{"id":2358447,"date":"2021-08-27T13:08:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T17:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/?p=2358447"},"modified":"2021-08-27T13:08:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T17:08:43","slug":"ten-top-miscellaneous-region-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/ten-top-miscellaneous-region-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are The Ten Top Miscellaneous Region Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Regional funds, or the funds that invest in specific regions, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/top-ten-china-region-funds\/\">China<\/a>, India and others, are very popular among investors. However, not all regions or countries have their own category of funds. Fund houses or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/investing-hedge-funds-guide\/\">managers<\/a>, however, still try to cover such regions or countries through Miscellaneous Region funds. Such funds usually cover countries or regions that do not have their own category. Let\u2019s take a look at the ten top Miscellaneous Region funds.<\/p>\n\n\t<!-- Begin Mailigen Signup Form -->\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\tif (typeof jQuery == 'undefined') {\n\t\t\tdocument.write('<scr' + 'ipt type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/list.mailigen.com\/js\/jquery.js\"><\/scr' + 'ipt>');\n\t\t}\n\t<\/script>\n\t<script language=\"javascript\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/list.mailigen.com\/js\/scripts.js\"><\/script>\n\t<script language=\"javascript\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/list.mailigen.com\/js\/subscribe2.js\"><\/script>\n\t<div id=\"MG-placeholder\">\n\t<style>.first{clear:both;margin-left:0}.one-third{width:31.034482758621%;float:left;margin-left:3.448275862069%}.two-thirds{width:65.51724137931%;float:left}form.ebook-styles .af-element input{border:0;border-radius:0;padding:8px}form.ebook-styles .af-element{width:220px;float:left}form.ebook-styles .af-element.buttonContainer{width:115px;float:left;margin-left: 6px;}form.ebook-styles .af-element.buttonContainer input.submit{width:115px;padding:10px 6px 8px;text-transform:uppercase;border-radius:0;border:0;font-size:15px}form.ebook-styles .af-body.af-standards input.submit{width:115px}form.ebook-styles .af-element.privacyPolicy{width:100%;font-size:12px;margin:10px auto 0}form.ebook-styles .af-element.privacyPolicy p{font-size:11px;margin-bottom:0}form.ebook-styles .af-body input.text{height:40px;padding:2px 10px !important}\n\n\tform.ebook-styles .error,\n\tform.ebook-styles #error {\n\t\tcolor:#d00;\n\t}\n\tform.ebook-styles .formfields h1,\n\tform.ebook-styles .formfields #mg-logo,\n\tform.ebook-styles .formfields #mg-footer {\n\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t}\n\tform.ebook-styles .formfields {\n\t\tfont-size: 12px;\n\t}\n\tform.ebook-styles .formfields p {\n\t\tmargin: 4px 0;\n\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<div style=\"background:#eee;display:block;overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:24px;padding:40px;\">\n<div class=\"two-thirds first\">\n<p style=\"font-size:22px;margin:0 0 10px;\">Get The Full Walter Schloss Series in PDF<\/p>\n\t<p style=\"line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:0;\">Get the entire 10-part series on Walter Schloss in PDF. 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Following are the ten top Miscellaneous Region funds:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>\n<h2>Commonwealth Australia\/New Zealand Fund (CNZLX, 39%)<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>CNZLX normally invests in securities of the Australian and New Zealand issuers, and\/or the securities related to Australia or New Zealand. This fund has returned over 2% in the last three months and over 8% in the last three years. CNZLX has over $18 million in total assets. Its top four holdings are: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/business\/126208159\/south-port-profit-rises-to-107-million\" rel=\"follow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">South Port New Zealand<\/a>, Infratil, Mainfreight, and Freightways.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>\n<h2>Fidelity\u00ae Canada Fund (FACNX, 45%)<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>FACNX normally invests in Canadian equities, and its portfolio includes popular mid- and large-cap stocks. This fund has returned over 9% in the last three months and over 11% in the last three years. FACNX has over $880 million in total assets. Its top four holdings are: Royal Bank of Canada, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/earnings\/call-transcripts\/2021\/08\/27\/the-toronto-dominion-bank-td-q3-2021-earnings-call\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Toronto-Dominion Bank<\/a>, Canadian Pacific Railway and Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc (Class B).<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>\n<h2>DFA Asia Pacific Small Company (DFRSX, 46%)<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>DFRSX invests all its assets in its corresponding master fund, the Asia Pacific Small Company Series. The master fund invests in securities of small companies in the Pacific Rim Asian countries, Australia, and New Zealand. This fund has returned over 6% in the last three months and over 7% in the last three years. DFRSX has over $440 million in total assets. Its top four holdings are: Oz Minerals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/newsarticle\/38620\/bank-of-queensland-first-in-australia-to-roll-out-recycled-debit-cards\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_blank\">Bank of Queensland<\/a>, Lynas Rare Earths and IGO.