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 台達電子工業股份有限公司 among their ten largest positions, with about £3.5B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirae Asset ESG Emerging Asia ex China Equity FundMirae Asset | Active | 9.74% | +57.7% | Pro | Pro | 2.02% | £7.7M | Free account |
| China Value FundManulife | Active | 5.59% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 1.50% | £589.3M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets ESG SelectionAmundi | Passive | 5.22% | +14.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £973.2M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets SRI Climate Paris AlignedAmundi | Passive | 5.22% | +8.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.16% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Ex China ESG SelectionAmundi | Passive | 5.17% | +28.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £836.9M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI EM Asia SRI Climate Paris AlignedAmundi | Passive | 5.12% | +20.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £173.4M | Free account |
| Global X Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure ETFGlobal X ETFs | Passive | 4.90% | +35.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.57% | £86.3M | Free account |
| FSSA Greater China Growth FundFirst Sentier Group | Active | 4.43% | +13.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.64% | £518.2M | Free account |
| Clean Energy SolutionsBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Active | 4.39% | −0.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.97% | £819.4M | Free account |
| Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETFFranklin Templeton | Passive | 4.37% | +89.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| UBS MSCI EM ex China Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.30% | +63.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £13.7M | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Greater China EquityGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 3.98% | +10.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.14% | £224.9M | Free account |
| HSBC EMERGING MARKET SCREENED EQUITY UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 3.97% | +16.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £222.1M | Free account |
| Omnis Asia Pacific ex-Japan EquityOmnis Investments Ltd | Not classified | 3.89% | +58.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.72% | £209.4M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI EM Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 3.79% | +20.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.24% | £2.7B | Free account |
| Greater China FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.70% | +0.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.63% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Equity FundRBC BlueBay Asset Management | Active | 3.50% | +15.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £39.8B | Free account |
| Robeco Smart EnergyRobeco | Active | 3.38% | +14.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.72% | £4.8B | Free account |
| HSBC NASDAQ Global Climate Tech UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 3.30% | +18.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £122.4M | Free account |
| FL T. Rowe Price Asian ex-Japan Equity PnFL | Not classified | 3.28% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £0 | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Sustainable Leaders (USD)UBS | Active | 3.28% | +43.3% | Pro | Pro | 2.00% | £296.7M | Free account |
| Federated Hermes Global Emerging Markets Equity FundFederated Hermes International | Active | 3.27% | +6.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.12% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Man Asia (ex Japan) EquityMan Group | Active | 3.16% | +8.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.97% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Franklin Templeton Martin Currie Emerging Markets FundFranklin Templeton | Not classified | 3.06% | +32.3% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £317.9M | Free account |
| Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETFFreedom Day Dividend | Passive | 2.84% | +67.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Veritas Asian FundVeritas AM | Active | 2.81% | +10.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.33% | £2.1B | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 2.80% | +27.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.80% | £653.8M | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Global Future Technology Leaders Equity PortfolioGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 2.73% | +20.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.64% | £2.0B | Free account |
| JPM Emerging Markets ESG Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 2.70% | +26.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.15% | £110.8M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Growth PortfolioAllianceBernstein | Active | 2.64% | +36.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.70% | £556.0M | Free account |
| Global Emerging MarketsDanske Invest | Not classified | 2.50% | +50.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.02% | £433.6M | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity ESG PortfolioGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 2.35% | +34.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.93% | £822.7M | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.32% | +32.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £919.9M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Opportunities FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 2.30% | +16.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £1.7B | Free account |
| UBS MSCI EM Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 2.27% | +24.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.16% | £537.3M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI EM Climate Paris Aligned Index FundUBS | Passive | 2.25% | +26.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £69.7M | Free account |
| HSBC ASIA PACIFIC EX JAPAN SCREENED EQUITY UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 2.19% | +41.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £529.7M | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETF | Passive | 2.16% | +55.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | n/a | Free account |
| Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Advantage FundLazard Asset Management | Active | 2.10% | +16.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.71% | £1.3B | Free account |
| SC Global Emerging Market Equities Passive FundSEDCO Capital Global Funds | Passive | 2.08% | +9.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.24% | £63.8M | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 2.03% | +26.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £29.4M | Free account |
| JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust plcJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Not classified | 2.00% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.79% | £1.6B | Free account |
| BetaPlus Enhanced Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity FundNordea | Active | 1.82% | +13.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.37% | £3.6B | Free account |
| Acadian Emerging Markets Equity UCITS IIRussell Investments | Active | 1.80% | +18.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.79% | £3.1B | Free account |
| BetaPlus Enhanced Emerging Markets Equity FundNordea | Active | 1.72% | +15.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Fidelity Emerging Markets Equity Research Enhanced UCITS ETFFidelity | Active | 1.64% | +30.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.30% | n/a | Free account |
| UBS MSCI EM SelectionUBS | Passive | 1.62% | +1.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.13% | £3.7B | Free account |
| DPAM L Equities Emerging Markets Selection MSCI IndexDegroof Petercam Asset Management | Passive | 1.60% | +14.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.89% | £415.4M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Equity Growth OpportunitiesAmundi | Active | 1.57% | +57.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £556.7M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Multi-Asset PortfolioAllianceBernstein | Active | 1.53% | +25.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.88% | £843.8M | 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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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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