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 Broadcom Corp among their ten largest positions, with about £4.1B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Growth FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 6.10% | −6.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.81% | £5.1B | Free account |
| Allianz Technology Trust PLCAllianz Global Investors | Not classified | 6.00% | +55.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.80% | n/a | Free account |
| Capital Group Investment Company of America (LUX)Capital Group | Active | 5.90% | +11.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.45% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Janus Henderson Global Technology Leaders FundJanus Henderson Investors | Active | 5.04% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Janus Henderson Horizon Global Technology Leaders FundJanus Henderson Investors | Active | 5.02% | +34.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £6.2B | Free account |
| Sycomore Sustainable TechSycomore AM | Active | 4.90% | +51.4% | Pro | Pro | 1.05% | £651.7M | Free account |
| Legal & General Global Technology Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 4.80% | +12.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.70% | £5.5B | Free account |
| Legal & General Global 100 Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 4.60% | +10.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.52% | £2.4B | Free account |
| M&G (Lux) Global Dividend FundM&G Investments | Active | 4.30% | +18.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.92% | £3.0B | Free account |
| M&G Global Dividend FundM&G Investments | Active | 4.30% | +19.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.06% | £2.7B | Free account |
| Capital Group American Balanced Fund (LUX)Capital Group | Active | 4.30% | +7.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.80% | £1.3B | Free account |
| Echiquier Artificial IntelligenceLa Financière de l'Echiquier | Active | 4.20% | +31.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.10% | £1.0B | Free account |
| US Technology FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.70% | +14.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £7.8B | Free account |
| Polar Capital Technology Trust PLCPolar Capital | Active | 3.70% | +47.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.77% | n/a | Free account |
| JPMorgan American Investment Trust plcJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Not classified | 3.60% | +12.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £2.0B | Free account |
| US Select Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.50% | +14.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £6.1B | Free account |
| America Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.50% | +5.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £5.9B | Free account |
| US Select Equity Plus FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.20% | +2.5% | Pro | Pro | 2.56% | £7.2B | Free account |
| Legal & General Future World ESG Tilted and Optimised North America Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 3.20% | +18.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £976.4M | Free account |
| Capital Group New Perspective Fund (LUX)Capital Group | Active | 3.10% | +11.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.05% | £15.0B | Free account |
| Capital Group New Perspective Fund (AU)Capital Group | Active | 3.10% | +3.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £815.7M | Free account |
| Capital Group New Perspective Fund Hedged (AU)Capital Group | Active | 3.10% | +16.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.75% | £601.7M | Free account |
| Monthly NASDAQ-100 Bull 1.75X FundDirexion | Not classified | 3.01% | +82.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Legal & General US Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 2.80% | +8.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.48% | £9.6B | Free account |
| L&G ESG Paris Aligned World Equity Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 2.80% | +10.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.16% | £1.2B | Free account |
| UBS Life North America Equity Tracker FundUBS | Passive | 2.60% | +17.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | £715.9M | Free account |
| UBS Life North America Equity Tracker GBP Hedged FundUBS | Passive | 2.59% | +6.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £276.7M | Free account |
| JPMorgan US Equities Beta EnhancedLombard Odier | Active | 2.59% | +10.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.45% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Baillie Gifford American FundBaillie Gifford | Active | 2.56% | −10.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.52% | £2.0B | Free account |
| Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETFJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 2.50% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £2.6B | Free account |
| Global Research Enhanced Index Equity Paris Aligned FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 2.50% | +15.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.34% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Aviva Pension American YP (CGU)Aviva Life & Pension | Passive | 2.50% | +18.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.63% | £860.5M | Free account |
| Legal & General Future World ESG Tilted and Optimised Developed Fossil Fuel Exclusions Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 2.30% | +17.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £937.4M | Free account |
| Legal & General Future World ESG Tilted and Optimised Developed Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 2.20% | +7.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.55% | £3.3B | Free account |
| State Street SPDR S&P World ex Australia Carbon Aware ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 2.08% | +14.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | n/a | Free account |
| Capital Group Global Allocation Fund (LUX)Capital Group | Active | 2.00% | +2.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.59% | £1.2B | Free account |
| UBS Life World Ex-UK Equity Tracker FundUBS | Passive | 1.93% | +19.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | £723.7M | Free account |
| Legal & General International Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 1.90% | +11.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.51% | £8.2B | Free account |
| UBS Life World Equity Tracker FundUBS | Passive | 1.87% | +19.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £609.2M | Free account |
| UBS Life World Equity Tracker GBP Hedged FundUBS | Passive | 1.87% | +18.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | £475.6M | Free account |
| Legal & General Global Equity Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 1.80% | +20.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.52% | £2.0B | Free account |
| Aviva Pension Global ManagedAviva Life & Pension | Not classified | 1.80% | +8.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £1.6B | Free account |
| L&G ACWI Equity Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 1.70% | +18.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.04% | £2.6B | Free account |
| BetaPlus Enhanced Global Sustainable Equity UCITS ETFNordea | Active | 1.61% | +20.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | n/a | Free account |
| L&G MSCI ACWI IMI Equity Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 1.40% | +12.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.04% | £1.7B | Free account |
| F&C Investment Trust PLCColumbia Threadneedle Investments | Active | 1.30% | +24.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | 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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