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Best Mutual Funds Awards 2024: International Stock Funds

If you're evaluating mutual funds for your investment portfolio or retirement account, this list highlights the best international stock funds to consider now, based on each fund outperforming the MSCI EAFE index over the past one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods.

Shaded cells indicate the five best-of-the-best funds based on 10-year performance. Of 636 international stock funds at least 10 years old, 78 of them, or 12%, won IBD Best Mutual Funds 2024 awards.

Unlike domestic stock funds, which invest primarily in U.S. companies, international stock funds invest in companies outside of the U.S. Investing in companies outside the United States can help diversify investors' portfolios, mitigate risk and prevent investors from missing out on global growth opportunities. International funds may include developed- and emerging-market investments in a variety of asset classes and offer different risk profiles and returns.

For more details, read about how the best mutual funds deliver benchmark-beating returns, and see the full 2024 list of IBD's Best Mutual Funds in every category, including bond funds, diversified stock funds, blend and index funds, and breakouts of large-cap, midcap and small-cap funds.

All returns are as of Dec. 31, 2023.

Best International Stock Funds

Fund Symbol 1-year total return 3-year average annual return 5-year average annual return 10-year average annual return Morningstar category Annual report net expense ratio
Benchmark: MSCI EAFE NR USD 18.24% 4.02% 8.16% 4.28%
Wasatch Emerging India Investor WAINX 20.84 9.15 11.72 14.36 US Fund India Equity 1.5%
Matthews India Investor MINDX 23.1 9.41 8.62 11.65 US Fund India Equity 1.15
Guinness Atkinson Global Innovators Inv IWIRX 39.34 5.99 17.31 11.52 US Fund Global Large-Stock Growth 1.24
Eaton Vance Greater India A ETGIX 20.6 8.11 9.62 10.59 US Fund India Equity 1.57
Victory RS Global Y RGGYX 26.93 8.16 14.16 10.36 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.6
BNY Mellon Worldwide Growth A PGROX 22.4 7.59 15.88 10.27 US Fund Global Large-Stock Growth 1.12
MFS Global Growth A MWOFX 20.6 4.83 13.39 9.63 US Fund Global Large-Stock Growth 1.22
BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Instl MAEGX 33.37 8.66 15.71 9.21 US Fund Global Large-Stock Growth 0.95
Morgan Stanley Inst Global Sustain I MGQIX 21.69 4.62 11.54 9.16 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.9
BNY Mellon Global Stock - I DGLRX 21.22 4.86 12.29 9.09 US Fund Global Large-Stock Growth 0.89
Janus Henderson VIT Global Rsrch Instl JAWGX 26.78 6.46 13.33 9.01 US Fund Global Large-Stock Growth 0.64
Franklin Global Equity A CFIPX 23.03 8.75 12.28 8.96 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 1.31
Janus Henderson Global Research D * JANWX 26.73 6.34 13.25 8.94 US Fund Global Large-Stock Growth n/a
DFA Global Equity I DGEIX 20.29 8.13 12.69 8.49 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend n/a
Russell Inv Global Equity S RGESX 22.42 7.79 12.38 8.44 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.99
Victory Capital Growth USCGX 18.37 8.01 10.74 8.39 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 1.09
Dodge & Cox Global Stock I DODWX 20.26 11.01 12.43 8.18 US Fund Global Large-Stock Value 0.62
Victory Sustainable World USAWX 24.63 5.53 12.43 8.18 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 1.09
Fidelity Advisor  Glbl Capital Apprec I FEUIX 28.88 5.15 12.31 8.18 US Fund Global Large-Stock Growth 0.88
Nationwide Global Sust Eq R6 GGEIX 22.46 6.76 13.68 8.17 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.96
American Funds Global Insight F-3 AGVHX 18.55 4.61 11.45 8.15 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.46
Matthews EM Sm Coms Inv MSMLX 19.88 6.79 15.48 8.13 US Fund Diversified Emerging Mkts 1.37
PIMCO StocksPLUS Intl (USD-Hedged) Inst PISIX 20.86 9.27 11.5 7.95 US Fund Foreign Large Blend 0.9
Sit Global Dividend Growth I GDGIX 23.12 7.64 12.88 7.93 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 1
DFA World Core Equity Institutional DREIX 20.48 7.32 11.96 7.88 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.27
Goldman Sachs Dynamic Global Eq Instl GAPIX 20.65 5.61 11.04 7.87 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.19
ALPS Global Opportunity I LPEIX 28.76 4.47 11.88 7.79 US Fund Global Small/Mid Stock 1.25
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Div Inc A EADIX 25.01 7.72 12.93 7.76 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 1.2
Touchstone Non-US ESG Equity A TEQAX 23.44 4.65 9.72 7.62 US Fund Foreign Large Blend 1.18
Goldman Sachs Tax-Advntgd Gbl Eq Instl TIGGX 20.23 7.55 11.1 7.55 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.2
Third Avenue Value Instl TAVFX 20.16 19.98 16 7.54 US Fund Global Small/Mid Stock 1.2
