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Overview

Matthews Korea Fund

Matthews Korea Fund

Inception Date: 1/3/95

Geographic Focus: South Korea

Benchmark: Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)

Fund Assets: $128.5 million (as of 02/28/10)

Symbol: MAKOX

CUSIP: 577-130-305

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 South Korea.

Portfolio Managers

Lead Manager:
J. Michael Oh

Co-Managers:
Mark W. Headley
Michael B. Han

Fees and Expenses

Gross Expense Ratio:1
Fiscal Year 2009: 1.30%
Fiscal Year 2008: 1.27%

Portfolio Turnover:2
Fiscal Year 2009: 52.47%

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.