International closed-end funds
Funds investing outside the United States. Discounts here are often wide and can stay wide for years.
U.S.-listed CEFs with international or global investment exposure (57 funds in the current view). Funds are placed here by mandate and by their latest reported country allocation, not by where they trade. “Global” funds may hold U.S. assets; the actual allocation is on each fund’s Holdings tab. Currency exposure is not inferred from country allocation.
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| Fund | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | Z (1y) | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | ExpensesAnnual cost | LeverageBorrowing | Net assetsFund size▼ | 1y NAV TR1y asset return | 3y NAV TR3y asset return (per yr) | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXG Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund | 10.56% discount | -2.34 | 8.41% | — | — | $3.3B | +19.68% | +17.79% | Global Equity |
| ETG Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund | 11.10% discount | -1.36 | 6.72% | — | — | $2.7B | +23.19% | +22.30% | Global Equity |
| ETW Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund | 11.15% discount | -1.09 | 8.44% | — | — | $1.2B | +17.96% | +17.32% | Covered Call / Option Income |
| MEGI NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund | NAV unavailable | — | 10.83% | — | — | $1.1B | — | — | Infrastructure |
| FAX abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund | NAV unavailable | — | 15.32% | — | — | $1.1B | — | — | Taxable Bonds |
| IGR CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund | 5.11% discount | -2.50 | 7.49% | — | 24.15% | $1B | -11.77% | -2.36% | Real Estate |
| AWF AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund | 12.37% discount | -1.79 | 8.17% | — | — | $982M | +2.68% | +9.15% | High Yield |
| GGN GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust | 10.32% discount | -1.31 | 6.87% | — | — | $895M | +22.80% | +25.18% | Energy & Natural Resources |
| EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund | 11.21% discount | -2.93 | 12.26% | 2.91% | 0.03% | $852M | +5.08% | +14.18% | Taxable Bonds |
| CHW Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund | 11.07% discount | -0.51 | 8.67% | — | — | $836M | +13.73% | +21.97% | Taxable Bonds |
| ETO Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund | 11.85% discount | -1.87 | 6.84% | — | — | $756M | +21.71% | +21.57% | Global Equity |
| BOE BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust | 10.86% discount | -1.48 | 8.67% | — | — | $729M | +11.73% | +14.24% | Global Equity |
| ASGI abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund | NAV unavailable | — | 14.80% | 2.80% | — | $706M | — | — | Infrastructure |
| THW abrdn World Healthcare Fund | 3.71% discount | -0.87 | 11.49% | 3.00% | 14.83% | $689M | +4.38% | +14.05% | Healthcare |
| TWN Taiwan Fund | NAV unavailable | — | 6.35% | — | — | $641M | — | — | International Equity |
| GHY PGIM Global High Yield Fund | 11.55% discount | -1.99 | 11.79% | — | — | $629M | +2.23% | +10.69% | High Yield |
| BGY BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust | 10.19% discount | -0.79 | 9.31% | — | — | $561M | +8.74% | +10.92% | International Equity |
| IFN Aberdeen India Fund | 11.73% discount | -1.85 | 19.79% | — | — | $561M | -11.40% | +1.98% | International Equity |
| JGH Nuveen Global High Income Fund | 12.62% discount | -3.01 | 10.91% | — | — | $508M | +3.19% | +11.83% | High Yield |
| IGD Voya Global Equity Dividend & Premium Opportunity Fund | 1.71% discount | +0.67 | 9.45% | — | — | $491M | +16.19% | +14.84% | Global Equity |
| AEF abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund | 6.69% discount | +1.33 | 10.16% | — | — | $461M | +48.21% | +30.72% | International Equity |
| AWP abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund | 2.59% discount | -2.98 | 11.10% | 1.80% | — | $420M | +0.30% | +3.29% | Global Equity |
| BGH Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund | 8.69% discount | -1.72 | 11.29% | 3.53% | 25.11% | $410M | +1.71% | +11.18% | High Yield |
| EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund | 11.01% discount | -0.54 | 8.00% | — | — | $403M | +43.63% | +31.62% | International Equity |
| EDD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund | 7.38% discount | -0.85 | 13.38% | — | — | $396M | +14.91% | +15.34% | Taxable Bonds |
| TEI Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund | 10.40% discount | -2.25 | 19.13% | — | — | $395M | +23.44% | +23.29% | Taxable Bonds |
| KF Korea Fund | 16.91% discount | -1.61 | 2.46% | — | — | $365M | +108.26% | +44.55% | International Equity |
| JOF Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund | NAV unavailable | — | 8.98% | — | — | $354M | — | — | International Equity |
| MXF Mexico Fund | NAV unavailable | — | 6.44% | — | — | $354M | — | — | International Equity |
| EOD Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund | 9.21% discount | -0.56 | 8.79% | — | — | $352M | +22.65% | +24.91% | Global Equity |
| CAF Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund | 16.51% discount | -0.98 | 1.54% | — | — | $330M | +12.97% | +12.51% | International Equity |
