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Global mutual funds are excellent options for investors looking to widen exposure across countries. Central banks of major regions including the Eurozone, China and Japan opted for economic stimulus measures such as rate cuts and monetary easing to boost their respective economies. In this environment, these countries thus provide lucrative investment propositions. Meanwhile, the recent lift-off by the Fed indicated that the U.S. economy is on track to stable growth in the near term. Thus a portfolio having exposure to both domestic and foreign securities will likely help in reducing risk and enhancing returns. However, investors need to be careful while investing in these funds, given the heightened uncertainty. Below we share with you four top-rated global mutual funds. Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. To view the Zacks Rank and past performance of all global mutual funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of global funds . The Fidelity Worldwide Fund (MUTF: FWWFX ) seeks capital appreciation. FWWFX primarily focuses on acquiring common stocks issued throughout the globe across a wide range of regions. FWWFX considers factors including economic conditions and financial strength before investing in a company. The Fidelity Worldwide fund returned 4.6% over the past three months. As of October 2015, FWWFX held 321 issues, with 2.93% of its assets invested in Alphabet Inc Class A. The American Funds New Perspective Fund (MUTF: ANWPX ) invests in securities of companies throughout the globe in order to take advantage of changes in factors including international trade patterns and economic relationships. ANWPX primarily focuses on acquiring common stocks of companies that have impressive growth prospects. ANWPX may also invest in companies that are expected to pay out dividend in the future to generate income. The American Funds New Perspective A fund returned 6.9% over the past three-month period. ANWPX has an expense ratio of 0.75% compared with the category average of 1.28%. The Polaris Global Value Fund (MUTF: PGVFX ) seeks growth of capital. PGVFX utilizes a value-oriented approach to invest in common stocks of both U.S. and non-U.S. companies, which also include firms from emerging nations. PGVFX defines emerging or developing markets as those which are not listed in the MSCI World Index. The Polaris Global Value fund returned 5.4% over the past three months. Bernard Horn, Jr. is one of the fund managers of PGVFX since 1998. The Harding Loevner Global Equity Portfolio (MUTF: HLMGX ) invests the lion’s share of its assets in securities including common and preferred stocks of companies located in both U.S. and foreign lands. HLMGX allocates its assets to a minimum of 15 countries, including emerging nations. HLMGX may also invest in Depositary Receipts. The Harding Loevner Global Equity Advisor fund returned 7% over the past three-month period. HLMGX has an expense ratio of 1.20% compared with the category average of 1.28%. Link to the original post on Zacks.com Scalper1 News
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