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Top 10 Holdings as of February 28, 2010

Security Sector Country % of Net Assets
CLP Holdings, Ltd. Utilities China/Hong Kong 2.6%
Hongkong Land CB 2005, Ltd., Cnv., 2.750%, 12/21/2012 Financials China/Hong Kong 2.5%
Keppel Corp., Ltd. Industrials Singapore 2.3%
HSBC Holdings PLC Financials United Kingdom 2.2%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Information Technology Taiwan 2.2%
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd. Health Care China/Hong Kong 2.1%
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp., REIT Financials Japan 2.1%
Hang Lung Properties, Ltd. Financials China/Hong Kong 2.1%
Rafflesia Capital, Ltd., Cnv., 1.250%, 10/04/2011 Telecom Services Malaysia 2.1%
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. Health Care Japan 2.1%
22.3%
Top 10 holdings may combine more than one security from the same issuer.

Portfolio Data as of December 31, 2009

Sector Allocation (%)a

Fund MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index^ Difference
Financials 27.9 31.7 -3.8
Industrials 15.3 10.1 5.2
Information Technology 13.0 19.2 -6.2
Telecom Services 12.4 6.7 5.7
Consumer Discretionary 8.7 7.2 1.5
Consumer Staples 5.9
4.3 1.6
Utilities 5.0 3.9 1.1
Health Care 4.8 0.5 4.3
Energy 2.0 8.3 -6.3
Unclassified 1.5 0.0 1.5
Materials 0.7 8.1 -7.4
Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Other
2.8 0.0 2.8
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 Asia ex Japan Index^ Difference
China/Hong Kong 32.0 37.2 -5.2
Singapore 15.5 6.9 8.6
Japan 10.0 0.0 10.0
South Korea 9.0 18.8 -9.8
India 8.3 11.0 -2.7
Taiwan 6.1 16.8 -10.7
Malaysia 5.1 3.9 1.2
Thailand 2.6 2.0 0.6
United Kingdom 2.3 0.0 2.3
Indonesia 2.3 2.8 -0.5
Australia 1.8 0.0 1.8
Philippines 1.3 0.6 0.7
Vietnam 0.9 0.0 0.9
Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Other
2.8 0.0 2.8
Source: FactSet Research Systems.
 

Market Cap Exposure (%)a,b

Fund MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index^ Difference
Large cap (over $5 billion) 51.7 77.5 -25.8
Mid cap ($1 - $5 billion) 31.4 21.7 9.7
Small cap (under $1 billion) 12.6 0.8 11.8
Unclassified 1.5 0.0 1.5
Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Other
2.8 0.0 2.8
Source: FactSet Research Systems.

Breakdown by Security Type (%)a

Common Equities and ADRs 64.7
Convertible Bonds 26.4
Preferred Stocks 3.1
Government Bonds 1.5
Corporate Bonds 1.4
Warrants 0.2
Cash, Cash Equivalents
and Other
2.8

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of securities 83
Weighted average market cap $20.6 bil
Source: FactSet Research Systems, PNC Global Investment Servicing, Inc
     
 


^ 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. The MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index is a free float adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of the stockmarkets of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Source: FactSet Research Systems, PNC Global Investment Servicing, Inc.

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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