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 台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司 among their ten largest positions, with about £64.8B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Emerging Markets Screened Index Equity Sub-FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 36.98% | +61.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £107.5M | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETFBlackRock | Passive | 28.59% | +32.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £919.9M | Free account |
| NT Emerging Markets Selection Equity Index FundNorthern Trust | Passive | 26.69% | +15.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.13% | £182.2M | Free account |
| DPAM L Equities Emerging Markets Selection MSCI IndexDegroof Petercam Asset Management | Passive | 26.60% | +14.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.89% | £415.4M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI EM SelectionUBS | Passive | 26.55% | +1.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.13% | £3.7B | Free account |
| iShares Asia 50 ETF | Passive | 22.48% | +55.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | n/a | Free account |
| Legal & General Pacific Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 20.70% | +37.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.57% | £2.5B | Free account |
| iShares Pacific ex Japan Equity Index FundBlackRock | Passive | 19.84% | +37.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.23% | £3.1B | Free account |
| Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETFFranklin Templeton | Passive | 19.69% | +89.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Ex China ESG SelectionAmundi | Passive | 19.66% | +28.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £836.9M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Screened Index Equity Sub-FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 19.50% | +18.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £397.1M | Free account |
| MSCI Emerging ex ChinaBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Passive | 18.99% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.09% | £56.8M | Free account |
| JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust plcJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Not classified | 18.70% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.79% | £1.6B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI EM Asia SRI Climate Paris AlignedAmundi | Passive | 18.69% | +20.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £173.4M | Free account |
| Franklin Templeton Martin Currie Emerging Markets FundFranklin Templeton | Not classified | 18.67% | +32.3% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £317.9M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI EM Asia ESG Broad TransitionAmundi | Passive | 18.40% | +32.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £265.7M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETFBlackRock | Passive | 17.76% | +52.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 17.32% | +15.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £6.3B | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 17.21% | +26.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £29.4M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETFBlackRock | Passive | 17.21% | +32.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.72% | n/a | Free account |
| Legal & General Global Emerging Markets Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 17.20% | +2.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £3.2B | Free account |
| NTCM Emerging Markets Low Carbon Plus Equity Index FGR FundNorthern Trust | Passive | 17.12% | +9.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | £1.4B | Free account |
| State Street IUT Emerging Market Equity Index FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 17.07% | +14.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £82.8M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI EM Climate Paris Aligned Index FundUBS | Passive | 17.03% | +26.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £69.7M | Free account |
| iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (UK)BlackRock | Passive | 17.00% | +2.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | £4.1B | Free account |
| UBS MSCI EM Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 16.98% | +24.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.16% | £537.3M | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI AC ASIA PACIFIC EX JAPAN CLIMATE PARIS ALIGNED UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 16.56% | +27.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £13.7M | Free account |
| HSBC EMERGING MARKET SCREENED EQUITY UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 16.32% | +16.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £222.1M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Broad TransitionAmundi | Passive | 16.05% | +13.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £2.1B | Free account |
| NT Emerging Markets Screened Equity Index FGR FundNorthern Trust | Passive | 15.83% | +15.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £4.9B | Free account |
| NT Emerging Markets Screened Equity Index FundNorthern Trust | Passive | 15.83% | +15.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.06% | £2.5B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets ESG SelectionAmundi | Passive | 15.66% | +14.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £973.2M | Free account |
| Aegon BlackRock Emerging Markets Equity Index (BLK)Aegon/Scottish Equitable plc | Passive | 15.63% | +30.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £219.3M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | Passive | 15.57% | +27.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.72% | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets SRI Climate Paris AlignedAmundi | Passive | 15.56% | +8.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.16% | £2.2B | Free account |
| L&G Emerging Markets Equity Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 15.30% | +31.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.22% | £568.9M | Free account |
| Emerging Markets Equity Passive (USD)UBS | Passive | 15.16% | +30.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.03% | £329.9M | Free account |
| UBS Core MSCI EM UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 15.14% | +14.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £9.3B | Free account |
| Fidelity Index Emerging Markets FundFidelity | Passive | 15.10% | +11.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £2.1B | Free account |
| NT Emerging Markets Equity Index FundNorthern Trust | Passive | 15.08% | +30.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | £254.0M | Free account |
| Columbia EM Core ex-China ETFColumbia Threadneedle Investments | Passive | 14.94% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Fidelity MSCI Emerging Markets Index FundFidelity | Passive | 14.90% | +30.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £97.8M | Free account |
| iShares Emerging Market Screened Equity Index FundBlackRock | Passive | 14.76% | +32.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | £739.2M | Free account |
| HSBC MSCI EMERGING MARKETS VALUE SCREENED UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 14.74% | +65.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | n/a | Free account |
| State Street Global Emerging Markets Screened Index Equity FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 14.73% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | £1.2B | Free account |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 14.63% | +14.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | n/a | Free account |
| NT Emerging Markets Climate Equity FundNorthern Trust | Passive | 14.52% | +30.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £430.7M | Free account |
| Amundi Core MSCI Emerging MarketsAmundi | Passive | 14.40% | +13.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £8.2B | Free account |
| UBS Life Global Emerging Markets Equity Tracker FundUBS | Passive | 14.27% | +9.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £117.9M | Free account |
| iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (LU)BlackRock | Passive | 14.20% | +31.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.34% | £390.8M | 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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