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abrdn Life Sciences Investors

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $54.8M invested in abrdn Life Sciences Investors in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $49.3M → $54.8M (+$5.47M)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 20

0.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.82%14.53% (-0.28%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5956 (-3)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
56
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-5.08%
% of All Funds
1.21%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
21
Reduced
20
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WAM
26
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$396K -$133K -7,682 -25%
AAM
27
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$387K -$394K -22,836 -50%
CA
28
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$360K +$86.3K +5,000 +31%
MAFM
29
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$337K +$96.7K +5,600 +40%
GC
30
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$306K -$8.87K -514 -3%
Stifel Financial
31
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$304K +$4K +232 +1%
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$303K -$1.83K -106 -0.6%
Millennium Management
33
Millennium Management
New York
$282K +$14.7K +852 +5%
NEPWA
34
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$221K +$1.73K +100 +0.8%
WS
35
Wedbush Securities
California
$187K +$188K +10,913 New
QCIG
36
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$182K -$1.1K -64 -0.6%
PA
37
Parallel Advisors
California
$160K
IA
38
IFP Advisors
Florida
$135K -$56.5K -3,275 -29%
BL
39
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$130K +$3.66K +212 +3%
Bessemer Group
40
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$112K -$132K -7,649 -54%
ASN
41
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$46K -$155 -9 -0.3%
RE
42
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$45.9K
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$35K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
44
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$27K +$21.7K +1,255 New
PNC Financial Services Group
45
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$26K -$4.37K -253 -14%
AWM
46
Arbor Wealth Management
Florida
$19K
SIA
47
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$16K
PMFA
48
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$14K
VNA
49
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$11K -$11.5K -665 -51%
FHB
50
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$9K

HQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

56 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $54.8M — up 11% from $49.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of HQL and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Wolverine Asset Management, adding an estimated $756K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $660K.

  • 56 institutional investors held abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) as of Q1 2019, down from 59 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $54.8M of abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock for Q1 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new abrdn Life Sciences Investors positions in Q1 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors buyer in Q1 2019 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $756K added.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors seller in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $660K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.