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 growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,300 shares, a growth of 1,760.0% from the December 15th total of 500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 50,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CAF. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund in the third quarter worth $9,304,000. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 13,881 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $186,000 after purchasing an additional 1,031 shares during the last quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC raised its stake 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 worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 1,987 shares in the last quarter. Finally, City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 294,810 shares during the last quarter.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of CAF stock opened at $12.12 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.32. Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund has a fifty-two week low of $11.00 and a fifty-two week high of $16.11.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.3272 dividend. This represents a dividend 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.

About Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund

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.