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abrdn Life Sciences Investors
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49 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.8M invested in abrdn Life Sciences Investors in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

229% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 7

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 45 → 49 (+4)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.7M → $43.8M (+$3.1M)

2.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.24% → 13.28% (+2%)

Holders
49
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.89%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
23
Reduced
7
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$1.28M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.01M
3
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$852K
4
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$717K
5
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
+$451K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$573K
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$452K
3
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$404K
4
UR
USCA RIA
Texas
-$335K
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$290K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
26
Creative Planning
Kansas
$237K +$79.5K +4,528 +48%
NSAM
27
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$227K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
28
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$218K +$225K +12,830 New
BRWA
29
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$214K +$221K +12,579 New
WAM
30
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$213K +$220K +12,538 New
NEPWA
31
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$204K +$1.76K +100 +0.8%
MIC
32
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$173K – – –
IA
33
IFP Advisors
Florida
$165K +$6.53K +372 +4%
MFS
34
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$61K -$37.5K -2,134 -37%
VNA
35
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$54K – – –
PA
36
Parallel Advisors
California
$42K +$43.9K +2,500 New
AWM
37
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$35K +$18.4K +1,046 +105%
NFG
38
Next Financial Group
Texas
$28K +$632 +36 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$23K -$7.02K -400 -23%
NSIM
40
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$22K +$527 +30 +2%
SIA
41
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$16K – – –
MSFP
42
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$11K – – –
BC
43
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$9K – – –
US Bancorp
44
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K – – –
TJHA
45
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1K +$18 +1 +2%
AAM
46
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
– -$452K -24,109 Closed
TC
47
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$404K -21,591 Closed
UR
48
USCA RIA
Texas
– -$335K -17,880 Closed
PAG
49
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$290K -15,653 Closed
BAM
50
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
– -$263 -15 -41%
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HQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

49 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $43.8M — up 7.6% from $40.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new HQL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $1.28M. The largest seller was Doliver Advisors, cutting an estimated $573K.

  • 49 institutional investors held abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) as of Q4 2016, up from 45 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $43.8M of abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock for Q4 2016, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new abrdn Life Sciences Investors positions in Q4 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors buyer in Q4 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $1.28M added.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors seller in Q4 2016 was Doliver Advisors, an estimated $573K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.