0001193125-20-228384.txt : 20200824 0001193125-20-228384.hdr.sgml : 20200824 20200824162251 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-20-228384 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200824 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200824 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200824 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000923184 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-78960 FILM NUMBER: 201128118 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 S000001034 MATTHEWS ASIA INNOVATORS FUND C000002792 Investor Class Shares MATFX C000093226 Institutional Class Shares MITEX 0000923184 S000023269 MATTHEWS ASIA SMALL COMPANIES FUND C000068052 Investor Class Shares MSMLX C000093230 Institutional Class Shares MISMX 0000923184 S000032816 MATTHEWS CHINA SMALL COMPANIES FUND C000101279 Investor Class Shares MCSMX C000195803 Institutional Class Shares MICHX 0000923184 S000051743 MATTHEWS ASIA VALUE FUND C000162839 Investor Class Shares MAVRX C000162840 Institutional Class Shares MAVAX 0000923184 S000068521 Matthews Emerging Markets Equity Fund C000219129 Investor Class Shares MEGMX C000219130 Institutional Class Shares MIEFX 497 1 d88967d497.htm FORM 497 Form 497

MATTHEWS ASIA FUNDS

SUPPLEMENT DATED AUGUST 24, 2020

TO THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DATED APRIL 29, 2020, AS SUPPLEMENTED (THE “SAI”)

For all existing and prospective shareholders of Matthews Asia Funds:

Effective as of August 31, 2020, Tiffany Hsiao, CFA, YuanYuan Ji and Beini Zhou, CFA, will no longer act as Portfolio Managers of the Trust. All references to Mses. Hsiao and Ji and Mr. Zhou are removed in their entirety as of the same date.

For all existing and prospective shareholders of Matthews China Small Companies Fund:

Effective as of August 31, 2020, Winnie Chwang and Andrew Mattock, CFA, will act as Lead Managers of the Matthews China Small Companies Fund. Therefore, effective as of the same date, the following disclosure is added to the table under the heading “Management of the Funds – Trustees and Officers” on page 41 of the SAI:

 

Name and
Year of Birth

   

Position(s) Held
with the Trust

   

Term of Office
and Length of
Time  Served

   

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5  Years

OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEES1

Winnie Chwang

Born 1982

    Vice President    Since 2020    Portfolio Manager (since 2014), Matthews (investment management).

 

1

Each officer serves at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees. Each officer is considered an “interested person” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act because of an ownership interest in Matthews and/or an office held with the Trust or Matthews.

In addition, effective August 31, 2020, the following disclosure is added to the table under the heading “Management of the Funds – Portfolio Managers” on page 68 of the SAI:

 

Name of Portfolio Manager

   

Account
Category

    Number
of
Accounts		    Total Assets in
Accounts		    Number of
Accounts
Where
Advisory Fee
is Based on
Account
Performance		    Total Assets
in Accounts
Where
Advisory Fee
is Based on
Account
Performance
Winnie Chwang*
Lead Manager of the Matthews China Small Companies Fund; Co-Manager of the Matthews Asia ESG and Matthews China Funds		    Registered Investment Companies    0    0    0    0
   Other Pooled Investment Vehicles    0    0    0    0
   Other Accounts    0    0    0    0

 

*

Information for Ms. Chwang is provided as of July 31, 2020.

In addition, effective August 31, 2020, the following disclosure is added to the table under the heading “Management of the Funds – Portfolio Managers” on page 71 of the SAI:

 

Name of Portfolio Manager

   

Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund

Winnie Chwang†   

•  Matthews Asia Dividend Fund*

    $1-$10,000
  

•  Matthews Asia Growth Fund*

    $10,001-$50,000
  

•  Matthews China Fund*

    $50,001-$100,000
  

•  Matthews India Fund*

    $1-10,000
  

•  Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund*

    $1-10,000
  

•  Matthews China Small Companies Fund

    $50,001-$100,000

 

*

The Portfolio Manager does not have responsibility for the day-to-day management of this Fund’s portfolio.

†

Information regarding equity securities beneficially owned by Ms. Chwang is provided as of July 31, 2020.

Please retain this Supplement with your records.