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>\n<h2>T. Rowe Price Africa &amp; Middle East Fund (TRAMX, 47%)<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>TRAMX normally invests at least 80% of its assets in the common stocks of companies that are located in Africa and the Middle East. This fund has returned over 7% in the last three months and over 5% in the last three years. TRAMX has over $114 million in total assets. Its top four holdings are: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/news\/companies-and-deals\/naspers-agm-the-a-shares-have-it-all-resolutions-pass\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Naspers<\/a> Ltd (Class N), Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi National Bank and FirstRand.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>\n<h2>Fidelity\u00ae Series Canada Fund (FCNSX, 50%)<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>FCNSX normally invests in the securities of Canadian issuers, as well as in other investments related to Canada. It primarily invests in common stocks. This fund has returned over 9% in the last three months and over 12% in the last three years. FCNSX has over $5 billion in total assets. Its top four holdings are: The Toronto-Dominion Bank, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/canadian-pacific-railway-ltd-stock-rises-wednesday-outperforms-market-01629923506-b06e69579409\" rel=\"follow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian Pacific Railway<\/a>, Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>\n<h2>Timothy Plan Israel Common Values Fund (TPAIX, 52%)<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>TPAIX normally invests in the common stocks of companies domiciled and\/or headquartered in Israel. This fund has returned over 9% in the last three months and over 17% in the last three years. TPAIX has over $103 million in total assets. Its top three holdings are: NICE Ltd, <a href=\"https:\/\/simplywall.st\/stocks\/il\/banks\/tase-lumi\/bank-leumi-le-israel-bm-shares\/news\/shareholders-of-bank-leumi-le-israel-bm-tlvlumi-must-be-happ\" rel=\"follow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM<\/a> and Bank Hapoalim BM.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h2>Commonwealth Africa Fund (CAFRX, 52%)<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>CAFRX normally invests in the securities of African issuers, and\/or the securities tied economically to Africa. This fund has returned over 3% in the last three months and -0.29% in the last three years. CAFRX has over $2 million in total assets. Its top three holdings are: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/marketintelligence\/en\/news-insights\/latest-news-headlines\/nigeria-s-access-bank-faces-tough-competition-in-south-africa-venture-65161318\" rel=\"follow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Capitec Bank Holdings<\/a>, Impala Platinum Holdings and Naspers Ltd.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h2>DFA United Kingdom Small Company Port (DFUKX, 57%)<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>DFUKX invests its assets in its corresponding master fund, the United Kingdom Small Company Series. This fund has returned over 5% in the last three months and over 6% in the last three years. DFUKX has over $47 million in total assets. Its top three holdings are: <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.investing.com\/analysis\/games-workshop-group-indomitable-200492377\" rel=\"follow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Games Workshop Group<\/a>, Royal Mail and IMI.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h2>Fidelity\u00ae Nordic Fund (FNORX, 58%)<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>FNORX normally invests in securities of Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and Finnish firms, as well as other investments related to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/evermore-global-advisor-eu-recovery-plan\/\">Nordic region<\/a>. This fund has returned over 7% in the last three months and over 18% in the last three years. FNORX has over $400 million in total assets. Its top three holdings are: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorsobserver.com\/news\/stock-update\/novo-nordisk-a-s-nvo-up-0-85-in-premarket-trading\" rel=\"follow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Novo Nordisk A\/S<\/a>, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Class B), and Swedbank AB.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h2>Matthews Korea Fund (MAKOX, 65%)<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>MAKOX normally invests in the common and preferred stocks of companies based in South Korea. This fund has returned over 7% in the last three months and over 13% in the last three years. MAKOX has over $154 million in total assets. Its top five holdings are: Samsung Electronics (Participating Preferred), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesskorea.co.kr\/news\/articleView.html?idxno=74120\" rel=\"follow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung Electronics<\/a>, SK Hynix, Kakao and LG Chem (Participating Preferred).<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regional funds, or the funds that invest in specific regions, such as China, India and others, are very popular among &#8230; <a title=\"These Are The Ten Top Miscellaneous Region Funds\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/ten-top-miscellaneous-region-funds\/\" aria-label=\"More on These Are The Ten Top Miscellaneous Region Funds\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5478,"featured_media":2161746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6640],"tags":[],"states":[],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Umair Tariq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358447"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5478"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2161746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358447"},{"taxonomy":"states","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.valuewalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/states?post=2358447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}