The U.S. stock market is one of the pillars of our country's economic system, and U.S. citizenship is not required to trade U.S. securities. That means non-U.S. citizens or international investors can open a brokerage account and invest in U.S. stocks.
Get broad exposure to international markets You can use just a few funds to invest overseas. Each of these funds gives you access to a wide variety of international securities in a single, diversified fund or ETF. View the Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund , which holds more than 7,700 non-U.S. stocks.
You can upload your documents to the Documents section of your online account. The formats can be a scanned copy, PDF or a photo.
Please note: You need to be a U.S. citizen with a U.S. mailing address to open an account. If you live or work outside the U.S., please check out our international site.
The AIFMD does not prevent an investor in the EEA from investing in Vanguard U.S. domiciled funds and/or U.S. domiciled ETFs on their own initiative (for example, through a broker or an exchange).
Persons residing outside the United States are invited to visit Vanguard's website for Non-U.S. Investors for more information about products and services available to them.
In line with our Terms and Conditions, we ask all clients to keep their address up to date under My Profile in your online account. If you move abroad or are no longer classified as a UK resident, there will be restrictions placed on your account. In most circumstances you would be able to leave your funds invested.
As far as ETFs go, Vanguard reins superior over Fidelity because 1) their ETFs feature lower expense ratios and 2) Fidelity does not even offer their own ETFs. Instead, the ETFs listed on the table above are actually iShares ETFs that Fidelity offers with $0 commission trading.
The downside of Vanguard is its limited research and data, so it is not the strongest choice for advanced traders. Multiple lawsuits have been filed against Vanguard, and online reviews criticize the platform for its outdated customer support.
How do I switch funds? Log in to your account. From the left-hand menu, choose 'Investments'. Choose the fund you want to switch from, and select the 3 dots on the right-hand side under Actions. One of the options is 'Switch' Then follow the steps. Choose which account and funds to switch from and to.