Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CAF) Short Interest Up 18.6% in January

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CAF) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,100 shares, a growth of 18.6% from the January 15th total of 4,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 40,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CAF. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund in the 4th quarter valued at $138,000. Calamos Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund during the 4th quarter worth $140,000. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 13,881 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $186,000 after buying an additional 1,031 shares during the last quarter. Dakota Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 20,614 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 840 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund during the 4th quarter worth $320,000.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of CAF opened at $12.79 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $12.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.47. Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund has a fifty-two week low of $11.00 and a fifty-two week high of $16.11.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.3272 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. This is an increase from Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund’s previous annual dividend of $0.12. This represents a yield of 1%.

About Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund

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.