Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CAF) Shares Purchased by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CAF) by 8.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,881 shares of the investment management company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund were worth $186,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of CAF. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 1.9% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,585,829 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $30,383,000 after purchasing an additional 49,057 shares during the last quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 18.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 58,930 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $692,000 after purchasing an additional 9,165 shares in the last quarter. Matisse Capital raised its holdings in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 39.9% during the 2nd quarter. Matisse Capital now owns 184,997 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $2,174,000 after buying an additional 52,750 shares during the period. Shaker Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 6.8% during the third quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC now owns 31,088 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 1,987 shares in the last quarter. Finally, City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 5.2% during the second quarter. City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. now owns 5,946,342 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $69,870,000 after buying an additional 294,810 shares in the last quarter.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Price Performance

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund stock opened at $12.59 on Thursday. Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $11.00 and a fifty-two week high of $16.11. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.26.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.3272 per share. This represents a yield of 1%. This is a boost from Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund’s previous annual dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Company Profile

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc It is co-managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company. The fund invests in the public equity markets of China. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.