MINCX Performance — Matthews Asia Total Return Bond Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2023-03-09

MINCX returned −10.12% over one year to Dec 2022. The annualised 3-year return is −3.02%. Against its China Equity category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $91, against $94 for the category, and to $90 over one year, against $77. Volatility over the past three years was 18.32% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2022 the fund took in a net $76.3M, and assets reached $43.58M.

MINCX Growth of $100

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

PeriodMINCXCategory average
1 year (Jan 2022 – Dec 2022)$90$77
3 years (Jan 2020 – Dec 2022)$91$94
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Dec 2022)$95$101

MINCX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Dec 2022, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−10.12%
3 years (annualised)−3.02%

MINCX Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2022−10.12%
2021−3.91%
2020+5.60%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+4.21%

MINCX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2022−4.0%−3.9%−2.2%−1.2%−3.0%−6.3%−3.9%+2.7%−4.2%−11.6%+15.0%+15.5%
2021−0.9%−0.5%−1.3%−0.2%+0.9%+0.4%−1.7%+3.9%−2.0%−1.7%−1.5%+0.7%
2020+0.2%+0.1%−12.8%+4.3%+2.0%+3.7%+1.9%+2.1%−0.2%+0.9%+2.4%+2.1%
2019——————+0.6%−0.7%+0.9%+1.7%−0.1%+1.8%

MINCX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2020 – Dec 2022.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 18.32%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.41 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +15.52% (Dec 2022)
  • Worst month: −12.82% (Mar 2020)

MINCX Fund Flows

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

  • 12-month net flow: $76.3M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $13.1M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.21×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Dec 2022$4.8M−$3.4M$8.2M
Nov 2022$431K−$1.8M$2.2M
Oct 2022$44K−$17.4M$17.4M
Sep 2022$344K−$2.9M$3.3M
Aug 2022$515K−$5.0M$5.5M
Jul 2022$416K−$7.3M$7.8M
Jun 2022$843K−$1.7M$2.5M
May 2022$683K−$4.2M$4.9M
Apr 2022$1.0M−$2.5M$3.6M
Mar 2022$1.1M−$3.8M$4.9M
Feb 2022$1.4M−$1.9M$3.3M
Jan 2022$1.6M−$11.1M$12.7M

MINCX Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2022-12-30$43.58M
2022-09-30$55.81M
2022-06-30$73.80M
2022-03-31$89.33M
2021-12-31$113.64M
2021-09-30$129.02M
2021-06-30$140.13M
2021-03-31$135.61M
2020-12-31$114.67M
2020-09-30$107.82M
2020-06-30$102.14M
2020-03-31$99.19M

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.