Funds Benchmark
Funds in our coverage with Samsung Electronics Co Ltd among their ten largest positions, with about £36.0B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin FTSE Korea UCITS ETFFranklin Templeton | Passive | 30.18% | +75.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.09% | £3.5B | Free account |
| Asia Pacific ex Japan Screened Index Equity Sub-FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 18.93% | +58.3% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £275.9M | Free account |
| State Street AUT Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Screened (ex Controversies and CW) Index Equity FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 17.29% | +58.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | £91.3M | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETF | Passive | 16.54% | +55.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | n/a | Free account |
| State Street IUT Asia Pacific ex Japan Equity Index FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 16.26% | +57.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.13% | £54.3M | Free account |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETFVanguard | Passive | 15.85% | +30.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £2.3B | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ISLAMIC SCREENED CAPPED UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 14.88% | +83.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £133.5M | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETFBlackRock | Passive | 13.01% | +32.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £919.9M | Free account |
| Franklin Templeton Martin Currie Emerging Markets FundFranklin Templeton | Not classified | 12.02% | +32.3% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £317.9M | Free account |
| Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETFFreedom Day Dividend | Passive | 10.90% | +67.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Legal & General Pacific Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 10.80% | +37.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.57% | £2.5B | Free account |
| Asia Pacific Sustainable Equity FundAberdeen Group plc | Active | 10.70% | +30.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.93% | £1.0B | Free account |
| Aviva Life abrdn Asia Pacific Sustainable Equity OLAviva Life & Pension | Not classified | 10.70% | +26.9% | Pro | Pro | 2.35% | £9.7M | Free account |
| Pacific Index FundHSBC | Passive | 10.45% | +67.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.32% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Platinum AsiaPlatinum Asset Management | Not classified | 10.43% | +6.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £971.7M | Free account |
| Schroder Global Emerging MarketsSchroders | Not classified | 10.40% | +28.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £60.9M | Free account |
| Mirae Asset ESG Emerging Asia ex China Equity FundMirae Asset | Active | 10.18% | +57.7% | Pro | Pro | 2.02% | £7.7M | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS VALUE SCREENED UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 10.14% | +65.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | n/a | Free account |
| MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Equity Index FundHSBC | Passive | 10.11% | +53.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £294.8M | Free account |
| Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLCFranklin Templeton | Active | 10.01% | +27.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £3.0B | Free account |
| Korea Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 10.00% | +99.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £4.1B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Low Volatility Equity PortfolioAllianceBernstein | Active | 9.95% | +26.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.55% | £840.5M | Free account |
| abrdn Asia Pacific Equity FundAberdeen Group plc | Active | 9.90% | +28.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.31% | £588.1M | Free account |
| Asian Total ReturnSchroders | Active | 9.88% | +37.4% | Pro | Pro | 2.45% | £5.3B | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Leading Companies FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 9.86% | +45.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.54% | £791.5M | Free account |
| PXCL Emerging Market PensionPhoenix Life Limited | Not classified | 9.86% | +46.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.75% | £142.1M | Free account |
| ACS Asia Pacific ex Japan ESG Insights Equity FundBlackRock | Passive | 9.84% | +58.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.02% | £1.3B | Free account |
| Asia Equity ESG FundFidelity | Active | 9.80% | +8.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.92% | £2.5B | Free account |
| Asia Equity II ESG FundFidelity | Active | 9.80% | +11.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.18% | £1.1B | Free account |
| M&G Emerging Markets ESG EquitiesABN AMRO | Active | 9.80% | +21.5% | Pro | Pro | 2.00% | £777.6M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Sustainable Leaders (USD)UBS | Active | 9.70% | +43.3% | Pro | Pro | 2.00% | £296.7M | Free account |
| UBS Global Emerging Markets Opportunity FundUBS | Active | 9.69% | +38.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £605.4M | Free account |
| Columbia EM Core ex-China ETFColumbia Threadneedle Investments | Passive | 9.69% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Global Emerging Markets Opportunity (USD)UBS | Active | 9.68% | +37.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.06% | £399.4M | Free account |
| VanEck MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity ETFVanEck | Passive | 9.66% | +48.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.69% | £376.2M | Free account |
| Invesco Asian Equity FundInvesco | Active | 9.60% | +3.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.35% | £2.7B | Free account |
| Value Partners High-Dividend Stocks FundValue Partners | Active | 9.60% | +8.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.25% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Equity FocusAmundi | Active | 9.58% | +9.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.02% | £3.0B | Free account |
| Omnis Asia Pacific ex-Japan EquityOmnis Investments Ltd | Not classified | 9.58% | +58.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.72% | £209.4M | Free account |
| Templeton Emerging Markets FundFranklin Templeton | Active | 9.55% | +19.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.15% | £2.0B | Free account |
| abrdn Emerging Markets Equity FundAberdeen Group plc | Active | 9.49% | +36.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.87% | £651.9M | Free account |
| Emerging Market Stars FundPolar Capital | Active | 9.47% | +5.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.68% | £3.3B | Free account |
| Invesco Asian Fund (UK)Invesco | Active | 9.47% | +13.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.65% | £3.1B | Free account |
| Emerging AsiaSchroders | Active | 9.43% | +9.6% | Pro | Pro | 2.34% | £4.9B | Free account |
| M&G Global Emerging Markets FundM&G Investments | Active | 9.40% | +9.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.13% | £1.2B | Free account |
| BetaPlus Enhanced Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity FundNordea | Active | 9.35% | +13.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.37% | £3.6B | Free account |
| Invesco Global Emerging Markets Fund (UK)Invesco | Active | 9.32% | +30.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.50% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Invesco Emerging Markets Equity FundInvesco | Active | 9.30% | +16.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.10% | £2.6B | Free account |
| Schroder Asian Alpha Plus FundSchroders | Active | 9.30% | +15.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.84% | £1.7B | Free account |
| FI Institutional Emerging Markets Equity FundFisher Investments Institutional Group | Active | 9.30% | +32.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £522.8M | 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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Counts events recorded in our market events log, not news volume. Information only, not advice.
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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