MSMLX — Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-21
MSMLX — Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Materials Equity · $388.15M AUM · 1.36% expense ratio · 18.3% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
MSMLX Fund Overview
MSMLX — Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Matthews International Funds, categorised as Emerging Markets Materials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Matthews International Funds
- Category: Emerging Markets Materials Equity
- Assets under management: $388.15M
- 1-year return: 18.3%
- Ticker: MSMLX
- SEC CIK: 0000923184
- SEC series ID: S000023269
- Share class ID: C000068052
MSMLX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Elite Material Company Ltd. | 5.41% |
| Bandhan Bank Ltd. | 4.74% |
| Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd. | 4.69% |
| Hugel Inc | 3.97% |
| Eugene Technology Co. Ltd. | 3.81% |
| Hd Hyundai Co. Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Radico Khaitan Ltd | 2.47% |
| Astor Enerji AS | 2.39% |
| Auras Technology Co. Ltd. | 2.22% |
| Legend Biotech Corp. | 2.22% |
MSMLX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.9% |
MSMLX Performance
Total returns for MSMLX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 2.1% |
| 1 year | 18.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 7.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 5.7% |
MSMLX Risk Information
Risk metrics for MSMLX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.9%
MSMLX Costs and Fees
MSMLX costs about $136 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.36%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.45%
- Portfolio turnover: 36%
- Brokerage commissions: 14.14 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
MSMLX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund had net outflows of $165.24M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$13.47M |
| 2026-02 | −$18.34M |
| 2026-01 | −$28.10M |
| 2025-12 | −$3.12M |
| 2025-11 | −$16.44M |
| 2025-10 | −$7.94M |
MSMLX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
MSMLX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.