Fanuc Corporation

The Dreyfus International Stock Fund (DISAX) invests at least 80% of its net assets in the common stocks of non-US issuers.

The Calamos International Growth Fund invests in non-US growth companies and positions itself as a growth-focused offering to a “mostly core- or value-intensive international allocation.”

Compared to its peers, the relatively high exposure to energy stocks has benefited HLMNX in 2016 so far.

The Voya Japan TOPIX Index Portfolio – Class A (IJIAX) fell 4.5% in the first four months of 2016, placing it seventh among the nine funds in this review.

Industrials, healthcare, and financials form the core of CNJFX. The three combined form about two-thirds of the portfolio.

From a purely net asset value return standpoint, the Matthews Asia Growth Fund Investor Class (MPACX) was a below-average performer among its peer group for the one-year period ending March 31, 2016

Calamos International Growth Fund management expects to invest at least 40% of its assets in foreign issuer securities.

In NAV (net asset value) terms, in the one-year period ending January 2016, Matthews Asia Growth Fund (MPACX) came in sixth place among our nine funds.

The Matthews Asia Growth Fund (MPACX) invests at least 80% of its net assets in common and preferred stocks of companies located in Asia.

Although Voya Japan TOPIX Index Portfolio – Class A (IJIAX) is passively managed and aims to track its underlying index as closely as possible, it is not necessary for it to always hold all the securities in the index.

The T. Rowe Price Japan Fund seeks “long-term growth of capital through investment in … companies located, or with primary operations, in Japan.”

The Commonwealth Japan Fund (CNJFX) fell by 5.8% in September 2015 from the previous month, but it remained an above-average performer among peers.