Best International Funds – Easiest way to invest in international stock market

Most stock market investors limit their investment avenues to the domestic stock market. That is, they never think outside of the market of the United States of America. But the fact is choosing the best international fund is the easiest and the best way to invest in international markets.

There are hundreds of international mutual funds which are available in the market today and one can buy any of the flavors available. There are funds which focus on one country like Russia, China or India or a typical type of countries like emerging markets like India and China. There are others which focus on a specific geographical area like Latin America, Middle East or Emerging Asia etc.

Here are the top performing international funds based on their returns in 3 months, 1 year, 3 years and 5 years.

Top Performers – 3 Month

Fund Name

Symbol

Return

ProFunds UltraLatin America Inv

UBPIX

58.41%

ProFunds UltraLatin America Svc

UBPSX

58.07%

Direxion Mthly Latin America Bull 2X Inv

DXZLX

51.46%

ProFunds UltraEmerging Markets Inv

UUPIX

36.03%

ProFunds UltraEmerging Markets Svc

UUPSX

35.76%

ING Russia I

IIRFX

29.28%

ING Russia A

LETRX

29.20%

Direxion Mthly Emerg Mkts Bull 2X

DXELX

28.87%

The USX China A

HPCHX

28.54%

The USX China C

HPCCX

28.13%

Top Performers – 1 Year

Fund Name Symbol Return
ProFunds UltraLatin America Inv UBPIX 230.20%
ProFunds UltraLatin America Svc UBPSX 226.57%
Direxion Mthly Latin America Bull 2X Inv DXZLX 218.51%
Dreyfus Emerging Asia I DEAIX 168.23%
Dreyfus Emerging Asia A DEAAX 167.57%
Dreyfus Emerging Asia C DEACX 165.76%
ProFunds UltraEmerging Markets Inv UUPIX 158.62%
Dreyfus Greater China I DPCRX 156.56%
ProFunds UltraEmerging Markets Svc UUPSX 156.13%
Dreyfus Greater China A DPCAX 156.05%

Top Performers – 3 Year

Fund Name

Symbol

Ann. Ret.

AIM China I

IACFX

19.68%

Dreyfus Greater China I

DPCRX

19.52%

Dreyfus Greater China A

DPCAX

19.20%

AIM China Y

AMCYX

19.10%

AIM China A

AACFX

19.02%

Matthews China

MCHFX

18.81%

Dreyfus Greater China C

DPCCX

18.28%

Dreyfus Greater China B

DPCBX

18.22%

AIM China B

ABCFX

18.17%

AIM China C

CACFX

18.15%

Top Performers – 5 Year

Fund Name

Symbol

Ann. Ret.

T. Rowe Price Latin America

PRLAX

29.41%

BlackRock Latin America I

MALTX

28.99%

BlackRock Latin America A

MDLTX

28.66%

BlackRock Latin America C

MCLTX

27.65%

BlackRock Latin America B

MBLTX

27.60%

Fidelity Latin America

FLATX

24.60%

Fidelity Advisor Latin America I

FLNIX

24.52%

Fidelity Advisor Latin America A

FLTAX

24.18%

Fidelity Advisor Latin America T

FLTTX

23.84%

Dreyfus Greater China I

DPCRX

23.67%

Based on your choice of duration, you should be able to pick and choose one or more of these best international funds.

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