Overview

Investment Objective

Long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy

Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its total net assets, which include borrowings for investment purposes, in the common and preferred stocks of small companies located in Asia excluding Japan including: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Portfolio Managers

Lead Manager:
Lydia So

Co-Manager:
Noor Kamruddin

Fees and Expenses

Net Expense Ratio: 2.00%
Gross Expense Ratio¹: 2.48%

¹ The Fund’s expense ratios are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses until August 31, 2010 to the extent needed to limit total annual operating expenses to 2.00%. Matthews Asia Funds do not charge 12b-1 fees.

Risks of Investment

Learn about the principal risks of investing in the Fund, the risks of investing in small companies, as well as the regional and country risks.

Investing in small companies is more risky and volatile than investing in large companies.