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 Icici Bank among their ten largest positions, with about £1.4B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian EquitiesPictet | Active | 9.19% | −10.1% | Pro | Pro | 2.33% | £858.9M | Free account |
| India Equity FundManulife | Active | 8.14% | −3.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.50% | £256.3M | Free account |
| WisdomTree India Hedged EquityWisdomTree | Not classified | 7.07% | −9.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| India Frontline Equity FundAditya Birla Sun Life | Active | 6.72% | −5.5% | Pro | Pro | 2.00% | £127.4M | Free account |
| Franklin India FundFranklin Templeton | Active | 6.35% | −16.6% | Pro | Pro | 2.42% | £1.7B | Free account |
| Fidelity Responsible Emerging Markets Equity FundFidelity | Active | 5.70% | +20.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.97% | £33.8M | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs India Equity PortfolioGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 5.60% | −13.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.94% | £2.9B | Free account |
| Asia Equity ESG FundFidelity | Active | 5.40% | +8.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.92% | £2.5B | Free account |
| WisdomTree India Earnings FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 5.38% | +0.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.84% | n/a | Free account |
| Asia Equity II ESG FundFidelity | Active | 5.30% | +11.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.18% | £1.1B | Free account |
| M&G India FundM&G Investments | Active | 4.30% | −16.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.55% | £12.8M | Free account |
| Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders FundFirst Sentier Group | Active | 4.20% | +11.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.50% | £3.6B | Free account |
| FSSA Asian Equity Plus FundFirst Sentier Group | Active | 4.18% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.04% | £4.4B | Free account |
| SJP Asia Pacific UTSt. James's Place International | Active | 4.09% | +25.8% | Pro | Pro | 2.26% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Robeco Indian EquitiesRobeco | Active | 4.01% | −10.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.91% | n/a | Free account |
| Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust PlcAcorn Asset Management Ltd | Not classified | 3.60% | −2.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.26% | £429.2M | Free account |
| Man Asia (ex Japan) EquityMan Group | Active | 2.99% | +8.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.97% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Invesco Emerging Markets ex China Fund (UK)Invesco | Active | 2.66% | +52.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.50% | £758.5M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Opportunities FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 2.20% | +16.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £1.7B | Free account |
| Asian Equity FundNinety One | Active | 2.10% | +15.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.99% | £2.5B | Free account |
| Asia Pacific Sustainable Equity FundAberdeen Group plc | Active | 2.10% | +30.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.93% | £1.0B | Free account |
| abrdn Asia Pacific Equity FundAberdeen Group plc | Active | 2.10% | +28.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.31% | £588.1M | Free account |
| Aviva Life abrdn Asia Pacific Sustainable Equity OLAviva Life & Pension | Not classified | 2.10% | +26.9% | Pro | Pro | 2.35% | £9.7M | Free account |
| Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLCFranklin Templeton | Active | 2.07% | +27.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £3.0B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets ex-ChinaWisdomTree | Not classified | 1.92% | −3.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Global Emerging MarketsDanske Invest | Not classified | 1.90% | +50.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.02% | £433.6M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Equity ClimateAmundi | Active | 1.84% | +24.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.88% | £15.6M | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity PortfolioGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 1.79% | +10.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.96% | £3.2B | Free account |
| Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Sustainable Emerging MarketsSwisscanto | Active | 1.74% | +33.7% | Pro | Pro | 2.06% | £825.4M | Free account |
| ARTICO Sustainable Emerging MarketsAWEA Fonds AG | Active | 1.10% | +30.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.75% | £79.5M | Free account |
| Legal & General Future World ESG Tilted and Optimised Emerging Markets Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 0.90% | +26.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £519.5M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETFBlackRock | Passive | 0.87% | +52.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Equity Index FundHSBC | Passive | 0.82% | +53.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £294.8M | Free account |
| MSCI Emerging ex ChinaBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Passive | 0.82% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.09% | £56.8M | Free account |
| Vanguard ESG Emerging Markets All Cap Equity Index FundVanguard | Passive | 0.82% | +18.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £869.7M | Free account |
| Vanguard ESG Emerging Markets All Cap UCITS ETFVanguard | Passive | 0.81% | +17.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £24.7M | Free account |
| Legal & General Global Emerging Markets Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 0.80% | +2.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £3.2B | Free account |
| L&G Emerging Markets Equity Future Core FundLegal & General | Passive | 0.80% | +32.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £339.3M | 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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