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 Tesla Inc among their ten largest positions, with about £21.1B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 17.30% | −4.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | £16.8B | Free account |
| Consumer Discretionary ETF | Passive | 17.30% | −6.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.10% | n/a | Free account |
| Magnificent Seven ETFRoundhill Investments | Passive | 14.13% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| ARK Autonomous Tech. & Robotics ETFARK Invest | Active | 10.10% | +10.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| ARK Next Generation Internet ETFARK Invest | Active | 9.80% | −6.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.75% | n/a | Free account |
| Contrarius Global Equity FundContrarius Investment Mgt Ltd | Active | 9.70% | −4.9% | Pro | Pro | 1.92% | £1.9B | Free account |
| ARK Artificial Intelligence & Robotics UCITS ETFARK Invest | Active | 9.50% | +13.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.75% | n/a | Free account |
| Invesco Global Consumer Trends FundInvesco | Active | 9.40% | −27.4% | Pro | Pro | 2.62% | £1.3B | Free account |
| ARK Innovation ETFARK Invest | Active | 9.31% | +5.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.75% | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI AC Asia Pacific Ex JapanAmundi | Passive | 8.73% | +29.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £552.1M | Free account |
| AMOVA ARK Disruptive Innovation FundAmova Asset Management | Active | 8.39% | −9.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.86% | £1.8B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI World Ex EMU UCITS ETFAmundi | Passive | 8.27% | +16.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £798.5M | Free account |
| US Growth FundMorgan Stanley Investment Management | Active | 8.15% | −18.3% | Pro | Pro | 2.63% | £2.0B | Free account |
| AMOVA ARK Positive Change Innovation FundAmova Asset Management | Active | 8.12% | +12.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.79% | £1.1B | Free account |
| TM Natixis Loomis Sayles U.S. Equity Leaders FundThesis Unit Trust Management | Active | 8.10% | −2.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £1.4B | Free account |
| First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETFFirst Trust | Passive | 7.66% | +19.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| US Advantage FundMorgan Stanley Investment Management | Active | 7.40% | −14.3% | Pro | Pro | 1.63% | £2.4B | Free account |
| Loomis Sayles U.S. Growth Equity FundNatixis Investment Managers | Active | 7.02% | −3.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.01% | £3.7B | Free account |
| Jupiter Systematic Consumer Trends FundJupiter Asset Management | Active | 5.80% | 0.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.40% | £6.8M | Free account |
| ALPS Clean Energy ETFALPS Funds | Passive | 5.49% | −12.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Humanoid Robotics ETFRoundhill Investments | Passive | 4.89% | +0.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Select ETFClearBridge | Passive | 4.72% | +10.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Lithium & Battery Tech ETFGlobal X Funds | Passive | 4.54% | +23.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.75% | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi Global LuxuryAmundi | Passive | 4.36% | −10.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.35% | £358.7M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI USA Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.22% | +19.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.19% | £955.8M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI USA Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.21% | +20.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.22% | £858.0M | Free account |
| UBS MSCI World Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.19% | +11.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.22% | £5.1B | Free account |
| UBS MSCI World Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.19% | +5.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.22% | £1.8B | Free account |
| UBS MSCI ACWI Socially Responsible UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 4.09% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £2.5B | Free account |
| HCM DEFENDER 100Howard Capital Management | Not classified | 4.05% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.91% | +11.0% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Monthly NASDAQ-100 Bull 1.75X FundDirexion | Not classified | 3.81% | +82.9% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Legal & General MSCI World Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index FundLegal & General | Passive | 3.80% | +17.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.55% | £465.6M | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI Em AsiaAmundi | Passive | 3.77% | +15.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £2.3B | Free account |
| Amundi MSCI All Country World SwapAmundi | Passive | 3.69% | +18.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.45% | £13.9M | Free account |
| HSBC NASDAQ Global Climate Tech UCITS ETFHSBC | Passive | 3.63% | +18.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.50% | £122.4M | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 3.63% | +3.9% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £7.0B | Free account |
| Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® US Sector Value TRNatixis Investment Managers | Passive | 3.60% | +6.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.65% | £2.4B | Free account |
| Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETFVanguard | Passive | 3.60% | +9.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.52% | +9.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.50% | +17.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.47% | n/a | Free account |
| First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETFFirst Trust | Passive | 3.39% | +22.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| PUTM ACS North American Fund 2Phoenix Unit Trust Managers | Passive | 3.37% | +18.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.01% | £1.5B | Free account |
| BNP PARIBAS EASY II NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETFAXA Investment Managers | Passive | 3.35% | +9.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.14% | £2.1B | Free account |
| UBS MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 3.27% | +15.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.09% | £98.6M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI USA SRI UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.26% | +15.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.23% | £6.1B | Free account |
| Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Core Premium Income ETFGoldman Sachs Asset Management | Passive | 3.17% | +23.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| NYLI Candriam U.S. Large Cap Equity ETFIndex IQ | Passive | 3.05% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETFBlackRock | Passive | 3.05% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | n/a | Free account |
| Nasdaq 100 ESG Covered Call ETFGlobal X Funds | Passive | 2.99% | +10.5% | 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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