MIASX Performance — Matthews Emerging Asia Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2021-05-24

MIASX returned +56.29% over one year to Mar 2021. Over one year the fund beat its China Equity category average: $100 grew to $156, against $155 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 16.56% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2021 the fund took in a net $220.5M, and assets reached $122.05M.

MIASX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Matthews Emerging Asia Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the China Equity category average over the same months.

PeriodMIASXCategory average
1 year (Apr 2020 – Mar 2021)$156$155
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2021)$99$145

MIASX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Mar 2021, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+56.29%

MIASX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Matthews Emerging Asia Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2021 (Jan–Mar)0.00%
2020−1.95%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+0.67%

MIASX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2021+1.4%+0.2%−1.6%—————————
2020−2.7%−6.9%−30.8%+12.3%+3.0%+3.4%+2.2%+7.7%−0.5%+0.1%+12.5%+5.8%
2019——————−0.5%−2.8%−1.8%+2.9%+1.7%+1.2%

MIASX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Apr 2020 – Mar 2021.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.56%
  • Best month: +12.51% (Nov 2020)
  • Worst month: −1.60% (Mar 2021)

MIASX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Matthews Emerging Asia Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $220.5M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $59.5M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.37×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2021$2.2M−$22.1M$24.3M
Feb 2021$3.5M−$59.7M$63.3M
Jan 2021$5.5M−$5.5M$10.9M
Dec 2020$10.4M−$7.2M$17.6M
Nov 2020$5.8M−$11.3M$17.1M
Oct 2020$2.5M−$6.5M$9.0M
Sep 2020$2.3M−$3.1M$5.4M
Aug 2020$1.7M−$6.7M$8.5M
Jul 2020$4.2M−$5.4M$9.7M
Jun 2020$3.9M−$3.9M$7.9M
May 2020$6.8M−$8.4M$15.2M
Apr 2020$10.6M−$21.0M$31.6M

MIASX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Matthews Emerging Asia Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2021-03-31$122.05M
2020-12-31$196.82M
2020-09-30$174.28M
2020-06-30$165.79M
2020-03-31$149.88M
2019-12-31$320.24M
2019-09-30$374.57M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.