Holder Identification Numbers

What is a Holder Identification Number or HIN?

A Holder Identification Number (HIN) is a unique number that identifies CHESS sponsorship with a broker. All Westpac Share Trading accounts are assigned a HIN which means your shares sponsored by us are registered in the same name as your trading account. Some brokers hold the shares for you under their name on their Institutional HIN.

A HIN will start with the letter ‘X’ followed by ten numbers e.g., X1234567890.

CHESS sponsorship allows you to better manage your share portfolio as it consolidates all holdings purchased or sold under the same account under a single HIN.

It’s important to note that your HIN is not the same as your trading account number.

HIN Fingerprint Illustration

Where do I find my HIN?

  1. To locate your HIN, click on the dropdown arrow next to your username and select ‘Account Snapshot’.
    2. Account Snapshot
  2. The next screen will reflect as per below, displaying all account specific details including the HIN:
    3. Account Specific Details

Need more information?

For more information on account details, please call us on 13 13 31 (Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 7:00pm, Sydney Time).

This information is intended to provide information for educational purposes only and is subject to change at anytime without notice.