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 Cisco Systems Inc among their ten largest positions, with about £2.8B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index FundFirst Trust | Passive | 8.54% | +4.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETFFirst Trust | Passive | 6.53% | +22.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £1.2B | Free account |
| SecurityPictet | Active | 5.96% | +19.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.09% | £4.4B | Free account |
| USA Lower Carbon ESG Tilt Equity Index FundHSBC | Passive | 5.84% | +27.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.03% | £39.8M | Free account |
| L&G Cyber Security UCITS ETFLegal & General | Passive | 5.41% | +46.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.69% | £2.0B | Free account |
| iShares Core Dividend ETFBlackRock | Passive | 4.59% | +29.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETFALPS Funds | Passive | 4.40% | +7.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Future of Defence UCITS ETFHANetf | Passive | 4.29% | +21.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.49% | £2.3B | Free account |
| Pacer Data and Digital Revolution ETFPacer Advisors | Passive | 4.25% | +52.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Developed World Lower Carbon ESG Tilt Equity Index FundHSBC | Passive | 4.22% | +20.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £6.4B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETFBlackRock | Passive | 4.19% | +64.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | n/a | Free account |
| UBS Nasdaq-100 ESG Enhanced UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.01% | +35.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | n/a | Free account |
| Guinness Global Equity Income FundGuinness AM | Active | 3.70% | +13.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.61% | £4.9B | Free account |
| SEI Enhanced US Large Cap Quality Factor ETFSEI | Passive | 3.62% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| UBS S&P 500 ESG Elite UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 3.49% | +26.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £1.2B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.33% | +26.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | n/a | Free account |
| First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETFFirst Trust | Passive | 3.32% | +22.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Findlay Park American FundFindlay Park | Active | 3.20% | +9.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.70% | £5.7B | Free account |
| Invesco S&P World Information Technology ESG UCITS ETFInvesco | Passive | 3.15% | +26.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | n/a | Free account |
| Defiance Connective Technologies ETFDefiance ETFs | Passive | 3.15% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETFGlobal X Funds | Passive | 3.04% | +34.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.68% | n/a | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Value UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 2.96% | +37.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £2.2B | Free account |
| BNY Mellon Dynamic Value ETFBNY | Passive | 2.96% | +23.6% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| BNY Mellon US Equity Income FundBNY | Active | 2.93% | +21.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.98% | £1.8B | Free account |
| Artemis Monthly Distribution FundArtemis | Active | 2.87% | +12.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.57% | £1.9B | Free account |
| UBS MSCI USA Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 2.82% | +19.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £955.8M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI USA Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 2.82% | +20.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.22% | £858.0M | Free account |
| Artemis Global Income FundArtemis | Active | 2.82% | +21.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.58% | £6.3B | Free account |
| Amundi S&P 500 Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFAmundi | Passive | 2.61% | +11.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | £3.7B | Free account |
| BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.56% | +19.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Morningstar International Shares UnhedgedMorningstar Investment Management Australia Ltd | Not classified | 2.48% | +12.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.38% | £494.4M | Free account |
| State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 2.40% | +41.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | n/a | Free account |
| Murray International Trust PLCAberdeen Group plc | Not classified | 2.40% | +13.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.59% | £2.1B | Free account |
| OMR Newton Gbl Higher IncomeOMR | Not classified | 2.40% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £1K | Free account |
| Steward Global Equity IncomeCrossmark Global Investments | Not classified | 2.37% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Responsible US Value Multi-Factor EquityBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Active | 2.31% | +17.8% | Pro | Pro | 2.21% | £1.2B | Free account |
| State Street ACS Multi-Factor Global Index Equity FundState Street Global Advisors | Passive | 2.30% | +22.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £340.8M | Free account |
| Quality Dividend Defensive Index FundFlexShares | Passive | 2.27% | +12.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETFWisdomTree | Passive | 2.24% | +9.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.38% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Julius Baer Global Excellence EquityThree Rock Capital Management | Active | 2.23% | +1.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.47% | £2.4B | Free account |
| Systematic Global Equity High Income FundBlackRock | Active | 2.18% | +13.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £10.0B | Free account |
| OneAscent Large Cap Core ETFOneAscent Investments | Passive | 2.15% | +35.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| NYLI U.S. Large Cap R&D Leaders ETFIndex IQ | Passive | 2.06% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| WisdomTree US Value FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 2.06% | +21.2% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Mega Cap Value ETF | Passive | 2.00% | +24.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | n/a | Free account |
| UBS S&P 500 Climate Transition ESG UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 1.94% | +14.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | £4.8M | Free account |
| Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETFFidelity | Passive | 1.92% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Invesco TechNology S&P US Select Sector UCITS ETFInvesco | Passive | 1.81% | +12.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £1.7B | Free account |
| HSBC RIF - SRI Global EquityHSBC | Active | 1.76% | +11.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.55% | £1.6B | Free account |
| MI Select Managers North American Equity FundApex Fundrock Ltd | Active | 1.70% | +12.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.55% | £3.9B | 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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