International Equities: 5-year return leaderboard

Funds investing in shares listed outside Australasia. Includes broad global trackers, regional funds, ESG-focused strategies, and theme funds covering automation, healthcare, water and other sectors.

43 International Equities funds with five years of history, ranked by return after fees and tax. Figures observed 2026-09-12.

Category average

4.91%

5-yr p.a., after fees & tax

Above average

36 / 43

funds beating the category average

Spread

14.14% – 0.19%

highest to lowest in category

#	Fund	5-yr returnp.a., after fees & tax	vs category avgpercentage points	1-yrlatest QFU	3-yr p.a.latest QFU	Track recordgrowth, year by year	Annual fee	Risk
1	Smart US 500 ETF Smartshares · International Equities	14.14%	+9.23	—	—	—	0.34%	5/7
2	Smart US ESG ETF Smartshares · International Equities	14.05%	+9.14	—	—	—	0.34%	5/7
3	Mercer Core Global Shares Fund Mercer · International Equities	13.93%	+9.02	17.52%	20.51%		1.24%	5/7
4	Smart US Large Growth ETF Smartshares · International Equities	13.81%	+8.90	—	—	—	0.51%	6/7
5	Clarity Global Shares Fund Clarity · International Equities	13.56%	+8.65	20.86%	—		1.06%	5/7
6	Antipodes Global Fund – Long (PIE) Antipodes · International Equities	13.09%	+7.22	31.76%	—		0.99%	4/7
7	Smart US Large Value ETF Smartshares · International Equities	13.03%	+8.12	—	—	—	0.51%	5/7
8	Smart Global ESG ETF Smartshares · International Equities	12.12%	+7.21	—	—	—	0.54%	5/7
9	Smart Total World ETF Smartshares · International Equities	11.48%	+6.57	—	—	—	0.40%	4/7
10	Russell Investments Global Shares Fund Russell Investments · International Equities	11.07%	+6.16	17.12%	—		0.93%	4/7
11	Smart Europe ESG ETF Smartshares · International Equities	10.92%	+6.01	—	—	—	0.55%	5/7
12	Smart Europe ETF Smartshares · International Equities	10.78%	+5.87	—	—	—	0.55%	5/7
13	Lighthouse Global Equity Fund Lighthouse · International Equities	10.71%	+6.40	1.15%	—		1.03%	7/7
14	Pathfinder Global Responsibility Fund Pathfinder · International Equities	10.42%	+4.55	16.58%	—		0.93%	5/7
15	Mercer Global Shares Fund Mercer · International Equities	10.36%	+5.45	16.65%	17.11%		1.25%	5/7
16	ANZ Investments OneAnswer International Share Fund ANZ Investments · International Equities	9.88%	+4.01	—	—	—	1.00%	5/7
17	Mercer All Country Global Shares Index Fund Mercer · International Equities	9.81%	+4.90	15.85%	15.82%		0.43%	5/7
18	Mercer Core Hedged Global Shares Fund Mercer · International Equities	9.28%	+4.37	15.93%	16.19%		1.46%	5/7
19	Mercer Responsible Global Shares Fund Mercer · International Equities	9.26%	+4.35	16.36%	—		1.69%	5/7
20	SBS Wealth World Equity Portfolio SBS Wealth · International Equities	9.21%	+4.30	12.81%	—		1.18%	5/7
21	Smart US Mid Cap ETF Smartshares · International Equities	9.03%	+4.12	—	—	—	0.51%	5/7
22	Smart Asia Pacific ETF Smartshares · International Equities	8.66%	+3.75	—	—	—	0.55%	5/7
23	Smart Japan ESG ETF Smartshares · International Equities	8.31%	+3.40	—	—	—	0.55%	5/7
24	Smart US Small Cap ETF Smartshares · International Equities	7.59%	+2.68	—	—	—	0.51%	6/7
25	Pie Global Growth Fund 2 Pie Funds · International Equities	7.49%	+1.62	20.78%	—		1.46%	5/7
26	Clarity - Capital Group New Perspective Fund Clarity · International Equities	7.29%	+2.38	12.42%	—		1.21%	5/7
27	Smart Automation and Robotics ETF Smartshares · International Equities	7.04%	+2.13	—	—	—	0.75%	6/7
28	Russell Investments Hedged Global Shares Fund Russell Investments · International Equities	6.93%	+2.02	15.72%	—		0.92%	5/7
29	Summer Global Equities Summer · International Equities	6.87%	+1.22	—	—	—	1.02%	5/7
30	Amova Global Shares Fund Amova · International Equities	6.69%	+1.78	-4.65%	—		1.20%	5/7
31	Milford Global Equity Fund Milford · International Equities	6.29%	+1.38	7.22%	10.21%		1.35%	5/7
32	Smart Emerging Markets ESG ETF Smartshares · International Equities	6.26%	+1.35	—	—	—	0.59%	5/7
33	Smart Emerging Markets ETF Smartshares · International Equities	5.81%	+0.90	—	—	—	0.59%	5/7
34	Harbour T. Rowe Price Global Equity Fund Harbour · International Equities	5.66%	+0.75	9.99%	—		1.21%	5/7
35	Fisher Funds Global Fund Fisher Funds · International Equities	5.51%	+1.20	—	—	—	1.64%	5/7
36	Pathfinder Global Water Fund Pathfinder · International Equities	4.97%	+0.06	6.26%	—		1.30%	5/7
37	Clarity Dividend Yield Fund Clarity · International Equities	4.87%	-0.04	19.63%	—		1.06%	4/7
38	Elevation Capital Global Shares Fund Elevation Capital · International Equities	3.40%	-0.91	10.48%	—		1.80%	6/7
39	Amova Global Shares Hedged Fund Amova · International Equities	2.37%	-2.54	-6.75%	—		1.20%	6/7
40	NZ Funds Global Shares NZ Funds · International Equities	1.37%	-3.54	—	—	—	3.12%	6/7
41	Pie Growth UK & Europe Fund Pie Funds · International Equities	0.98%	-3.33	9.60%	—		1.85%	5/7
42	Fisher Funds International Growth Fund Fisher Funds · International Equities	0.26%	-4.65	-5.80%	—		1.31%	6/7
43	Smart Healthcare Innovation ETF Smartshares · International Equities	0.19%	-4.72	—	—	—	0.75%	6/7

— = not available. The 5-year return, annual fee and risk indicator come from Sorted Smart Investor (FMA Disclose). The 1-year, 3-year and track-record columns are shown only where the fund's latest Quarterly Fund Update has been ingested — they appear blank for funds we haven't yet refreshed, and for funds with under that much history. The track record is a year-by-year trajectory of a notional amount compounded by each disclosed after-fee net return — a track-record glyph, not a unit price. Past returns are not a guide to future returns.

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Methodology & sources

Five-year return is the per-annum return after fund charges and tax published on Sorted Smart Investor, drawn from each fund's Quarterly Fund Update on the FMA Disclose register. "vs category average" is each fund's 5-year return minus the peer-group average for International Equities funds, in percentage points. Funds with less than five years of history are not ranked.

Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Fees, strategy, risk level and tax treatment all matter alongside historical return. ManagedFundsNZ provides information only, not personalised financial advice — for advice, see a licensed financial adviser.

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