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 China Construction Bank Corporation among their ten largest positions, with about £1.3B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amundi MSCI China ESG Selection ExtraAmundi | Passive | 8.05% | −16.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.65% | £326.8M | Free account |
| Allianz China EquityAllianz Global Investors | Active | 7.16% | −11.7% | Pro | Pro | 2.30% | £300.2M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI China ESG SelectionAmundi | Passive | 5.18% | −21.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £143.6M | Free account |
| Allianz Hong Kong EquityAllianz Global Investors | Active | 4.90% | −8.2% | Pro | Pro | 2.11% | £126.7M | Free account |
| WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend UCITS ETFWisdomTree | Passive | 4.61% | +28.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.46% | £195.6M | Free account |
| Olz Equity China Optimized ESGOLZ Funds | Active | 4.50% | −9.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.73% | £23.6M | Free account |
| Quilter Investors China Equity FundQuilter Investors | Active | 4.28% | −8.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £143.0M | Free account |
| Greater China Fund IIFidelity | Active | 4.16% | +8.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.04% | £576.4M | Free account |
| WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 4.08% | +27.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.63% | n/a | Free account |
| All China Equity FundNinety One | Active | 3.90% | −1.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.17% | £542.4M | Free account |
| Global X MSCI China ETFMirae Asset | Passive | 3.87% | −17.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | n/a | Free account |
| Franklin FTSE China UCITS ETFFranklin Templeton | Passive | 3.84% | −22.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £1.2B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI China ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.83% | −17.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.59% | n/a | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI CHINA UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 3.80% | −19.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | £780.9M | Free account |
| Global High Yield Emerging Equities FundPictet | Active | 3.13% | +9.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.79% | £795.8M | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford China FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 3.08% | −10.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.06% | £206.0M | Free account |
| Omnis Global Emerging Markets Equity OpportunitiesOmnis Investments Ltd | Not classified | 3.01% | +37.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.80% | £292.2M | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS VALUE SCREENED UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 2.81% | +65.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | n/a | Free account |
| Scottish Widows Fundamental Index Emerging Markets EquityScottish Widows Limited | Passive | 2.72% | +24.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £526.1M | Free account |
| GQG Partners Emerging Markets EquityGQG Partners | Not classified | 2.59% | +0.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.96% | £780.0M | Free account |
| GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity FundGQG Partners | Active | 2.59% | +0.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.90% | £1.4B | Free account |
| China Focus FundFidelity | Active | 2.43% | −17.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETFCharles Schwab | Passive | 2.38% | +18.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETF | Passive | 2.33% | +55.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | n/a | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Value ETFDimensional | Passive | 2.20% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Value FundDimensional | Active | 2.14% | +17.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.51% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI EM Asia SRI Climate Paris AlignedAmundi | Passive | 2.09% | +20.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £173.4M | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.94% | +32.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £919.9M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets SRI Climate Paris AlignedAmundi | Passive | 1.89% | +8.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.16% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Quilter Investors Emerging Markets Equity Income FundQuilter Investors | Active | 1.89% | +36.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £454.8M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets ValueRQI Investors | Not classified | 1.81% | +31.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.68% | £219.2M | Free account |
| Allianz Best Styles Emerging Markets EquityAllianz Global Investors | Active | 1.63% | +33.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.95% | £656.9M | Free account |
| Allianz Emerging Markets Equity FundAllianz Global Investors | Active | 1.59% | +34.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.02% | £174.6M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI EM SelectionUBS | Passive | 1.49% | +1.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.13% | £3.7B | Free account |
| iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.49% | +30.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity IncomeGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 1.45% | +38.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.15% | £133.3M | Free account |
| Equity Emerging Markets LTEEurizon | Active | 1.32% | +22.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.32% | £1.3B | Free account |
| MGTS AFH DA Global Emerging Markets Equity FundMargetts Fund Management | Not classified | 1.25% | +29.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.87% | £315.5M | Free account |
| Invesco RAFI Emerging Markets Fundamental Value UCITS ETFInvesco | Passive | 1.24% | +27.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.49% | n/a | Free account |
| SJP Global Emerging Markets UTSt. James's Place International | Not classified | 1.20% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £2.9B | Free account |
| Coutts Emerging Markets Equity Index FundBlackRock | Passive | 1.17% | +12.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.06% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Screened Index Equity Sub-FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 1.14% | +18.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £397.1M | Free account |
| Handelsbanken MSCI Emerging Markets IndexHandelsbanken | Passive | 1.14% | +13.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.62% | £1.9B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.12% | +15.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £6.3B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI EM Asia ESG Broad TransitionAmundi | Passive | 1.11% | +32.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £265.7M | Free account |
| iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.07% | +32.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Avantis® Emerging Markets Equity ETFAvantis Investors | Passive | 1.05% | +32.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Emerging Markets Index Fund (IE)BlackRock | Passive | 1.02% | +14.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.16% | £7.3B | Free account |
| Av BlackRock Emerging Markets Index IEAviva Life & Pension | Passive | 1.02% | +31.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £13.4M | Free account |
| FL BlackRock Emerging Markets Equity (Aquila C) NW PnFL | Not classified | 1.02% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | 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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