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

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CAF) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 500 shares, a drop of 92.2% from the November 30th total of 6,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 76,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 13,881 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $186,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares during the last quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 6.8% during the third quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC now owns 31,088 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 1,987 shares in the last quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $692,000 after buying an additional 9,165 shares during the period. Matisse Capital grew its holdings in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 39.9% in the 2nd quarter. Matisse Capital now owns 184,997 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $2,174,000 after buying an additional 52,750 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at $9,304,000.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Price Performance

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund stock traded down $0.13 on Friday, reaching $12.52. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 59,139 shares, compared to its average volume of 51,689. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $12.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.27. Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund has a twelve month low of $11.00 and a twelve month high of $16.11.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $0.3272 per share. This is an increase from Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund’s previous annual dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. This represents a yield of 1%.

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.