Thrivent Global Stock A AALGX 21.67 5.75 10.66 7.51 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.98
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund Class A IVINX 19.05 4.92 11.83 7.41 US Fund Global Large-Stock Growth 1.28
AB Tax-Managed Wealth Apprec Strat Adv ATWYX 20.54 5.74 10.83 7.39 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.42
AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy Advisor AWAYX 21.05 6 11.07 7.28 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.43
American Funds Capital World Gr&Inc A CWGIX 20.8 4.67 10.64 7.23 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.75
AQR Global Equity N AQGNX 22.6 7.37 10.51 7.09 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 1.06
Segall Bryant & Hamill Glb All Cp Retail WTMVX 21.62 7.56 9.94 7.05 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.89
Artisan Global Value Investor ARTGX 26.53 8.15 10.77 7.01 US Fund Global Large-Stock Value 1.26
GuidePath Growth Allocation Svc GPSTX 24.18 4.82 11.57 6.94 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.64
Hotchkis & Wiley Global Value I HWGIX 27.89 12.69 12.12 6.91 US Fund Global Large-Stock Value 0.95
Sextant International SSIFX 24.82 4.31 10.63 6.88 US Fund Foreign Large Growth 1.27
GMO Global Developed Equity Allc III GWOAX 22.44 7.64 11.77 6.86 US Fund Global Large-Stock Value 0.01
Victory Cornerstone Equity UCEQX 19.86 6.16 10.17 6.84 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.1
Artisan International Value Investor * ARTKX 22.65 10 12.36 6.78 US Fund Foreign Large Blend 1.18
Causeway Global Value Inst CGVIX 29.83 9.92 11.58 6.78 US Fund Global Large-Stock Value 0.85
BlackRock Advantage Global Investor A MDGCX 22.42 5.72 11.38 6.65 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.96
PMC Diversified Equity PMDEX 19.43 6.4 10.13 6.62 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.94
DWS Latin America Equity S SLAFX 33.52 9.66 12.59 6.54 US Fund Latin America Stock 1.21
Aristotle/Saul Global Equity I-2 AIOOX 19.07 5.5 11.81 6.51 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.8
Franklin Mutual Global Discovery Z MDISX 20.58 11.19 10.39 6.32 US Fund Global Large-Stock Value 0.95
Brandes Global Equity I BGVIX 21.68 11.52 10.67 6.31 US Fund Global Large-Stock Value 1
Fidelity  International Small Cap FISMX 19.62 4.19 8.59 6.25 US Fund Foreign Small/Mid Blend 1.16
MFS International Equity R6 MIEIX 19.04 5.3 10.74 6.23 US Fund Foreign Large Blend 0.68
Oakmark Global Select Investor OAKWX 22.7 4.28 10.72 6.2 US Fund Global Large-Stock Value 1.14
Brown Advisory WMC Strat Eurp Eq Instl BAFHX 19.51 6.55 10.77 6.2 US Fund Europe Stock 1.08
Ave Maria World Equity AVEWX 24.96 8.53 10.26 6.18 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 1.18
Victory Global Managed Volatility Instl UGOFX 19.78 7.01 9.73 5.99 US Fund Global Large-Stock Blend 0.7
GMO Global Equity Allocation III GMGEX 22.24 5.27 9.96 5.93 US Fund Global Large-Stock Value 0.01
Pear Tree Polaris Fgn Val Sm Cap Instl QUSIX 21.29 5.04 8.34 5.78 US Fund Foreign Small/Mid Value 1.05
Hartford International Value I HILIX 19.83 11.6 9.09 5.74 US Fund Foreign Large Value n/a
Fidelity Advisor Emerg Mkts Discv I FEDIX 20.78 4.35 9.71 5.48 US Fund Diversified Emerging Mkts 1.16
Brandes International Small Cap Equity A BISAX 39.02 14.56 10.93 5.4 US Fund Foreign Small/Mid Value 1.36
PACE International Equity P PCIEX 20.41 5.15 9.01 5.11 US Fund Foreign Large Blend 1.5
Goldman Sachs International T/M Eq Instl GHTMX 20.23 4.73 8.53 4.97 US Fund Foreign Large Blend 0.9
Oakmark International Small Cap Investor OAKEX 19.52 6.79 11.02 4.83 US Fund Foreign Small/Mid Value 1.34
Carillon ClariVest Intl Stock R6 EISVX 20.04 7.63 8.82 4.82 US Fund Foreign Large Value 0.85
BlackRock Advantage International Instl BROIX 19.44 5.32 8.81 4.81 US Fund Foreign Large Blend 0.5
Brandes International Equity I BIIEX 30.37 10.45 8.65 4.79 US Fund Foreign Large Value 0.85
Pioneer International Equity A PIIFX 19.26 5.36 9.69 4.71 US Fund Foreign Large Blend 1.13
MoA International Fund MAIFX 19.55 5.47 8.96 4.63 US Fund Foreign Large Blend 0.13
Columbia International Div Inc Inst CSVFX 18.43 4.67 8.61 4.6 US Fund Foreign Large Value 1.02
Cullen Emerging Markets High Div I CEMFX 26.39 5.49 8.85 4.5 US Fund Diversified Emerging Mkts 1.25
Causeway International Value Instl CIVIX 27.33 9 10.39 4.48 US Fund Foreign Large Value 0.88
Northern Active M International Equity NMIEX 20.72 4.61 9.46 4.45 US Fund Foreign Large Blend 0.85
MassMutual Overseas Adm MOSLX 18.56 4.33 9.28 4.42 US Fund Foreign Large Blend 1.09
Principal Overseas Instl PINZX 22.61 9.04 10.27 4.41 US Fund Foreign Large Value 0.97
JHancock Disciplined Value Intl R6 JDIUX 19.34 8.66 9.22 4.37 US Fund Foreign Large Value 0.8
Sources: IBD, Morningstar Direct

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