Fund Research for Matthews Japan (MJFOX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Dec 31, 1998
    Category: Japan Stock
    Overall Risk: Below Average
    Fund Family: Matthews Asia Funds
    Return Since Inception: 2.88%
    YTD Return: 4.61%
    Yield (TTM): 0.00%
    Net Assets: 92.25 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    3 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of total net assets, which include borrowings for investment purposes, in the common and preferred stocks of companies located in Japan.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $2,755 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 27.19%
    Large 20.52%
    Medium 31.66%
    Small 17.41%
    Micro 3.23%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/27/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1998 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 4.61% 15.24% -11.03% -5.24% -5.13% 2.88%
    +/- Category 3.42% 3.61% 4.00% -0.21% -0.81% —
    +/- MSCI EAFE NR USD — — — — 2.04% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 6.87% 15.29% -12.18% -3.83% -5.13% 2.88%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 7.75% -2.70% -11.91% -3.55% -4.83% 2.98%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 12/31/1998
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 16.60%
    Service 36.69%
    Manufacturing 46.70%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 0.00% 0.00%
    Stocks — 100.00% 100.00%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 100.00% 100.00%
    Data as of 06/30/2009 Data as of 06/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector Country Net Assets
    + Softbank Corporation (SFTBF) Financial Services JPN 5.55%
    + NIDEC CORPORATION Industrial Materials JPN 3.97%
    + NSD (9759) Software JPN 3.75%
    + Toshiba Machine Industrial Materials JPN 3.18%
    - GOURMET NAVIGATOR INCORPORATED (2440) Telecom JPN 3.04%
    + Kyocera Corporation (6971) Hardware JPN 2.96%
    + Fuji Heavy Industries (7270) Consumer Goods JPN 2.87%
    + TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS & SERVICES CORP. Industrial Materials JPN 2.85%
    = DAIMEI TELECOM ENGINEERING CORP. (1943) Industrial Materials JPN 2.81%
    + Inpex Holdings Inc. (1605) Industrial Materials JPN 2.56%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    Data as of 06/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 04/29/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.23%
    Taken from annual report dated 12/31/2008

  • Fund Management