abrdn Healthcare Investors

HQH

Market cap $1.08B

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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE: ASGI, HQH, HQL, IFN, THQ), (NYSE American: IAF), (the "Funds" or individually the "Fund"), today announced that the Funds paid the distributions noted in the table below on January 12, 2026, on a per share basis to all shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025 (ex-dividend date December 31, 2025). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and the India Fund Inc. (IFN) which paid on January 12, 2026, to all shareholders of record as of November 21, 2025 (ex-dividend date November 21, 2025).

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abrdn Healthcare Investors offers a discounted entry into the healthcare sector, with a strong tilt toward biotechnology exposure and active management. HQH has recently outperformed both the S&P 500 and biotech benchmarks, driven by relatively smaller-cap or lesser-known holdings like QURE, ALNY, ARGX, and CYTK. HQH suits more aggressive investors comfortable with volatility over the long term, or can appeal to tactical exposure to a recovering biotech sector via a discounted CEF structure.

PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The following Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE: ACP, AGD, AOD, ASGI, AWP, HQH, HQL, IFN, THQ, THW and NYSE American: FAX, FCO, IAF, VFL), announced today that the closed end funds in the chart directly below will pay the distributions indicated on a per share basis on November 28, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of November 21, 2025 (ex-dividend date November 21, 2025). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of the abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), the abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), the abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and the India Fund, Inc. (IFN) which will pay on January 12, 2026, to all shareholders of record as of November 21, 2025 (ex-dividend date November 21, 2025).

abrdn Healthcare Investors is downgraded to a sell due to persistent underperformance and heavy concentration in Biotechnology. HQH offers a high dividend yield of 11.3%, but its income focus comes at the expense of long-term capital appreciation and NAV growth. Peers like THQ and THW provide better diversification across healthcare sub-sectors and have delivered superior total returns over the past decade.

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