International mutual funds are equity funds that have stock holdings in companies listed outside India. International mutual funds help investors invest beyond Indian markets.
International mutual funds offer geographical diversification and mitigate the risk of being exposed to only the domestic market.
International fund investments are suitable for the long-term investment horizon (around 5+ years) so they can go through the market ups and downs to generate returns.
Global Diversification
Investors can add global stocks to their portfolio through the fund’s holdings.
Access to Global Themes
Investors can invest in emerging innovative themes like AI / ML, electric mobility, robotics etc.
How to invest in international funds?
Investing in international mutual funds in India is similar to investing in any other equity mutual fund. The currency of investments remains the Indian Rupee. The fund manager is responsible for investing in stocks of companies listed on exchanges abroad.
For this, they can build a dedicated portfolio of holdings of foreign companies or they can invest in existing global funds. Either way, investors get foreign stock holdings in their portfolio.
However, even though investments are in foreign stocks, mutual fund companies are still under Indian governance and hence need to comply with SEBI regulations.
Disclaimer
Pickle-Jar Investments Private Limited (CIN. U67100PN2021PTC201233) is a NISM Certified / AMFI Registered Mutual Fund Distributor registered with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), holding ARN No. 184140 valid upto 12 Aug 2027. We are not Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) as defined by the SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013 and do not provide investment advice on any SEBI regulated products. We do not charge any fees to our clients. We receive remuneration by way of commission / Brokerage from the Mutual Funds/ Asset Management Companies.
Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risks. Please read all Scheme related documents carefully before investing. Past performance of schemes may or may not be sustained in future. We advise investors to read data and risk factors of various mutual fund schemes available in the Scheme Information Document (SID), Statement of Additional Information (SAI), Key Information Memorandum (KIM) etc.