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abrdn Life Sciences Investors

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.7M invested in abrdn Life Sciences Investors in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 12

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4448 (+4)

1.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.91%13.01% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $65M → $56.7M (-$8.29M)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
19
Reduced
12
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
$15.2M +$1.01M +36,056 +6%
NIM
2
Needham Investment Management
New York
$10.6M -$134K -4,800 -1%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$6.57M +$468K +16,701 +6%
AAM
4
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$4.83M -$345K -12,330 -5%
First Trust Advisors
5
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.96M +$448K +15,984 +23%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.75M -$585K -20,893 -21%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$1.62M -$400K -14,283 -18%
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.17M +$22.7K +810 +2%
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.1M +$901K +32,174 +195%
DA
10
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.09M +$1.36M +48,463 New
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$990K +$736K +26,261 +148%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$987K +$372K +13,277 +43%
OC
13
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$960K +$18.8K +671 +2%
AIG
14
American International Group
New York
$797K -$43.7K -1,560 -4%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$748K +$770K +27,501 +481%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
16
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$671K +$835K +29,812 New
UR
17
USCA RIA
Texas
$655K +$36.5K +1,304 +5%
GC
18
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$620K -$120K -4,298 -14%
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$492K -$117K -4,193 -16%
WAM
20
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$398K +$496K +17,723 New
VKH
21
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$378K +$90.2K +3,222 +24%
NSAM
22
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$353K -$24.3K -868 -5%
PAG
23
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$309K +$182K +6,492 +90%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$307K -$81.4K -2,908 -18%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$300K -$37.8K -1,349 -9%

HQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

48 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $56.7M — down 13% from $65M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new HQL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Doliver Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.36M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $585K.

  • 48 institutional investors held abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) as of Q3 2015, up from 44 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $56.7M of abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock for Q3 2015, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new abrdn Life Sciences Investors positions in Q3 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors buyer in Q3 2015 was Doliver Advisors, an estimated $1.36M added.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors seller in Q3 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $585K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.