January 10, 2013
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | HSBC Funds (the “Trust”) (File Nos. 033-07647 and 811-04782); | |
| Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The interactive data file included as an exhibit to this filing relates to the prospectus supplement for the HSBC Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on December 26, 2012 (Accession No. 0001206774-12-004979), which is incorporated herein by reference.
Please feel free to contact me with
questions regarding this filing at 617-824-1361.
Sincerely,
/s/ Danio Mastropieri
Danio Mastropieri
Assistant Secretary to the Trust
cc: David Harris, Esq.-Dechert LLP
| Label | Element | Value |
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| Prospectus [Line Items] | rr_ProspectusLineItems | |
| Document Type | dei_DocumentType | Other |
| Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Dec. 26, 2012 |
| Entity Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | HSBC FUNDS |
| Entity Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0000798290 |
| Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false |
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Dec. 26, 2012 |
| Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Dec. 26, 2012 |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Dec. 26, 2012 |
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HSBC Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund
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| Prospectus [Line Items] | rr_ProspectusLineItems | |
| Strategy [Heading] | rr_StrategyHeading | Principal Investment Strategies |
| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | The Fund may purchase securities of various maturities, but expects to maintain an average portfolio duration that normally varies within three years (plus or minus) of the JP Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Markets Global Diversified, which as of November 30, 2012, was 4.7 years. |
| Supplement [Text Block] | hbmax_SupplementTextBlock | HSBC FUNDS Supplement Dated December 26, 2012 to the
The third full paragraph on page 10 of the Prospectus is deleted and replaced with the following: The Fund may purchase securities of various maturities, but expects to maintain an average portfolio duration that normally varies within three years (plus or minus) of the JP Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Markets Global Diversified, which as of November 30, 2012, was 4.7 years. PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE |
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| HSBC Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund |
Principal Investment Strategies |
The Fund may purchase securities of various maturities, but expects to maintain an average portfolio duration that normally varies within three years (plus or minus) of the JP Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Markets Global Diversified, which as of November 30, 2012, was 4.7 years. |
HSBC FUNDS Supplement Dated December 26, 2012 to the
The third full paragraph on page 10 of the Prospectus is deleted and replaced with the following: The Fund may purchase securities of various maturities, but expects to maintain an average portfolio duration that normally varies within three years (plus or minus) of the JP Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Markets Global Diversified, which as of November 30, 2012, was 4.7 years. PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE |