Bank of England raises rates to 4.00%
The Bank of England hiked its policy rate to 4.00%, marking a continued tightening cycle despite earlier expectations of possible pauses.
Funds in our coverage with Rolls-royce Holdings PLC among their ten largest positions, with about £7.1B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg Europe DefenseBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Not classified | 11.49% | +8.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £494.6M | Free account |
| WisdomTree Europe Defence UCITS ETFWisdomTree | Passive | 8.78% | −3.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.40% | £3.8B | Free account |
| Egerton Capital Equity Fund plcEgerton | Not classified | 6.80% | +1.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.50% | £6.1B | Free account |
| Artemis UK Select FundArtemis | Active | 5.24% | +4.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.55% | £5.6B | Free account |
| UBS MSCI United Kingdom UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 5.13% | +14.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £3.7B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETFBlackRock | Passive | 5.10% | +17.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | n/a | Free account |
| Halifax UK Large Company TrackerHBOS Investment Fd Mgrs Ltd | Passive | 5.10% | +17.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.06% | £1.1B | Free account |
| iShares 100 UK Equity Index Fund (UK)BlackRock | Passive | 4.99% | +17.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.21% | £908.4M | Free account |
| UK Screened Index Equity Sub-FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 4.98% | +14.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | £1.3B | Free account |
| FTSE 100 Index FundHSBC | Passive | 4.93% | +13.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | £2.4B | Free account |
| Vanguard FTSE 100 Index Unit TrustVanguard | Passive | 4.92% | +13.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.06% | £2.1B | Free account |
| Vanguard FTSE 100 UCITS ETFVanguard | Passive | 4.91% | +11.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.09% | £5.3B | Free account |
| Aviva Pension UK Equity YP (CGU)Aviva Life & Pension | Not classified | 4.80% | +12.3% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £6.8B | Free account |
| Legal & General UK 100 Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 4.80% | +13.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.48% | £2.4B | Free account |
| BlackRock Global Unconstrained Equity FundBlackRock | Not classified | 4.63% | +5.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.95% | £3.5B | Free account |
| European FundBlackRock | Active | 4.58% | +7.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £1.0B | Free account |
| JPM UK Equity Core FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 4.50% | +14.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | £1.6B | Free account |
| iShares 350 UK Equity Index Fund (UK)BlackRock | Passive | 4.44% | +17.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.16% | £942.2M | Free account |
| Halifax UK Equity TrackerHBOS Investment Fd Mgrs Ltd | Passive | 4.40% | +12.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £6.8B | Free account |
| Scottish Widows UK Equity TrackerScottish Widows Limited | Passive | 4.40% | +12.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.31% | £4.3B | Free account |
| abrdn UK All Share Tracker FundAberdeen Group plc | Passive | 4.40% | +9.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.05% | £2.1B | Free account |
| Fidelity Index UK FundFidelity | Passive | 4.39% | +13.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.23% | £4.9B | Free account |
| iShares UK Equity Index FundBlackRock | Passive | 4.38% | +12.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.21% | £15.4B | Free account |
| Vanguard FTSE U.K. All Share Index Unit TrustVanguard | Passive | 4.35% | +14.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.06% | £17.4B | Free account |
| Aviva Investors UK Index Tracking FundAviva Investors | Passive | 4.34% | +16.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.40% | £851.1M | Free account |
| FTSE All-Share Index FundHSBC | Passive | 4.33% | +13.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.17% | £2.3B | Free account |
| Legal & General UK Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 4.30% | +13.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.48% | £7.5B | Free account |
| L&G (N) Tracker TrustLegal & General | Passive | 4.30% | +17.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.48% | £1.3B | Free account |
| M&G Index Tracker FundM&G Investments | Passive | 4.30% | +17.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.45% | £691.1M | Free account |
| Finserve Global Defence & Security Fund IWaystone | Active | 4.28% | +14.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.72% | £537.6M | Free account |
| BlackRock AV Aquila Connect UK EquityBlackRock | Not classified | 4.22% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| WCM Global Equity FundHeptagon Capital | Active | 3.93% | +5.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.86% | £3.9B | Free account |
| Jennison International Opportunities ETFPGIM | Active | 3.91% | −0.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Invesco UK Enhanced Index Fund (UK)Invesco | Active | 3.70% | +14.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.24% | £1.7B | Free account |
| Eleva European Selection FundEleva Capital | Active | 3.36% | +11.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.58% | £8.0B | Free account |
| Man Alpha Select AlternativeMan Group | Active | 3.31% | −6.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.36% | £1.8B | Free account |
| CM-AM EUROPE GROWTHCrédit Mutuel Asset Management | Not classified | 3.21% | +2.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.53% | £539.5M | Free account |
| Eleva Absolute Return Europe FundEleva Capital | Active | 3.07% | −3.7% | Pro | Pro | 2.08% | £4.2B | Free account |
| Invesco European Equity Fund (UK)Invesco | Active | 3.00% | +15.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.13% | £1.7B | Free account |
| Global Strategic Equity FundNinety One | Active | 2.90% | +16.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.88% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Templeton Growth (Euro) FundFranklin Templeton | Active | 2.75% | +0.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £6.9B | Free account |
| SJP UK UTSt. James's Place International | Active | 2.69% | +9.2% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £4.9B | Free account |
| BlackRock ACS 50:50 Global Equity TrackerBlackRock | Passive | 2.19% | +13.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.01% | £3.2B | Free account |
| L&G BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha PnL&G | Not classified | 2.18% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £6K | Free account |
| Europe Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 1.90% | +13.9% | Pro | Pro | 2.02% | £1.9B | Free account |
| T. Rowe Price International Equity ETFT.Rowe Price | Passive | 1.86% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Touchstone Dynamic International ETFTouchstone Asset Management | Passive | 1.80% | +30.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.67% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Allianz Best Styles Europe EquityAllianz Global Investors | Active | 1.66% | +15.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.37% | £1.1B | Free account |
| Law Debenture Corporation plcLaw Debenture IT | Not classified | 1.60% | +19.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.49% | 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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