Asian semiconductor stocks plunge amid AI concerns
Samsung fell 7.6% and SK Hynix fell 9.4% as semiconductor stocks declined sharply following concerns about AI regulation and the US midterm election results.
Funds in our coverage with Reliance Industries Limited among their ten largest positions, with about £854.0M of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WisdomTree India Hedged EquityWisdomTree | Not classified | 8.70% | −9.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Indian EquityHSBC | Active | 6.91% | −9.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £819.6M | Free account |
| WisdomTree India Earnings FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 6.59% | +0.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.84% | n/a | Free account |
| VanEck Oil Refiners ETFVanEck | Passive | 6.25% | +81.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.61% | n/a | Free account |
| India Frontline Equity FundAditya Birla Sun Life | Active | 6.20% | −5.5% | Pro | Pro | 2.00% | £127.4M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI India UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 5.47% | −16.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.65% | £3.4B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI India ETFBlackRock | Passive | 5.40% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.62% | n/a | Free account |
| Franklin FTSE India UCITS ETFFranklin Templeton | Passive | 5.26% | −8.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £687.0M | Free account |
| Franklin FTSE India ETFFranklin Templeton | Passive | 5.23% | −10.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| M&G India FundM&G Investments | Active | 4.80% | −16.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.55% | £12.8M | Free account |
| Indian EquitiesPictet | Active | 3.79% | −10.1% | Pro | Pro | 2.33% | £858.9M | Free account |
| Robeco Indian EquitiesRobeco | Active | 3.57% | −10.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.91% | n/a | Free account |
| Franklin India FundFranklin Templeton | Active | 3.34% | −16.6% | Pro | Pro | 2.42% | £1.7B | Free account |
| India Equity FundManulife | Active | 3.15% | −3.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.50% | £256.3M | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs India Equity PortfolioGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 2.84% | −13.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.94% | £2.9B | Free account |
| Ashoka WhiteOak India Opportunities FundWhite Oak | Active | 2.65% | −10.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.08% | £1.3B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets ex-ChinaWisdomTree | Not classified | 2.45% | −3.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Franklin Templeton Martin Currie Emerging Markets FundFranklin Templeton | Not classified | 2.29% | +31.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £317.9M | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Growth FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 2.20% | +42.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.79% | £664.5M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Value FundDimensional | Active | 2.08% | +17.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.51% | £1.2B | Free account |
| SC Global Emerging Market Equities Passive FundSEDCO Capital Global Funds | Passive | 1.94% | +9.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.24% | £63.8M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Value ETFDimensional | Passive | 1.72% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Ex China ESG SelectionAmundi | Passive | 1.49% | +28.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £836.9M | Free account |
| UBS Global Emerging Markets Equity Climate Transition FundUBS | Active | 1.34% | +32.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £218.4M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.12% | +52.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| UBS MSCI EM SelectionUBS | Passive | 1.11% | +1.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.13% | £3.7B | Free account |
| DPAM L Equities Emerging Markets Selection MSCI IndexDegroof Petercam Asset Management | Passive | 1.10% | +14.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.89% | £415.4M | Free account |
| NT Emerging Markets Selection Equity Index FundNorthern Trust | Passive | 1.10% | +15.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.13% | £182.2M | Free account |
| UBS Life Global Emerging Markets Equity Tracker FundUBS | Passive | 1.03% | +9.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £117.9M | Free account |
| Satrix Emerging Markets Equity Tracker FundSanlam Investments UK | Passive | 0.94% | +30.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.33% | £234.3M | Free account |
| Legal & General Global Emerging Markets Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 0.90% | +2.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £3.2B | Free account |
| Coutts Emerging Markets Equity Index FundBlackRock | Passive | 0.88% | +12.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.06% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Screened Index Equity Sub-FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 0.85% | +18.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £397.1M | Free account |
| State Street IUT Emerging Market Equity Index FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 0.85% | +14.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £82.8M | Free account |
| iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (UK)BlackRock | Passive | 0.83% | +2.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | £4.1B | Free account |
| Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETFVanguard | Passive | 0.82% | +0.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.17% | £2.3B | Free account |
| iShares Emerging Market Screened Equity Index FundBlackRock | Passive | 0.81% | +32.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | £739.2M | Free account |
| State Street Global Emerging Markets Screened Index Equity FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 0.81% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | £1.2B | Free account |
| MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Equity Index FundHSBC | Passive | 0.79% | +53.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £294.8M | Free account |
| iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (LU)BlackRock | Passive | 0.78% | +31.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.34% | £390.8M | Free account |
| State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 0.78% | +30.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £721.1M | Free account |
| MSCI Emerging ex ChinaBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Passive | 0.78% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.09% | £56.8M | Free account |
| Amundi Core MSCI Emerging MarketsAmundi | Passive | 0.77% | +13.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £8.2B | Free account |
| Global Emerging Markets Index FundAviva Investors | Passive | 0.77% | +14.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.31% | £6.0B | 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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