FundNYSEChina

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund

CAF NYSE

We seek capital growth by investing in A-shares of Chinese companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges

17.22USD
+1.07 (+6.62%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Dividend yield
0.00%
Trailing 12 months
Volatility · 1Y
19.5%
Above Average
Beta
0.39
vs the market
52-week range
15.4321.33
01 Performance

How CAF has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Below Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−47.1 pts
0%20%40% CAF +6.6% Index +53.7%

Over 1 year, CAF returned +6.6% with dividends reinvested — −47.1 pts behind its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
19.5%Above Average

A typical year sees the price swing about ±19% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−19.4%
0%-11%−19.4%

Deepest fall −19.4% on Oct 9, 2026 — 100 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 38% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+53.7% · σ 14%CAF+6.6% · σ 19%

Over 1 year, CAF delivered less return with more risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
CAF tends to move+3.9%

A beta of 0.39 means CAF has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio 0.41 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
17.22
  • 12-day average17.65 −2.5%
  • 26-day average18.05 −4.6%
  • 50-day average18.48 −6.8%
  • 200-day average18.27 −5.7%

The price is above 0 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Oversold
OversoldOverbought26.9

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Themes

Where CAF shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold CAF. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

05 Profile

About Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund

We seek capital growth by investing in A-shares of Chinese companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
Ticker
CAF
Exchange
NYSE
ISIN
US6174681030
CUSIP
617468103
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
China
Sector
China
Industry
Total Market
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameMorgan Stanley China A Share Fund
TickerCAF
ISINUS6174681030
CUSIP617468103
ExchangeNYSE
CategoryChina
Sub CategoryTotal Market
CountryChina
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateSep 28, 2006
Benchmark-

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD17.22
52W Low / High 15.43 / 21.33
1Y Total Return6.62%
Below Average
1Y Volatility19.52%
Above Average
Beta0.39
12M Dividends0.000
Last Dividend DateDec 13, 2024
Dist. Frequency-
Dividend Yield0.00%

Dataas of Oct 13, 2026

AUM-
Discount/Premium-
NAV-
Shares Outstanding-
Volume 20D Avg-
Nbr of Holdings-
Risk Rank-
Net Expense-
Options available-
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