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Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund
CAF

27 hedge funds and large institutions have $223M invested in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.2% → 75.18% (+0.98%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 31 → 27 (-4)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $275M → $223M (-$51.6M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 9

80% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
27
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-12.9%
% of All Funds
0.47%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
1
Increased
6
Reduced
9
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Allspring Global Investments
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
+$3.27M
2
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$2.21M
3
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$299K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$281K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$47.6K

Top Sellers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$1.48M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$420K
3
FHA
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
-$368K
4
Aberdeen Group
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
-$193K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$133K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
COLIM
1
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$90.4M +$2.21M +144,379 +2%
Lazard Asset Management
2
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$54.7M -$1.48M -96,585 -2%
Allspring Global Investments
3
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$54.5M +$3.27M +213,712 +6%
1CP
4
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$16.2M -$420K -27,441 -2%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.33M -$133K -8,682 -8%
MC
6
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$1.28M -$54.3K -3,549 -4%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.14M -$104K -6,789 -7%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$604K +$281K +18,328 +70%
SFS
9
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$552K – – –
QC
10
Quantedge Capital
Singapore
$456K -$68.9K -4,501 -12%
SO
11
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$424K – – –
KIM
12
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$412K +$299K +19,545 +178%
DAS
13
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$359K +$6.28K +410 +2%
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$275K -$9.42K -615 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$243K -$9.71K -634 -3%
Walleye Capital
16
Walleye Capital
New York
$197K -$39.7K -2,592 -15%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$108K +$47.6K +3,110 +64%
Barclays
18
Barclays
United Kingdom
$33K – – –
TWM
19
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$14K – – –
MM
20
Main Management
California
$7K – – –
GWM
21
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$6K – – –
Osaic Holdings
22
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$5K – – –
SPIA
23
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$4K – – –
TJHA
24
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$4K – – –
Simplex Trading
25
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$3K – – –
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CAF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

27 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $223M — down 19% from $275M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of CAF and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was Allspring Global Investments, adding an estimated $3.27M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.48M.

  • 27 institutional investors held Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) as of Q3 2022, down from 31 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $223M of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund stock for Q3 2022, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund positions in Q3 2022 and 5 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund buyer in Q3 2022 was Allspring Global Investments, an estimated $3.27M added.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund seller in Q3 2022 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $1.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.