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International ETFs or Global ETFs are exchange traded funds which buy and hold stock traded in foreign stock exchanges to make up their portfolio. The shares of these ETFs are available for trading in US stock exchanges, where they are traded just like stock. International ETFs help investors and traders to overcome many hassles involved in direct trading of foreign stock exchanges.

Advantages of international ETFs include

• Diversity of trading portfolio with investments in foreign growing economies.
• They allow you to invest your money in foreign markets, which are otherwise very hard or costly to access directly.
• ETFs have less management costs and are liquid trading instruments; also offer tax benefits.
• Unlike international mutual funds, one can get real-time value of global ETFs shares.

Now there are more than 100 international exchange traded funds available for trading/investing. Some popular ones include iShares from from Barclays, State Street International SPRDs and InvescoPowerShares international ETFs. Now there are country specific, exchange specific, regional specific, sector specific and foreign currency specific international ETFs available for trading.

When trading international ETFs, thorough analysis of the funds portfolio is necessary. You should make sure that there is enough liquidity and diversity available in the foreign exchanges. Fundamental analysis of the nation’s economy and understanding of major companies listed in foreign exchanges are also important.

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