Overview

Investment Objective

Long-term capital appreciation. The Fund also seeks to provide some current income.

Strategy

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total net assets in dividend-paying equity securities and the convertible securities, of any duration or quality, of companies located in Asia, which includes China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Distributions

The Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund intends to distribute its dividends semi-annually. Year end 2009 distributions were paid on December 9, 2009 to shareholders of record as of December 8, 2009. Year end distributions are now available.

Portfolio Managers

Lead Manager:
Andrew T. Foster

Co-Manager:
Robert J. Horrocks, PhD

Fees and Expenses

Gross Expense Ratio:¹
Fiscal Year 2009: 1.18%
Fiscal Year 2008: 1.16%

Portfolio Turnover:²
Fiscal Year 2009: 17.51%

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.