Matthews Asia Innovators Fund Manager Performance Evaluation

MATFX Fund  USD 15.15  0.11  0.73%   
The fund secures a Beta (Market Risk) of -0.0562, which conveys not very significant fluctuations relative to the market. As returns on the market increase, returns on owning Matthews Asia are expected to decrease at a much lower rate. During the bear market, Matthews Asia is likely to outperform the market.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Matthews Asia Innovators are ranked lower than 27 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak technical and fundamental indicators, Matthews Asia showed solid returns over the last few months and may actually be approaching a breakup point.
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Expense Ratio Date28th of April 2023
Expense Ratio1.2900
  

Matthews Asia Relative Risk vs. Return Landscape

If you would invest  1,230  in Matthews Asia Innovators on April 20, 2025 and sell it today you would earn a total of  285.00  from holding Matthews Asia Innovators or generate 23.17% return on investment over 90 days. Matthews Asia Innovators is currently producing 0.3414% returns and takes up 0.9835% volatility of returns over 90 trading days. Put another way, 8% of traded mutual funds are less volatile than Matthews, and 94% of all traded equity instruments are likely to generate higher returns over the next 90 trading days.
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Assuming the 90 days horizon Matthews Asia is expected to generate 1.17 times more return on investment than the market. However, the company is 1.17 times more volatile than its market benchmark. It trades about 0.35 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The Dow Jones Industrial is currently generating roughly 0.29 per unit of risk.

Matthews Asia Current Valuation

Overvalued
Today
15.15
Please note that Matthews Asia's price fluctuation is very steady at this time. At this time, the fund appears to be overvalued. Matthews Asia Innovators secures a last-minute Real Value of $14.51 per share. The latest price of the fund is $15.15. We determine the value of Matthews Asia Innovators from analyzing fund fundamentals and technical indicators as well as its Probability Of Bankruptcy. In general, we recommend acquiring undervalued mutual funds and dropping overvalued mutual funds since, at some point, mutual fund prices and their ongoing real values will merge together.
Since Matthews Asia is currently traded on the exchange, buyers and sellers on that exchange determine the market value of Matthews Mutual Fund. However, Matthews Asia's intrinsic value may or may not be the same as its current market price, in which case there is an opportunity to profit from the mispricing, assuming the market price will eventually merge with its intrinsic value.
Historical Market  15.15 Real  14.51 Hype  15.15 Naive  15.18
The intrinsic value of Matthews Asia's stock can be calculated using various methods such as discounted cash flow analysis, price-to-earnings ratio, or price-to-book ratio. That value may differ from its current market price, which is determined by supply and demand factors such as investor sentiment, market trends, news, and other external factors that may influence Matthews Asia's stock price. It is important to note that the real value of any stock may change over time based on changes in the company's performance.
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Estimating the potential upside or downside of Matthews Asia Innovators helps investors to forecast how Matthews mutual fund's addition to their portfolios will impact the overall performance. We also use other valuation drivers to help us estimate the true value of Matthews Asia more accurately as focusing exclusively on Matthews Asia's fundamentals will not take into account other important factors:
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14.3514.7215.09
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14.1615.1516.14
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14.1815.1816.17
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Matthews Asia Market Risk Analysis

Today, many novice investors tend to focus exclusively on investment returns with little concern for Matthews Asia's investment risk. Standard deviation is the most common way to measure market volatility of mutual funds, such as Matthews Asia Innovators, and traders can use it to determine the average amount a Matthews Asia's price has deviated from the expected return over a period of time. It is calculated by determining the expected price for the established period and then subtracting this figure from each price point. The differences are then squared, summed, and averaged to produce the variance.

Sharpe Ratio = 0.3471

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Estimated Market Risk

 0.98
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92% of assets are more volatile

Expected Return

 0.34
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94% of assets have higher returns

Risk-Adjusted Return

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27
73% of assets perform better
Based on monthly moving average Matthews Asia is performing at about 27% of its full potential. If added to a well diversified portfolio the total return can be enhanced and market risk can be reduced. You can increase risk-adjusted return of Matthews Asia by adding it to a well-diversified portfolio.

Matthews Asia Fundamentals Growth

Matthews Mutual Fund prices reflect investors' perceptions of the future prospects and financial health of Matthews Asia, and Matthews Asia fundamentals are critical determinants of its market performance. Overall, investors pay close attention to revenue and earnings growth, profit margins, and debt levels. These fundamentals can have a significant impact on Matthews Mutual Fund performance.

About Matthews Asia Performance

Evaluating Matthews Asia's performance through its fundamental ratios, provides valuable insights into its operational efficiency and profitability. For instance, if Matthews Asia has a high ROA and ROE, it suggests that the company is efficiently using its assets and equity to generate substantial profits, making it an attractive investment. Conversely, if Matthews Asia has a low ROA and ROE, it may indicate underlying issues in asset and equity management, signaling a need for operational improvements. Please also refer to our technical analysis and fundamental analysis pages.
Under normal circumstances, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80 percent of its net assets, which include borrowings for investment purposes, in the common and preferred stocks of companies located in Asia that Matthews believes are innovators in their products, services, processes, business models, management, use of technology, or approach to creating, expanding or servicing their markets. Matthews Asia is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in the United States.

Things to note about Matthews Asia Innovators performance evaluation

Checking the ongoing alerts about Matthews Asia for important developments is a great way to find new opportunities for your next move. Mutual Fund alerts and notifications screener for Matthews Asia Innovators help investors to be notified of important events, changes in technical or fundamental conditions, and significant headlines that can affect investment decisions.
The fund maintains 99.2% of its assets in stocks
Evaluating Matthews Asia's performance can involve analyzing a variety of financial metrics and factors. Some of the key considerations to evaluate Matthews Asia's mutual fund performance include:
  • Analyzing Matthews Asia's financial statements, including its income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, helps in understanding its overall financial health and growth potential.
  • Getting a closer look at valuation ratios like price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, price-to-sales (P/S) ratio, and price-to-book (P/B) ratio help in understanding whether Matthews Asia's stock is overvalued or undervalued compared to its peers.
  • Examining Matthews Asia's industry or sector and how it is performing can give you an idea of its growth potential and how it is positioned relative to its competitors.
  • Evaluating Matthews Asia's management team can have a significant impact on its success or failure. Reviewing the track record and experience of Matthews Asia's management team can help you assess the Mutual Fund's leadership.
  • Pay attention to analyst opinions and ratings of Matthews Asia's mutual fund. These opinions can provide insight into Matthews Asia's potential for growth and whether the stock is currently undervalued or overvalued.
It's essential to remember that evaluating Matthews Asia's mutual fund performance is not an exact science, and many factors can impact Matthews Asia's mutual fund market price. Therefore, it's also important to diversify your portfolio and not rely solely on one company or stock for your investments.

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