| AGD abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund | 3.42% discount | -1.85 | 12.72% | — | — | $323M | +14.12% | +16.58% | Global Equity |
| HGLB Highland Global Allocation Fund | 38.66% discount | -1.64 | 15.88% | — | — | $299M | -17.49% | +7.26% | Global Equity |
| GLO Clough Global Opportunities Fund | 12.88% discount | -1.44 | 11.65% | — | — | $298M | +6.12% | +15.38% | Multi-Asset |
| EHI Western Asset Global High Income Fund | 10.74% discount | -1.46 | 15.70% | — | — | $277M | +0.94% | +7.55% | High Yield |
| LGI Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund | 7.38% discount | -1.70 | 10.95% | — | — | $262M | +11.32% | +14.62% | Multi-Asset |
| IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund | 12.50% discount | -1.63 | 9.10% | — | — | $247M | -13.10% | +4.42% | International Equity |
| BWG BrandywineGLOBAL-Global Income Opportunities Fund | 14.20% discount | -2.63 | 13.77% | — | — | $238M | -1.63% | +9.08% | Multi-Asset |
| GF New Germany Fund | 10.16% discount | -0.30 | 2.78% | — | — | $220M | -8.47% | +7.86% | International Equity |
| CGO Calamos Global Total Return Fund | 9.70% discount | -0.22 | 8.85% | — | — | $197M | +13.87% | +22.48% | Multi-Asset |
| GLQ Clough Global Equity Fund | 12.64% discount | -1.40 | 11.38% | — | — | $184M | +9.58% | +19.44% | Global Equity |
| GGZ Gabelli Global Small & Mid Cap Value Trust | 10.56% discount | +0.46 | 5.58% | 3.54% | — | $165M | +11.42% | +16.69% | Global Equity |
| MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund | 11.36% discount | -2.00 | 8.71% | — | — | $165M | +6.06% | +12.97% | Taxable Bonds |
| IGA Voya Global Advantage & Premium Opportunity Fund | 8.06% discount | -1.05 | 10.11% | — | — | $161M | +18.14% | +15.01% | Multi-Asset |
| EDF Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund | 1.48% discount | -1.15 | 16.14% | — | — | $157M | +14.79% | +23.46% | Taxable Bonds |
| IAF abrdn Australia Equity Fund | 8.27% discount | +1.06 | 11.67% | — | — | $150M | +1.07% | +7.50% | International Equity |
| CEE Central & Eastern Europe Fund | 14.10% discount | -2.25 | 2.08% | — | — | $148M | +43.86% | +43.60% | International Equity |
| GLU Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust | 6.59% discount | -1.42 | 7.33% | — | — | $145M | +11.07% | +20.75% | Utilities |
| IHD Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund | 2.11% discount | +1.19 | 8.91% | — | — | $141M | +23.00% | +21.67% | International Equity |
| PGP PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund | 4.72% discount | -0.86 | 10.23% | — | — | $140M | +12.57% | +22.34% | Global Equity |
| VGI Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund | 10.20% discount | -2.94 | 14.55% | — | — | $129M | +0.94% | +8.75% | Multi-Asset |
| GDO Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund | 7.74% discount | -0.86 | 15.03% | — | — | $121M | -2.93% | +6.62% | Multi-Asset |
| RGT Royce Global Trust | 17.65% discount | -1.74 | 1.33% | — | — | $113M | +17.48% | +21.40% | Global Equity |
| IAE Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund | 1.96% discount | +1.19 | 34.81% | — | — | $99.2M | +22.02% | +21.32% | International Equity |
| GLV Clough Global Dividend & Income Fund | 13.71% discount | -1.43 | 11.54% | — | — | $94.1M | +9.88% | +14.05% | Global Equity |
| EEA European Equity Fund | 15.53% discount | -0.81 | 9.46% | — | — | $89.8M | +7.15% | +12.51% | International Equity |
| MXE Mexico Equity & Income Fund | 19.42% discount | -1.29 | 1.83% | — | — | $71.9M | +16.13% | +10.84% | International Equity |
Country exposure across international funds
funds with ≥5% of net assets in the country, latest N-PORT
United Kingdom · 18South Korea · 11Japan · 10Cayman Islands · 9Taiwan · 9France · 9India · 8Netherlands · 8Mexico · 6Canada · 6Australia · 5Germany · 4China · 4Switzerland · 4South Africa · 3Brazil · 3Argentina · 2Kazakhstan · 2Spain · 2Egypt · 2Hong Kong · 1Luxembourg · 1EC · 1Malaysia · 1Colombia · 1Poland · 1Sweden · 1Singapore · 1Türkiye · 1UZ · 1
Recent news
- AGD: Attractive Yield Is Fully Covered, But Fund Could Face Headwinds In 2027 — AGD, Oct 15, 2026
- NYLIM CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund (NYSE: MEGI) Declares Availability of Section 19(a) Notice for October 2026 — MEGI, Oct 14, 2026
- EDF pauses Edison stake sale plan as gas supply uncertainty clouds outlook — EDF, Oct 14, 2026
- MEGI: This 11% Yield Fund Is Getting Interesting — MEGI, Oct 13, 2026
- LGI: Over 10 Years Later, LOR's Successor Trades At A Discount Again — LGI, Oct 13, 2026
- MEGI: A High-Yield Infrastructure Fund With A Term Twist — MEGI, Oct 13, 2026
- PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc (GHY) to Distribute Monthly Dividend of $0.10 on October 30th — GHY, Oct 13, 2026
- PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund (NYSE:PGP) Stock Short Interest Report for September — PGP, Oct 13, 2026
Where classifications differ between sources, ours is labelled “rules” and the fund’s own mandate language is in its description. Emerging/frontier membership follows the fund’s stated mandate or country focus, not a proprietary index provider list.