Overview
Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund
Inception Date: 9/12/94
Geographic Focus: Asia excluding Japan, which includes
China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines,
Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Benchmarks: MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Index, MSCI All Country Far East ex-Japan Index
Fund Assets: $4.1 billion (as of 06/30/10)
Symbol: MAPTX
CUSIP: 577-130-107
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 Asia excluding Japan, which includes China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam (the “Pacific Tiger” countries).
Portfolio Managers
Lead Managers:
Richard H. Gao
Sharat Shroff, CFA
Co-Manager:
Mark W. Headley
Fees and Expenses
Gross Expense Ratio:1
Fiscal Year 2009: 1.13%
Portfolio Turnover:2
Fiscal Year 2009: 13.22%
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.