{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-international-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is an international ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 626 stock ETFs in international segments, with a median fee of 0.50%, and 132 more own global stocks including the US.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-international-etf#article","headline":"What is an international ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 626 stock ETFs in international segments, with a median fee of 0.50%, and 132 more own global stocks including the US.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-international-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-international-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 an international ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-international-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the difference between international and global?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"International leaves out the US. 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Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 626 stock ETFs in international segments, with a median fee of 0.50%, and 132 more own global stocks including the US.\n \n In plain words\n An international ETF owns companies outside the US. Developed-markets funds cover places such as Europe and Japan, emerging markets funds cover developing economies, and a global fund includes the US.\n ETFIQ counts 626 international funds at a median fee of 0.50%, and 132 global funds. Among single places, Europe has 70 funds, China 25, Japan 20 and India 18. Foreign funds add currency swings, and many close hours before the US market, so ETFIQ flags that timing when it measures premiums.\n Questions\n What is the difference between international and global? International leaves out the US. Global includes it.\n Do I pay US tax on foreign dividends? Foreign tax can be withheld. This is not tax advice.\n Why can a foreign fund trade away from value? Its holdings may have closed before the US market.\n Where to next\n Stocks International trading Screener: filter every ETF What is an ETF expense ratio? What is an ETF premium or discount? What is an emerging markets ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is an international ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-international-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 an international ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-international-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is an international ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-international-etf Markdown [What is an international ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-international-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 an international ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-international-etf"}