Matthews Emerging Markets Sust Fut Inst
MISFX
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management
- Address
- San Francisco CA 94111 Boston MA United States of America 02199
- IPO Date
- Apr 30, 2015
- CIK
- 0000923184
- Website
- mfs.com
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- Matthews Emerging Markets Sustainable Future Fund Institutional Class (MISFX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks total return by investing at least 80% of its net assets in common and preferred stocks of companies located in emerging market countries meeting specific environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards; it follows an unconstrained, all-cap strategy emphasizing well-governed companies delivering positive environmental, social, and economic impact through a bottom-up fundamental approach. The fund targets sectors such as technology (33.60%), financial services (20.03%), industrials (13.54%), consumer cyclical (13.11%), and healthcare (8.44%), with key geographic exposures in emerging Asia (41.74%), developed Asia (34.51%), the United States (7.33%), emerging Europe (6.78%), and Latin America (6.33%); top holdings include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (9.19%), Bandhan Bank (5.88%), Meituan (4.45%), Samsung Electronics (4.09%), and Legend Biotech (3.72%). Launched on April 30, 2015, and managed by Vivek Tanneeru since inception, MISFX is domiciled in the United States with approximately $230 million in total net assets ($207 million share class size) and a net expense ratio of 1.15%; it is available to U.S. investors with a $100,000 minimum initial investment. The fund, previously known as the Matthews Asia ESG Fund, rebranded to highlight its sustainable future focus and received the inaugural 2021 UNCTAD Sustainable Emerging Market Fund Award; it maintains a contractual fee waiver through April 30, 2026, to limit total annual operating expenses. Managed by Matthews Asia, an independent investment specialist founded in 1991 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the fund benefits from the firm's proprietary research into Asia and emerging markets, serving institutional, advisor, and individual investors globally with diversified emerging and frontier market exposures. No recent partnerships, acquisitions, funding rounds, or major strategic shifts specific to MISFX have been reported in the last 1-2 years, though Matthews Asia continues to emphasize ESG integration amid evolving market conditions like U.S. rate cuts and AI optimism as of September 30, 2025. The fund complements Matthews Asia's broader lineup, including related strategies like the Emerging Markets Sustainable Future Active ETF (EMSF).