HSBC EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

HSBC Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the HSBC Emerging Markets Debt Fund (the “Fund”) is to maximize total return (comprised of capital appreciation and income).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The table does not take into account brokerage commissions that you may pay on your purchases of Class I Shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the HSBC Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional, and is explained in “Distribution Arrangements/Sales Charges” on page 49 of this prospectus and in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) in “Right of Accumulation” on page 81.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees - HSBC EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND	Class A Shares	Class I Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)	4.75%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a % of amount redeemed)	none	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - HSBC EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND		Class A Shares	Class I Shares
Management Fee		0.50%	0.50%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee		none	none
Shareholder Servicing Fee		0.25%	none
Other Operating Expenses		1.61%	1.51%
Total Other Expenses		1.86%	1.51%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	2.36%	2.01%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[2]	1.51%	1.51%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		0.85%	0.50%

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example takes the Fund’s Expense Limitation Agreement into account for the first year only. The Example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you may pay on your purchases of Class I Shares of the Fund. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - HSBC EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A Shares	558	1,038	1,545	2,932
Class I Shares	51	484	943	2,216

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 53% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in fixed income instruments of issuers that economically are tied to emerging markets. The Fund will invest in instruments issued by foreign governments, government agencies and corporations. The Fund generally invests in both U.S. dollar denominated instruments as well as emerging market local currency denominated instruments. The “total return” sought by the Fund consists of income earned on investments, plus capital appreciation, if any, which generally arises from decreases in interest rates or improving credit fundamentals for a particular region, sector, security or issuer. The Fund will invest in at least three countries, and at least 40% of its net assets will be invested in foreign securities.

The Fund may use derivative instruments, including, but not limited to, swaps (including credit default swaps and interest rate swaps), financial futures, foreign currency futures, foreign currency contracts (including currency and non-deliverable forwards), options on futures contracts, and options on securities and swaps (swaptions), for hedging purposes, cash management purposes, as a substitute for investing in fixed income securities, or to enhance returns. However, during the period of time the Adviser or its affiliates hold substantial amounts of seed capital of the Fund, due to applicable regulatory restrictions, the Fund may not be able to use certain derivative instruments, including, but not limited to, non-deliverable foreign exchange forwards, credit default index swaps that are not subject to mandatory central clearing, and zero coupon swaps. For purposes of meeting its 80% investment policy, the Fund may include derivatives that have characteristics or exposures similar to fixed income instruments of issuers that economically are tied to emerging markets.

The term “emerging markets” includes any country: (i) having an “emerging stock market” as defined by the International Finance Corporation; (ii) with low- to middle-income economies according to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “World Bank”); or (iii) determined by the Adviser to be an emerging market. Currently, “emerging market countries” generally include every country in the world except Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Adviser has broad discretion to identify countries that it considers to qualify as emerging markets.

An instrument is economically tied to an emerging market country if: (i) the issuer is the government (or any political subdivision, agency, authority or instrumentality of such government) of an emerging market country; (ii) the instrument is principally traded on an emerging market country’s securities markets; or (iii) the issuer is organized or principally operates in an emerging market country, derives 50% or more of its income from its operation within the country, or has 50% or more of its assets in the country.

The Adviser will select investments for purchase or sale by evaluating each issuer based on: (i) general economic and financial conditions; (ii) the specific issuer’s business and management, cash flow, earnings coverage of interest and dividends, ability to operate under adverse economic conditions, and fair market value of assets; (iii) any unique political, economic, or social conditions applicable to such issuer’s country; and (iv) other considerations the Adviser deems appropriate. The Adviser will select the Fund’s country and currency composition based on its evaluation of relative interest rates, inflation rates, exchange rates, monetary and fiscal policies, trade and current account balances, legal and political developments and other specific factors that the Adviser believes to be relevant.

The Fund may invest without limitation in high-yield securities (“junk bonds”), which are those securities rated lower than “Baa” by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) or lower than “BBB” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”), subject to a maximum of 15% of its total assets at the time of purchase in securities rated below “B” by Moody’s, or equivalently rated by S&P or Fitch or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

The Fund may invest in sovereign and supranational debt obligations (debt instruments issued or guaranteed by foreign governments, agencies, and supranational entities). In addition, the Fund may invest in Eurodollar bank obligations and Yankee bank obligations, and may also invest in Brady Bonds, which are issued as a result of a restructuring of a country’s debt obligations to commercial banks under the “Brady Plan.” The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs or dollar rolls).

The Fund may purchase securities of various maturities, but expects under normal market conditions to maintain an average portfolio duration that normally varies within two years (plus or minus) of the duration of the Fund’s benchmark index. The Fund’s benchmark is a composite of J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (50%) (“EMBI Global”) and J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Markets Global Diversified (50%) (“GBI-EMGD”) (the “Composite”). As of December 31, 2018, the durations of EMBI Global and GBI-EMGD were 6.67 and 5.13 years, respectively.

