Matthews Asia Dividend Fund to Re-Open

Matthews Asia today announced plans to re-open the Matthews Asia Dividend Fund on April 30, 2015.

The Matthews Asia Dividend Fund was closed to most new investors on June 14, 2013 in response to a rapid increase in the pace of inflows into the Fund. A combination of a reduction in the pace of inflows and structural changes taking place in Asia’s equity markets, increasing the Fund’s investable universe, provide the basis for our decision to re-open the Fund.

Launched in 2006, the Matthews Asia Dividend Fund seeks to offer investors an attractive total return with an emphasis on providing current income. The all-cap strategy invests in a combination of companies that are stable dividend payers and companies with attractive prospects for dividend growth over the medium-to-long term.

Yu Zhang, CFA, Co-Lead Manager of the Fund, commented: “We believe the Fund now has the capacity to accept new assets while maintaining the integrity of its investment process. Significant reform taking place in many countries across Asia has increased our investible universe while the pace of flows has reduced considerably since the time we made the decision to close the Fund. We now feel confident that we can manage additional inflows, should they arise after the Fund re-opens.”

Robert Horrocks, PhD, Chief Investment Officer and Co-Lead Manager of the Fund, commented: “We continually monitor asset growth with all our portfolios and given the all-cap approach taken in this strategy, we place a particular emphasis on monitoring inflows. Given the continual reform process taking place in Asia and the change in inflows since the Fund was closed, we are pleased to be able to re-open the Fund to all investors.”

About Matthews Asia

Matthews Asia is a specialist investment manager located in San Francisco. Since 1991, we have focused our efforts and expertise within the region, investing through a variety of market environments. As an independent, privately owned firm, Matthews is the largest dedicated Asia-only investment specialist in the United States. With US$30.0 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2015, Matthews employs a bottom-up, fundamental investment philosophy, with a focus on long-term investment performance.

You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Matthews Asia Funds before making an investment decision. A prospectus or summary prospectus with this and other information about the Funds may be obtained by visiting matthewsasia.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing as it explains the risks associated with investing in international and emerging markets.

Investing in international and emerging markets may involve additional risks, such as social and political instability, market illiquidity, exchange-rate fluctuations, a high level of volatility and limited regulation. Fixed income investments are subject to additional risks, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and inflation risks. In addition, single-country and sector funds may be subject to a higher degree of market risk than diversified funds because of concentration in a specific industry, sector or geographic location. Investing in small- and mid-size companies is more risky than investing in large companies as they may be more volatile and less liquid than large companies.

Matthews Asia Funds are distributed in the United States by Foreside Funds Distributors LLC
Matthews Asia Funds are distributed in Latin America by HMC Partners