Matthews Pacific Tiger Active ETF ASIA
$39.65−0.74 (−1.82%)
- 0.79%
- $51M
- +25.3%
- 0.88%
- 0M sh
- $41.30
- low $32.15high $47.47
The ETF.net ASIA Grade
D
Score 26 out of 100
- 27 of 28
Score 26 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F24 out of 100Rank 20 of 28Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F16 out of 100Rank 27 of 28Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F23 out of 100Rank 24 of 28Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C42 out of 100Rank 18 of 26Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C51 out of 100Rank 17 of 28
Our read on ASIA
DMost international ETFs spread you across the developed world. ASIA does one job: active stock-picking across the Asia-Pacific, from region specialist Matthews, inside a plain-vanilla 1940 Act ETF wrapper.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an Asia-focused active equity strategy.
Why people hold it
- One region, one job: Asia-Pacific equities chosen actively, with long-term capital appreciation as the stated objective. The highest-graded funds in its group are broad developed-international instead.
- Active by design. There's no index to shadow, so the portfolio reflects the manager's Asia growth calls rather than a benchmark's country and sector weights.
- Ordinary ETF plumbing around a specialist strategy: a registered 1940 Act fund with the usual intraday trading and creation/redemption mechanics.
Worth knowing
- Fees run 0.79% a year against a 0.60% peer-group median, and far above systematic rivals like DFIC (0.22%) and AVDE (0.23%). Hands-on Asia research carries a price tag.
- Thinly traded with a modest asset base, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads at the moment you trade.
- Launched in 2023, so the ETF's own record is short, and payouts arrive only annually or semiannually. This is a growth mandate, not an income one.
ASIA Holdings
- Stocks
- 62
- 49%
- 005930.KS
Sectors
- Technology52.4%
- Financials21.0%
- Communication6.6%
- Consumer Discretionary5.6%
- Health Care5.4%
- Industrials4.6%
- Materials1.9%
- Real Estate1.4%
- Energy0.9%
Geography
- Taiwan30.46%
- South Korea25.25%
- China20.26%
- India10.62%
- Singapore5.44%
- United Kingdom3.65%
- Thailand1.50%
- Malaysia1.19%
- 1.63%
Developed 10% · Emerging 90%
ASIA Performance
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ASIA$12,526
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | ASIA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +18.2% |
| 1 month | −2.7% |
| 3 months | −5.3% |
| 1 year | +25.3% |
| 3 years | +17.9% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ASIA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +18.2% | |
| 2025 | +32.1% | |
| 2024 | +3.4% | |
| 2023 | 0.0% |
ASIA in the news
ASIA Dividends
- 0.88%
- $0.36
- $0.36 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
ASIA Risk
- 18.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.80
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −23.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.92
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ASIA Cost
0.79%
ASIA0.79%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Active Equity funds
- Median 0.65%
19 of the 27 Emerging Markets Active Equity funds charge less.
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