Major AI sector selloff and tech correction
Technology equities tumbled with Nasdaq dropping nearly 6%, marking its worst session since April 2025. AI-related stocks declined sharply, dragging the S&P 500 down significantly.
Funds in our coverage with Baba-w among their ten largest positions, with about £3.0B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amundi MSCI China ESG Selection ExtraAmundi | Passive | 13.47% | −16.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.65% | £326.8M | Free account |
| UBS Solactive China Technology UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 10.86% | −33.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £275.6M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI China ETFBlackRock | Passive | 9.68% | −17.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.59% | n/a | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI CHINA UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 9.64% | −19.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | £780.9M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI China ESG SelectionAmundi | Passive | 9.50% | −21.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £143.6M | Free account |
| Franklin FTSE China UCITS ETFFranklin Templeton | Passive | 9.23% | −22.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £1.2B | Free account |
| KraneShares CSI China Internet ETFKraneShares | Passive | 7.70% | −33.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| HSBC HANG SENG TECH UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 7.66% | −38.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £1.0B | Free account |
| All China (USD)UBS | Active | 6.54% | −12.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.03% | £765.2M | Free account |
| Greater China Fund IIFidelity | Active | 6.53% | +8.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.04% | £576.4M | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford China FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 6.50% | −10.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.06% | £206.0M | Free account |
| Quilter Investors China Equity FundQuilter Investors | Active | 6.20% | −8.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £143.0M | Free account |
| EMQQ Emerging Markets Internet UCITS ETFHANetf | Passive | 5.55% | −30.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.86% | £87.4M | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETFBlackRock | Passive | 5.40% | +32.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £919.9M | Free account |
| All China Equity FundNinety One | Active | 5.35% | −1.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.17% | £542.4M | Free account |
| AZ Equity - ChinaAzimut Holding | Active | 5.25% | −14.2% | Pro | Pro | 2.03% | £372.9M | Free account |
| TM Redwheel Global Emerging Markets FundRedwheel | Active | 4.73% | +8.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.15% | £168.9M | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETF | Passive | 4.20% | +55.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | n/a | Free account |
| FL T. Rowe Price Asian ex-Japan Equity PnFL | Not classified | 4.16% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £0 | Free account |
| China Focus FundFidelity | Active | 3.72% | −17.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Emerging Market Stars FundPolar Capital | Active | 3.57% | +5.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.68% | £3.3B | Free account |
| UBS Global Emerging Markets Opportunity FundUBS | Active | 3.55% | +38.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £605.4M | Free account |
| Pacific North Of South EM All Cap EquityPacific Asset Management | Active | 3.50% | +17.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.83% | £2.7B | Free account |
| Empower Emerging Markets Equity FundProShares | Not classified | 3.49% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| UBS MSCI EM SelectionUBS | Passive | 3.48% | +1.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.13% | £3.7B | Free account |
| Global Emerging Markets Opportunity (USD)UBS | Active | 3.42% | +37.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.06% | £399.4M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets ESG SelectionAmundi | Passive | 3.33% | +14.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £973.2M | Free account |
| Scottish Widows Fundamental Index Emerging Markets EquityScottish Widows Limited | Passive | 3.20% | +24.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £526.1M | Free account |
| mtx Emerging Markets LeadersVontobel | Active | 3.12% | +12.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.18% | £3.0B | Free account |
| Robeco Global Equity EmergingBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Not classified | 3.09% | +12.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.81% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Emerging Sustainable Stars Equity FundNordea | Active | 3.06% | +15.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.95% | £1.3B | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity ESG PortfolioGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 3.03% | +34.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.93% | £822.7M | Free account |
| Quilter Investors Emerging Markets Equity Income FundQuilter Investors | Active | 2.96% | +36.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £454.8M | Free account |
| UBS Life Global Emerging Markets Equity Tracker FundUBS | Passive | 2.90% | +9.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £117.9M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.88% | +15.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £6.3B | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Growth FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 2.85% | +42.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.79% | £664.5M | Free account |
| Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETFCharles Schwab | Passive | 2.72% | +18.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| ARGA Emerging Market Equity FundArga | Active | 2.68% | +38.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.25% | £1.4B | Free account |
| AQR Emerging Equity Extension UCITS FundAQR Capital Management | Active | 2.65% | +23.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.98% | £2.0B | Free account |
| Federated Hermes Global Emerging Markets Equity FundFederated Hermes International | Active | 2.65% | +6.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.12% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Screened Index Equity Sub-FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 2.65% | +18.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £397.1M | Free account |
| Handelsbanken MSCI Emerging Markets IndexHandelsbanken | Passive | 2.60% | +13.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.62% | £1.9B | Free account |
| Templeton Asian Growth FundFranklin Templeton | Active | 2.57% | +16.2% | Pro | Pro | 2.68% | £1.9B | Free account |
| State Street IUT Emerging Market Equity Index FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 2.52% | +14.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £82.8M | Free account |
| State Street Global Emerging Markets Screened Index Equity FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 2.44% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Amundi Core MSCI Emerging MarketsAmundi | Passive | 2.42% | +13.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £8.2B | Free account |
| State Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 2.37% | +30.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £721.1M | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 2.34% | +38.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £4.1B | Free account |
| R-co ValorRothschild & Co Asset Management | Active | 2.33% | −8.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.60% | £8.6B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.32% | +32.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.72% | 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.
Technology equities tumbled with Nasdaq dropping nearly 6%, marking its worst session since April 2025. AI-related stocks declined sharply, dragging the S&P 500 down significantly.
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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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