What is Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Dividend Yield %?
As of today (2024-04-24), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund is 1.01%.
Good Sign:
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year high.
The historical rank and industry rank for Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:
CAF'
s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.6 Max: 10.83
Current: 1.01
During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund was 10.83%. The lowest was 0.02%. And the median was 0.60%.
CAF's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than 93.42% of 1215
companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.66
vs CAF: 1.01
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.
During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund was 0.08. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.05.
As of today (2024-04-24), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund is 1.01%.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Dividends per Share for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.12.
During the past 12 months, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3966.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -19.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -22.80% per year.
During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund was 120.50% per year. The lowest was -69.40% per year. And the median was -19.30% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Dividend Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Dividend Yield % Chart
Competitive Comparison of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Dividend Yield %
For the Asset Management subindustry, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.122
2023-12-14
2023-12-15
2023-12-27
Cash Dividend
annually
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
=
Most Recent Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
0.122
/
12.07
=
1.01 %
Current Share Price is $12.07.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.122.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
=
Forward Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
0.122
/
12.07
=
1.01 %
Current Share Price is $12.07.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.122 * 1 = $0.122.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (NYSE:CAF) Dividend Yield % Explanation
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
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Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund) Business Description
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc is the United States based non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek capital growth by investing a majority of its assets in A-shares of Chinese companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. Its portfolio of investments consists of investment in different sectors such as the aerospace and defense, banks, automobiles, household durables, media, pharmaceuticals, software and other sectors.
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