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 Palo Alto Networks Inc among their ten largest positions, with about £1.2B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETFBlackRock | Passive | 9.66% | −5.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETFFirst Trust | Passive | 9.65% | +22.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI ChinaAmundi | Passive | 8.29% | −17.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.29% | £485.2M | Free account |
| L&G Cyber Security UCITS ETFLegal & General | Passive | 6.69% | +46.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.69% | £2.0B | Free account |
| WisdomTree Cybersecurity UCITS ETFWisdomTree | Passive | 6.25% | +49.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.45% | £284.3M | Free account |
| VanEck MSCI International Sustainable Equity ETFVanEck | Passive | 6.02% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.55% | £133.0M | Free account |
| ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Select ETFClearBridge | Passive | 6.01% | +10.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| UBS BBG Commodity Index SF UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 5.22% | +35.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £230.4M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Robotics & AIAmundi | Passive | 4.96% | +36.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.40% | £997.7M | Free account |
| Future of Defence UCITS ETFHANetf | Passive | 4.86% | +21.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.49% | £2.3B | Free account |
| First Trust Growth Strength ETFFirst Trust | Passive | 4.03% | +7.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares MSCI USA SRI UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.88% | +15.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.23% | £6.1B | Free account |
| Candriam Equities L Robotics & Innovative TechnologyCandriam | Active | 3.52% | +26.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.94% | £2.6B | Free account |
| UBS (Lux) Security Equity FundUBS | Active | 3.52% | +18.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.14% | £1.5B | Free account |
| Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETFPacer Advisors | Passive | 3.20% | +13.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Pacer Data and Digital Revolution ETFPacer Advisors | Passive | 3.07% | +52.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.02% | +17.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.47% | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFAmundi | Passive | 2.83% | +21.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £3.3B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Paris AlignedAmundi | Passive | 2.79% | +18.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £966.6M | Free account |
| Mirova Global Sustainable EquityNatixis Investment Managers | Active | 2.72% | +5.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.81% | £4.3B | Free account |
| iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.69% | +26.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | n/a | Free account |
| Invesco S&P World Information Technology ESG UCITS ETFInvesco | Passive | 2.60% | +26.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | n/a | Free account |
| Robo Global® Artificial Intelligence ETFRobo Global | Passive | 2.60% | +54.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| UBS Nasdaq-100 ESG Enhanced UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 2.41% | +35.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | n/a | Free account |
| First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index FundFirst Trust | Passive | 2.38% | +19.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| L&G Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETFLegal & General | Passive | 2.22% | +24.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.49% | £1.2B | Free account |
| US Large/Mid Cap Core ETFTimothy Plan | Passive | 0.65% | +5.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Equal Weight Scored & Screened UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 0.46% | +12.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.22% | £2.2B | Free account |
| VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETFVictory Capital | Passive | 0.39% | +9.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETFVictory Capital | Passive | 0.39% | +9.5% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi S&P 500 Equal Weight ESG UCITS ETFAmundi | Passive | 0.39% | +10.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £2.1B | Free account |
| Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight UCITS ETFInvesco | Passive | 0.25% | +19.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £1.2B | Free account |
| iShares S&P 500 Equal Weight UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 0.24% | +16.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £4.1B | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETFGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Passive | 0.24% | +13.2% | 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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