Overview
Matthews Japan Fund
Inception Date:12/31/98
Geographic Focus: Japan
Benchmarks: MSCI Japan Index;
Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX)
Fund Assets: $59.6 million (as of 06/30/10)
Symbol: MJFOX
CUSIP: 577-130-800
Investment Objective
Long-term capital appreciation
Strategy
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total net assets in the common and preferred stocks of companies located in Japan.
Portfolio Managers
Lead Manager:
Taizo Ishida
Co-Manager:
Kenichi Amaki
Fees and Expenses
Gross Expense Ratio:1
Fiscal Year 2009: 1.29%
Portfolio Turnover:2
Fiscal Year 2009: 126.75%
1 Matthews Asia Funds does not charge 12b-1 fees.
2 The lesser of fiscal year 2009 long-term purchase costs or sales proceeds divided by the average monthly market value of long-term securities.