0001193125-18-145891.txt : 20180501 0001193125-18-145891.hdr.sgml : 20180501 20180501124057 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-18-145891 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180501 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180501 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20180501 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000923184 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-78960 FILM NUMBER: 18794387 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 550 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 BUSINESS PHONE: 8007898742 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 550 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 0000923184 S000001029 MATTHEWS PACIFIC TIGER FUND C000002785 Investor Class Shares MAPTX C000093221 Institutional Class Shares MIPTX 0000923184 S000001030 MATTHEWS ASIAN GROWTH AND INCOME FUND C000002786 Investor Class Shares MACSX C000093222 Institutional Class Shares MICSX 0000923184 S000001031 MATTHEWS KOREA FUND C000002788 Investor Class Shares MAKOX C000093223 Institutional Class Shares MIKOX 0000923184 S000001032 MATTHEWS CHINA FUND C000002790 Investor Class Shares MCHFX C000093224 Institutional Class Shares MICFX 0000923184 S000001033 MATTHEWS JAPAN FUND C000002791 Investor Class Shares MJFOX C000093225 Institutional Class Shares MIJFX 0000923184 S000001034 MATTHEWS ASIA INNOVATORS FUND C000002792 Investor Class Shares MATFX C000093226 Institutional Class Shares MITEX 0000923184 S000001035 MATTHEWS ASIA GROWTH FUND C000002793 Investor Class Shares MPACX C000093227 Institutional Class Shares MIAPX 0000923184 S000001036 MATTHEWS INDIA FUND C000002794 Investor Class Shares MINDX C000093228 Institutional Class Shares MIDNX 0000923184 S000013856 MATTHEWS ASIA DIVIDEND FUND C000038018 Investor Class Shares MAPIX C000093229 Institutional Class Shares MIPIX 0000923184 S000023269 MATTHEWS ASIA SMALL COMPANIES FUND C000068052 Investor Class Shares MSMLX C000093230 Institutional Class Shares MISMX 0000923184 S000027009 MATTHEWS CHINA DIVIDEND FUND C000081250 Investor Class Shares MCDFX C000093231 Institutional Class Shares MICDX 0000923184 S000032816 MATTHEWS CHINA SMALL COMPANIES FUND C000101279 Investor Class Shares MCSMX C000195803 Institutional Class Shares MICHX 0000923184 S000034706 MATTHEWS ASIA STRATEGIC INCOME FUND C000106892 Institutional Class Shares MINCX C000106893 Investor Class Shares MAINX 0000923184 S000040682 MATTHEWS ASIA FOCUS FUND C000126153 Institutional Class Shares MIFSX C000126154 Investor Class Shares MAFSX 0000923184 S000040683 MATTHEWS EMERGING ASIA FUND C000126155 Institutional Class Shares MIASX C000126156 Investor Class Shares MEASX 0000923184 S000049136 Matthews Asia ESG Fund C000154925 Investor Class Shares MASGX C000154926 Institutional Class Shares MISFX 0000923184 S000051743 MATTHEWS ASIA VALUE FUND C000162839 Investor Class Shares MAVRX C000162840 Institutional Class Shares MAVAX 0000923184 S000053714 MATTHEWS ASIA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND C000168876 Investor Class Shares MCRDX C000168877 Institutional Class Shares MICPX 497J 1 d579654d497j.htm FORM 497J Form 497J

Matthews International Funds

d/b/a Matthews Asia Funds

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 550

San Francisco, CA 94111

May 1, 2018

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

 

  Re: Matthews International Funds

File Nos. 033-78960 and 811-08510

Sir or Madam:

On behalf of Matthews International Funds (the “Registrant”) and pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), we hereby certify that the prospectuses and statement of additional information that would have been filed by the Registrant under Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act do not differ from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 77 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-1A as filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2018.

Please direct any inquiries regarding this filing to David Monroe, Vice President, at (415) 788-7553.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ William J. Hackett

William J. Hackett

President