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Matthews China Fund (MCHFX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US5771307015

CUSIP

577130701

Inception Date

Feb 18, 1998

Min. Investment

$2,500

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

MCHFX has a high expense ratio of 1.12%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Matthews China Fund

Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Matthews China Fund (MCHFX) returned 6.62% year-to-date (YTD) and 17.36% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MCHFX returned 2.20% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


MCHFX

YTD

6.62%

1M

3.92%

6M

5.49%

1Y

17.36%

3Y*

2.06%

5Y*

-1.05%

10Y*

2.20%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of MCHFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.86%7.82%0.47%-7.22%4.14%6.62%
2024-11.27%6.98%2.45%5.40%2.69%-5.40%-1.47%0.00%29.39%-1.36%-5.02%-0.92%17.84%
202313.86%-12.11%0.34%-6.25%-10.11%3.18%12.01%-8.39%-4.93%-5.51%2.57%-2.14%-19.21%
2022-3.74%-5.80%-12.06%-7.98%2.98%14.92%-12.48%-1.41%-13.75%-12.63%31.24%2.05%-24.38%
20218.26%-0.72%-4.58%1.70%2.13%0.45%-8.34%-0.42%-4.78%3.31%-5.17%-3.96%-12.50%
2020-6.33%6.31%-8.35%7.62%3.14%10.84%10.15%5.45%-2.69%4.61%2.21%5.42%43.07%
201911.76%6.66%4.09%2.58%-11.92%9.06%-1.31%-3.06%-1.31%5.12%2.75%7.91%34.58%
201814.41%-6.85%-0.38%-1.99%3.77%-7.51%-2.17%-6.55%-1.63%-12.94%7.14%-5.92%-21.17%
20177.05%6.16%1.93%2.23%5.68%3.93%7.06%3.06%1.35%5.20%0.55%3.40%59.08%
2016-14.88%-3.95%9.43%-1.58%-2.22%2.08%4.39%5.86%4.02%-2.26%2.80%-6.47%-5.05%
20152.94%0.82%3.01%15.39%1.06%-5.12%-9.93%-12.51%-0.40%10.64%0.09%-0.41%2.37%
2014-6.96%1.88%-3.47%-2.15%2.79%3.04%4.06%0.75%-5.86%3.88%0.04%-1.75%-4.42%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of MCHFX is 36, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of MCHFX is 3636
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of MCHFX is 3838
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of MCHFX is 4444
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of MCHFX is 4141
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of MCHFX is 2727
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of MCHFX is 2828
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Matthews China Fund (MCHFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Matthews China Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.51
  • 5-Year: -0.03
  • 10-Year: 0.08
  • All Time: 0.33

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Matthews China Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Matthews China Fund provided a 1.79% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.26 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.26$0.26$0.09$1.09$3.20$0.34$0.22$3.20$2.29$2.11$3.55$0.37

Dividend yield

1.79%1.91%0.78%7.53%15.56%1.25%1.12%22.28%10.31%13.66%19.25%1.71%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Matthews China Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.26
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.09
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.09$1.09
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.20$3.20
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.34
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.22
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.20$3.20
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.29$2.29
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.11$2.11
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.55$3.55
2014$0.37$0.37

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Matthews China Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Matthews China Fund was 67.02%, occurring on Oct 27, 2008. Recovery took 511 trading sessions.

The current Matthews China Fund drawdown is 45.00%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-67.02%Nov 1, 2007248Oct 27, 2008511Nov 5, 2010759
-61.73%Feb 18, 2021745Feb 2, 2024
-38.17%May 28, 2015180Feb 11, 2016356Jul 12, 2017536
-36.31%Jan 30, 2018190Oct 29, 2018413Jun 22, 2020603
-35.27%Jun 11, 200165Sep 18, 2001489Aug 29, 2003554
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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