{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is a global stock ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 132 stock ETFs in global segments that include the US, against 626 international funds that leave it out.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf#article","headline":"What is a global stock ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 132 stock ETFs in global segments that include the US, against 626 international funds that leave it out.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is a global stock ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does global include the US?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. International does not."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How much of a global fund is US?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The holdings page shows weights by country where the filing gives them."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Will a global fund overlap my US fund?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Often by a large share. The overlap tool measures it."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is a global stock ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is a global stock ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 132 stock ETFs in global segments that include the US, against 626 international funds that leave it out.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1875,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is a global stock ETF? \n \n What is a global stock ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 132 stock ETFs in global segments that include the US, against 626 international funds that leave it out.\n \n In plain words\n A global stock ETF owns companies from around the world, including the US; an international fund leaves the US out. A global fund usually has a large US share, because the US is a large part of the world market.\n ETFIQ places 132 funds in global segments, against 626 international and 1,044 US stock funds. They come in large-cap, small and mid-cap, growth, value and real estate forms. If you already own a US fund, a global fund overlaps with it, and the overlap tool shows by how much.\n Questions\n Does global include the US? Yes. International does not.\n How much of a global fund is US? The holdings page shows weights by country where the filing gives them.\n Will a global fund overlap my US fund? Often by a large share. The overlap tool measures it.\n Where to next\n Stocks Overlap tool Screener: filter every ETF What is ETF holdings overlap? What is a large-cap ETF? What is an international ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is a global stock ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is a global stock ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is a global stock ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf Markdown [What is a global stock ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, What is a global stock ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-global-stock-etf"}