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MATFX - MATTHEWS ASIA SCIENCE AND TECH F: Mutual Fund Quote

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 Fund Information
  Profile  |  Performance   |   Class Information   |   Holdings
Matthews Asia Science & Tech (MATFX)

General Information
 As of 05/25/2012

NAV $8.3
NAV Daily Change ($0.08)
% Yield .24
% SEC Yield N/A
% YTD Return (as of 04/30/2012) 10.78
Objective* Equity - Sector Technology
Peer* TC LG
* Key

Portfolio Statistics

% Unrealized Gain YTD 1.43
Net Assets (Mil $) N/A 153.35
% Turnover N/A 65.47

Fees

% Max Sales Load .00
% Min Sales Load .00
% Max Deferred Load .00

Expenses

% Max 12b-1 Fee .00
% Max Management Fee .67
% Redemption Fee 2.00
% Expense Ratio 1.21

Allocation

Large Growth 12.56
Large Value .00
Small Growth .00
Small Value .00
Foreign Stock 24.00
Emerging Market 40.48
Precious Metals .00
Intermediate Bond .00
Foreign Bond .00
High Yield Bond .00

Portfolio Information

Composition
As of N/A % of Net Assets
Stock 99.21
Cash .00
Bonds .00
Preferred .00
Convertibles .00
Foreign Stock 71.40
Foreign Bonds .00
Hedge .00
Other .79

Sector / Country Weightings

As of 12/31/2011 % of Portfolio
Other 31.21
Technology 27.75
Industrial Cyclical 17.78
Health 6.86
Retail Trade 4.97
Services 3.31
Utilities 2.65
Non-Durable 2.63
Finance 1.97

Portfolio Holdings

Top Equity Holdings
(As of 12/31/2011)
% of Portfolio Value (Mil$)
BAIDU INC SPON ADR 6.94 10.65
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 6.26 9.61
SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS IN 3.13 4.81
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACT 2.67 4.10
CHINA MOBILE LTD SPON ADR 2.65 4.06
SYNNEX TECH INTERNATIONAL 2.37 3.63
DIGITAL CHINA HOLDINGS 2.35 3.60
ST SHINE OPTICAL CO LTD 2.32 3.56
TOSHIBA CORP 2.22 3.41
N/A N/A N/A

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Fund Description

The fund was incepted in December 1999 and is managed by Matthews International Capital Management, LLC. The objective of the fund is long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the common and preferred stocks of companies located in Asia, which derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the sale of products or services in technology-related industries and services. The fund distributes its dividends annually. Capital gains, if any, are distributed annually unless they are used to offset losses carried forward from prior years.

Zacks Commentary for MATFX

Zacks Blog: Top 5 Zacks #1 Ranked Technology Mutual Funds

Apr 25, 2012

Zacks Blog: Top 5 Technology Mutual Funds

Jul 15, 2011

NEWS

Avoiding the next dotcom bomb - CNNMoney
Aug 18, 2011
3 Smart Technology Funds - TheStreet.com
Jan 14, 2011

Stock Holding Statistics
 % of Net Assets

As Of N/A
Total Issues 60
Avg. P/E 41.44
Avg. P/Book 11.34
Avg. EPS Growth 7.5
Avg. Market Value (Mil $) 64,234

Risk

3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Beta 1.19 1.22 1.23
Alpha -2.67 3.09 4.62
R Squared 0.76 0.76 0.71
Std. Dev. 21.38 26.75 23.34
Sharpe 1.02 0.14 1.00


Shareholder Information

Manager Michael Oh
Since 01/06
Manager Rating * SEE EXPLANTION 1.5
Inception Date 12/27/1999
Shareholders 0
Dividends Paid A
Minimum Initial Investment $2,500
Minimum Subsequent Investment $100
IRA Minimum $500

IRA Available Y Check Writing N Phone Invest Y
Phone Exchange Y Phone Redeem Y Auto Invest Y
Wire Redeem Y Wire Fee Y Wire Transfer Y

Contact Information

Family Matthews Intl
Address Four Embarcadero Center, Ste 550
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone 800 789-2742



 
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