[Annotated Form N-Q]

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-21926

 

MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SHARE FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) CIK: 0001368493

522 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY

10036

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

RONALD E. ROBISON
522 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10036

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-800-231-2608

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

12/31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

3/31/08

 

 



 

Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

 

The Fund’s schedule of investment as of the close of the reporting period prepared pursuant to Rule 12-12 Regulation S-X is as follows:

 



 

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

First Quarter Report

March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value
(000)

 

COMMON STOCKS (86.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

(Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines (4.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Air China Ltd.

 

12,758,847

 

$

30,182

 

Beverages (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd.

 

573,938

 

15,410

 

Commercial Banks (20.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

China Construction Bank Corp.

 

(a)51,858,930

 

50,558

 

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.

 

13,190,296

 

60,955

 

Huaxia Bank Co., Ltd.

 

9,144,819

 

18,367

 

 

 

 

 

129,880

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

BYD Electronic International Co., Ltd.

 

(a)9,157,500

 

11,690

 

Machinery (8.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd.

 

6,075,000

 

22,699

 

Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd.

 

8,899,288

 

31,798

 

 

 

 

 

54,497

 

Marine (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

China COSCO Holdings Co., Ltd., ‘H’

 

(a)4,775,982

 

18,182

 

Metals & Mining (19.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Angang Steel Co., Ltd.

 

7,508,889

 

20,828

 

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.

 

9,951,915

 

17,648

 

Jiaozuo Wanfang Aluminum Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 

8,796,456

 

33,566

 

Tangshan Iron & Steel Co.

 

6,523,712

 

14,853

 

Wuhan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.

 

19,414,675

 

39,403

 

 

 

 

 

126,298

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (11.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Anhui Hengyuan Coal Industry & Electricity Power Co., Ltd.

 

4,620,082

 

23,245

 

Henan Shen Huo Coal Industry & Electricity Power Co., Ltd.

 

3,613,912

 

20,671

 

Shanxi Xishan Coal & Electricity Power Co., Ltd.

 

5,258,000

 

30,765

 

 

 

 

 

74,681

 

Real Estate (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

China Merchants Property Development Co., Ltd.

 

3,454,908

 

22,701

 

Road & Rail (5.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Daqin Railway Co., Ltd.

 

13,042,000

 

32,209

 

Specialty Retail (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.

 

1,406,000

 

3,228

 

Transportation Infrastructure (5.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co., Ltd.

 

8,393,618

 

16,790

 

Jiangxi Ganyue Expressway Co., Ltd.

 

9,992,999

 

20,689

 

 

 

 

 

37,479

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $333,576)

 

 

 

556,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio — Institutional Class (Cost $1,686)

 

(b)1,686,492

 

1,686

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS + (86.7%) (Cost $335,262)

 

 

 

(c)558,123

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (13.3%)

 

 

 

85,992

 

NET ASSETS (100%)

 

 

 

$

644,115

 

 



 


(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio (the “Liquidity Fund”), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Investment Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Liquidity Fund. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $5,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund. For the same period, income distributions earned by the Fund are recorded as dividends from affiliates and totaled approximately $235,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the approximate cost of purchases and sales in the Liquidity Fund were $119,000 and $118,000, respectively.

(c)

The approximate market value and percentage of the investments, $556,436,000 and 99.7%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments.

+

At March 31, 2008, the U.S. Federal income tax cost basis of investments was approximately $335,262,000 and, accordingly, net unrealized appreciation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes was $222,861,000 of which $264,458,000 related to appreciated securities and $41,597,000 related to depreciated securities.

 



 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Information:

The Fund had the following foreign currency exchange contract(s) open at period end:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Currency

 

 

 

 

 

In

 

 

 

Appreciation

 

to Deliver

 

Value

 

Settlement

 

Exchange for

 

Value

 

(Depreciation)

 

(000)

 

(000)

 

Date

 

(000)

 

(000)

 

(000)

 

HKD

 

886

 

$

114

 

4/1/08

 

USD

 

114

 

$

114

 

$

(@—

)

 

HKD

 

— Hong Kong Dollar

USD

 

— United States Dollar

@

 

Value is less than $500.

 



 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), effective January 1, 2008. In accordance with SFAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. SFAS 157 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Level 1 –

quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 –

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 –

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

 

 

Investments in

 

Other Financial

 

 

 

Securities

 

Instruments*

 

Valuation Inputs

 

(000)

 

(000)

 

Level 1 - Quoted Prices

 

$

 

$

 

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

558,123

 

 

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

 

 

Total

 

$

558,123

 

$

 

 


*Other financial instruments include futures, forwards and swap contracts.

 

At March 31, 2008 there were no Level 3 Portfolio investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

Security Valuation – Securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at their closing price. Unlisted securities and listed securities not traded on the valuation date for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices obtained from reputable brokers. Equity securities listed on a U.S. exchange are valued at the latest quoted sales price on the valuation date. Equity securities listed or traded on NASDAQ, for which market quotations are available, are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Debt securities purchased with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, if it approximates market value.

 

All other securities and investments for which market values are not readily available, including restricted securities, and those securities for which it is inappropriate to determine prices in accordance with the aforementioned procedures, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the Board of Directors (the “Directors”), although the actual calculations may be done by others. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances.

 



 

Most foreign markets close before the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Occasionally, developments that could affect the closing prices of securities and other assets may occur between the times at which valuations of such securities are determined (that is, close of the foreign market on which the securities trade) and the close of business on the NYSE. If these developments are expected to materially affect the value of the securities, the valuations may be adjusted to reflect the estimated fair value as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith under procedures established by the Directors.

 



 

Item 2.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

 

(b)  There were no changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3.  Exhibits.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc.

 

By:

/s/ Ronald E. Robison

 

Name:

Ronald E. Robison

 

Title:

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:

May 20, 2008

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

/s/ Ronald E. Robison

 

Name:

Ronald E. Robison

 

Title:

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:

May 20, 2008

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Garrett

 

Name:

James Garrett

 

Title:

Principal Financial Officer

 

Date:

May 20, 2008