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CAF

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund
CAF

63 hedge funds and large institutions have $194M invested in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 16

3.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.93% → 38.47% (-3.5%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 63 (-3)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $228M → $194M (-$34.1M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4K | Put options by funds: $600K

Holders
63
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.55%
% of All Funds
1.44%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
24
Reduced
16
Closed
11
Calls
$4K
Puts
$600K
Net Calls
-$596K
Net Calls Change
+$24K

Top Buyers

1
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$2.43M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.56M
3
NMC
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
+$1.55M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.21M
5
CIC
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
+$1.15M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$9.91M
2
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$5.98M
3
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$5.66M
4
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$3.13M
5
MC
Matisse Capital
Oregon
-$2.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
51
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$35K – – –
BBPWM
52
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$25K -$7.37K -290 -21%
SQA
53
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$24K -$2.31K -91 -8%
Citigroup
54
Citigroup
New York
$23K – – –
IA
55
IFP Advisors
Florida
$14K +$5.08K +200 +50%
GWM
56
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$11K – – –
BWA
57
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$9K +$10.2K +400 New
BWM
58
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$6K +$6.22K +245 New
SPIA
59
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$5K -$2.54K -100 -33%
TFA
60
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$2K +$2.54K +100 New
AIS
61
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
$1K -$4.07K -160 -83%
VNA
62
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
OAM
63
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$5.98M -240,077 Closed
WAM
64
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$493K -19,781 Closed
PAG
65
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$412K -16,551 Closed
FWM
66
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$240K -10,000 Closed
LJAC
67
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
– -$207K -8,294 Closed
TJHA
68
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
– -$80K -3,194 Closed
WTC
69
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
– -$25K -1,000 Closed
IWM
70
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$24K -970 Closed
MFW
71
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
– -$12K -500 Closed
AWA
72
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
– -$7K -300 Closed
AG
73
Advisor Group
Arizona
– -$3K -145 Closed
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CAF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

63 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $194M — down 15% from $228M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of CAF and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was 1607 Capital Partners, adding an estimated $2.43M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $9.91M.

  • 63 institutional investors held Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) as of Q2 2018, down from 66 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $194M of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund stock for Q2 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $2.43M added.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $9.91M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.