Matthews International Funds 

d/b/a Matthews Asia Funds 

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 550 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

March 27, 2020 

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 prospectus 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. 86 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-1A as filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2020. 

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