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

15.64USD

−1.02 (−6.14%) 1 Year · close Oct 30

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Dividend yield: 0.00%
Volatility · 1Y: 20.4%
Beta: 0.41
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 30

Subpar performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index

−50.4 pts

0%20%40% CAF −6.1% Index +44.2%

Over 1 year, CAF returned −6.1% with dividends reinvested — −50.4 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

20.4%Above Average

A typical year sees the price swing about ±20% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been

−26.7%

0%-15%−26.7%

Deepest fall −26.7% on Oct 30, 2026 — 121 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 43% of the time.

Risk vs reward

Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+44.2% · σ 14%CAF−6.1% · σ 20%

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

Market sensitivity

Beta

Market moves+10.0%

CAF tends to move+4.1%

A beta of 0.41 means CAF has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -0.39 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

Downtrend

15.64

12-day average16.32 −4.2%
26-day average16.91 −7.5%
50-day average17.59 −11.1%
200-day average18.02 −13.2%

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

Relative strength (RSI)

Oversold

OversoldOverbought25.1

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.

Funds by Region / Asia PacificChina Region ETFs

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

morganstanley.com Since 2006

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 30, 2026

Close Price USD15.64

52W Low / High 15.43 / 21.33

1Y Total Return-6.48%
Subpar

1Y Volatility20.20%
Above Average

Beta0.41

12M Dividends0.000

Last Dividend DateDec 13, 2024

Dist. Frequency-

Dividend Yield0.00%

Dataas of Nov 2, 2026

AUM-

Discount/Premium-

NAV-

Shares Outstanding-

Volume 20D Avg-

Nbr of Holdings-

Risk Rank-

Net Expense-

Options available-

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