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    18 of the Best Stocks and ETFs to Buy Based on 2025 Expert Forecasts

    January 22, 2025


    There are a few things in life you can depend on. Unsolicited advice from your parents, for instance. Or being one sock short after washing a load of laundry. You can also rely on Morningstar Director of Personal Finance Christine Benz sharing the long-term stock and bond return forecasts of several highly respected investment firms—including BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, Morningstar Investment Management, Research Affiliates, Schwab, and Vanguard—each January.

    Why does she engage in this annual ritual?

    “Long-term return projections can be useful and are arguably even mission-critical in a financial planning context,” she argues. “Without some expectation of what market returns might be, it’s difficult to know how much to save, whether a retirement nest egg is adequate, or whether an in-retirement spending rate is too high. Long-term historical returns might fill that role, but at various points in time, such as early 2000 or early 2022, they might be unrealistically high.”

    What are the pros expecting from the markets in the next several years? All the firms surveyed expect non-US stocks to outperform US stocks. And two of the asset managers expect bonds to outperform US stocks, too.

    Read: Experts Forecast Stock and Bond Returns: 2025 Edition

    For those investors who’d like to increase their exposure to non-US stocks, here are Morningstar’s best international stocks and ETFs to buy.

    10 of the Best Undervalued International Stocks to Buy

    These 10 international companies are among the most undervalued stocks in the Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Moat Focus Index as of Jan. 17, 2025.

    1. Mercedes-Benz Group AG MBGAF
    2. Tencent Holdings TCEHY
    3. Rogers Communications RCI
    4. Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD
    5. Yum China YUMC
    6. GSK GSK
    7. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing TSM
    8. Rentokil Initial PLC RTO
    9. Bayerische Motoren Werke BMWKY
    10. PDD Holdings PDD

    For those comfortable investing in individual stocks, Morningstar’s strategy for stock investing applies around the globe. First, favor companies with durable competitive advantages, or economic moats. These companies should be able to fend off competition and outearn their costs of capital for years to come. Then, buy these companies when their stocks are trading below what they’re worth—in our parlance, below our fair value estimates. We think undervalued stocks with economic moats make excellent long-term investments.

    Read More: Morningstar’s Guide to Investing in Stocks

    The Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Moat Focus Index is a quality-focused subset of the Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Index, a broad index representing 97% of the developed-markets (excluding the United States) and emerging-markets market capitalization. Morningstar ranks the wide- and narrow-moat stocks in the broad index by lowest price/fair value to find the 50 cheapest wide- and narrow-moat stocks. These stocks represent the most compelling values in the global moat universe.

    More Stocks to Buy

    8 Best International-Stock ETFs

    For investors who would rather not pick individual stocks, several exchange-traded funds provide broad-based exposure to international stocks. Here’s Morningstar’s shortlist of the best international-stock ETFs: those ETFs that earn a Morningstar Medalist Rating of Gold with 100% analyst coverage. Ratings are as of Jan. 17, 2025.

    1. Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF DISV
    2. Dimensional International Small Cap ETF DFIS
    3. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF IXUS
    4. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF EFG
    5. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U. S. ETF VEU
    6. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U. S. Small Cap ETF VSS
    7. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF VIGI
    8. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS

    There are several different international Morningstar Categories represented on our Gold-rated list. IShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF, Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF, Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF, and Vanguard Total International Stock ETF all land in one of Morningstar’s large-cap foreign stock categories. Foreign large-cap funds tend to focus on Europe, specifically, established markets in France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom. They often hold significant positions in Asia, as well. And although they dabble in emerging-markets stocks, they often limit their exposure to those markets to about 15% of assets. Foreign small/mid-cap funds often carry larger emerging-markets positions.

    As is always the case, read an ETF’s Analyst Report for a better sense of what regions it invests in, what size companies it favors, and so on. Knowing how an ETF’s portfolio diverges from the average allows for better performance expectations—and better investor outcomes. For instance, emerging-markets stocks tend to be more volatile than developed-markets stocks. As a result, international-stock ETFs with higher emerging-markets stakes will exhibit performance very different from their peers’ when emerging markets soar or sink.

    Read more: The Best ETFs and How They Fit in Your Portfolio

    How to Find More of the Best International Stocks and ETFs to Buy

    Investors who’d like to find more international stocks and ETFs to consider can do a few different things.

    • Download all the international stock holdings from the Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Moat Focus Index’s holdings page. Remember, the index focuses exclusively on undervalued non-US stocks with wide or narrow Morningstar Economic Moat Ratings.
    • Expand your search to include highly rated mutual funds, too. You’ll find some of Morningstar’s top-rated international-stock mutual funds on our Savvy International Travelers list.



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