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.

1. American Funds EUPAC Fund RERGX
2. American Funds International Growth and Income Fund RIGGX
3. American Funds The New Economy Fund RNGGX
4. American Funds New Perspective Fund RNPGX
5. American Funds New World Fund RNWGX
6. American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund RLLGX
7. Artisan International Small-Mid Fund APHJX
8. Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF AVDV
9. Capital Group International Core Equity ETF CGIC
10. Capital Group New Geography Equity ETF CGNG
11. Causeway International Value Fund CIVIX
12. Dimensional World Core Equity Portfolio DREIX
13. Dodge & Cox Emerging Markets Stock Fund DODEX
14. Dodge & Cox Global Stock Fund DOXWX
15. Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund DOXFX
16. Fidelity International Growth Fund FZAJX
17. Fidelity International Discovery Fund FIDKX
18. Fidelity Overseas Fund FOSKX
19. Franklin FTSE Japan ETF FLJP
20. GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund GQGRX
21. GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund GQRRX
22. Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportunities Fund GGIPX
23. Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF RODM
24. John Hancock Disciplined Value International Fund JDIVX
25. JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund JEMWX
26. JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF JGLO
27. JPMorgan International Equity Fund JNEMX
28. JPMorgan International Focus Fund IUENX
29. JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF JIRE
30. JPMorgan International Value ETF JIVE
31. MFS International Equity Fund MIEIX
32. MFS International Growth Fund MGRDX
33. MFS International New Discovery Fund MIDLX
34. Neuberger International Equity Fund NIQEX
35. Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF SCHY
36. Schwab International Equity ETF SCHF
37. Schwab International Index Fund SWISX
38. Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF SCHC
39. State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF SPDW
40. T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Fund RGGIX
41. T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund TRGLX
42. T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund PRIUX
43. Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF VSGX
44. Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund VESGX
45. Vanguard Global Equity Fund VHGEX
46. Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund VMNVX
47. Vanguard International Growth Fund VWILX
48. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF IEFA
49. iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF IEUR
50. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF IXUS
51. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF ESGD
52. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF EFG
53. iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund BTMGX
54. iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Factor ETF EFAV
55. iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF EFV
56. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Factor ETF EEMV
57. iShares MSCI Global Minimum Volatility Factor ETF ACWV
58. 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:

• Use the Morningstar Investor screener to create your own list of funds to investigate further.
• Explore Morningstar Medalist funds on our Best Investments page.
• Read our latest fund insights and analysis on Morningstar.com.