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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

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

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
Lazard Asset Management
1
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$92.1M +$3.11M +129,945 +3%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$48.2M +$3.76M +157,325 +8%
1CP
3
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$20M +$1.53M +63,845 +8%
CA
4
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$9.57M -$561K -23,469 -5%
GFM
5
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$5.95M -$1.14M -47,600 -16%
MC
6
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$5.83M +$814K +34,042 +16%
OAM
7
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$5.58M -$4.62M -193,016 -45%
BCI
8
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$4.03M – – –
WAM
9
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$3.55M +$3.63M +151,783 New
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.48M +$178K +7,421 +5%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.37M +$339K +14,168 +16%
COLIM
12
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.71M +$1.75M +73,192 New
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.66M -$7.03K -294 -0.4%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.26M -$361K -15,096 -22%
6M
15
6 Meridian
Kansas
$1.1M +$1.13M +47,071 New
DA
16
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.07M -$176K -7,363 -14%
HighTower Advisors
17
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.02M – – –
CCP
18
Centaur Capital Partners
Texas
$1.02M – – –
PCP
19
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$994K +$122K +5,080 +14%
Aberdeen Group
20
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$982K – – –
GEM
21
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$935K – – –
First Trust Advisors
22
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$892K +$31.9K +1,333 +4%
CCP
23
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$821K – – –
SFS
24
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$636K -$367K -15,340 -36%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$566K +$580K +24,225 New
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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.