Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US6174681030

SecurityCAF / Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc.
InstitutionSimplex Trading, Llc
Latest Disclosed Ownership0 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 0
Simplex Trading, Llc ownership in CAF / Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc.

On August 5, 2025 - Simplex Trading, Llc filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 0 shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (US:CAF) valued at $0 USD as of June 30, 2025. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on May 12, 2025 disclosing 91 shares of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc.. The current value of the position is $0 USD.

Simplex Trading, Llc has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (CAF) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 0 of underlying shares valued at $0 USD and put options representing 0 of underlying shares valued at $0 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

CAF / Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2025-08-05 2025-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 0 -91 -100.00 0 0.0000
2025-05-12 2025-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 91 91 0 0.0000
2023-11-01 2023-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 0 -63 -100.00 0 0.0000
2023-08-04 2023-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 63 1 1.61 0 0.0000
2023-04-27 2023-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 62 0 0.00 0 0.0000
2023-02-02 2022-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 62 -200 -76.34 0 -100.00
2022-11-04 2022-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 262 0 0.00 3 -25.00 0.0000
2022-08-03 2022-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 262 262 4 0.0000
2021-04-26 2021-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 0 -413 -100.00 0 -100.00
2021-02-02 2020-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 413 413 9 0.0000
2020-07-13 2020-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 0 -114 -100.00 0 -100.00
2020-04-29 2020-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 114 -6,762 -98.34 2 -98.66 0.0000
2020-02-05 2019-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 6,876 1,166 20.42 149 28.45 0.0003
2019-10-15 2019-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 5,710 3,290 135.95 116 123.08 0.0003
2019-07-26 2019-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 2,420 133 5.82 52 -1.89 0.0001
2019-04-18 2019-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 2,287 2,187 2,187.00 53 5,200.00 0.0001
2019-01-16 2018-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 100 -1,242 -92.55 1 -96.43 0.0000
2018-10-23 2018-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 1,342 -955 -41.58 28 -47.17 0.0001
2018-07-30 2018-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 2,297 -2,600 -53.09 53 -56.20 0.0002
2018-04-26 2018-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 4,897 -7,633 -60.92 121 -58.56 0.0053
2018-01-10 2017-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 12,530 7,706 159.74 292 153.91 0.0126
2017-10-25 2017-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 4,824 -9,329 -65.92 115 -63.61 0.0047
2017-07-12 2017-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 14,153 12,489 750.54 316 919.35 0.0137
2017-04-21 2017-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 1,664 1,664 -88.24 31 -90.19 0.0013
2017-01-11 2016-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 0 -684 -100.00 0 -100.00
2016-10-07 2016-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 684 684 0.00 12 0.0008
2016-07-18 2016-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 0 -250 -100.00 0 -100.00
2016-04-14 2016-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 250 250 0.00 4 0.0003
2015-10-08 2015-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 0 -1,000 -100.00 0 -100.00
2015-07-08 2015-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD COM 617468103 1,000 1,000 33 0.0028
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-02-11 2025-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 0 -100.00 0 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-12 2025-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 100 -96.67 0 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-05 2025-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 3,000 1,400.00 0 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-12 2025-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 200 -85.71 0 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-11 2024-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 1,400 0 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-01 2023-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 0 -100.00 0 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-04 2023-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 100 0.00 0 n/a n/a n/a
2023-04-27 2023-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 100 0 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-03 2022-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 0 -100.00 0 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-02 2022-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 300 -66.67 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-23 2021-12-31 13F/A MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 900 -72.73 18 -76.00 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-04 2021-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 3,300 75 n/a n/a n/a
2021-10-28 2021-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 3,300 0.00 75 0.00 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-12 2021-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 3,300 6,011.11 75 -38.02 n/a n/a n/a
2021-04-26 2021-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 54 116.00 121 120.00 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-02 2020-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 25 -40.48 55 -37.50 n/a n/a n/a
2020-10-14 2020-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 42 250.00 88 282.61 n/a n/a n/a
2020-07-13 2020-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 12 23 n/a n/a n/a
2018-10-23 2018-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2018-07-30 2018-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 2 -90.00 4 n/a n/a n/a
2018-04-26 2018-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 20 400.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2018-01-10 2017-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 4 -89.47 1 -90.00 n/a n/a n/a
2017-10-25 2017-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 38 10 n/a n/a n/a
2016-04-14 2016-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2016-01-20 2015-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD CALL Call 10 3 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2025-08-05 2025-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 0 -100.00 0 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-12 2025-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 600 -45.45 0 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-11 2024-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 1,100 0 n/a n/a n/a
2020-07-13 2020-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2020-04-29 2020-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 5 -92.06 9 -93.38 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-05 2019-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 63 0.00 136 6.25 n/a n/a n/a
2019-10-15 2019-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 63 128 n/a n/a n/a
2019-04-18 2019-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2019-01-16 2018-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 2 -81.82 3 -86.96 n/a n/a n/a
2018-10-23 2018-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 11 0.00 23 -8.00 n/a n/a n/a
2018-07-30 2018-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 11 450.00 25 8.70 n/a n/a n/a
2018-04-26 2018-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 2 0.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2018-01-10 2017-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 2 -71.43 0 n/a n/a n/a
2017-10-25 2017-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 7 -82.05 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2017-07-12 2017-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 39 290.00 13 333.33 n/a n/a n/a
2017-04-21 2017-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 10 -74.36 3 -76.92 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-11 2016-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2016-10-07 2016-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 6 1 n/a n/a n/a
2016-07-18 2016-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2016-04-14 2016-03-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 20 900.00 1 n/a n/a n/a
2016-01-20 2015-12-31 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 2 -90.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2015-10-08 2015-09-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2015-07-08 2015-06-30 13F MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FD PUT Put 10 11 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.