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5 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
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Zacks Investment Research
3
(Hold)
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Standard & Poor's
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TheStreet.com
A
(Buy)
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U.S. News evaluated 287 World Stock Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 14.90 percent over the past year, 16.55 percent over the past three years, 9.37 percent over the past five years, and 12.17 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
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| Year to date | 12.1% |
| 1 Year | 14.9% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 16.6% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 9.4% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 12.2% |
Summary
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers located throughout the world that it believes have, among other things, resilient business franchises and growth potential. It may invest in securities of companies of any market capitalization. The sub-adviser emphasizes individual stock selection and seeks to identify undervalued securities of issuers located throughout the world, including both developed and emerging market countries. The fund normally invests in securities of issuers from a number of different countries, including the United States. It is non-diversified.
Fees
Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
ING Morgan Stanley Global Franchise Port has an expense ratio of 1.21 percent.
Risk
Risk is Low compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
