Dow Jones drops 3.44% amid chip sector collapse
The Dow Jones fell 1,833 points (3.44%) to close at 51,523 on November 6, led by declines in Nvidia (-9.23%), Cisco (-7.62%), and Goldman Sachs (-6.42%) as chip concerns persisted.
Funds in our coverage with Royal Bank of Canada among their ten largest positions, with about £1.1B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETFJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Passive | 9.59% | +19.3% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares MSCI Canada UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 9.16% | +17.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.48% | £1.2B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI Canada ETFBlackRock | Passive | 9.15% | +19.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | n/a | Free account |
| UBS MSCI Canada UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 9.02% | +12.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.36% | £1.7B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.18% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| ACS North America ESG Insights Equity FundBlackRock | Passive | 1.80% | +10.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.01% | £23.1B | Free account |
| UBS MSCI World ex USA Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 1.52% | +13.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £46.0M | Free account |
| ACS World ESG Insights Equity FundBlackRock | Passive | 1.22% | +13.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.01% | £19.7B | Free account |
| Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETFHartford Funds | Passive | 1.18% | +22.2% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares International Equity Factor ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.15% | +22.6% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| UBS MSCI World ex USAUBS | Passive | 1.12% | +17.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.09% | £778.2M | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI World ex USA UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 1.12% | +13.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £5.0B | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETFGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Passive | 1.11% | +17.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Deka-Globale Aktien LowRiskDeka | Active | 1.08% | +10.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.46% | £5.7B | Free account |
| Calvert International Responsible Index ETFCalvert | Passive | 1.00% | +30.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.00% | +18.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| International Core Equity Market ETFDimensional | Passive | 0.96% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Vanguard ESG International Stock ETFVanguard | Passive | 0.87% | +26.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| SPDR® MSCI ACWI ex-US ETFState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 0.86% | +21.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| International Core Equity 2 ETFDimensional | Passive | 0.83% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | n/a | Free account |
| Avantis® Responsible International Equity ETFAvantis Investors | Passive | 0.82% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| SPDR® Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETFState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 0.82% | +21.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETFBlackRock | Passive | 0.74% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETFVanguard | Passive | 0.70% | +23.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | n/a | Free account |
| Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF | Passive | 0.70% | +24.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETFBlackRock | Passive | 0.65% | +21.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.11% | n/a | Free account |
| World ex US Core Equity 2 ETFDimensional | Passive | 0.58% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| M&G Sustainable Total Return Credit Investment FundM&G Investments | Active | 0.45% | −3.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.59% | £2.1B | 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.
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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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