&P 500 Index. The Fund may also invest in the following assets which are not part of the Index: - cash to manage day-to-day cash flow requirements; - units or shares of collective investment schemes, including collective investment schemes managed or operated by the HSBC Group in order in order to manage day-to day cash flows; - equity related securities such as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts (which are certificates typically issued by a bank or trust company evidencing ownership of shares of a non-US issuer) in order to achieve exposure to a stock instead of using a physical security.