Short Interest in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CAF) Increases By 18.6%

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CAF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,100 shares, a growth of 18.6% from the January 15th total of 4,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 40,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Trading Up 1.8 %

NYSE:CAF traded up $0.22 on Friday, hitting $12.79. The stock had a trading volume of 52,061 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,882. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.45. Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund has a 52-week low of $11.00 and a 52-week high of $16.11.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were given a $0.3272 dividend. This represents a yield of 1%. This is a boost 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $186,000 after buying an additional 1,031 shares in the last quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC now owns 31,088 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 1,987 shares in the last quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund during the 4th quarter valued at about $140,000. Dakota Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 20,614 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $257,000 after buying an additional 840 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at about $9,304,000.

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.