Overview

Investment Objective

Total return with an emphasis on providing current income.

Strategy

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total net assets in income-paying publicly traded common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, and other equity-related instruments of companies located in the Asia Pacific region. The Asia Pacific region includes Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Distributions

The Matthews Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund intends to distribute its dividends quarterly. Second quarter 2009 dividend distributions will be paid on June 25, 2009 to shareholders of record as of June 24, 2009. Second quarter distribution estimates are now available.

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Portfolio Managers

Lead Manager:
Jesper Madsen, CFA

Co-Manager:
Andrew T. Foster

Fees and Expenses

Gross Expense Ratios:
Fiscal Year 2008: 1.35%¹
Fiscal Year 2008 After Contractual Fee Waiver: 1.32%²

Portfolio Turnover:
Fiscal Year 2008: 25.07%³

¹ Matthews Asia Funds does not charge 12b-1 fees.

² The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit total annual operating expenses to 1.50% until October 31, 2009.

³ The lesser of fiscal year 2008 long-term purchase costs or sales proceeds divided by the average monthly market value of long-term securities.

Risks of Investment

Learn about the principal risks of investing in the Funds as well as the regional and country risks.