Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CAF) Short Interest Update

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CAF) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 6,400 shares, a growth of 6.7% from the November 15th total of 6,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 81,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CAF. City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. now owns 5,946,342 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $69,870,000 after purchasing an additional 294,810 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 1.9% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,585,829 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $30,383,000 after buying an additional 49,057 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund during the third quarter valued at $9,304,000. Matisse Capital grew its position in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 39.9% during the second quarter. Matisse Capital now owns 184,997 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $2,174,000 after buying an additional 52,750 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wolverine Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 18.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 58,930 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $692,000 after acquiring an additional 9,165 shares during the last quarter.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Stock Up 1.1 %

CAF traded up $0.14 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $12.60. The company had a trading volume of 40,064 shares, compared to its average volume of 52,411. Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund has a 12-month low of $11.00 and a 12-month high of $16.11. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $12.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.24.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.3272 per share. This represents a yield of 1%. This is a positive change from Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund’s previous annual dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Company Profile

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc It is co-managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company. The fund invests in the public equity markets of China. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.