The Fund is considered to be “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), which means that the Fund can invest a greater percentage of its assets in a more limited number of issuers than a diversified fund.

Principal Investment Risks

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund has the following principal investment risks:

̀ • Counterparty Risk: When the Fund enters into an investment contract, such as an over-the-counter derivative, the Fund is exposed to the risk that the other party to the contract will not fulfill its contractual obligations and that the Fund will sustain losses. 

• Currency Risk: Fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies, or between various foreign currencies, may negatively affect the Fund’s performance. The Fund may seek to reduce currency risk by hedging part or all of its exposures to various foreign currencies; however, even if such hedging techniques are employed, there is no assurance that they will be successful. 

• Custody Risk: The Fund invests in securities markets that are less developed than those in the U.S., which may expose the Fund to risks in the process of clearing and settling trades and the holding of securities by foreign banks, agents and depositories. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to greater custody and settlement risks than investments in more developed securities markets.

• Debt Instruments Risk: The risks of investing in debt instruments include:

• Credit Risk: The Fund could lose money if an issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument is unable or unwilling to make or perceived to be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or enters bankruptcy. The issuer or guarantor could also suffer a rapid decrease in credit quality rating, which would adversely affect the volatility of the value and liquidity of the instrument. This risk is greater for lower-quality bonds than for bonds that are investment grade.

• High-Yield Securities (“Junk Bond”) Risk: Investments in high-yield securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) are considered speculative investments and have significantly higher credit risk than investment-grade securities and tend to be less marketable (i.e., less liquid) than higher-rated securities. The prices of high-yield securities, which may be more volatile than higher rated securities of similar maturity due to such factors as specific issuer developments and interest rate sensitivity, may be more vulnerable to adverse market, economic, social or political conditions. 

• Interest Rate Risk: Fluctuations in interest rates may affect the yield, liquidity and value of investments in income producing or debt instruments. Generally, if interest rates rise, the value of such investments will fall. The risks associated with rising interest rates are heightened given recent increases in short-term interest rates and the possibility of further rate increases with unpredictable effects on the markets and the Fund’s investments. 

• Inventory Risk: The market-making capacity in debt markets has declined as a result of reduced broker-dealer inventories relative to fund assets, reduced broker-dealer proprietary trading activity and increased regulatory capital requirements for financial institutions such as banks. Because market makers provide stability to a market through their intermediary services, a significant reduction in dealer market-making capacity has the potential to decrease liquidity and increase volatility in the debt markets. A decrease in liquidity may negatively affect the ability of the Fund to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period. 

• Derivatives Risk: The Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and could increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value per share and cause you to lose money. Risks associated with derivatives include the risk that the derivative is not well correlated with the security, index or currency to which it relates; the risk that derivatives may result in losses or missed opportunities; the risk that the Fund will be unable to sell the derivative because of an illiquid secondary market; the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to meet its obligation; the risk that the Fund will be required to pay additional margin or set aside additional collateral to maintain open derivative positions; and the risk that the derivative transaction could expose the Fund to the effects of leverage, which could increase the Fund’s exposure to the market and magnify potential losses, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than offset risk. There is no guarantee that derivatives, to the extent employed, will have the intended effect, and their use could cause lower returns or even losses to the Fund. The use of derivatives by the Fund to hedge risk may reduce the opportunity for gain by offsetting the positive effect of favorable price movements. 

• Emerging Markets Risk: The Fund’s investments in emerging market countries are subject to all of the risks of foreign investing generally, and have additional heightened risks due to a lack of established legal, political, business and social frameworks to support securities markets, including: greater market volatility and illiquidity, lower trading volume, delays or failures in trading or settling portfolio securities transactions; currency and capital controls or other government restrictions or interventions, such as economic sanctions, tariffs and/or trade embargoes, expropriation, nationalization and repatriation restrictions; greater sensitivity to interest rate changes; pervasiveness of corruption and crime; currency exchange rate volatility; and higher levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation. The prices of securities in emerging markets can fluctuate more significantly than the prices of securities in more developed countries. The less developed the country, the greater effect such risks may have on an investment.

• Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in foreign securities are generally considered riskier than investments in U.S. securities, and are subject to additional risks, including international trade, social, political, economic and regulatory risks; fluctuating currency exchange rates; less liquid, developed or efficient trading markets; the imposition of exchange controls, confiscations and other government restrictions (e.g., sanctions or tariffs) by the United States or other countries; expropriation or confiscatory taxation; imposition of withholding or other taxes on dividend or interest payments (or, in some cases, capital gains); and different corporate disclosure and governance standards. 

