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 Tencent Holdings Limited among their ten largest positions, with about £12.2B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin MSCI China Paris Aligned Climate UCITS ETFFranklin Templeton | Passive | 16.36% | −22.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.22% | £6.9M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI China ESG Selection ExtraAmundi | Passive | 15.09% | −16.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.65% | £326.8M | Free account |
| Global X MSCI China ETFMirae Asset | Passive | 14.60% | −17.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | n/a | Free account |
| iShares MSCI China ETFBlackRock | Passive | 14.46% | −17.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.59% | n/a | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI CHINA UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 14.40% | −19.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | £780.9M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI China ESG SelectionAmundi | Passive | 14.03% | −21.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £143.6M | Free account |
| Franklin FTSE China UCITS ETFFranklin Templeton | Passive | 12.04% | −22.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £1.2B | Free account |
| KraneShares CSI China Internet ETFKraneShares | Passive | 10.44% | −33.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| China Opportunity (USD)UBS | Active | 10.30% | −28.1% | Pro | Pro | 2.47% | £2.1B | Free account |
| China Focus FundFidelity | Active | 9.90% | −17.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £1.5B | Free account |
| All China (USD)UBS | Active | 9.75% | −12.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.03% | £765.2M | Free account |
| UBS Solactive China Technology UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 9.68% | −33.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £275.6M | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford China FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 9.61% | −10.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.06% | £206.0M | Free account |
| Hong Kong EquitySchroders | Active | 9.40% | −18.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £580.7M | Free account |
| Greater China (USD)UBS | Active | 9.19% | −5.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.02% | £461.6M | Free account |
| FSSA China Growth FundFirst Sentier Group | Active | 9.11% | −11.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £1.9B | Free account |
| China OpportunitiesSchroders | Active | 9.03% | −13.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £674.4M | Free account |
| Allianz China EquityAllianz Global Investors | Active | 8.81% | −11.7% | Pro | Pro | 2.30% | £300.2M | Free account |
| Greater China Fund IIFidelity | Active | 8.81% | +8.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.04% | £576.4M | Free account |
| Allianz Hong Kong EquityAllianz Global Investors | Active | 8.70% | −8.2% | Pro | Pro | 2.11% | £126.7M | Free account |
| HSBC HANG SENG TECH UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 8.45% | −38.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £1.0B | Free account |
| Quilter Investors China Equity FundQuilter Investors | Active | 8.35% | −8.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £143.0M | Free account |
| Stewart Investors Global Emerging Markets All Cap FundFirst Sentier Group | Active | 8.20% | +9.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.70% | £158.7M | Free account |
| Allianz China Future TechnologiesAllianz Global Investors | Active | 8.17% | +52.5% | Pro | Pro | 2.30% | £185.2M | Free account |
| All China Equity FundNinety One | Active | 7.74% | −1.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.17% | £542.4M | Free account |
| AZ Equity - ChinaAzimut Holding | Active | 7.72% | −14.2% | Pro | Pro | 2.03% | £372.9M | Free account |
| Stewart Investors Global Emerging Markets Leaders FundFirst Sentier Group | Active | 7.60% | +15.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.45% | £300.3M | Free account |
| FSSA Global Emerging Markets Focus FundFirst Sentier Group | Active | 7.57% | +18.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.04% | £475.2M | Free account |
| China FundBlackRock | Active | 7.35% | −14.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.82% | £802.0M | Free account |
| Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders FundFirst Sentier Group | Active | 7.10% | +11.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.50% | £3.6B | Free account |
| MetLife Benchmark Aberdeen Asia Pacific Gr PnMetLife | Not classified | 7.00% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £40K | Free account |
| China Value FundManulife | Active | 6.85% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 1.50% | £589.3M | Free account |
| Federated Hermes Asia ex-Japan Equity FundFederated Hermes International | Active | 6.67% | +8.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.83% | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETFBlackRock | Passive | 6.41% | +32.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £919.9M | Free account |
| FSSA Asian Equity Plus FundFirst Sentier Group | Active | 6.38% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.04% | £4.4B | Free account |
| EMQQ Emerging Markets Internet UCITS ETFHANetf | Passive | 6.22% | −30.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.86% | £87.4M | Free account |
| Asia Pacific Opportunities FundFidelity | Active | 6.16% | −2.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.91% | £813.3M | Free account |
| FSSA Greater China Growth FundFirst Sentier Group | Active | 6.14% | +13.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.64% | £518.2M | Free account |
| Greater ChinaSchroders | Active | 6.12% | +13.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £2.0B | Free account |
| Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth FundSands Capital | Active | 6.09% | +0.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.95% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Quilter Investors Asia Pacific (ex Japan) Equity FundQuilter Investors | Active | 6.09% | +2.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £375.5M | Free account |
| FL T. Rowe Price Asian ex-Japan Equity PnFL | Not classified | 5.87% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £0 | Free account |
| Asia Pacific Sustainable Equity FundAberdeen Group plc | Active | 5.80% | +30.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.93% | £1.0B | Free account |
| Aviva Life abrdn Asia Pacific Sustainable Equity OLAviva Life & Pension | Not classified | 5.80% | +26.9% | Pro | Pro | 2.35% | £9.7M | Free account |
| DWS Invest ESG Global Emerging Markets EquitiesDWS | Active | 5.70% | +30.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.83% | £663.0M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Equity FundAshmore | Active | 5.62% | +30.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.27% | £603.8M | Free account |
| abrdn Asia Pacific Equity FundAberdeen Group plc | Active | 5.60% | +28.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.31% | £588.1M | Free account |
| Empower Emerging Markets Equity FundProShares | Not classified | 5.44% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Growth FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 5.41% | +42.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.79% | £664.5M | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity IncomeGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 5.33% | +38.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.15% | £133.3M | 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.
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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