Message to Matthews Japan Fund Shareholders

We are pleased to announce that Donghoon Han has been named a Co-Manager of the Matthews Japan Fund. He joins a portfolio management team comprised of Lead Managers Taizo Ishida and Shuntaro Takeuchi.

Donghoon has worked closely with Taizo and Shuntaro since joining the firm as an Analyst on the Fund in 2020. His appointment as Co-Manager is in recognition of his contributions to the Fund’s research process, generating ideas for the portfolio and he has also been active in team discussions over stock selection and portfolio construction discussions.

We are very proud of the depth and diversity of the investment team that we have built at Matthews for over 30 years. 

Thank you for your investment in Matthews Asia Funds.

Yours truly,

The Fund is a sub-fund of Matthews Asia Funds SICAV, an umbrella fund, with segregated liability between sub-funds, established as an open-ended investment company with variable capital and incorporated with limited liability under the laws of Luxembourg. The current prospectus, Key Investor Information Document or Key Information Document, or other offering documents (“Offering Documents”) contain this and other information and can be obtained by visiting global.matthewsasia.com.

Investing in international and emerging markets may involve additional risks, such as social and political instability. Investing in international, emerging and frontier markets may involve additional risks, such as social and political instability, market illiquidity, exchange-rate fluctuations, a high level of volatility and limited regulation. Additionally, investing in emerging and frontier securities involves greater risks than investing in securities of developed markets, as issuers in these countries generally disclose less financial and other information publicly or restrict access to certain information from review by non-domestic authorities. Emerging and frontier markets tend to have less stringent and less uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, limited regulatory or governmental oversight, and limited investor protection or rights to take action against issuers, resulting in potential material risks to investors. Pandemics and other public health emergencies can result in market volatility and disruption.

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