International Index Funds

What is an International Stock Index Fund? Watch the video above for a simple explanation.

Below is a breakdown of International Stock Index Fund offerings from Charles Schwab, Vanguard and Fidelity.
Click on the name of the index fund to be directed to the brokers website in order to learn more about the particular fund.
Ethan Bloch's favorite funds are highlighted in Yellow.

Vanguard and Fidelity return calculations are as of 11/30/2008
*Schwab return calculations are as of 10/31/2008

Definitions of the tables headings are at the bottom of the page

Charles Schwab International Index Funds

Fund	Symbol	Minimum	Expense Ratio	10 Year Return	Lifetime Return	Fund Inception
Schwab International Index Fund - Inv Shrs	SWINX	$100	0.69%	1.50%*	3.72%*	09/09/1993
Schwab International Index Fund - Sel Shrs	SWTSX	$50,000	0.50%	1.65%*	1.96%*	5/20/1997

Vanguard International Index Funds

Fund	Symbol	Minimum	Expense Ratio	10 Year Return	Lifetime Return	Fund Inception
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund	VGTSX	$3000	0.27%	1.30%	1.92%	04/29/1996

Fidelity International Index Funds

Fund	Symbol	Minimum	Expense Ratio	10 Year Return	Lifetime Return	Fund Inception
Spartan International Index Fund - Investor Class	FSIIX	$10000	0.20%	0.61%	1.95%	N/A
Spartan International Index Fund - Fidelity Advantage	FSIVX	$100000	0.17%	0.62%	1.96%	N/A

Minimum	Minimum initial investment required to invest in fund
Expense ratio	Fee's associated with the fund
10 Year Return	Return over past 10 years recorded as of 11/30/2008 (*10/31/2008 for Schwab)
Lifetime Return	Return since the funds creation as of 11/30/2008 (*10/31/2008 for Schwab)
Fund Inception	Date of funds creation