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Matthews Pacific Tiger Investor (MAPTX)

25.87 Up 0.02(0.08%) May 24


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Matthews Pacific Tiger Investor
Matthews Asia FundsFour Embarcadero Center Suite 550San Francisco, CA 94111
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Phone: 800-789-2742
Fund Overview 
Category:Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
Fund Family:Matthews Asia Funds
Net Assets:7.18B
Year-to-Date Return:3.28%
Yield:0.62%
Morningstar Rating:5 stars
Fund Inception Date:Sep 11, 1994
Morningstar Style Box 
Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
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Management Information 
Richard Gao
Lead Manager since Jan 3, 2006
Gao joined Matthews in 1997 as a China Analyst and is currently a Portfolio Manager. He began his career at the Bank of China in 1989, first as a Loan Officer, then as a FOREX Trader in the Treasury Department. In 1993, he became Assistant Manager at the Bank of China, where he was in charge of FOREX trading for import/export companies.
Investment Information 
Min Initial Investment:2,500
Min Initial Investment, IRA:500
Min Initial Investment, AIP:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment:100
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:50
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:N/A
MAPTX can be purchased from 100 brokerages.

Fund Summary 
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total net assets, which include borrowings for investment purposes, in the common and preferred stocks of companies located in Asia Ex Japan, which consists of all countries and markets in Asia excluding Japan, but including all other developed, emerging, and frontier countries and markets in the Asian region.

Fund Operations 
Last Dividend (Dec 12, 2012) : 0.16
Last Cap Gain : 0.00
Annual Holdings Turnover (May 19, 2013) : 6.53%
Average for Category:58.20%
Fees & Expenses 
ExpenseMAPTXCategory Avg
Annual Report Expense Ratio (net):1.11%1.77%
Prospectus Net Expense Ratio:1.11%N/A
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio:1.11%N/A
Max 12b1 Fee:N/AN/A
Max Front End Sales Load:N/A5.46%
Max Deferred Sales Load: N/A2.05%
3 Yr Expense Projection*:3531,055
5 Yr Expense Projection*:6121,734
10 Yr Expense Projection*:1,3523,412
* Per $10,000 invested