The Best International Equity Funds and ETFs to Buy

There are plenty of reasons to own international stocks in a portfolio. Some investors want foreign stocks in their portfolios to round out their exposure to the global stock market and widen their investment opportunity set.

Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning, discussed this recently, saying, “A key thing investors get with non-US exposure is that the US market has come to be so heavily influenced by the technology names. With non-US, you’re getting much more of a value bias in terms of the sector exposures. You’re getting much more in financials, basic materials, and industrials—sectors that were once really big in the US market, but are less so today.”

Before adding an

to your portfolio, double-check that you don’t already have plenty of exposure to international stocks through your existing stock fund holdings.

If you find that your portfolio weighting in international stocks is lighter than you’d like, you can turn to our list of the best international-stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds—those funds with at least one share class earning a

of Gold and where the

equals 100%—for a manageable list of ideas to investigate further.

The Best International Equity Funds and ETFs to Buy in 2026

To find the best international equity funds and ETFs to buy, we screened for the lowest-cost primary share classes earning a Morningstar Medalist Rating of Gold with 100% analyst coverage. All the funds and ETFs on the list fall into Morningstar’s international equity US Category and have at least $1 billion in assets. All data is as of June 3.

American Funds EUPAC Fund RERGX
American Funds International Growth and Income Fund RIGGX
American Funds The New Economy Fund RNGGX
American Funds New Perspective Fund RNPGX
American Funds New World Fund RNWGX
American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund RLLGX
Artisan International Small-Mid Fund APHJX
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF AVDV
Capital Group International Core Equity ETF CGIC
Capital Group New Geography Equity ETF CGNG
Causeway International Value Fund CIVIX
Dimensional World Core Equity Portfolio DREIX
Dodge & Cox Emerging Markets Stock Fund DODEX
Dodge & Cox Global Stock Fund DOXWX
Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund DOXFX
Fidelity International Growth Fund FZAJX
Fidelity International Discovery Fund FIDKX
Fidelity Overseas Fund FOSKX
Franklin FTSE Japan ETF FLJP
GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund GQGRX
GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund GQRRX
Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportunities Fund GGIPX
Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF RODM
John Hancock Disciplined Value International Fund JDIVX
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund JEMWX
JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF JGLO
JPMorgan International Equity Fund JNEMX
JPMorgan International Focus Fund IUENX
JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF JIRE
JPMorgan International Value ETF JIVE
MFS International Equity Fund MIEIX
MFS International Growth Fund MGRDX
MFS International New Discovery Fund MIDLX
Neuberger International Equity Fund NIQEX
Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF SCHY
Schwab International Equity ETF SCHF
Schwab International Index Fund SWISX
Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF SCHC
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF SPDW
T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Fund RGGIX
T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund TRGLX
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund PRIUX
Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF VSGX
Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund VESGX
Vanguard Global Equity Fund VHGEX
Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund VMNVX
Vanguard International Growth Fund VWILX
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF IEFA
iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF IEUR
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF IXUS
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF ESGD
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF EFG
iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund BTMGX
iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Factor ETF EFAV
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF EFV
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Factor ETF EEMV
iShares MSCI Global Minimum Volatility Factor ETF ACWV
iShares MSCI World ETF URTH

Because the screen was created with the lowest-cost share class for each fund, some may be listed with share classes that are not accessible to individual investors outside of retirement plans, or they may be aimed at institutional investors and require large minimum investments. The individual investor versions of those funds may carry higher fees, reducing returns to shareholders. Medalist Ratings may differ among the share classes of a fund.

Morningstar expects the highly rated international equity funds on this list to outperform their peers over a full market cycle. Even though all the funds on our list fall into the same category, they may practice different strategies and therefore behave differently from each other. Investors need to do some homework to understand exactly what a particular fund invests in before buying.

What Are International Equity Funds?

International equity funds include portfolios that exclusively contain non-US stocks as well as those that include domestic and foreign equities. This group contains the following Morningstar categories:

China Region
Diversified Emerging Markets
Diversified Pacific/Asia
Europe Stock
Foreign Large Blend
Foreign Large Growth
Foreign Large Value
Foreign Small/Mid Blend
Foreign Small/Mid Growth
Foreign Small/Mid Value
Global Large-Stock Blend
Global Large-Stock Growth
Global Large-Stock Value
Global Small/Mid Stock
India Equity
Japan Stock
Latin America Stock
Miscellaneous Region
Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stock

How to Find More of the Best Funds and ETFs to Buy for the Long Term

Given their Medalist Ratings, we expect the top-rated funds on our list to outperform over a full market cycle. That being said, investors may want to expand their search beyond this list, using parameters that matter to them. Here are some ways to find more ETFs and mutual funds: