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Shareholder Report
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
USD ($)
Holdings
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Document Type N-CSR
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Registrant Name Matthew 25 Fund
Entity Central Index Key 0001003839
Entity Investment Company Type N-1A
Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2026
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual semi-annual shareholder report
MATTHEW 25 FUND  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name MATTHEW 25 FUND
Class Name Matthew 25 Fund
Trading Symbol MXXVX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Matthew 25 Fund - MXXVX for the period January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026.

Additional Information [Text Block]

You can find additional information, including the Shareholder's Letter, at www.matthew25fund.com or you can also request this information by contacting us at 1-888-M25-FUND.

Additional Information Phone Number 1-888-M25-FUND
Additional Information Website www.matthew25fund.com
Expenses [Text Block]

expense Information

 

What were the Fund costs for the past six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

 

Fund Name Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
     
Matthew 25 Fund $57 1.10%

 

Expenses Paid, Amount $ 57
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.10%
Factors Affecting Performance [Text Block]

managment’s discussion of fund performance

 

Dear Owners,

 

Our Matthew 25 Fund (MXXVX) returned 8.97% in the first 6 months of 2026. This was less than the 10.21% return on the S&P 500 Index (SPX). I am optimistic about our current portfolio of growth and value investments that I believe will benefit from the many technological changes happening now and going forward. I discuss this more fully in our June 30, 2026 Shareholder letter available on our website at: https://www.matthew25fund.com/annual-reports/

 I always emphasize long-term investing over trading and speculation, and I am optimistic that we can increase our Matthew 25 Fund’s long-term performance over the stock market’s averages:

Period MXXVX SPX
3 yrs. 22.94% 20.59%
15 yrs. 13.46% 14.35%
20 yrs. 10.47% 11.38%
25 yrs. 10.49% 9.54%
30 yrs. 11.59% 10.35%

 

A $10,000 investment in MXXVX at its inception of 10/16/1995 has grown to $292,580.58. My wife and I have been owners since inception and continue to purchase shares. We currently own 13.53% of MXXVX.

During the first half of this year, I made the following changes to our portfolio:

Sold – FedEx, Interface and Nucor

Bought + Coherent and Palantir Technologies

These changes were made to improve the growth potential and/or the intrinsic value of our investments. To see the performance of our legacy holdings and additional portfolio information, please visit our website to read our Semi-annual Shareholder Letter for 6/30/26. As always, it is my honor to work for you and to invest side-by-side with you.

Good fortune,

Mark Mulholland

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] Past performance is not a good predictor of future performance
Line Graph [Table Text Block]

 

  M25 S&P500
6/30/2016 10000 10000
6/30/2017 13037 11789
6/30/2018 14768 13484
6/30/2019 16118 14890
6/30/2020 15225 16008
6/30/2021 23253 22538
6/30/2022 18414 20146
6/30/2023 20551 24093
6/30/2024 25267 30009
6/30/2025 31358 34560
6/30/2026 38190 42275

 

Average Annual Return [Table Text Block]

Performance graph

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

 

  1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
Matthew 25 Fund 21.79% 10.43% 14.34%
S&P 500 Index 22.32% 13.40% 15.50%

 

Hypothetical Cumulative Performance Comparison of $10,000 Investment For the Past 10 Years

 

 

Past performance is not a good predictor of future performance. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Updated performance data current to the most recent month-end can be obtained by calling 1-888-M25-FUND.

Net Assets $ 347,264,233
Holdings Count | Holdings 21
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 1,635,420
Investment Company, Portfolio Turnover 17.67%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Fund statistics

 

NET ASSETS: $347,264,233
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS: 21
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER: 17.67%
ADVISORY FEES PAID BY FUND: $1,635,420

 

Holdings [Text Block]

Asset Allocation

 

Semiconductors & Related Devices 35.54%
Pharmaceutical Preparations 8.46%
Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses 6.69%
Federal & Federally - Sponsored Credit Agencies 5.74%
Electronic Computers 4.46%
Security Brokers, Dealers & Exchanges 4.37%
Services-Business Services 4.33%
Optical Instruments & Lenses 4.03%
Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies 3.94%
National Commercial Bank 3.93%
Services-Prepackaged Software 3.61%
Hotels & Motels 3.41%
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance 3.02%
State Commercial Banks 2.70%
Investment Advice 2.64%
Finance Services 1.50%
Chemicals & Allied Products 1.12%
Money Market Fund 0.60%
Business Services 0.00%
                                         Total % Of Net Assets 100.09%

 

Largest Holdings [Text Block]

top ten holdings

 

1. NVIDIA Corp. 21.92%
2. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 13.61%
3. Eli Lilly & Co. 8.46%
4. Amazon.com, Inc. 6.69%
5. Apple, Inc. 4.46%
6. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4.37%
7. Mercadolibre, Inc. 4.33%
8. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Class A & C 4.95%
9. Coherent Corp. 4.03%
10. Tesla, Inc. 3.94%
                               Total % Of Net Assets 76.76%

 

*Indicates a combined position.

Material Fund Change [Text Block]

How has the Fund changed

 

The Fund has not had any material changes during the six months ended June 30, 2026.

Updated Prospectus Phone Number 1-888-M25-FUND
Updated Prospectus Web Address https://www.matthew25fund.com/