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abrdn Life Sciences Investors

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.8M invested in abrdn Life Sciences Investors in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 13 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

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 13

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56.7M → $61.8M (+$5.06M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4852 (+4)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.01%13.53% (+0.53%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
52
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
22
Reduced
13
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
$15.9M -$133K -5,366 -0.8%
NIM
2
Needham Investment Management
New York
$11.3M +$226K +9,109 +2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$6.53M -$383K -15,441 -5%
AAM
4
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$4.55M -$550K -22,185 -10%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$3.08M +$1.64M +65,941 +99%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.34M +$528K +21,273 +27%
Bank of Nova Scotia
7
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$2M +$2.1M +84,816 New
First Trust Advisors
8
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2M -$55.1K -2,221 -3%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.24M +$207K +8,338 +19%
CS
10
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.23M +$6.72K +271 +0.5%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.18M +$24.9K +1,005 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.15M +$119K +4,797 +11%
DA
13
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$959K -$196K -7,899 -16%
UR
14
USCA RIA
Texas
$848K +$168K +6,766 +23%
AIG
15
American International Group
New York
$743K -$98.4K -3,968 -11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
16
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$743K +$40.2K +1,619 +5%
OC
17
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$621K -$406K -16,367 -38%
GC
18
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$543K -$113K -4,565 -17%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$385K +$73.6K +2,966 +22%
NSAM
20
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$373K +$2.93K +118 +0.8%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$370K +$67.7K +2,730 +21%
PAG
22
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$338K +$13.3K +535 +4%
RJFSA
23
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$320K +$16.5K +665 +5%
IA
24
IFP Advisors
Florida
$291K +$306K +12,315 New
MIC
25
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$288K

HQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

52 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $61.8M — up 8.9% from $56.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new HQL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.1M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $677K.

  • 52 institutional investors held abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) as of Q4 2015, up from 48 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $61.8M of abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock for Q4 2015, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new abrdn Life Sciences Investors positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $2.1M added.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors seller in Q4 2015 was Citigroup, an estimated $677K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.