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HSBC vs Mizuho

HSBC logoHSBCHSBC Holdings plcvsMFG logoMFGMizuho Financial Group, Inc.
The short answer
  • HSBC: Global bank with heavy Asia exposure (HK, China, Singapore). Pivoting back toward Asia.
  • Mizuho: The third of Japan's megabanks. It offers retail and corporate banking plus investment banking, and is expanding in the United States.
  • Over the past five years HSBC stock returned +437% versus +293% for Mizuho, 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.

MetricHSBCMFG
Country
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ United Kingdom
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Japan
Industry
Finance & banks
Finance & banks
1Y return (USD)
+52.9%
+66.8%
3Y return (USD)
+219.7%
+223.7%
5Y return (USD)
+436.7%
+292.9%
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USD
USD
HSBC logoHSBCHSBC

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

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MFG logoMizuhoMFG

The third of Japan's megabanks. It offers retail and corporate banking plus investment banking, and is expanding in the United States.

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Frequently asked questions

Which performed better, HSBC or Mizuho?

Over the past five years HSBC stock returned +437% and Mizuho returned +293% 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 Mizuho 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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