Overview
Matthews Korea Fund
Inception Date: 1/3/95
Geographic Focus: South Korea
Benchmark: Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)
Fund Assets: $132.0 million (as of 06/30/10)
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-Manager:
Michael B. Han
Fees and Expenses
Gross Expense Ratio:1
Fiscal Year 2009: 1.30%
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.