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Best Mutual Funds Awards 2023: Best 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 last one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods.

Shaded cells indicate the five best-of-the-best funds based on 10-year performance. Of 635 international stock funds at least 10 years old, 66 of them, or 10%, won IBD Best Mutual Funds 2023 awards.

For more details, read the overview article on our 2023 mutual funds study, or see the list of all IBD Best Mutual Funds in every category, including bond funds, diversified stock funds, growth and value funds, sector funds, and breakouts of large-cap, midcap and small-cap funds.

All returns are as of Dec. 31, 2022.

Best International Stock Mutual Funds

Mutual Fund Symbol 1-year total return 3-year average total return 5-year average total return 10-year average total return Morningstar category Closed to new investors
Benchmark: MSCI EAFE -14.45% 0.87% 1.54% 4.67%
Thornburg Global Opportunities I THOIX -10.08 8.17 5.27 9.81 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Pioneer Global Sustainable Equity A GLOSX -9.81 9.53 6.28 9.44 Global Large-Stock Value No
Janus Henderson Global Select D JANRX -9.96 6.69 6.89 9.38 Global Large-Stock Blend Yes
USAA Capital Growth USCGX -13.43 5.41 4.49 9.33 Global Large-Stock Blend No
ALPS/Kotak India ESG I INDIX -12.35 8.41 3.97 9.3 India Equity No
Dodge & Cox Global Stock I DODWX -5.8 6.44 5.46 9.29 Global Large-Stock Value No
Steward Global Eq Inc Instl SGISX -11.21 4.85 5.84 9.17 Global Large-Stock Value No
Fidelity Global Equity Income FGILX -11.92 6.26 6.84 9.13 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Inc I FBUSX -12.04 6.29 6.89 9.09 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy GAAEX -12.67 20.85 14.2 9.07 Global Small/Mid Stock No
Wasatch Global Value Investor FMIEX 0.02 8.48 7.18 8.99 Global Large-Stock Value No
T. Rowe Price Glbl Val Eq Cl I PRIGX -7.85 6 5.24 8.94 Global Large-Stock Value No
SGI Global Equity I SGLIX -13.05 1.69 4.85 8.71 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Matthews India Investor MINDX -9.92 7.41 2 8.7 India Equity No
Boston Partners Global Equity Instl BPGIX -3.07 6.82 4.68 8.64 Global Large-Stock Value No
DFA Selectively Hedged Glbl Eq I DSHGX -12.88 5.85 5.54 8.58 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Mercer Global Low Volatility Equity Y3 MGLVX -13.7 3.3 5.54 8.57 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Polaris Global Value PGVFX -12.01 2.69 3.04 8.47 Global Large-Stock Value No
BNY Mellon Global Equity Income - I DQEIX -3.44 5.22 6.72 8.27 Global Large-Stock Value No
Columbia Global Value A IEVAX -8.39 4.58 5.2 8.2 Global Large-Stock Value No
PIMCO StocksPLUS Intl (USD-Hedged) Inst PISIX -8.82 4.11 5.09 8.11 Foreign Large Blend No
Franklin Mutual Beacon Z BEGRX -11.67 2.37 4.23 8 Global Large-Stock Value No
abrdn Dynamic Dividend Instl ADVDX -13.36 3.66 4.78 7.89 Global Large-Stock Blend No
SEI Global Managed Volatility F (SIMT) SVTAX -7.69 1.97 3.5 7.88 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Cambiar Aggressive Value Investor CAMAX -12.02 4.3 2.91 7.84 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Nuveen Global Dividend Growth I NUGIX -9.84 3.99 5.38 7.66 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Ariel Global Institutional AGLYX -5.24 4.59 4.61 7.63 Global Large-Stock Value No
Hotchkis & Wiley Global Value I HWGIX -11.66 3.62 3.07 7.54 Global Large-Stock Value No
