JPAN ETF — Matthews Japan Active ETF

Matthews Japan Active ETF (JPAN)

JPAN is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 4.29%, its expense ratio is 0.79%. Total return is 82.8% over the past 3 years, 0.7 points behind SPY at 83.5%.

Matthews Japan Active ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in common and preferred stocks of Japanese companies, actively managed by Matthews Asia Funds. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.79% and distributes annually at a current high distribution rate. This fund may appeal to investors seeking equity exposure to Japan with an income component.

JPAN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 82.8% over the past 3 years, 0.7 points behind SPY at 83.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 22.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.6%.

JPAN key facts

Issuer

Matthews Asia Funds

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/21/2023

Expense ratio

0.79%

Distribution frequency

None

Trailing yield

4.29%

Last close

$42.61 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$42.43

Premium / discount

0.42% premium

AUM

$10,182,327

Average volume

200.0

Last ex-dividend date

12/17/2025 (as of 2025-12-17)

Last payment date

12/22/2025 (as of 2025-12-22)

Beta

1.1174

P/E ratio

19.7632

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (4.29%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Matthews Asia Funds; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

JPAN risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.6%.

Who may consider JPAN — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (JPAN does not currently distribute); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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