Matthews Japan Fund Investor Class (MJFOX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Japan Stock

Fund Family Matthews Asia Funds

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US5771308005

CUSIP 577130800

Inception Date 1998-12-31

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End December

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $717.89 Million

Share Class Net Assets $273.66 Million

Expense Ratio 1.15%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-04-30

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 5.81%

1-Year Return 28.54%

3-Year Return 18.55%

5-Year Return 4.66%

NAV $25.60

Previous Close Price $25.60

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Matthews Japan Fund Investor Class

Under normal circumstances, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, which include borrowings for investment purposes, in the common and preferred stocks of companies located in Japan. A company or other issuer is considered to be "located" in a country or a region, and a security or instrument is deemed to be a Japanese security or instrument, if it has substantial ties to Japan.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 33466.30%

Giant 47.84%

Large 35.16%

Medium 12.56%

Micro 0.00%

Small 1.57%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 10.80%

Cash-Flow Growth % 24.00%

Dividend Yield % 2.00%

Historical Earnings % 15.09%

Long-Term Earnings % 8.31%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%
Cash	2.86%	2.87%	0.00%	9.67%	0.00%
Non US Stock	97.14%	97.14%	0.00%	99.18%	100.00%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.05%	0.00%
US Stock	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Keyence Corp	4.76%	-	-
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc	3.63%	-	-
Hitachi Ltd	2.75%	-	-
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd	4.32%	-	-
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc	4.95%	-	-
Tokyo Electron Ltd	3.63%	-	-
ITOCHU Corp	3.12%	-	-
ORIX Corp	2.91%	-	-
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd	3.61%	-	-
Renesas Electronics Corp	3.21%	-	-
Sony Group Corp	6.26%	-	-
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc	4.40%	-	-
NEC Corp	2.80%	-	-
Ajinomoto Co Inc	3.27%	-	-
Toyota Motor Corp	3.32%	-	-
Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd	2.99%	-	-
Marubeni Corp	3.14%	-	-
Mitsubishi Electric Corp	2.55%	-	-

See the full breakdown of MJFOX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	7.08%	99.89%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	92.77%	0.11%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	0.15%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	3.20%	5.56%	0.00%	4.30%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	15.36%	15.05%	0.00%	14.87%
Cyclical	Financial Services	16.73%	16.80%	0.00%	15.27%
Cyclical	Real Estate	2.61%	2.83%	0.00%	3.99%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	5.75%	5.38%	0.00%	4.54%
Defensive	Healthcare	3.94%	5.42%	0.00%	6.28%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	0.75%	0.00%	1.42%
Sensitive	Communication Services	9.01%	8.73%	0.00%	7.59%
Sensitive	Energy	0.00%	1.01%	0.00%	0.89%
Sensitive	Industrials	20.75%	23.80%	0.00%	25.83%
Sensitive	Technology	22.65%	14.66%	0.00%	15.02%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	-	-	-
Americas	North America	-	-	-
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	-	-	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.05%	-	-
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.11%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	99.85%	100.00%	100.00%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	-	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	-	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	-	-	-

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-18	$0.425	$0.425	USD	-	-	-	-
2021-12-15	$0.236	$0.236	USD	2021-12-15	2021-12-14	2021-12-15	Annual
2020-12-16	$0.132	$0.132	USD	2020-12-16	2020-12-15	2020-12-16	Annual
2019-12-17	$0.120	$0.120	USD	2019-12-17	2019-12-16	2019-12-17	Annual
2018-12-12	$0.060	$0.060	USD	2018-12-12	2018-12-11	2018-12-12	Other
2017-12-06	$0.196	$0.196	USD	2017-12-06	2017-12-05	2017-12-06	Other
2016-12-07	$0.165	$0.165	USD	2016-12-07	2016-12-06	2016-12-07	Other
2014-12-11	$0.080	$0.080	USD	2014-12-11	2014-12-10	2014-12-11	Annual
2013-12-12	$0.243	$0.243	USD	2013-12-12	2013-12-11	2013-12-12	Annual
2012-12-13	$0.013	$0.013	USD	2012-12-13	2012-12-12	2012-12-13	Annual
2011-12-08	$0.222	$0.222	USD	-	2011-12-07	2011-12-08	Annual
2010-12-09	$0.490	$0.490	USD	-	2010-12-08	2010-12-09	Annual
2010-04-30	$0.005	$0.005	USD	-	-	-	-
2009-12-09	$0.309	$0.309	USD	-	2009-12-08	2009-12-09	Annual
2007-12-06	$0.007	$0.007	USD	-	2007-12-05	2007-12-06	Other
2005-12-22	$0.030	$0.030	USD	-	2005-12-21	2005-12-22	Annual
2004-12-07	$0.014	$0.014	USD	-	2004-12-06	2004-12-07	SemiAnnual
2001-12-07	$0.272	$0.272	USD	-	2001-12-06	2001-12-07	SemiAnnual
2001-05-22	$0.520	$0.520	USD	-	2001-05-21	2001-05-22	Other
2000-12-07	$0.373	$0.373	USD	-	2000-12-06	2000-12-07	Other

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Matthews Japan Fund Investor Class NMFQS:MJFOX