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Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund
CAF

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $237M invested in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 27 → 35 (+8)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $223M → $237M (+$13.7M)

1.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.18% → 76.3% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

58% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
35
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+29.63%
% of All Funds
0.56%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
5
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Allspring Global Investments
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
+$7.07M
2
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$2.43M
3
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$601K
4
AC
Almitas Capital
California
+$321K
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$207K

Top Sellers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$5.64M
2
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$1.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$367K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$188K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$187K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
COLIM
1
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$92.4M -$1.3M -96,245 -1%
Allspring Global Investments
2
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$64.8M +$7.07M +524,982 +13%
Lazard Asset Management
3
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$51.5M -$5.64M -419,018 -10%
1CP
4
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$17.7M +$601K +44,654 +4%
KIM
5
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$2.99M +$2.43M +180,188 +590%
MC
6
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$1.34M – – –
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.2M -$188K -13,960 -14%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$808K -$367K -27,224 -32%
SFS
9
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$581K – – –
SO
10
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$446K – – –
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$437K -$187K -13,887 -31%
DAS
12
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$434K +$53.5K +3,969 +15%
QC
13
Quantedge Capital
Singapore
$350K -$122K -9,085 -27%
AC
14
Almitas Capital
California
$338K +$321K +23,800 New
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$265K -$22.8K -1,694 -8%
AW
16
Atlas Wealth
Ohio
$231K +$219K +16,279 New
HighTower Advisors
17
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$214K +$207K +15,347 New
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$165K -$85.7K -6,361 -35%
LNC
19
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$160K +$152K +11,273 New
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$145K +$137K +10,193 New
Walleye Capital
21
Walleye Capital
New York
$144K -$60.3K -4,478 -31%
PNC Financial Services Group
22
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$110K +$104K +7,755 New
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$67.7K -$43.2K -3,211 -40%
EC
24
Elequin Capital
New York
$48K +$45.5K +3,378 New
Barclays
25
Barclays
United Kingdom
$34.2K – – –
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CAF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

35 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $237M — up 6.1% from $223M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new CAF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Allspring Global Investments, adding an estimated $7.07M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.64M.

  • 35 institutional investors held Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) as of Q4 2022, up from 27 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $237M of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund stock for Q4 2022, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund positions in Q4 2022 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund buyer in Q4 2022 was Allspring Global Investments, an estimated $7.07M added.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund seller in Q4 2022 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $5.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.