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 Johnson & Johnson among their ten largest positions, with about £10.8B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 10.44% | +28.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £2.2B | Free account |
| State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 10.43% | +27.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | £31.2B | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI USA Health Care UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 10.32% | +22.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £661.1M | Free account |
| iShares U.S. Healthcare ETFBlackRock | Passive | 10.05% | +25.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.44% | n/a | Free account |
| International Health Care PortfolioAllianceBernstein | Active | 9.74% | +21.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.51% | £2.7B | Free account |
| USA Lower Carbon ESG Tilt Equity Index FundHSBC | Passive | 9.02% | +27.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.03% | £39.8M | Free account |
| Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFFidelity | Passive | 8.93% | +28.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| World Healthscience FundBlackRock | Active | 8.55% | +19.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £10.4B | Free account |
| Legal & General Global Health and Pharmaceuticals Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 7.70% | +19.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.69% | £1.1B | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 7.55% | +20.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £2.8B | Free account |
| Global Life Sciences FundJanus Henderson Investors | Active | 7.38% | +22.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.89% | £4.1B | Free account |
| UBS BBG Commodity Index SF UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 7.08% | +35.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £230.4M | Free account |
| First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETFFirst Trust | Passive | 6.96% | +48.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector Advanced UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 6.18% | +18.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £718.2M | Free account |
| Developed World Lower Carbon ESG Tilt Equity Index FundHSBC | Passive | 6.17% | +20.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £6.4B | Free account |
| Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETFGlobal X Funds | Passive | 6.14% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Global Healthcare FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 6.10% | +15.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £2.5B | Free account |
| Tareno Sustainable Healthcare FundTareno | Active | 6.00% | +11.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.92% | £139.2M | Free account |
| ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETFALPS Funds | Passive | 5.76% | +7.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Global Healthcare FundFidelity | Active | 5.74% | +5.4% | Pro | Pro | 2.65% | £945.5M | Free account |
| J.P. Morgan Mansart MSCI Canada FundJ.P. Morgan Mansart Management | Passive | 5.11% | +16.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £1.1B | Free account |
| Wellington Global Health Care Equity FundWellington | Active | 4.96% | +25.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.84% | £872.7M | Free account |
| Healthcare Opportunities FundPolar Capital | Active | 4.85% | +3.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.58% | £1.7B | Free account |
| Global Quality Equity FundNinety One | Active | 4.77% | +2.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.96% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Core Alternative ETFCore Alternative Capital | Passive | 4.49% | −1.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| U.S. Quality ETFGMO | Active | 4.40% | +19.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| GMO Quality Investment FundGMO | Active | 4.20% | +12.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.49% | £6.5B | Free account |
| SEI Enhanced US Large Cap Quality Factor ETFSEI | Passive | 3.90% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Global Franchise FundNinety One | Active | 3.80% | +3.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.94% | £6.5B | Free account |
| UniGlobal DividendeUnion Investment | Active | 3.50% | +12.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.86% | £2.6B | Free account |
| First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETFFirst Trust | Passive | 3.46% | +14.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Guinness Global Equity Income FundGuinness AM | Active | 3.40% | +13.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.61% | £4.9B | Free account |
| iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.38% | +17.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.47% | n/a | Free account |
| America Equity FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.30% | +5.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £5.9B | Free account |
| American Century Focused Large Cap Value FundAmerican Century | Not classified | 3.22% | +3.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.21% | +26.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | n/a | Free account |
| Murray International Trust PLCAberdeen Group plc | Not classified | 3.10% | +13.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.59% | £2.1B | Free account |
| ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF6 Meridian ETF | Passive | 2.98% | +17.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| WisdomTree BioRevolution FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 2.97% | +58.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Quality Dividend Index FundFlexShares | Passive | 2.96% | +15.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| DWS Top DividendeDWS | Active | 2.90% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.45% | £20.0B | Free account |
| DWS Invest Top DividendDWS | Active | 2.90% | +15.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.60% | £2.4B | Free account |
| JPMorgan American Investment Trust plcJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Not classified | 2.90% | +12.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £2.0B | Free account |
| Mega Cap Value ETF | Passive | 2.90% | +24.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Core Dividend Growth ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.90% | +15.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | n/a | Free account |
| Responsible US Value Multi-Factor EquityBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Active | 2.90% | +17.8% | Pro | Pro | 2.21% | £1.2B | Free account |
| US Marketwide Value ETFDimensional | Passive | 2.89% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.86% | +29.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| BNY Mellon Dynamic Value ETFBNY | Passive | 2.77% | +23.6% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Quality Dividend Defensive Index FundFlexShares | Passive | 2.76% | +12.7% | 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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