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Portfolio Data as of April 30, 2008

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Top 10 Holdings

Security Security
Type*
Sector Country % of Net Assets
Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd. EQ Consumer Discretionary Singapore 3.4%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. EQ Information Technology Taiwan 3.3%
HSBC Holdings, PLC EQ Financials United Kingdom 3.0%
Hang Seng Bank, Ltd. EQ Financials China/Hong Kong 3.0%
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. EQ Telecom Services South Korea 2.9%
Hongkong Land CB2005, Ltd., Cnv., 2.750%, 12/21/12 CB Financials China/Hong Kong 2.9%
CLP Holdings, Ltd. EQ Utilities China/Hong Kong 2.9%
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. EQ Telecom Services Taiwan 2.7%
Advanced Info Service Public Co., Ltd. EQ Telecom Services Thailand 2.6%
Rafflesia Capital, Ltd. Cnv., 1.250%, 10/04/11 CB Telecom Services Malaysia 2.5%
29.2%
Top 10 holdings may combine more than one security from the same issuer.
*CB=Convertible Bond, EQ=Equity


Sector Allocation (%)a

Fund MSCI AC Far East ex-Japan Index^ Difference
Financials 27.1 30.0 –2.9
Telecom Services 22.1 10.7 11.4
Consumer Discretionary 16.7 6.1 10.6
Industrials 9.2 12.9 –3.7
Utilities 6.7 3.4 3.3
Information Technology 5.2 16.4 –11.3
Health Care 4.8 0.5 4.3
Consumer Staples 4.7 3.4 1.3
Energy 2.0 8.9 –6.9
Materials 0.0 7.6 –7.6
Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Other
1.5 0.0 1.5
Sector data based on MSCI’s revised Global Industry Classification Standards. For more details, visit www.msci.com.
Source: FactSet Research Systems.

Country Allocation (%)a

Fund MSCI AC Far East ex-Japan Index^ Difference
China/Hong Kong 30.9 34.9 –4.0
Singapore 15.1 6.4 8.7
Taiwan 12.8 18.9 –6.0
South Korea 10.9 20.2 –9.4
Malaysia 5.9 3.6 2.4
India 5.7 10.8 –5.1
Thailand 4.7 2.2 2.5
Australia 3.7 0.0 3.7
United Kingdom 3.0 0.0 3.0
Japan 2.7 0.0 2.7
Indonesia 1.7 2.2 –0.5
Philippines 1.3 0.6 0.7
Pakistan 0.0 0.2 –0.2
Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Other
1.5 0.0 1.5
Source: FactSet Research Systems.
 

Market Cap Exposure (%)a,b

Fund MSCI AC Far East ex-Japan Index^ Difference
Large cap (over $5 billion) 59.3 81.6 –24.7
Mid cap ($1 - $5 billion) 27.2 17.6 5.0
Small cap (under $1 billion) 11.9 0.8 11.1
Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Other
1.5 0.0 1.5
       
Source: FactSet Research Systems.

Breakdown by Security Type (%)a

Common Equities and ADRs 77.1
Convertible Bonds 19.0
Preferred Stocks 2.4
Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Other
1.5
   

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of securities 71
Weighted average market cap $18.7 bil
     
 


^ As of April 29, 2008, the primary benchmark for the Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund became the MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Index to reflect more closely the group of countries in which the portfolio invests. Previously, the MSCI Far East ex-Japan Index served as the Fund’s primary benchmark. TheMSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Index is a free floatadjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of the stockmarkets of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

a Percentage values in data are rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent; the values may not sum to 100% due to marginal rounding errors.
b Equity market cap of issuer.



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