If a Canadian investor was purchasing an international equity fund, in which countries would the...

An international equity fund invests primarily in equity securities located outside the fund ' s home country. For a Canadian investor using the IFC classification framework, that means the fund can potentially invest throughout foreign markets but excludes Canada . This distinguishes an international equity fund from a global equity fund. A global equity fund may invest anywhere in the world, including Canada, while an international equity fund focuses on countries outside Canada. The IFC material explicitly differentiates these classifications, stating that global funds may include the investment fund manager ' s home country whereas international funds invest outside that home country. There is no requirement that an international fund exclude the United States or all of North America. Therefore, the correct answer is C. Anywhere in the world excluding Canada .

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