Hang Seng Indexes Company Licenses Hang Seng Investment To Use Hang Seng High Dividend 30 Index As An ETF Benchmark

Hang Seng Indexes Company has licensed the Hang Seng High Dividend 30 Index to Hang Seng Investment Management Limited (‘Hang Seng Investment’) as the underlying index for their newly launched exchange-traded fund (‘ETF’) – Hang Seng High Dividend 30 Index ETF. The fund was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today with assets under management (‘AUM’) of HKD89 million as of 3 April 2025.

Launched in March of this year, the Hang Seng High Dividend 30 Index reflects the overall performance of 30 selected high-yield securities from the Hang Seng Large-Mid Cap (Investable) Index. The index aims to provide exposure to companies with a history of consistent dividend payout, while a dynamic mechanism in place to avoid high yield traps¹.

As of 14 March 2025, the Hang Seng High Dividend 30 Index posted a 5-year annualised total return of 13% with an annualised volatility of 22%, while the broader market as represented by the Hang Seng Composite Index, recorded a lower 5-year annualised total return of 5% and a higher annualised volatility of 25%. The Hang Seng High Dividend 30 Index offered a yearto-date average dividend yield of 7.41% as of 14 March 2025, 4 percentage points higher than that of the Hang Seng Composite Index. 

With the launch of this ETF, the total number of exchange-traded products referencing the Hang Seng Family of Indexes has increased to 126, listed on 16 different stock exchanges worldwide. As of 31 March 2025, the total AUM of products passively tracking the Hang Seng Family of Indexes amounted to approximately USD88.24 billion.

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