• Leverage Risk: Leverage created by investments such as derivatives can diminish the Fund’s performance and increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. 

• Liquidity Risk: The Fund may hold illiquid investments by virtue of the absence of a readily available market for, or a reduction in the number or capacity of market participants making a market in, certain of its investments or because of legal or contractual restrictions on sales. An investment may become illiquid after purchase. The Fund could lose money or dilute remaining investors’ interests if it is unable to dispose of an investment at a time that is most beneficial to the Fund. Investments that are illiquid, less liquid or that trade in lower volumes may be more difficult to value. 

• Market Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments may decline due to changing economic, political, social, regulatory or market conditions. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or section of the economy or it may affect the economy as a whole. Moreover, the conditions in one country or geographic region could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in a different country or geographic region. 

• Non-Diversification Risk: Focusing investments in a small number of issuers, industries, foreign currencies or particular countries or regions increases risk. The Fund is “non-diversified” and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer than a fund that is “diversified.” Funds that invest in a relatively small number of issuers are more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. 

• Sovereign Debt Risk: Sovereign debt instruments, which are instruments issued by foreign governmental entities, are subject to the risk that the governmental entity may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest on its sovereign debt due to, among other reasons, cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt or its failure to implement economic reforms. There is no generally established legal or bankruptcy process for collecting sovereign debt. 

• Swap Risk: The use of swap agreements, which are agreements to exchange the return generated by one instrument (or index) for the return generated by another instrument (or index), and similar instruments involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. Swap agreements may also subject the Fund to the risk that the counterparty to the transaction may not meet its obligations, causing the Fund’s net asset value to decrease. Swaps are also particularly subject to credit, correlation, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks. Swap agreements may also be considered illiquid.

• When-Issued Securities: The Fund may purchase or sell securities that it is entitled to receive on a when-issued basis. When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There is also the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Performance Bar Chart and Table

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s year-to-year performance and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Past performance, including before- and after-tax returns, does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Prior to April 7, 2017, the Fund’s investments were primarily comprised of U.S. dollar denominated instruments issued by foreign governments and corporations. Accordingly, performance information prior to that date reflects the Fund’s former investment strategies, and future performance will vary.

The bar chart below shows the Fund’s annual returns for Class I Shares and how performance has varied from year-to-year. The returns for Class A Shares will differ from the Class I Shares’ returns shown in the bar chart because the expenses of the classes differ.

Annual Total Returns as of 12/31 for Class I Shares

Best Quarter:	Q3 2012	7.27%
Worst Quarter:	Q2 2018	-7.39%

The table below shows returns on a before-tax and after-tax basis. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns shown in the table below are for Class I Shares of the Fund and after-tax returns for Class A Shares may vary. The table further compares the Fund’s performance over time to that of the EMBI Global, GBI-EMGD and the Composite.

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2018)

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Average Annual Total Returns - HSBC EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND	Inception Date	1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception
Class I Shares	Apr. 07, 2011	(7.12%)	3.50%	4.37%
Class I Shares | After Taxes on Distributions	Apr. 07, 2011	(8.43%)	1.45%	2.26%
Class I Shares | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales	Apr. 07, 2011	(4.18%)	1.77%	2.52%
Class A Shares	Apr. 07, 2011	(11.80%)	2.16%	3.36%
Composite (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		(5.33%)	1.65%	2.17%	[1]
EMBI Global (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		(4.61%)	4.18%	4.94%	[1]
GBI-EMGD (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		(6.21%)	(0.96%)	(0.66%)	[1]

[1] The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses have been restated to reflect current expenses.

[2] HSBC Global Asset Management (USA) Inc., the Fund's investment adviser ("Adviser"), has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with the Fund ("Expense Limitation Agreement") under which it will limit total expenses of the Fund (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and estimated indirect expenses attributable to the Fund's investments in investment companies) to an annual rate of 0.85% for Class A Shares and 0.50% for Class I Shares. Any amounts contractually waived or reimbursed by the Adviser will be subject to repayment by the Fund to the Adviser within three years to the extent that the repayment will not cause the Fund's operating expenses to exceed the contractual expense limit that was in effect at the time of such waiver or reimbursement. The expense limitation shall be in effect until March 1, 2020. The Expense Limitation Agreement shall terminate upon the termination of the Investment Advisory Contract between HSBC Funds (the "Trust") and the Adviser, or it may be terminated upon written notice to the Adviser by the Trust's Board of Trustees.

[1] Since April 7, 2011.

[1] The Fund implemented its current investment strategy effective as of the close of business on April 7, 2017. The performance of the Fund for periods prior to April 7, 2017 is not representative of the Fund's current investment strategy.