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abrdn Life Sciences Investors

45 hedge funds and large institutions have $54.3M invested in abrdn Life Sciences Investors in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 11

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2.75% less ownership

Funds ownership: 17.03%14.29% (-2.7%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.5M → $54.3M (-$3.19M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4945 (-4)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
45
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-8.16%
% of All Funds
1.2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
18
Reduced
11
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NIM
1
Needham Investment Management
New York
$15.5M
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.6M -$771K -32,143 -6%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$6.93M -$328K -13,660 -5%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$2.57M +$1.17M +48,582 +89%
CS
5
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.45M +$2.36M +98,299 New
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.99M +$1.92M +79,875 New
First Trust Advisors
7
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.59M +$89K +3,707 +6%
OC
8
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.13M +$458K +19,078 +72%
GC
9
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$844K +$177K +7,391 +28%
AIG
10
American International Group
New York
$831K +$30.5K +1,273 +4%
NPC
11
National Planning Corporation
California
$732K +$433K +18,033 +168%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$717K -$21.7K -906 -3%
DA
13
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$712K +$47.1K +1,961 +7%
UR
14
USCA RIA
Texas
$644K +$107K +4,456 +21%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$621K -$529K -22,029 -47%
NSAM
16
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$417K -$29.1K -1,211 -7%
MIC
17
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$323K
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$313K +$302K +12,571 New
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$291K
NEPWA
20
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$275K +$2.95K +123 +1%
CL
21
CSS LLC
Illinois
$266K
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$237K +$51.9K +2,162 +29%
B
23
Baird
Wisconsin
$222K -$3.96K -165 -2%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$217K +$53.4K +2,227 +34%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$205K -$23.2K -965 -10%

HQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

45 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $54.3M — down 5.5% from $57.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of HQL and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.36M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.09M sold.

  • 45 institutional investors held abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) as of Q4 2014, down from 49 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $54.3M of abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock for Q4 2014, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new abrdn Life Sciences Investors positions in Q4 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors buyer in Q4 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $2.36M added.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors seller in Q4 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $7.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.