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. The third quarterly dividend distributions will be paid on September 25, 2008 to shareholders of record as of September 24, 2008. Third quarter 2008 distribution estimates will be available on September 10, 2008. Second quarter 2008 distribution information is available here.

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Portfolio Managers

Lead Manager:
Jesper Madsen, CFA

Co-Manager:
Andrew T. Foster

Fees and Expenses

Gross Expense Ratio¹: 1.41%
Fiscal Year 2007 (ended 12/31/07)

¹ Ratio has been restated to reflect current management and administrative and shareholder servicing fees expected to be incurred by the Funds and paid to the Advisor. 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. Matthews Asian Funds do not charge 12b-1 fees.

Portfolio Turnover²: 26.95%
Fiscal Year 2007 (ended 12/31/07)

² The lesser of fiscal year 2007 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.