Portfolio Data as of July 31, 2008
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Top 10 Holdings |
| Lenovo Group, Ltd. |
Information Technology |
China/Hong Kong |
2.8% |
| Hang Lung Group, Ltd. |
Financials |
China/Hong Kong |
2.8% |
| Swire Pacific, Ltd. |
Financials |
China/Hong Kong |
2.8% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. |
Health Care |
India |
2.8% |
| Amorepacific Corp. |
Consumer Staples |
South Korea |
2.7% |
| Tencent Holdings, Ltd. |
Information Technology |
China/Hong Kong |
2.6% |
| President Chain Store Corp. |
Consumer Staples |
Taiwan |
2.4% |
| Advanced Info Service Public Co., Ltd. |
Telecom Services |
Thailand |
2.3% |
| Dabur India, Ltd. |
Consumer Staples |
India |
2.2% |
| HDFC Bank, Ltd. |
Financials |
India |
2.1% |
| 25.5% |
Top 10 holdings may combine more than one security
from the same issuer.
|
Sector Allocation (%)a |
| Financials |
29.6 |
30.6 |
–1.0 |
| Consumer Discretionary |
16.7 |
6.0 |
10.7 |
| Information Technology |
14.1 |
15.7 |
–1.6 |
| Health Care |
11.6 |
0.5 |
11.1 |
| Consumer Staples |
10.2 |
3.8 |
6.5 |
| Industrials |
8.8 |
12.8 |
–3.9 |
| Telecom Services |
7.6 |
9.6 |
–2.1 |
| Utilities |
0.8 |
3.9 |
–3.1 |
| Energy |
0.0 |
9.6 |
–9.6 |
| Materials |
0.0 |
7.5 |
–7.5 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Other |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
Sector data based on MSCI's
revised Global Industry
Classification Standards. For more details, visit www.msci.com.
Source: FactSet
Research Systems. |
Country Allocation (%)a |
| China/Hong Kong |
36.3 |
37.1 |
–0.7 |
| India |
17.4 |
10.1 |
7.3 |
| South Korea |
15.9 |
20.7 |
–4.8 |
| Singapore |
8.7 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
| Thailand |
6.2 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
| Indonesia |
5.7 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
| Taiwan |
4.6 |
15.8 |
–11.2 |
| Malaysia |
4.2 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
| Philippines |
0.4 |
0.6 |
–0.2 |
| Pakistan |
0.0 |
0.2 |
–0.2 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Other |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
| Source:
FactSet Research Systems. |
Market Cap Exposure (%)a,b |
| Large cap (over $5 billion) |
48.6 |
77.9 |
–29.3 |
| Mid cap ($1 - $5 billion) |
41.4 |
21.1 |
20.3 |
| Small cap (under $1 billion) |
9.5 |
1.0 |
8.4 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Other |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
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| Source:
FactSet Research
Systems. |
Portfolio Characteristicsc |
| Number of securities |
73 |
| Weighted average market cap |
$11.7 bil |
| P/E using FY1 Estimates |
14.7x |
| P/E using FY2 Estimates |
12.8x |
| Source: FactSet Research Systems. |
^ As of April 29, 2008, the primary benchmark for
the Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund was changed to the MSCI All Country
Asia
ex-Japan Index so as to more closely match the portfolio’s blend of holdings.
Prior to that date, the MSCI All Country Far
East ex-Japan Index served as the Fund’s primary benchmark. TheMSCI All Country
Asia ex-Japan Index is a free float adjusted,
market capitalization-weighted index of the stockmarkets of China, Hong Kong,
India, Indonesia,Malaysia, Pakistan,
Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. It is not possible
to invest directly in an index.
a Percentage values in data are rounded to the nearest
tenth of one percent; the values may not sum to 100% due to marginal
rounding errors.
b Equity market cap of issuer.
c The P/E figures represent the Harmonic Average P/E- which
measures the price/earnings ratio of the Fund's entire portfolio,
excluding negative earners- weighted by the size of the company's
position within the portfolio.
The information contained in this document does not, in any way, constitute investment advice. It should not be assumed that any investment will be profitable or will equal the performance of the portfolios or any securities or any sectors mentioned herein. The information does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any securities mentioned. Information on this document is from sources considered reliable, but no representation or warranty is made as to its completeness or accuracy.
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