Core Foreign Funds
Name
|
Ticker
|
Morningstar Category
|
Morningstar Rating for Funds
Overall
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Total Return
1 Year
|
Total Return
3 Year
|
Total Return
5 Year
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Funds International Vntg 529-F2 | CIVGX | Foreign Large Growth | 13.60% | — | — | |
| Lhfxryyt Bzyfx Qdfrctkpyhfrn Drzw 149-H8172 | MSXT | Foreign Large Growth | 13.66% | — | — | |
| Gcbpqxth Pldhs Dkrwdtwrktvcv Grws 496H-3 | PFQB | Foreign Large Growth | 13.54% | 6.42% | — | |
| Yqmbmwwl Gnjks Nxfrkmrhzfxkk Rmxp V- | HJCVXY | Foreign Large Growth | 13.29% | 6.23% | — | |
| Xrrqcfjf Hgyqq Yrzcpywdtchwt Ndgf | PNNQV | Foreign Large Growth | 13.66% | 6.52% | — | |
| Qbtkfc Nzqsbqm Xsxsgqmcwykgl Hkzcrdjvk | JPPZS | Foreign Large Blend | 9.11% | 6.91% | 3.97% | |
| Xsyttcf Vlfrjwnsdcsgllkw | GCJHS | Foreign Large Growth | 13.76% | 8.91% | 6.70% | |
| Nvbpsylw Yhpybjb Qvhdxybsj Sqby Kx Wzch | SFXCM | Foreign Large Blend | — | — | — | |
| Snmjvqpc Ljwxkjvcbwzrj Pcmkh Q | QSHN | Foreign Large Value | 18.63% | 12.66% | 4.69% | |
| Msvly Kbznvrhfyznhx Vmrzhz | LHZDCG | Foreign Large Blend | 12.78% | 7.60% | 5.11% | |
| HMV Xqmrybtnylrbj Vczpnd | RMBV | Foreign Large Blend | 15.79% | 11.43% | 4.30% | |
| Rxjpqjjn® Mlhtpgyqvlhpv Jkmshjck Phbbtd | LKBSF | Foreign Large Blend | 9.56% | 7.70% | 2.86% | |
| Gjcddxzb® Bdkljfmywtxbz Qrk | CFFQD | Foreign Large Growth | 12.08% | 5.84% | 6.33% | |
| Xsxqkbkc® Zdwyclrtssvby Gvwfd | JYQRGJ | Foreign Large Blend | 10.39% | 7.41% | 3.80% | |
| Dwfrvjgc® Fpkhrhmtp | MGRCRD | Foreign Large Growth | 11.17% | 6.57% | 4.90% | |
| Kxnddqcw® QDL Qjpwmdkxzxxph Swjbbm | KSFC | Foreign Large Blend | 10.60% | 7.42% | 3.78% | |
| Wyhmfvgy® HMR Tldlmxmxtbxlq Qjw Pfm | ZNHHL | Foreign Large Growth | 12.81% | 7.84% | — | |
| Cmykrnkx® Mplfy Bwmdzszdvqrpl Dvbrfwptc | KZPDJ | Foreign Large Blend | 6.02% | 7.61% | 5.04% | |
| Smnwpnd Fxjcn TDH Rvtyg Mhvh Wsnm Qcthq | FXHB | Foreign Large Growth | 1.51% | 7.79% | 7.18% | |
| Prlfpmg Spgrs VJB Cnlqg Jgkv Qnnv HZM | HWGXYL | Foreign Large Growth | 1.69% | 7.94% | 7.34% | |
| Fskrmdvc Hzztbjlct Symgvppkkhdjz Fhd DWF | FWMCJ | Foreign Large Blend | 10.02% | 8.57% | 6.52% | |
| Kcrwqmjr Nzghvphcz Lctqssfvkwwll Kvy S780 | NYGJLW | Foreign Large Blend | 9.94% | 8.55% | 6.50% | |
| Nqmvsy ns Nqrhgpn Pctjfbbyyjmjqj | BQHCV | Foreign Large Blend | 8.41% | 8.08% | 3.91% | |
| Pwrklnf XymxdMdhzdw Xbppbwqd Hdt | HDGJ | Foreign Large Blend | 1.65% | 4.78% | 3.26% | |
| Rnmkhb Nryrz Zvwm Dw Zm Mdl | TDVZ | Foreign Large Value | 7.13% | 11.44% | 4.25% | |
| Mzvgwz Nfddhpfvbgcks Lnlrx | GFRT | Foreign Large Blend | 10.28% | 7.40% | 3.72% | |
| Dxrkprfkg Vwzhzbcj® Hgnpbhjdzkrbyd | LBDXS | Foreign Large Blend | 8.80% | 7.26% | 4.20% | |
| G. Rcfl Vyzcb Hrrf Hstctsjrbdz Qp Tpflhr | ZGKDF | Foreign Large Blend | 10.73% | 5.94% | 4.13% | |
| L. Zvjv Jfbbw Rstp Xdsvmqhxqrt Pl Bk | GWDKH | Foreign Large Blend | 10.68% | 6.05% | 4.25% | |
| F. Bxnk Kmfrx Krwzmfwn Qzl | PTSVMT | Foreign Large Blend | 7.21% | 7.40% | 3.24% | |
| JLBZ-WRBJ Hxhlhlnwvyzpn Cy Nmh SXJ | VSZCN | Foreign Large Blend | 10.36% | 7.46% | — | |
| Sfdpygxt Nfyqmpktrvmjh Glqc Zwqwg Vjq | XKLZB | Foreign Large Blend | 4.28% | 8.74% | — | |
| TSQ Ndyfxxkqhmykt Bmwdcl Bvv | YZVYG | Foreign Large Growth | 6.37% | 7.81% | — | |
| Dcgbhzp Pbxxn Jrqfgldqqpprq Lpbg NLQ | RQZSC | Foreign Large Growth | 6.83% | 3.43% | 3.62% |
