Dow Jones drops 3.44% amid chip sector collapse
The Dow Jones fell 1,833 points (3.44%) to close at 51,523 on November 6, led by declines in Nvidia (-9.23%), Cisco (-7.62%), and Goldman Sachs (-6.42%) as chip concerns persisted.
Funds in our coverage with Alphabet Inc Class C among their ten largest positions, with about £44.9B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 20.43% | −13.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | £17.2B | Free account |
| T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth ETFT.Rowe Price | Passive | 12.16% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| NYLI Winslow Large Cap Growth ETFIndex IQ | Passive | 11.87% | +9.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETFBlackRock | Passive | 10.65% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | n/a | Free account |
| NYLI Candriam U.S. Large Cap Equity ETFIndex IQ | Passive | 10.50% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| UBS MSCI USA Selection UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 10.46% | +20.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | n/a | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 10.39% | +3.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £7.0B | Free account |
| JPMorgan Active Growth ETFJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 10.36% | +4.6% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Legal & General Global Technology Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 10.10% | +12.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £5.5B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETFBlackRock | Passive | 10.06% | +19.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | n/a | Free account |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Scored & Screened ETFDWS | Passive | 9.99% | +26.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index FundFirst Trust | Passive | 9.97% | +4.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| State Street® SPDR® Portfolio S&P 500® Growth ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 9.88% | +20.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.04% | n/a | Free account |
| iShares S&P 500 Growth ETFBlackRock | Passive | 9.87% | +20.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETFBlackRock | Passive | 9.42% | +20.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.05% | n/a | Free account |
| American Growth PortfolioAllianceBernstein | Active | 9.40% | −1.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £6.7B | Free account |
| Amundi S&P 500 ScreenedAmundi | Passive | 9.16% | +5.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Amundi S&P 500 Screened UCITS ETFAmundi | Passive | 9.16% | +12.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £4.9B | Free account |
| UBS S&P 500 Scored & Screened UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 9.00% | +11.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | £3.3B | Free account |
| Legal & General Global 100 Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 9.00% | +10.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.52% | £2.4B | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI World ESG UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 8.87% | +8.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £5.4B | Free account |
| iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETFBlackRock | Passive | 8.46% | +36.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.48% | n/a | Free account |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 Leaders UCITS ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 8.46% | +12.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.03% | £3.7B | Free account |
| US Forty FundJanus Henderson Investors | Active | 8.40% | +7.3% | Pro | Pro | 2.17% | £1.1B | Free account |
| YIS MSCI World SelectionEurizon | Passive | 8.20% | +17.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.26% | £739.7M | Free account |
| iShares Morningstar Growth ETFBlackRock | Passive | 7.99% | +14.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Stonehage Fleming Global Best Ideas Equity FundStonehage Fleming | Active | 7.91% | −5.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.80% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETFMotley Fool Asset Management | Passive | 7.76% | +1.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Motley Fool 100 Index ETFMotley Fool Asset Management | Passive | 7.75% | +15.2% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| UBS MSCI World Selection UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 7.60% | +3.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £1.2B | Free account |
| BNP PARIBAS EASY II NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETFAXA Investment Managers | Passive | 7.60% | +9.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £2.1B | Free account |
| iShares S&P 100 ETF | Passive | 7.42% | +17.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | n/a | Free account |
| PUTM ACS North American Fund 2Phoenix Unit Trust Managers | Passive | 7.42% | +18.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.01% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETFDWS | Passive | 7.36% | +16.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| US Quality Large Cap Index FundFlexShares | Passive | 7.29% | +18.2% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| GQG Partners U.S. Equity FundGQG Partners | Active | 7.17% | +2.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.55% | £1.6B | Free account |
| iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETFBlackRock | Passive | 7.13% | +9.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Technology OpportunitiesMediolanum | Active | 7.07% | +27.7% | Pro | Pro | 2.45% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Ironbark Brown Advisory Global Share FundIronbark Asset Management Ltd | Not classified | 7.06% | +0.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £495.0M | Free account |
| Candriam Sustainable Equity USCandriam | Active | 6.78% | +10.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.86% | £1.7B | Free account |
| Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETFGlobal X Funds | Passive | 6.73% | +24.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETFBlackRock | Passive | 6.69% | +12.2% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETFVanguard | Passive | 6.67% | +18.2% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Monthly NASDAQ-100 Bull 1.75X FundDirexion | Not classified | 6.63% | +82.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Nasdaq 100 Tail Risk ETFGlobal X Funds | Passive | 6.49% | +17.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | n/a | Free account |
| UBS MSCI USA Tech 125 Universal UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 6.48% | +21.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £27.4M | Free account |
| iShares Russell Top 200 ETFBlackRock | Passive | 6.40% | +17.6% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| OneAscent Large Cap Core ETFOneAscent Investments | Passive | 6.39% | +35.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Steward Covered Call Income FundCrossmark Global Investments | Not classified | 6.31% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| North AmericaKBC Asset Management | Active | 6.28% | +12.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.79% | £2.0B | 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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