GOLDMAN SACHS: Staying away from these 20 stocks could help you avoid the pain of Trump’s trade war with China

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Fears over escalating trade tensions with China and rising US interest rates helped trigger a brutal stock-market sell-off that caused the S&P 500 to lose as much as 7% in October, and both of those issues are showing no sign of slowing down.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday took his latest shot at China, announcing that he is seeking to pull the US out of the Universal Postal Union, which allows Chinese producers to ship items to the US at significantly low rates even compared to some US domestic shipping rates.

Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve’s minutes from its September meeting were released on Thursday, showing that policymakers broadly agreed this year’s fourth interest-rate hike is coming in December. The Fed’s tightening has strengthened the dollar, which has made it more expensive for companies to bring overseas revenue back into the US.

But you don’t have to panic. Armed with the right information, you can steer clear of those firms that will be hit the hardest by the stronger dollar and Trump’s tariffs. That means identifying and staying away from companies that have high revenue exposure to China.

Goldman Sachs is here to help. The banks maintains an index of US companies that get a large percentage of their sales from China, and filtered 20 stocks it says should take biggest hit in the event of a prolonged trade war.

Here are 20 companies that Goldman listed, in an order from sales least exposed to China to the most.


20. Apple

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Ticker: AAPL

Industry: Technologies

Market cap: $1.06 trillion

% of China sales: 20%

Source: Goldman Sachs


19. Avery Dennison

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Ticker: AVY

Industry: Materials

Market cap: $8.68 billion

% of US sales: 20%

Source: Goldman Sachs


18. Agilent Technologies

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Ticker: A

Industry: Healthcare

Market cap: $21.19 billion

% of US sales: 20%

Source: Goldman Sachs


17. Corning

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Ticker: GLW

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $26.2 billion

% of US sales: 22%

Source: Goldman Sachs


16. Intel

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Ticker: INTC

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $211.26 billion

% of US sales: 24%

Source: Goldman Sachs


15. Xilinx

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Ticker: XLNX

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $19.77 billion

% of US sales: 26%

Source: Goldman Sachs


14. Aptiv

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Ticker: APTV

Industry: Automobile

Market cap: $21.53 billion

% of US sales: 28%

Source: Goldman Sachs


13. Amphenol

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Ticker: APH

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $25.4 billion

% of US sales: 29%

Source: Goldman Sachs


12. Microchip Technology

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Ticker: MCHP

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $16.09 billion

% of US sales: 30%

Source: Goldman Sachs


11. Advanced Micro Devices

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Ticker: AMD

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $26.52 billion

% of US sales: 33%

Source: Goldman Sachs


10. A.O.Smith

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Ticker: AOS

Industry: Industrials

Market cap: $6.85 billion

% of US sales: 35%

Source: Goldman Sachs


9. Western Digital

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Ticker: WDC

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $16.21 billion

% of US sales: 39%

Source: Goldman Sachs


8. IPG Photonics

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Ticker: IPGP

Industry: Industrials

Market cap: $7.48 billion

% of US sales: 44%

Source: Goldman Sachs


7. Texas Instruments

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Ticker: TXN

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $97.95 billion

% of US sales: 44%

Source: Goldman Sachs


6. Micron Technology

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Ticker: MU

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $47.8 billion

% of US sales: 51%

Source: Goldman Sachs


5. Qorvo

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Ticker: QRVO

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $9.4 billion

% of US sales: 52%

Source: Goldman Sachs


4. Broadcom

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Ticker: AVGO

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $98.53 billion

% of US sales: 54%

Source: Goldman Sachs


3. Qualcomm

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Ticker: QCOM

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $96.42 billion

% of US sales: 65%

Source: Goldman Sachs


2. Wynn Resorts

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Ticker: WYNN

Industry: Consumer service

Market cap: $12.67 billion

% of US sales: 73%

Source: Goldman Sachs


1. Skyworks Solutions

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Ticker: SWKS

Industry: Technology

Market cap: $15.69 billion

% of US sales: 83%

Source: Goldman Sachs


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