China manufacturing PMI falls to 49.3 in October
China's official manufacturing PMI contracted to 49.3 in October from 50.1, signaling weaker demand and business confidence at seven-month lows.
Funds in our coverage with Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd among their ten largest positions, with about £863.6M of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKAGEN Kon-Tiki VerdipapirfondStorebrand | Active | 7.20% | +10.5% | Pro | Pro | 2.00% | £1.8B | Free account |
| China A Opportunity (USD)UBS | Active | 4.91% | −3.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £532.1M | Free account |
| Barings Hong Kong China FundBarings | Active | 4.27% | −10.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.70% | £950.8M | Free account |
| China OpportunitiesSchroders | Active | 4.27% | −13.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £674.4M | Free account |
| China A Share Sustainable Equity FundAberdeen Group plc | Active | 4.20% | +4.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.13% | £637.2M | Free account |
| China ASchroders | Active | 3.77% | +0.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.30% | £2.8B | Free account |
| China FundBlackRock | Active | 3.51% | −14.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.82% | £802.0M | Free account |
| China FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.50% | −20.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Ethical Emerging Markets ValueSparinvest | Active | 3.49% | +42.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.44% | £25.6M | Free account |
| Hong Kong EquitySchroders | Active | 3.35% | −18.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £580.7M | Free account |
| China A-Share Opportunities FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.31% | +8.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.75% | £2.8B | Free account |
| SKAGEN Vekst VerdipapirfondStorebrand | Active | 3.07% | +15.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Platinum AsiaPlatinum Asset Management | Not classified | 2.77% | +6.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £971.7M | Free account |
| Greater ChinaSchroders | Active | 2.66% | +13.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £2.0B | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Leading Companies FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 2.61% | +45.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.54% | £791.5M | Free account |
| PXCL Emerging Market PensionPhoenix Life Limited | Not classified | 2.61% | +46.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.75% | £142.1M | Free account |
| Allianz China A-SharesAllianz Global Investors | Active | 2.60% | +14.2% | Pro | Pro | 2.30% | £2.4B | Free account |
| MetLife Benchmark Aberdeen Asia Pacific Gr PnMetLife | Not classified | 1.90% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £40K | Free account |
| BlackRock Systematic Asia Pacific Equity Absolute Return FundBlackRock | Active | 1.62% | +8.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.94% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets CORE® Equity PortfolioGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 1.35% | +14.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.56% | £3.4B | Free account |
| iShares Emerging Markets Equity ESG Screened and Optimised Index Fund (UK)BlackRock | Passive | 0.73% | +33.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £1.8B | 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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