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 Apple Inc among their ten largest positions, with about £108.3B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco TechNology S&P US Select Sector UCITS ETFInvesco | Passive | 19.08% | +12.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £1.7B | Free account |
| State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Technology Select Sector UCITS ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 18.56% | +11.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £1.5B | Free account |
| iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 18.26% | +16.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £13.3B | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI USA Information Technology UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 17.72% | +33.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Information Technology UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 17.19% | +11.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £3.8B | Free account |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Technology UCITS ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 17.02% | +33.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.30% | £887.2M | Free account |
| Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETFFidelity | Passive | 16.21% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares U.S. Technology ETFBlackRock | Passive | 15.41% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.44% | n/a | Free account |
| Magnificent Seven ETFRoundhill Investments | Passive | 14.32% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 13.61% | +41.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETFBlackRock | Passive | 13.13% | +9.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 13.02% | +22.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| UBS MSCI USA Tech 125 Universal UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 12.85% | +21.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £27.4M | Free account |
| Legal & General Global Technology Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 12.70% | +12.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £5.5B | Free account |
| SP Funds S&P Global Technology ETFSharia Portfolio Funds | Passive | 12.02% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Global Tech ETFBlackRock | Passive | 11.43% | +46.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.48% | n/a | Free account |
| Legal & General Global 100 Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 11.00% | +10.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.52% | £2.4B | Free account |
| Avantis® U.S. Quality ETFAvantis Investors | Passive | 9.98% | +19.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares S&P 100 ETF | Passive | 9.92% | +17.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | n/a | Free account |
| NYLI Candriam U.S. Large Cap Equity ETFIndex IQ | Passive | 9.90% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Global X FANG+ ETFGlobal X ETFs | Passive | 9.47% | +18.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | n/a | Free account |
| Global X FANG+ (Currency Hedged) ETFGlobal X ETFs | Passive | 9.43% | +24.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.03% | n/a | Free account |
| J.P. Morgan Mansart MSCI Canada FundJ.P. Morgan Mansart Management | Passive | 9.32% | +16.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £1.1B | Free account |
| Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETFFidelity | Passive | 9.31% | +19.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Motley Fool 100 Index ETFMotley Fool Asset Management | Passive | 9.31% | +15.2% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Quality Dividend Index FundFlexShares | Passive | 9.30% | +15.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI BrazilAmundi | Not classified | 9.15% | +26.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.65% | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETFBlackRock | Passive | 9.06% | +12.2% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| HCM DEFENDER 100Howard Capital Management | Not classified | 8.97% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI AC Asia Pacific Ex JapanAmundi | Passive | 8.95% | +29.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £552.1M | Free account |
| NYLI U.S. Large Cap R&D Leaders ETFIndex IQ | Passive | 8.93% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Em AsiaAmundi | Passive | 8.88% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £2.3B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI World Ex EMU UCITS ETFAmundi | Passive | 8.88% | +16.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £798.5M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI All Country World SwapAmundi | Passive | 8.82% | +18.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.45% | £13.9M | Free account |
| PUTM ACS North American Fund 2Phoenix Unit Trust Managers | Passive | 8.76% | +18.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.01% | £1.5B | Free account |
| UBS Factor MSCI USA Quality Screened UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 8.76% | +10.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | £842.5M | Free account |
| Candriam Sustainable Equity USCandriam | Active | 8.63% | +10.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.86% | £1.7B | Free account |
| iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETFBlackRock | Passive | 8.60% | +36.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.48% | n/a | Free account |
| UBS Nasdaq-100 ESG Enhanced UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 8.53% | +35.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | n/a | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETFDWS | Passive | 8.52% | +16.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Legal & General Future World ESG Tilted and Optimised North America Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 8.40% | +18.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £976.4M | Free account |
| Av AXA Framlington American Growth ALAviva | Not classified | 8.34% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £4.2M | Free account |
| Av AXA Framlington American Growth EPAviva | Not classified | 8.34% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £1.5M | Free account |
| iShares S&P 500 Value ETFBlackRock | Passive | 8.33% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Quality Dividend Defensive Index FundFlexShares | Passive | 8.31% | +12.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Select ETFClearBridge | Passive | 8.25% | +10.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Franklin - U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETFFranklin Templeton | Passive | 8.12% | +19.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| HSBC Islamic Global Equity Index FundHSBC | Passive | 8.07% | +12.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.92% | £2.2B | Free account |
| World TPI Climate Transition Index Equity Sub-FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 8.02% | +19.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £912.1M | Free account |
| As of Priced World TPI Climate Transition Index Equity Sub-FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 8.02% | +19.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £105.7M | 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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