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 A among their ten largest positions, with about £48.7B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnificent Seven ETFRoundhill Investments | Passive | 14.24% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| NYLI U.S. Large Cap R&D Leaders ETFIndex IQ | Passive | 13.76% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| T. Rowe Price Growth Stock ETFT.Rowe Price | Passive | 11.94% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| CastleArk Large Growth ETFCastleArk | Passive | 10.29% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| T. Rowe Price Growth ETFT.Rowe Price | Passive | 9.91% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETFVanEck | Passive | 9.76% | +5.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.40% | n/a | Free account |
| Global X FANG+ ETFGlobal X ETFs | Passive | 9.57% | +18.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | n/a | Free account |
| Global X FANG+ (Currency Hedged) ETFGlobal X ETFs | Passive | 9.52% | +24.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.03% | n/a | Free account |
| Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETFFidelity | Passive | 9.27% | +19.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Global Core Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 9.21% | +2.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.42% | £2.9B | Free account |
| US GrowthBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Active | 9.20% | +18.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.84% | £1.3B | Free account |
| US Growth FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 9.20% | −6.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.81% | £5.1B | Free account |
| US Large Cap Growth Equity FundT.Rowe Price | Active | 9.18% | −3.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.59% | £2.0B | Free account |
| Loomis Sayles U.S. Growth Equity FundNatixis Investment Managers | Active | 8.59% | −3.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.01% | £3.7B | Free account |
| USA Growth (USD)UBS | Active | 8.27% | +0.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.59% | £2.8B | Free account |
| DWS US GrowthDWS | Active | 7.90% | +5.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £1.5B | Free account |
| Lindsell Train Global Equity FundLindsell Train | Active | 7.63% | −7.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.68% | £2.2B | Free account |
| US Large CapSchroders | Active | 7.54% | +4.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.83% | £7.1B | Free account |
| TechnologyDNB AM | Not classified | 7.31% | +18.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.56% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Allianz Technology Trust PLCAllianz Global Investors | Not classified | 7.30% | +55.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.80% | n/a | Free account |
| Global Climate Change EquitySchroders | Active | 7.10% | −3.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.06% | £1.7B | Free account |
| HSBC Islamic Global Equity Index FundHSBC | Passive | 7.07% | +12.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.92% | £2.2B | Free account |
| BlackRock Global Unconstrained Equity FundBlackRock | Not classified | 6.87% | +5.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.95% | £3.5B | Free account |
| Av AXA Framlington American Growth ALAviva | Not classified | 6.84% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £4.2M | Free account |
| Av AXA Framlington American Growth EPAviva | Not classified | 6.84% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £1.5M | Free account |
| Parametric Hedged Equity ETFEaton Vance | Passive | 6.71% | +12.6% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| TM Natixis Loomis Sayles U.S. Equity Leaders FundThesis Unit Trust Management | Active | 6.70% | −2.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Polar Capital Technology Trust PLCPolar Capital | Active | 6.70% | +47.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.77% | n/a | Free account |
| Avantis® U.S. Quality ETFAvantis Investors | Passive | 6.68% | +19.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| DPAM B Equities World SustainableDegroof Petercam Asset Management | Active | 6.67% | +1.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.91% | £1.3B | Free account |
| DWS ESG AkkumulaDWS | Active | 6.60% | +16.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.45% | £10.6B | Free account |
| Large Company FundWesMark Funds | Not classified | 6.57% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Franklin U.S. Opportunities FundFranklin Templeton | Active | 6.56% | −3.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.80% | £5.2B | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs North America Enhanced Index Sustainable EquityGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Active | 6.54% | +8.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.55% | £1.9B | Free account |
| Janus Henderson Horizon Global Technology Leaders FundJanus Henderson Investors | Active | 6.49% | +34.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £6.2B | Free account |
| US EquitiesUBS | Active | 6.47% | +13.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.67% | £832.5M | Free account |
| Janus Henderson Global Technology Leaders FundJanus Henderson Investors | Active | 6.44% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Candriam Equities L Robotics & Innovative TechnologyCandriam | Active | 6.32% | +26.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.94% | £2.6B | Free account |
| Global Sustainable GrowthSchroders | Active | 6.31% | +8.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.83% | £3.0B | Free account |
| Robeco Global Consumer TrendsRobeco | Active | 6.31% | −0.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.71% | £2.2B | Free account |
| US Pioneer FundAmundi | Active | 6.31% | +1.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.78% | £6.1B | Free account |
| DWS ESG Top WorldDWS | Active | 6.30% | +12.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.45% | £2.5B | Free account |
| Wealth Management Global Sustainable EquitySchroders | Active | 6.30% | +8.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.05% | £1.6B | Free account |
| WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 6.23% | +18.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | n/a | Free account |
| US Select Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 6.20% | +14.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £6.1B | Free account |
| America Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 6.20% | +5.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £5.9B | Free account |
| JPMorgan American Investment Trust plcJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Not classified | 6.20% | +12.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £2.0B | Free account |
| ISLAMIC GLOBAL EQUITY INDEX FUNDHSBC | Passive | 6.08% | +13.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £6.0B | Free account |
| Disruptive TechnologyBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Active | 6.06% | +12.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.96% | £4.7B | Free account |
| CT American FundColumbia Threadneedle Investments | Active | 6.04% | +9.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.06% | £1.7B | 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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