Matthews Asia Funds - Japan Fund I GBP Acc

Category Japan Large-Cap Equity

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

Last buy/sell price

£22.62

arrow-up£0.12 (+0.53%)

Fund Code

MTJIA

BWX5XY0

LU1220257486

Prices updated as at 29 Nov 2024

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 publicly traded common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible securities of companies Located in or with Substantial Ties to Japan.

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Company name

Matthews Intl Capital Management, LLC

Fund launch date

30 Apr 2015

Domicile

Luxembourg

UCITS

Yes

Lead manager

Shuntaro Takeuchi

Lead manager start date

22 Jan 2019

Lead fund manager biography

Shuntaro Takeuchi is a Portfolio Manager at Matthews and co-manages the firm’s Japan Strategy. Prior to joining the firm in 2016 as a Senior Research Analyst, he was an Executive Director for Japan Equity Sales at UBS Securities LLC in New York. Beginning in 2003, he worked on both Japanese Equity and International Equity Sales at UBS Japan Securities, based in Tokyo, and held the position of Special Situations Analyst from 2006 to 2008, and Head of International Equity Sales from 2009 to 2013. Before that, he worked at Merrill Lynch Japan from 2001 to 2003 in U.S. Equity Sales. Shuntaro received a B.A. in Commerce and Management from Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. He is fluent in Japanese. Shuntaro has been a Portfolio Manager of the Matthews Japan Fund since 2019.

Lead manager

Donghoon Han

Lead manager start date

28 Apr 2023

Lead fund manager biography

Donghoon Han is a Portfolio Manager at Matthews and co‑manages the firm’s Japan Strategy. Prior to joining the firm in 2020, Donghoon was Vice President and portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in Tokyo, responsible for investments in technology, automotive, and transportation sectors in Japan. From 2014 to 2016, he worked as a Senior Associate at Citadel Global Equities covering technology and industrial sectors in Japan. From 2010 to 2014, he also worked as a Senior Associate at Dodge & Cox covering the global technology sector with a focus on semiconductors and electronic components. Donghoon is fluent in Japanese and Korean. He received his B.A. in International Liberal Arts from Waseda University in Tokyo. Donghoon is a Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan. Donghoon has been a Portfolio Manager of the Matthews Japan Fund since 2023.

Head office

3, rue Jean Piret L-2350 Luxembourg

Grand Duchy

Luxembourg

L-2350

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