Asian semiconductor stocks plunge amid AI concerns
Samsung fell 7.6% and SK Hynix fell 9.4% as semiconductor stocks declined sharply following concerns about AI regulation and the US midterm election results.
Funds in our coverage with Goodman Group among their ten largest positions, with about £397.4M of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 38.77% | −9.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.16% | £256.8M | Free account |
| VanEck Australian Property ETFVanEck | Passive | 9.75% | −6.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £413.9M | Free account |
| Greencape High Conviction FundGreencape Capital | Not classified | 5.38% | +2.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.90% | £399.3M | Free account |
| WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Real Estate FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 4.92% | +11.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.58% | n/a | Free account |
| IShares Core MSCI Australia ESG Leaders ETFBlackRock | Passive | 4.77% | +3.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.09% | £265.1M | Free account |
| Perpetual SHARE-PLUS Long-Short FundPerpetual Investment Management | Not classified | 4.65% | +6.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.99% | £457.8M | Free account |
| Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETFVanguard | Passive | 4.30% | +1.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | n/a | Free account |
| Ausbil Australian Active EquityAusbil | Active | 3.80% | +6.6% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £1.0B | Free account |
| Greencape Broadcap FundGreencape Capital | Not classified | 3.70% | +2.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.95% | £639.0M | Free account |
| BT Classic Lifetime Flexible Pension BT Core Australian ShareBT | Not classified | 3.55% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £1.1M | Free account |
| Ten Cap Alpha PlusTen Cap | Not classified | 2.71% | −3.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.97% | £717.3M | Free account |
| Avantis® Real Estate ETFAvantis Investors | Passive | 2.71% | +0.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| OMIM USD Schroder ISF Global Cities Real EstateOMIM | Not classified | 2.63% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Advance Growth Multi - Blend FundMercer Investments (Australia) Limited | Not classified | 2.37% | +13.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.31% | £578.1M | Free account |
| Global Real Estate ETFDimensional | Passive | 2.18% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Global REIT ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.09% | +7.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | n/a | Free account |
| abrdn Global REIT Tracker FundAberdeen Group plc | Passive | 2.00% | +5.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | £664.8M | Free account |
| HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT DEVELOPED UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 1.99% | −1.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £2.4B | Free account |
| iShares Developed Real Estate Index FundBlackRock | Passive | 1.97% | +4.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.22% | £1.2B | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI AC ASIA PACIFIC EX JAPAN CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 1.56% | +27.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £13.7M | Free account |
| Mercer Multi-manager Growth Fund - Wholesale UnitsMercer Investments (Australia) Limited | Not classified | 1.41% | +13.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.78% | £521.5M | Free account |
| BT Lifetime Personal Super BT Multi-manager GrowthBT | Not classified | 1.41% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £26.3M | Free account |
| Mercer Multi-manager Balanced Fund - Wholesale UnitsMercer Investments (Australia) Limited | Not classified | 1.26% | +13.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £1.1B | Free account |
Weight is the share of each fund in this company. Returns are GBP, to month end. FE quartile compares a fund with its FE sector over the same year. Fund size is in GBP. Source: FE fundinfo. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future returns.
Samsung fell 7.6% and SK Hynix fell 9.4% as semiconductor stocks declined sharply following concerns about AI regulation and the US midterm election results.
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Source: FE fundinfo. Holdings are each fund’s ten largest positions as reported, so a fund can have more of this company than shown or none at all. Returns are GBP to month end unless stated. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future returns. Capital is at risk. Information only, not advice or a recommendation.
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