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 Chevron Corp among their ten largest positions, with about £5.2B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares S&P 500 Energy Sector UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 17.98% | +45.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £918.4M | Free account |
| State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 14.39% | +60.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | £26.2B | Free account |
| Vanguard Energy ETF | Passive | 13.50% | +41.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | n/a | Free account |
| iShares MSCI World Energy Sector UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 10.28% | +38.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | n/a | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Energy UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 10.11% | +55.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £1.2B | Free account |
| iShares Global Energy ETFBlackRock | Passive | 9.62% | +45.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.41% | n/a | Free account |
| World Energy FundBlackRock | Active | 8.99% | +51.1% | Pro | Pro | 2.06% | £1.8B | Free account |
| Global Natural Resources FundNinety One | Active | 7.71% | +29.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.90% | £1.5B | Free account |
| iShares Core High Dividend ETF | Passive | 7.00% | +20.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | n/a | Free account |
| VanEck Natural Resources ETFVanEck | Passive | 4.89% | +35.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.41% | n/a | Free account |
| Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETFAmplify ETF Trust | Passive | 4.49% | +14.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Core Alternative ETFCore Alternative Capital | Passive | 3.45% | −1.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Perpetual WF Super BT International SharePerpetual | Not classified | 3.31% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £1.8M | Free account |
| BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust PLCBlackRock | Passive | 3.30% | +27.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.15% | £176.3M | Free account |
| U.S. Strategic Dividend ETFFederated Hermes International | Passive | 3.00% | +18.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| UniGlobal DividendeUnion Investment | Active | 2.89% | +12.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.86% | £2.6B | Free account |
| State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 2.75% | +40.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | n/a | Free account |
| State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 2.70% | +29.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.40% | £3.3B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI World Swap UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.46% | +25.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £1.6B | Free account |
| Perpetual Barrow Hanley Global Share ManagedPerpetual | Not classified | 2.46% | +17.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| DJE - Dividende & SubstanzDJE Investment | Active | 2.41% | +10.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.67% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETFPacer Advisors | Passive | 2.30% | +25.6% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 2.20% | +20.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.38% | n/a | Free account |
| Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETFPacer Advisors | Passive | 2.18% | +24.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETFALPS Funds | Passive | 2.13% | +20.3% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| US Value FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 2.10% | +18.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £2.4B | Free account |
| State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 2.08% | +9.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.40% | £3.1B | Free account |
| US Marketwide Value ETFDimensional | Passive | 2.04% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 1.97% | +17.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £16.2B | Free account |
| Acadian Global Equity UCITSRussell Investments | Active | 1.94% | +23.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.87% | £1.4B | Free account |
| JPM US Equity Income FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 1.90% | +21.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.95% | £2.7B | Free account |
| iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.88% | +29.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| US Large Cap Value ETFDimensional | Passive | 1.87% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Global High DividendWisdomTree | Not classified | 1.78% | +24.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETFALPS Funds | Passive | 1.67% | +21.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| DJE - Zins & DividendeDJE Investment | Active | 1.52% | +5.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | £4.0B | Free account |
| iShares S&P 500 Value ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.38% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 1.38% | +17.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.31% | +14.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.05% | n/a | Free account |
| BlackRock Systematic US Equity Absolute Return FundBlackRock | Active | 1.30% | +12.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.91% | £1.4B | Free account |
| iShares Russell 1000 Value ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.28% | +26.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | n/a | Free account |
| Global Value FundDimensional | Active | 1.18% | +28.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.31% | £1.9B | Free account |
| S&P 500 Value ETF | Passive | 1.18% | +15.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | n/a | Free account |
| UBS HOLT Value Tilted Developed 1000 Index FundUBS | Passive | 0.87% | +24.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.04% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETFVanguard | Passive | 0.86% | +22.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.29% | n/a | Free account |
| Parametric Equity Premium Income ETFEaton Vance | Passive | 0.59% | +10.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | 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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