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CAF

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund
CAF

53 hedge funds and large institutions have $173M invested in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 8

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 53 (-5)

9.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.11% → 45.71% (-9.4%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $200M → $173M (-$27.7M)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $6K

Holders
53
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-8.62%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
7
Increased
18
Reduced
8
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
$6K
Net Calls
-$6K
Net Calls Change
-$13K

Top Buyers

1
LJAC
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
+$5.94M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.17M
3
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$618K
4
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$548K
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$547K

Top Sellers

1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$13.4M
2
OMC
Oasis Management Company
Cayman Islands
-$9.3M
3
AAM
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$6.14M
4
GFM
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
-$4.02M
5
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$2.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CLOS
26
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$356K – – –
RCAG
27
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$309K +$2.09K +112 +0.7%
UBS Group
28
UBS Group
Switzerland
$228K +$34.8K +1,866 +18%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$178K +$82K +4,400 +86%
JP Morgan Chase
30
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$172K +$171K +9,187 New
ARMT
31
Amica Retiree Medical Trust
Rhode Island
$149K – – –
WT
32
Whittier Trust
California
$93K – – –
BBPWM
33
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$45K +$15.8K +850 +55%
GWM
34
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$38K +$33.5K +1,800 +750%
CG
35
Cutler Group
California
$37K +$35.5K +1,908 +2,074%
AG
36
Advisor Group
Arizona
$36K +$6.52K +350 +23%
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
$34K – – –
Creative Planning
38
Creative Planning
Kansas
$31K -$2.79K -150 -8%
S
39
SignatureFD
Georgia
$28K – – –
JFA
40
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$28K +$27.9K +1,500 New
Citigroup
41
Citigroup
New York
$25K -$289K -15,524 -92%
AA
42
Apriem Advisors
California
$24K – – –
Bank of Montreal
43
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$19K – – –
IA
44
IFP Advisors
Florida
$15K – – –
Simplex Trading
45
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$12K +$12.7K +684 New
BA
46
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$11K +$11.3K +606 New
EWM
47
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$10K +$10.1K +542 New
ASN
48
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$7K +$6.5K +349 +698%
SA
49
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$6K – – –
NFG
50
Next Financial Group
Texas
$5K – – –
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2
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CAF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

53 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $173M — down 14% from $200M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of CAF and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was L.J. Altfest & Co, adding an estimated $5.94M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.4M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) as of Q3 2016, down from 58 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $173M of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund stock for Q3 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was L.J. Altfest & Co, an estimated $5.94M added.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $13.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.