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. Amy Arnott, Morningstar portfolio strategist, noted recently, “As of September 2025, non-US stocks made up about 37% of global market capitalization. Because international stocks make up a significant portion of the available equity market, it makes sense for most investors to have some exposure to international stocks.”
Before adding an international-stock fund 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 Morningstar Medalist Rating of Gold and where the Analyst Assigned % equals 100%—for a manageable list of ideas to investigate further.
The 28 Best International Equity Funds and ETFs to Buy for 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 group and have at least $100 million in assets. The list encompasses large-cap, small/mid-cap, and diversified emerging-markets funds and ETFs. All data is as of Dec. 10, 2025.
- AMG Veritas Asia Pacific Fund MSEIX
- American Funds EUPAC Fund RERGX
- American Funds International Growth and Income Fund RIGGX
- American Funds New Perspective Fund RNPGX
- American Funds New World Fund RNWGX
- American Funds SMALLCAP World Fund RLLGX
- Artisan Global Value Fund APHGX
- Artisan International Value Fund APHKX
- Baillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth Fund BGLKX
- Capital Group International Core Equity ETF CGIC
- Capital Group New Geography Equity ETF CGNG
- Causeway International Value Fund CIVIX
- Dodge & Cox Global Stock Fund DOXWX
- Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund DOXFX
- Fidelity Total International Index Fund FTIHX
- GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund GQGRX
- GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund GQRRX
- Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportunities Fund GGIPX
- JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF JGLO
- JPMorgan International Equity Fund JNEMX
- JPMorgan International Focus Fund IUENX
- MFS International Equity Fund MIEIX
- T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Fund RGGIX
- T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund TRGLX
- T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund RLAIX
- WCM Focused International Growth Fund WCMIX
- iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF IXUS
- iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF EFV
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. In addition, 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. The funds on our list fall into different categories; they may practice different strategies, and therefore, they 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-Stock Funds?
International-stock funds include portfolios that exclusively comprise 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 high 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 more 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.
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