Overview
Matthews China Fund
Inception Date: 2/19/98
Geographic Focus: China and Taiwan. China includes its administrative and other districts, such as Hong Kong.
Benchmark: MSCI China Index
Fund Assets: $2.5 billion (as of 02/28/10)
Symbol: MCHFX
CUSIP: 577-130-701
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 China and Taiwan. China includes its administrative and other districts, such as Hong Kong.
Portfolio Managers
Lead Manager:
Richard H. Gao
Co-Manager:
Andrew T. Foster
Fees and Expenses
Gross Expense Ratio:1
Fiscal Year 2009: 1.21%
Fiscal Year 2008: 1.23%
Portfolio Turnover:2
Fiscal Year 2009: 5.28%
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.
Risks of Investment
Learn about the principal risks of investing in the Funds as well as the regional and country risks.