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 Aia among their ten largest positions, with about £3.2B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS MSCI Hong Kong UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 24.88% | +14.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.45% | £81.3M | Free account |
| Egerton Capital Equity Fund plcEgerton | Not classified | 5.40% | +1.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.50% | £6.1B | Free account |
| iShares Pacific ex Japan Equity ESG Screened and Optimised Index Fund (UK)BlackRock | Passive | 4.93% | +13.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.11% | £502.2M | Free account |
| Greater China (USD)UBS | Active | 4.78% | −5.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.02% | £461.6M | Free account |
| Asia Pacific Opportunities FundFidelity | Active | 4.70% | −2.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.91% | £813.3M | Free account |
| Quilter Investors Asia Pacific (ex Japan) Equity FundQuilter Investors | Active | 4.66% | +2.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £375.5M | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI PACIFIC ex JAPAN UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 4.54% | +13.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £986.2M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETFBlackRock | Passive | 4.36% | +14.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.49% | n/a | Free account |
| Allianz Hong Kong EquityAllianz Global Investors | Active | 4.30% | −8.2% | Pro | Pro | 2.11% | £126.7M | Free account |
| Vanguard Pacific ex-Japan Stock Index FundVanguard | Passive | 4.23% | +11.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.16% | £2.6B | Free account |
| Hong Kong EquitySchroders | Active | 4.12% | −18.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £580.7M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI Pacific ex Japan IMI Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.12% | +0.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.22% | £2.3M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI Pacific Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.05% | +22.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | £623.4M | Free account |
| Stonehage Fleming Global Best Ideas Equity FundStonehage Fleming | Active | 4.01% | −5.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.80% | £1.4B | Free account |
| BNY Mellon Long-Term Global Equity FundBNY | Active | 3.92% | +6.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.60% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Aikya Global Emerging Markets Fund - UCITSPinnacle Investment Management | Active | 3.91% | −8.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.06% | £1.1B | Free account |
| Walter Scott Global Equity HedgedMacquarie | Not classified | 3.79% | +13.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.28% | £472.7M | Free account |
| L&G Asia Pacific ex Japan Equity UCITS ETFLegal & General | Passive | 3.74% | +10.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | £555.6M | Free account |
| L&G Asia Pacific ex Japan ESG Paris Aligned UCITS ETFLegal & General | Passive | 3.74% | +5.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.16% | £80.1M | Free account |
| Legal & General Future World ESG Tilted and Optimised Asia Pacific Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 3.70% | +8.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £93.2M | Free account |
| Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth FundSands Capital | Active | 3.56% | +0.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.95% | £1.5B | Free account |
| SJP Asia Pacific UTSt. James's Place International | Active | 3.44% | +25.8% | Pro | Pro | 2.26% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Equity ESG FundAshmore | Active | 3.42% | +32.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.33% | £100.5M | Free account |
| Greater ChinaSchroders | Active | 3.32% | +13.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £2.0B | Free account |
| FL T. Rowe Price Asian ex-Japan Equity PnFL | Not classified | 3.26% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £0 | Free account |
| Wellington Global Stewards FundWellington | Active | 3.19% | +20.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Asian OpportunitiesSchroders | Active | 2.96% | +33.7% | Pro | Pro | 2.35% | £5.2B | Free account |
| Quilter Investors Asia Pacific (ex Japan) Large-Cap Equity FundQuilter Investors | Active | 2.82% | +27.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.80% | £404.5M | Free account |
| Invesco Asian Equity FundInvesco | Active | 2.80% | +3.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.35% | £2.7B | Free account |
| Schroder Asian Alpha Plus FundSchroders | Active | 2.73% | +15.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.84% | £1.7B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Equity FundRBC BlueBay Asset Management | Active | 2.60% | +15.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £39.8B | Free account |
| Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity FundPAN-Tribal Asset Management | Not classified | 2.60% | +30.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.20% | £223.2M | Free account |
| GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity FundGQG Partners | Active | 2.56% | +0.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.90% | £1.4B | Free account |
| GQG Partners Emerging Markets EquityGQG Partners | Not classified | 2.54% | +0.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.96% | £780.0M | Free account |
| Fidelity Asia FundFidelity | Active | 2.50% | +22.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.93% | £3.3B | Free account |
| mtx Emerging Markets LeadersVontobel | Active | 2.48% | +12.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.18% | £3.0B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Equity FundAshmore | Active | 2.41% | +30.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.27% | £603.8M | Free account |
| M&G Asian FundM&G Investments | Active | 2.40% | +13.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.98% | £1.9B | Free account |
| Asia Equity II ESG FundFidelity | Active | 2.30% | +11.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.18% | £1.1B | Free account |
| Global Emerging Market OpportunitiesSchroders | Active | 2.21% | +12.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £2.7B | Free account |
| Asia Equity ESG FundFidelity | Active | 2.20% | +8.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.92% | £2.5B | Free account |
| Invesco Global Income FundInvesco | Active | 2.10% | −2.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.62% | £1.9B | Free account |
| Value Partners High-Dividend Stocks FundValue Partners | Active | 2.10% | +8.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.25% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Schroder Global Emerging MarketsSchroders | Not classified | 2.10% | +28.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £60.9M | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.02% | +32.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £919.9M | Free account |
| State Street AUT Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Screened (ex Controversies and CW) Index Equity FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 2.01% | +58.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | £91.3M | Free account |
| JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust plcJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Not classified | 2.00% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.79% | £1.6B | Free account |
| MetLife Benchmark Aberdeen Asia Pacific Gr PnMetLife | Not classified | 2.00% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £40K | Free account |
| ACS Asia Pacific ex Japan ESG Insights Equity FundBlackRock | Passive | 1.97% | +58.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.02% | £1.3B | Free account |
| State Street IUT Asia Pacific ex Japan Equity Index FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 1.88% | +57.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.13% | £54.3M | 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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