MKOR ETF — Matthews Korea Active ETF

Matthews Korea Active ETF (MKOR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

MKOR is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.70%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.70%, its expense ratio is 0.79%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 116.2% over the past 3.2 years, 40.0 points ahead of SPY at 76.2%.

Matthews Korea Active ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in South Korean stocks. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.79%, with distributions made on an irregular or as-needed basis rather than on a set schedule. This fund appeals to investors seeking exposure to South Korean equities with active management rather than passive index tracking.

MKOR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 116.2% over the past 3.2 years, 40.0 points ahead of SPY at 76.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 68.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.4%.

MKOR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Matthews Asia Funds

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/29/2010

Expense ratio

0.79%

Distribution rate

1.70%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

1.70%

Last close

$53.00 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$140,519,649

Average volume

4937.0

Dividend

$0.903

Ex-dividend date

12/17/2025

Payment date

12/22/2025

Beta

2.31

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.70%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.70%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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.

Yield and safety methodology · 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.

MKOR risks and drawbacks

MKOR's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 29.4%.

Who may consider MKOR — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MKOR pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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