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abrdn Life Sciences Investors

44 hedge funds and large institutions have $65M invested in abrdn Life Sciences Investors in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $59.6M → $65M (+$5.41M)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 14

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4544 (-1)

2.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.14%11.91% (-2.2%)

Holders
44
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.22%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
15
Reduced
14
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.1M +$2.11M +76,038 +13%
NIM
2
Needham Investment Management
New York
$13.4M -$2.78M -100,200 -17%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$7.76M -$28.2K -1,019 -0.4%
AAM
4
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$6.4M +$6.29M +226,938 New
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.79M -$242K -8,731 -8%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$2.33M -$1.59M -57,396 -41%
First Trust Advisors
7
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2M +$487K +17,554 +33%
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.44M +$25.9K +934 +2%
OC
9
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.18M -$106K -3,819 -8%
AIG
10
American International Group
New York
$1.04M +$36.5K +1,316 +4%
GC
11
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$898K -$36.1K -1,303 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$863K +$98.4K +3,549 +13%
UR
13
USCA RIA
Texas
$784K +$498K +17,957 +182%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$734K -$80.7K -2,911 -10%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$500K +$243K +8,759 +98%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$467K -$4.66K -168 -1%
NSAM
17
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$467K +$3.55K +128 +0.8%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$466K +$169K +6,082 +58%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$415K -$245K -8,843 -38%
VKH
20
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$383K +$376K +13,560 New
Baird Financial Group
21
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$375K +$368K +13,287 New
MIC
22
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$344K -$22.2K -800 -6%
WS
23
Wedbush Securities
California
$312K +$58.3K +2,105 +24%
CL
24
CSS LLC
Illinois
$307K +$5.21K +188 +2%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$271K +$60.8K +2,193 +30%

HQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

44 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $65M — up 9.1% from $59.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new HQL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 15 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.29M. The largest seller was Needham Investment Management, cutting an estimated $2.78M.

  • 44 institutional investors held abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) as of Q2 2015, down from 45 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $65M of abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock for Q2 2015, up 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new abrdn Life Sciences Investors positions in Q2 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors buyer in Q2 2015 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $6.29M added.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors seller in Q2 2015 was Needham Investment Management, an estimated $2.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.