AQR Global Equity N AQGNX -14.41 3.23 2.79 7.53 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Artisan International Value Investor ARTKX -7 5.61 4.25 7.44 Foreign Large Blend Yes
Third Avenue Value Instl TAVFX 17.45 15.69 6.71 7.42 Global Small/Mid Stock No
Artisan Global Value Investor ARTGX -13.58 2.06 2.74 7.37 Global Large-Stock Value No
Nuveen Global Equity Income I NQGIX -9.28 4.03 3.7 7.35 Global Large-Stock Value No
PGIM Jennison Global Equity Income C AGOCX -11.59 4.02 4.81 7.32 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Guggenheim World Equity Income A SEQAX -9.28 5.32 5.24 7.22 Global Large-Stock Value No
GMO Global Developed Equity Allc III GWOAX -14.04 4.03 4.38 7.11 Global Large-Stock Value No
Brandes Global Equity I BGVIX -5.94 5.14 4.11 7.07 Global Large-Stock Value No
Goldman Sachs Enhanced Div Gbl Eq Instl GIDGX -11.64 4.29 4.53 6.98 Global Large-Stock Blend No
Franklin Mutual Global Discovery Z MDISX -4.74 2.92 3.93 6.76 Global Large-Stock Value No
Causeway Global Value Inst CGVIX -12.05 3.18 3.43 6.72 Global Large-Stock Value No
BlackRock Global Dividend Instl BIBDX -13.72 2.8 3.62 6.7 Global Large-Stock Value No
Catalyst/MAP Global Equity A CAXAX -11.04 3.02 4.45 6.7 Global Large-Stock Value No
JHancock Global Shareholder Yield I JGYIX -4.83 3.39 3.93 6.62 Global Large-Stock Value No
MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield I EPSYX -5.35 3.1 3.76 6.62 Global Large-Stock Value No
Delaware Global Value Equity I IBIIX -11.15 2.63 3.76 6.61 Global Large-Stock Value No
Voya Global High Dividend Low Vol Port S IGHSX -5.11 4.2 4.54 6.6 Global Large-Stock Value No
Voya Global High Dividend Low Vol A NAWGX -4.54 4.4 4.63 6.45 Global Large-Stock Value No
FMI International Investor FMIJX -9.86 0.88 1.71 6.4 Foreign Large Blend No
Tweedy, Browne Value TWEBX -5.67 2.41 3.13 6.05 Global Large-Stock Value No
SEI Screened World Equity Ex-US A (SIIT) SSEAX -14.21 3 3 5.94 Foreign Large Blend No
BlackRock Advantage International Instl BROIX -13.46 1.64 1.64 5.71 Foreign Large Blend No
Goldman Sachs International Eq Inc Instl GSIKX -6.42 2.95 4.01 5.66 Foreign Large Value No
Dunham International Stock N DNINX -13.82 4.5 3.36 5.47 Foreign Large Blend No
MassMutual International Eq R5 MIEDX -10.14 3.35 2.61 5.41 Foreign Large Blend No
Fidelity Canada FICDX -6.12 7.54 6.04 5.32 Miscellaneous Region No
T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East TRAMX -5.88 5.45 2.91 5.18 Miscellaneous Region No
Tweedy, Browne International Value Fund TBGVX -7.53 1.9 2.51 5.15 Foreign Large Value No
PACE International Equity P PCIEX -14.14 2.38 2.01 5.07 Foreign Large Blend No
Franklin Mutual European Z MEURX -0.7 2.75 3.35 5.04 Europe Stock No
AMG River Road International Value Eq N ARLSX -4.73 2.33 4.48 5.03 Foreign Large Value No
Federated Hermes International Leaders A FGFAX -9.04 3.23 1.98 4.99 Foreign Large Blend No
Janus Henderson Global Equity Income A HFQAX -6.51 2.24 1.67 4.81 Foreign Large Value No
DFA Large Cap International I DFALX -13.03 1.99 2.14 4.79 Foreign Large Blend No
Invesco EQV Asia Pacific Equity A ASIAX -10.83 1.74 2.11 4.78 Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk No
Mutual of America International MAIFX -11.09 2.02 2.17 4.76 Foreign Large Blend No
Pioneer International Equity A PIIFX -13.57 3.29 1.87 4.76 Foreign Large Blend No
Sources: IBD, Morningstar Direct

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