Welcome to our dedicated page for China Fund SEC filings (Ticker: CHN), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The SEC filings page for The China Fund, Inc. (CHN) brings together the Fund's regulatory documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As a registered closed-end management investment company organized in Maryland, CHN discloses key information about its investment objective, policies, governance, and structural changes through forms such as annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements, current reports on Form 8-K, and exchange-related filings.
For investors analyzing CHN, several categories of filings are particularly important. The Fund's proxy materials, including its definitive proxy statement on Form DEF 14A, explain the proposal to liquidate and dissolve the Fund pursuant to a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution. These documents describe the Board's reasoning, including considerations such as the Fund's size, expense ratio pressures, investor demand for more liquid competitor products, the Fund's persistent discount to net asset value, performance, and prevailing geopolitical and market conditions. They also outline the mechanics of the liquidation, the expected treatment of stockholders, and the anticipated tax implications of liquidating distributions.
Current reports on Form 8-K provide timely disclosure of material events. For CHN, Form 8-K filings document the Board's approval of the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution and the subsequent stockholder vote approving liquidation and dissolution. These filings summarize the key terms of the Plan and confirm that, once the Fund commences liquidating its portfolio, it will no longer pursue its stated investment objective or engage in normal business activities except as necessary to wind up its affairs, pay liabilities, and distribute remaining assets to stockholders.
The Fund's delisting from the New York Stock Exchange is reflected in a Form 25 (25-NSE) filed by the exchange, which identifies The China Fund, Inc. as the issuer and its common stock as the class of securities removed from listing and registration under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This filing is a key document for understanding CHN's trading status and the regulatory steps associated with its removal from the exchange in connection with the liquidation.
On this filings page, AI-powered summaries can help interpret lengthy and technical documents by highlighting the main points of CHN's proxy statements, 8-Ks, and exchange filings. This can include clarifying the Fund's China-focused investment mandate as described in its disclosures, outlining the Board's rationale for liquidation, and explaining what the delisting and liquidation mean for stockholders. Real-time updates from EDGAR ensure that new filings, such as additional current reports or final liquidation-related documents, are incorporated as they become available, while tools focused on regulatory content make it easier to navigate the Fund's historical record as a listed, and now liquidating, closed-end fund.
Lazard Asset Management LLC filed a Schedule 13G reporting a passive stake in The China Fund, Inc. (CHN). The firm disclosed beneficial ownership of 616,975 shares, representing 6.4% of the outstanding class. Lazard reports sole voting power over 616,975 shares and sole dispositive power over the same amount, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The date of event is 09/30/2025.
The filing classifies Lazard as an investment adviser and includes the standard certification that the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not to change or influence control of the issuer.
China Fund, Inc. (CHN) reported an ownership update via Schedule 13G/A (Amendment No. 3). CSS LLC/IL disclosed beneficial ownership of 0 shares of the company’s common stock, representing 0% of the class, with no voting or dispositive power. The date of event was 10/31/2025. The filer certified the securities were not acquired or held to change or influence control.
New York Stock Exchange LLC filed Form 25 to remove China Fund, Inc. (CHN) common stock from listing and registration under Section 12(b)17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c) governing voluntary withdrawal.
CSS LLC/IL filed Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G, reporting beneficial ownership of 825,503 shares of China Fund, Inc. (CHN), representing 8.26% of the common stock as of the event date 10/28/2025. The filer reports sole voting power and sole dispositive power over all 825,503 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.
The certification states the securities were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer, consistent with a passive Schedule 13G filing.
The China Fund, Inc. (CHN) announced that stockholders approved the liquidation and dissolution of the fund pursuant to a Board-adopted Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution. The fund will liquidate its portfolio in preparation for one or more cash distributions to stockholders.
Once liquidation begins, the fund will no longer pursue its stated investment objective or normal business activities. Its actions will be limited to winding up its affairs, paying liabilities, and distributing remaining assets to stockholders.
CSS LLC/IL filed an amendment to Schedule 13G reporting ownership of 693,261 shares of common stock of China Fund, Inc., representing 6.94
China Fund, Inc. is asking stockholders to approve a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution. The Board unanimously recommends a FOR vote, citing the Fund's small asset size and rising expense ratio, persistent discount to net asset value, investor preference for more liquid competing products like ETFs, the Fund's performance, and geopolitical and market conditions. If approved, the Fund will sell portfolio securities, hold cash or cash equivalents as needed, pay estimated liquidation expenses of
City of London Investment Management Company Limited reports beneficial ownership of 2,788,999 shares of China Fund, Inc. common stock, representing 29.0% of the class. The filing states those shares are owned directly by several City of London-managed funds and segregated accounts for which CLIM exercises sole voting and dispositive power. The filing asserts the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer. One segregated account is noted as having the right to receive dividends or sale proceeds representing more than 5% of the reported shares.
CSS LLC/IL reported beneficial ownership of 531,194 shares of China Fund Inc common stock, representing 5.32% of the class. The filing identifies CSS LLC/IL as an Illinois-organized reporting person with sole voting and dispositive power over these shares. The statement certifies the position is not held to change or influence control of the issuer.
The Board of The China Fund, Inc. recommends stockholders approve a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution. The Board cites the Fund's small and declining asset size, upward pressure on the expense ratio, persistent market discount to net asset value, available competing open-end products (like mutual funds and ETFs) offering greater liquidity, fund performance, and prevailing geopolitical and market conditions as reasons for the recommendation. If approved, the Fund will convert portfolio securities to cash, may deviate from its investment objective to ensure an orderly wind-up, pay liquidation expenses from Fund assets, and make one or more liquidating distributions to stockholders. The Fund estimates liquidation expenses at approximately [$•], and stockholders of record on [•], 2025 are eligible to vote.
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