Matthews Asia Funds - Asia Discovery Fund I GBP Acc

Category Asia ex-Japan Small/Mid-Cap Equity

This fund can be held in an Investment ISA, SIPP and Investment Account

Last buy/sell price

£25.90

arrow-down£-0.17 (-0.65%)

Fund Code

MTASA

BLRZYX5

LU0871674379

Prices updated as at 25 Mar 2025

Prices in GBP

Investment objective

The Sub-Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Sub-Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, directly or indirectly, primarily (i.e., at least 65% of its total net assets) in equities of small companies Located in or with Substantial Ties to the Asia ex Japan region. The Sub-Fund may invest (whether directly or indirectly) in China A Shares, either directly via a Qualified Foreign Investor (“QFI”) license awarded to a Matthews group entity, or via the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and/or Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect programs, or indirectly via investment in access products. The Sub-Fund may directly or indirectly invest less than 70% of its net assets in aggregate in China A and B Shares.

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Company name

Matthews Intl Capital Management, LLC

Fund launch date

30 Apr 2013

Domicile

Luxembourg

UCITS

Yes

Lead manager

Vivek Tanneeru

Lead manager start date

31 Aug 2020

Lead fund manager biography

Vivek Tanneeru is a Portfolio Manager at Matthews Asia and manages the firm's Asia ESG and Asia Small Companies Strategies. Prior to joining Matthews Asia in 2011, Vivek was an Investment Manager on the Global Emerging Markets team of Pictet Asset Management in London. While at Pictet, he also worked on the firm's Global Equities team, managing Japan and Asia ex-Japan markets. Before earning his MBA from the London Business School in 2006, Vivek was a Business Systems Officer at The World Bank and served as a Consultant at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and Citicorp Infotech Industries. He interned at Generation Investment Management while studying for his MBA Vivek received his Master's in Finance from the Birla Institute of Technology & Science in India. He is fluent in Hindi and Telugu. Vivek has been a Portfolio Manager of the Matthews Asia ESG Fund since its inception in 2015 and of the Asia Small Companies Fund since 2020.

Fund manager

Jeremy Sutch

Manager start date

30 Apr 2021

Fund manager biography

Jeremy Sutch, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager at Matthews and co-manages the firm’s Emerging Markets Equity, Emerging Markets ex China, Emerging Markets Small Companies, and Pacific Tiger Strategies. Prior to joining the firm in 2015, he was Director and Global Head of Emerging Companies at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong from 2012 to 2015, responsible for the fundamental analysis of companies in Asia, with a particular focus on small- and mid-capitalization companies. From 2009 to 2012, he was Managing Director at MJP Capital in Hong Kong, which he co-founded. His prior experience has included managing small-cap equities at Indus Capital Advisors and serving as Head of Hong Kong Research for ABN AMRO Asia Securities. Jeremy earned an M.A. in French and History from the University of Edinburgh. Jeremy has been a Portfolio Manager of the Matthews Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund since 2021, and of the Matthews Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Matthews Emerging Markets Equity Active ETF, Matthews Emerging Markets ex China Active ETF, Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund and Matthews Pacific Tiger Active ETF since 2023.

Head office

3, rue Jean Piret L-2350 Luxembourg

Grand Duchy

Luxembourg

L-2350

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