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 Zijin Mining among their ten largest positions, with about £688.1M of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz China A-SharesAllianz Global Investors | Active | 5.00% | +14.2% | Pro | Pro | 2.30% | £2.4B | Free account |
| Asia Pacific Opportunities FundFidelity | Active | 4.31% | −2.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.91% | £813.3M | Free account |
| UBS Global Emerging Markets Equity FundUBS | Active | 3.80% | +3.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.81% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Quilter Investors Asia Pacific (ex Japan) Equity FundQuilter Investors | Active | 3.76% | +2.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £375.5M | Free account |
| China ASchroders | Active | 3.62% | +0.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.30% | £2.8B | Free account |
| UBS Global Emerging Markets Opportunity FundUBS | Active | 3.40% | +38.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £605.4M | Free account |
| China OpportunitiesSchroders | Active | 3.37% | −13.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £674.4M | Free account |
| Global Emerging Markets Opportunity (USD)UBS | Active | 3.36% | +37.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.06% | £399.4M | Free account |
| China Focus FundFidelity | Active | 3.32% | −17.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Sustainable Leaders (USD)UBS | Active | 3.11% | +43.3% | Pro | Pro | 2.00% | £296.7M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Equity Income FundBlackRock | Active | 3.05% | +26.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £175.0M | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford China FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 3.04% | −10.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.06% | £206.0M | Free account |
| Allianz China EquityAllianz Global Investors | Active | 3.03% | −11.7% | Pro | Pro | 2.30% | £300.2M | Free account |
| BlackRock Emerging Markets FundBlackRock | Not classified | 3.03% | +31.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.76% | £252.4M | Free account |
| Allianz Hong Kong EquityAllianz Global Investors | Active | 2.70% | −8.2% | Pro | Pro | 2.11% | £126.7M | Free account |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETFVanEck | Passive | 2.64% | +18.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.53% | £779.5M | Free account |
| HSBC EMERGING MARKET SCREENED EQUITY UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 2.29% | +16.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £222.1M | Free account |
| Barings Hong Kong China FundBarings | Active | 2.24% | −10.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.70% | £950.8M | Free account |
| Emerging AsiaSchroders | Active | 2.15% | +9.6% | Pro | Pro | 2.34% | £4.9B | Free account |
| Global Emerging Market OpportunitiesSchroders | Active | 2.15% | +12.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £2.7B | 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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