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 Amazon.com Inc among their ten largest positions, with about £72.7B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 24.39% | −4.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | £16.8B | Free account |
| Consumer Discretionary ETF | Passive | 19.80% | −6.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | n/a | Free account |
| Magnificent Seven ETFRoundhill Investments | Passive | 14.23% | +15.0% | 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 |
| Global X FANG+ ETFGlobal X ETFs | Passive | 9.83% | +18.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | n/a | Free account |
| Global X FANG+ (Currency Hedged) ETFGlobal X ETFs | Passive | 9.79% | +24.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.03% | n/a | Free account |
| Invesco Global Consumer Trends FundInvesco | Active | 9.70% | −27.4% | Pro | Pro | 2.62% | £1.3B | Free account |
| Jupiter Systematic Consumer Trends FundJupiter Asset Management | Active | 9.40% | 0.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.40% | £6.8M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Em AsiaAmundi | Passive | 8.98% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £2.3B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI AC Asia Pacific Ex JapanAmundi | Passive | 8.93% | +29.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £552.1M | Free account |
| Global Core Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 8.84% | +2.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.42% | £2.9B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI World Ex EMU UCITS ETFAmundi | Passive | 8.55% | +16.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £798.5M | Free account |
| Platinum InternationalPlatinum Asset Management | Not classified | 8.41% | −0.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £935.6M | Free account |
| BlackRock Global Unconstrained Equity FundBlackRock | Not classified | 8.38% | +5.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.95% | £3.5B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI All Country World SwapAmundi | Passive | 8.38% | +18.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.45% | £13.9M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets SwapAmundi | Passive | 8.26% | +31.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £4.7B | Free account |
| DigitalPictet | Active | 8.23% | +4.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.09% | £3.2B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Emerging Ex China SwapAmundi | Passive | 8.04% | +51.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | n/a | Free account |
| Artisan Global Opportunities FundArtisan Partners | Active | 7.40% | +2.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.96% | £1.0B | Free account |
| ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Select ETFClearBridge | Passive | 7.34% | +10.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford American FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 7.31% | −10.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.52% | £2.0B | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford Worldwide Long Term Global Growth FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 7.30% | −23.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.56% | £3.4B | Free account |
| US Forty FundJanus Henderson Investors | Active | 7.27% | +7.3% | Pro | Pro | 2.17% | £1.1B | Free account |
| DWS US GrowthDWS | Active | 7.20% | +5.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £1.5B | Free account |
| Magellan GlobalMagellan Investment Partners | Not classified | 7.18% | +5.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.35% | £2.4B | Free account |
| US Flexible Equity FundBlackRock | Active | 7.12% | +14.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £1.9B | Free account |
| GQG Partners U.S. Equity FundGQG Partners | Active | 7.11% | +2.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.55% | £1.6B | Free account |
| Global Consumer TrendsSchroders | Active | 7.09% | −10.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.96% | £6.7M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI BrazilAmundi | Not classified | 7.07% | +26.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.65% | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI ChinaAmundi | Passive | 7.01% | −17.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.29% | £485.2M | Free account |
| Virtus GF SGA Global Growth FundVirtus | Active | 7.00% | −7.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.66% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Robeco BP US Large Cap EquitiesRobeco | Active | 6.93% | +20.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.78% | £2.6B | Free account |
| Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETFMotley Fool Asset Management | Passive | 6.64% | +1.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| TechnologyDNB AM | Not classified | 6.63% | +18.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.56% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Legal & General Global 100 Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 6.60% | +10.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.52% | £2.4B | Free account |
| Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETFGlobal X Funds | Passive | 6.50% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Brown Advisory US Sustainable Growth FundBrown Advisory | Active | 6.40% | +2.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.61% | £1.4B | Free account |
| JPM US Equity Income FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 6.30% | +21.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.95% | £2.7B | Free account |
| iShares Large Cap Core Active ETFBlackRock | Active | 6.29% | +23.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Deka-Industrie 4.0Deka | Not classified | 6.22% | −0.5% | Pro | Pro | 2.22% | £6.4B | Free account |
| Parnassus US ESG EquitiesABN AMRO | Active | 6.20% | +7.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.68% | £1.4B | Free account |
| US Value FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 6.10% | +18.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £2.4B | Free account |
| JPMorgan Active Value ETFJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 6.04% | +19.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Artemis US Select FundArtemis | Active | 6.01% | +27.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.84% | £1.8B | Free account |
| Veritas Global Focus FundVeritas AM | Active | 5.98% | +3.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.05% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Disruptive TechnologyBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Active | 5.94% | +12.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.96% | £4.7B | Free account |
| HSBC Islamic Global Equity Index FundHSBC | Passive | 5.93% | +12.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.92% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETFFidelity | Passive | 5.86% | +19.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Equity ETFT.Rowe Price | Passive | 5.83% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 5.71% | +18.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | n/a | 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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