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abrdn Life Sciences Investors

49 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.4M invested in abrdn Life Sciences Investors in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 18

1.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.53%12.51% (-1%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5249 (-3)

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.8M → $43.4M (-$18.3M)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 6

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
49
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-5.77%
% of All Funds
1.31%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
17
Reduced
18
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.6M +$527K +29,050 +4%
NIM
2
Needham Investment Management
New York
$8.85M +$261K +14,354 +3%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$4.19M -$778K -42,867 -16%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$2.34M -$104K -5,749 -4%
DA
5
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.69M +$971K +53,486 +132%
First Trust Advisors
6
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.54M +$19.9K +1,096 +1%
AAM
7
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.34M -$2.14M -117,632 -61%
Bank of Nova Scotia
8
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.19M -$339K -18,681 -22%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.13M -$651K -35,859 -36%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$914K +$817K +44,995 +757%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$881K -$10.7K -589 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$848K -$25.8K -1,421 -3%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$831K -$109K -5,988 -11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$672K +$109K +6,032 +19%
AIG
15
American International Group
New York
$632K +$69.1K +3,806 +12%
OC
16
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$499K +$28K +1,544 +6%
GC
17
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$371K -$41.9K -2,306 -10%
PAG
18
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$284K +$28.2K +1,556 +11%
NSAM
19
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$283K -$18 -1 -0%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$255K +$12.7K +697 +5%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$253K -$31.7K -1,746 -11%
MFS
22
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$248K +$95.8K +5,275 +62%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$217K -$76.5K -4,212 -26%
NEPWA
24
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$212K +$3.56K +196 +2%
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$202K -$9.62K -530 -4%

HQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

49 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $43.4M — down 30% from $61.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of HQL and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Doliver Advisors, adding an estimated $971K. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.14M.

  • 49 institutional investors held abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) as of Q1 2016, down from 52 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $43.4M of abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock for Q1 2016, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new abrdn Life Sciences Investors positions in Q1 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors buyer in Q1 2016 was Doliver Advisors, an estimated $971K added.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors seller in Q1 2016 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $2.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.