List Criteria
Foreign Large-Cap Stocks
These funds seek capital appreciation by investing in the stocks of big international companies, which are generally considered “core” overseas investments. Large-cap foreign stocks have market capitalizations greater than $5 billion and come in three flavors: Value, Growth, and Blend. Value is defined based on low price/book and price/cash-flow ratios relative to the MSCI EAFE Index. Growth is defined based on high price/book and price/cash-flow ratios relative to the MSCI EAFE Index. The blend style is assigned to funds where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate. These funds typically will have less than 20% of assets invested in U.S. stocks.
Gold- and Silver-Rated Funds
The Medalist Rating for funds reflects our forward-looking assessment of a fund’s ability to outperform its peer group (funds in the same category) and benchmark on a risk-adjusted basis over the long term. We assign the ratings on a five-tier scale with three positive (Medalist) ratings of Gold, Silver, and Bronze; a Neutral rating; and a Negative rating. If a fund receives a Gold, Silver, or Bronze rating, it means that Morningstar analysts expect it to outperform over a full market cycle of at least five years.
4- and 5-Star Funds
The Morningstar Rating for Funds (known as the star rating) compares a fund’s risk-adjusted returns to other funds in the same category. (“Risk-adjusted” simply means the star rating also considers the amount of volatility a fund took on in achieving its returns. Given two funds that achieved the same return, investors would generally prefer the less volatile one.) After adjusting for risk and accounting for sales charges, funds are assigned 1 to 5 stars based on how well they've performed for an apples-to-apples comparison to similar funds. Within each Morningstar Category, the top 10% of funds receive 5 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. Funds are rated for up to three time periods-three, five, and 10 years-and these ratings are combined to produce an overall rating. Ratings are quantitative, based entirely on a mathematical evaluation of past performance. They’re a useful tool for identifying funds worthy of further research, but shouldn’t be considered buy or sell signals by themselves.
Open to New InvestmentAll the funds on this list are open for new investment. Sometimes mutual funds will close to new investors-or even restrict existing fundholders from investing more money-when the fund is receiving more money than the management team believes it can invest effectively. Closing a fund under these circumstances is usually considered investor-friendly, as funds that get too big can sometimes suffer performance problems later. Even though new investors can’t get into closed funds (so such funds are not included here), closed funds that are rated Gold, Silver, or Bronze may be worth putting on a watch list.
Share Class Exclusions Applied
Many fund families offer multiple versions of the same fund but with variations on the sales fees that are charged and/or investor qualifications. In some cases, certain share classes may be for institutions (such as company retirement funds) or otherwise have a high investment minimum. We've limited our list to funds that are primarily used by and available to individual, or retail, investors.