Performance analysis of MEM (MATTHEWS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ACTIVE ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, MEM has had an average annual return of +23.97%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Since Jul 14, 2022, MEM has had an average annual return of +21.24%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +21.25% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30.13% | +28.36% | +10.34% | +6.92% | +7.30% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +8.70% | +5.93% | -9.91% | +13.98% | +7.52% | +2.37% | +30.13% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.26% | +0.77% | -0.72% | +0.25% | +4.18% | +6.18% | +0.50% | +2.99% | +7.74% | +3.38% | -2.68% | +1.84% | +28.36% |
| 2024 | -4.43% | +5.41% | +3.40% | -0.84% | +1.14% | +3.55% | -0.83% | +1.34% | +7.40% | -1.89% | -1.96% | -1.76% | +10.34% |
| 2023 | +7.61% | -5.40% | +0.40% | -0.26% | -1.37% | +4.83% | +3.94% | -5.06% | -4.43% | -5.28% | +8.06% | +5.06% | +6.92% |
| 2022 | +6.34% | -0.41% | -9.12% | +1.74% | +14.17% | -4.01% | +7.30% |
Drawdown analysis of MEM (MATTHEWS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ACTIVE ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the MEM was -18.93%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 52 trading sessions.
Since Jul 14, 2022 MEM has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 4 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -18.93% | Oct 7, 2024 | 125 | Apr 8, 2025 | 52 | Jun 24, 2025 | 177 |
| -14.62% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 22 | Apr 30, 2026 | 45 |
| -14.40% | Jan 26, 2023 | 192 | Oct 31, 2023 | 90 | Mar 12, 2024 | 282 |
| -13.83% | Aug 12, 2022 | 44 | Oct 14, 2022 | 32 | Nov 30, 2022 | 76 |
| -9.15% | Jul 12, 2024 | 16 | Aug 5, 2024 | 35 | Sep 24, 2024 | 51 |
| -6.39% | Oct 29, 2025 | 16 | Nov 20, 2025 | 28 | Jan 2, 2026 | 44 |
| -5.81% | May 6, 2026 | 9 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 13 |
| -5.55% | May 17, 2024 | 11 | Jun 4, 2024 | 20 | Jul 3, 2024 | 31 |
| -5.47% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 10 | Oct 24, 2025 | 14 |
| -4.92% | Apr 3, 2024 | 12 | Apr 19, 2024 | 9 | May 2, 2024 | 21 |
| -4.47% | Nov 30, 2022 | 12 | Dec 16, 2022 | 15 | Jan 10, 2023 | 27 |
| -4.01% | Jul 23, 2025 | 7 | Aug 1, 2025 | 8 | Aug 13, 2025 | 15 |
| -3.71% | Jan 28, 2026 | 6 | Feb 5, 2026 | 3 | Feb 10, 2026 | 9 |
| -1.87% | Mar 13, 2024 | 4 | Mar 19, 2024 | 7 | Mar 28, 2024 | 11 |
| -1.77% | Jul 21, 2022 | 3 | Jul 26, 2022 | 1 | Jul 27, 2022 | 4 |
| -1.73% | Sep 27, 2024 | 1 | Sep 30, 2024 | 2 | Oct 2, 2024 | 3 |
| -1.73% | Aug 13, 2025 | 5 | Aug 20, 2025 | 11 | Sep 5, 2025 | 16 |
| -1.72% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 1 | Jan 21, 2026 | 6 |
| -1.70% | Jan 6, 2026 | 1 | Jan 7, 2026 | 3 | Jan 12, 2026 | 4 |
| -1.51% | Sep 17, 2025 | 7 | Sep 26, 2025 | 3 | Oct 1, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.50% | Oct 2, 2024 | 1 | Oct 3, 2024 | 1 | Oct 4, 2024 | 2 |
| -1.30% | Sep 24, 2024 | 1 | Sep 25, 2024 | 1 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2 |
| -1.27% | Feb 11, 2026 | 3 | Feb 17, 2026 | 3 | Feb 20, 2026 | 6 |
| -1.15% | Jul 29, 2022 | 2 | Aug 2, 2022 | 2 | Aug 4, 2022 | 4 |
| -1.12% | Jul 3, 2025 | 1 | Jul 7, 2025 | 6 | Jul 15, 2025 | 7 |