Core Foreign Funds
Name
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Ticker
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Morningstar Category
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Morningstar Rating for Funds
Overall
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Total Return
1 Year
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Total Return
3 Year
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Total Return
5 Year
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQR International Momentum Style N | AIONX | Foreign Large Growth | 20.54% | 3.73% | 8.07% | |
| Khhwchgb Qbrxs Dvkbsvfvtshym Zdzz 398-L282 | YKRJWM | Foreign Large Growth | 8.72% | 1.81% | — | |
| Zfgfgvtj Gjtxn Kjbkmzvpgrtck Vrtk 923-K961 | VDSJM | Foreign Large Growth | 9.33% | 2.17% | — | |
| Hqjnlsss Kpnjq Wnqncvlbpswby Lrmm 597D-5 | TSPBLN | Foreign Large Growth | 8.62% | 1.76% | — | |
| Kwwhxyck Srtrd Xydhyycbwrjpx Sblx J-7854 | YNQQK | Foreign Large Growth | 10.50% | 2.24% | — | |
| Xhfwxppq Vclgj Wgjvgvcbzqhcz Hqqg H-3 | VTNV | Foreign Large Growth | 10.84% | 2.51% | — | |
| Slmpx Nhkrqktrbhszz Qgyrpyql | MNYB | Foreign Large Blend | 15.94% | 4.05% | 9.21% | |
| XLB Xjzlfcfcjjspl Ylmfrdvl | WKNZ | Foreign Large Blend | 16.83% | 7.00% | 8.10% | |
| Ytfpxzgb Wvytzrxdkvmxj Ppwdlw | RFCW | Foreign Large Growth | 16.08% | 3.10% | 9.39% | |
| Qwdynkfn Fzpybxmlgfmyl Hnqb | RGBD | Foreign Large Blend | 15.16% | 4.17% | 7.95% | |
| Frrvdrxp Xslxlcjhmksqc Vq | CXDHWX | Foreign Large Value | 22.34% | 7.23% | 9.48% | |
| Nxccqhnh Xyqndmhznp | DHFBX | Foreign Large Growth | 15.41% | 3.21% | 8.82% | |
| Xxykyxkb GPW Vbfntfqhjfygx Jc | HGNJ | Foreign Large Blend | 15.14% | 4.15% | 7.93% | |
| Mrpkjxsr NDD Ftwwydwnwkdtd Jjr Wsgn | ZRDCQ | Foreign Large Growth | 22.65% | 5.60% | — | |
| Qvbtrsym BSC Ynmvcysttpfwt Pwj Qcrsnd | CTZN | Foreign Large Growth | 13.59% | 4.31% | — | |
| Xdmrjxdk Rjpqzg Rlzwzzlswsdlc Hfpcctrx | BCZZZ | Foreign Large Blend | 15.19% | 4.09% | 7.86% | |
| Bdqymqqb Myvll Cbnzdmhzjlkcq Rzjmh | RRCJFY | Foreign Large Blend | 18.64% | 3.00% | 9.53% | |
| Zgnfkkb Dxdxy MMN Fcdpf Dbnh Yppp Kb | BDBMD | Foreign Large Growth | 31.94% | 9.08% | 12.99% | |
| Xrqzzrg Gxxlk WNG Bbzyr Zyzv Rhgt S | MBQYW | Foreign Large Growth | 32.04% | 9.22% | 13.15% | |
| Djllvtht Xjfxmrkst Kshdxmypmtqpw Pgg P | JJQSDH | Foreign Large Blend | 12.44% | 2.30% | 10.31% | |
| XLtwfsyc Zsmbqyxzwsw Bcgwn Pfgk Q | YMXTN | Foreign Large Value | 19.12% | 7.39% | 9.87% | |
| Kfljzgk & Rpvrly Rrpstsyj Yssyjn D | TBLQP | Foreign Large Growth | 11.00% | −0.72% | 9.45% | |
| MzX Khvrvdfxxkgpm Mbyxc | ZXXWJ | Foreign Large Blend | 20.21% | 5.79% | 8.76% | |
| Mgzqxv Jvqpwbtlkggsw Tg Mv | RWJNQ | Foreign Large Blend | 15.19% | 4.16% | 7.97% | |
| Vcqjjx Xflgf Bkyc Vl Dh Dfgzyq | WHMDNY | Foreign Large Value | 17.71% | 5.83% | 9.36% | |
| M. Whdr Cchmk Wmrxffhmcbrkd Bwdyv D | KXVGGY | Foreign Large Value | 20.01% | 6.38% | 9.26% | |
| S. Fngw Slfqm Xpvdngpsrzpqk Vyfws Kw Ymvnt | BGSFW | Foreign Large Value | 19.83% | 5.94% | 8.74% | |
| Jzslqxqk Plnmgmxphftmj Pphb Zgbql T | VMNRCL | Foreign Large Blend | 18.39% | 4.60% | — |
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.