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CAF

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund
CAF

63 hedge funds and large institutions have $223M invested in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 7

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 12

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 63 (+6)

3.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.58% → 44.6% (+3%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $217M → $223M (+$5.98M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $220K | Put options by funds: $427K

Holders
63
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
1.43%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
17
Reduced
12
Closed
7
Calls
$220K
Puts
$427K
Net Calls
-$207K
Net Calls Change
+$401K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OMC
Oasis Management Company
Cayman Islands
+$5.22M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.76M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.63M
4
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$3.11M
5
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$1.75M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$4.62M
2
GFM
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
-$1.14M
3
LJAC
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
-$568K
4
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$561K
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$547K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DC
26
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$499K -$289K -12,075 -36%
Wolverine Trading
27
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$484K +$85.1K +3,558 +21%
WAM
28
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$479K +$491K +20,506 New
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$475K +$60.4K +2,523 +14%
Commonwealth Equity Services
30
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$458K +$73.3K +3,065 +19%
NMC
31
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
$454K +$464K +19,400 New
ASN
32
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$419K -$110K -4,578 -20%
CL
33
CSS LLC
Illinois
$399K – – –
RCAG
34
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$386K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
35
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$385K +$394K +16,477 New
CCP
36
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
$367K +$45.8K +1,916 +14%
Millennium Management
37
Millennium Management
New York
$327K +$9.5K +397 +3%
Group One Trading
38
Group One Trading
Illinois
$325K +$159K +6,655 +92%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$303K -$1.08K -45 -0.3%
Simplex Trading
40
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$292K +$184K +7,706 +160%
LG
41
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$267K – – –
LJAC
42
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$253K -$568K -23,759 -69%
OC
43
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$253K +$258K +10,800 New
RJFSA
44
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$233K +$239K +9,975 New
CG
45
Cutler Group
California
$174K +$178K +7,448 New
WT
46
Whittier Trust
California
$117K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
47
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$70K – – –
Bank of Montreal
48
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$69K – – –
Barclays
49
Barclays
United Kingdom
$43K – – –
BBPWM
50
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$32K – – –
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CAF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

63 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $223M — up 2.8% from $217M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new CAF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Oasis Management Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.22M. The largest seller was Oxford Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.62M.

  • 63 institutional investors held Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) as of Q4 2017, up from 57 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $223M of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Oasis Management Company, an estimated $5.22M added.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Oxford Asset Management, an estimated $4.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.