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HSBC vs Mitsubishi UFJ

HSBC logoHSBCHSBC Holdings plcvsMUFG logoMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
The short answer
  • HSBC: Global bank with heavy Asia exposure (HK, China, Singapore). Pivoting back toward Asia.
  • Mitsubishi UFJ: Japan's largest bank by assets. It lends to companies and individuals, runs trust and securities businesses, and owns a big stake in Morgan Stanley.
  • Over the past five years HSBC stock returned +437% versus +317% for Mitsubishi UFJ, in USD. Past performance is not a guide to the future.
  • They compete in the same space (Finance & banks), so many investors simply own both through a broad index fund instead of picking a winner.
Performance
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Shown in USD. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.

MetricHSBCMUFG
Country
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ United Kingdom
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Japan
Industry
Finance & banks
Finance & banks
1Y return (USD)
+52.9%
+48.3%
3Y return (USD)
+219.7%
+179.3%
5Y return (USD)
+436.7%
+317.1%
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USD
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HSBC logoHSBCHSBC

Global bank with heavy Asia exposure (HK, China, Singapore). Pivoting back toward Asia.

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MUFG logoMitsubishi UFJMUFG

Japan's largest bank by assets. It lends to companies and individuals, runs trust and securities businesses, and owns a big stake in Morgan Stanley.

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Frequently asked questions

Which performed better, HSBC or Mitsubishi UFJ?

Over the past five years HSBC stock returned +437% and Mitsubishi UFJ returned +317% in US dollars, so HSBC has been the stronger performer in that window. Past performance says little about the future, which is why the chart on this page lets you check other periods too.

Can I buy both HSBC and Mitsubishi UFJ shares?

Yes. Nothing stops you owning both companies, and many investors do exactly that instead of trying to pick the winner. Both are available to investors worldwide through a broker such as Interactive Brokers.

Is it safer to buy an ETF instead?

A broad index fund holds hundreds of companies at once, usually including both of these, so a single bad year at one business barely dents it. Owning individual shares concentrates that risk, which is why many beginners keep single stocks to a small slice of a mostly fund-based portfolio.

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