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abrdn Life Sciences Investors

45 hedge funds and large institutions have $59.6M invested in abrdn Life Sciences Investors in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 12

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $54.3M → $59.6M (+$5.23M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4545 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

0.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.29%14.14% (-0.14%)

Holders
45
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% 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
5
Increased
17
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NIM
1
Needham Investment Management
New York
$15.9M -$1.3M -47,563 -8%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.6M +$482K +17,686 +3%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$7.61M -$70.8K -2,598 -0.9%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$3.77M +$964K +35,337 +34%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.96M +$752K +27,567 +35%
First Trust Advisors
6
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.47M -$283K -10,383 -16%
DA
7
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.39M +$592K +21,716 +76%
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.38M -$1.31M -48,206 -49%
OC
9
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.26M +$7.53K +276 +0.6%
AIG
10
American International Group
New York
$983K +$61.4K +2,252 +7%
GC
11
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$913K -$22K -806 -2%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$798K +$789K +28,941 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$746K +$56.4K +2,070 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$649K -$144K -5,290 -18%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$461K +$113K +4,144 +33%
NSAM
16
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$453K -$9.54K -350 -2%
MIC
17
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$358K
B
18
Baird
Wisconsin
$341K +$93.7K +3,437 +39%
TC
19
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$300K +$296K +10,871 New
CL
20
CSS LLC
Illinois
$295K
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$288K +$25.4K +932 +10%
UR
22
USCA RIA
Texas
$272K -$438K -16,050 -62%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$247K +$6.33K +232 +3%
WS
24
Wedbush Securities
California
$247K +$244K +8,942 New
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$205K -$21.7K -796 -10%

HQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

45 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $59.6M — up 9.6% from $54.3M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HQL was balanced in Q1 2015: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 17 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $964K. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $1.31M.

  • 45 institutional investors held abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) as of Q1 2015, unchanged from Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $59.6M of abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock for Q1 2015, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new abrdn Life Sciences Investors positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors buyer in Q1 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $964K added.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors seller in Q1 2015 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $1.31M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.