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abrdn Life Sciences Investors

49 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.8M invested in abrdn Life Sciences Investors in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

229% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 7

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4549 (+4)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.7M → $43.8M (+$3.1M)

2.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.24%13.28% (+2%)

Holders
49
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.89%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
23
Reduced
7
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
$9.55M +$306K +17,433 +3%
NIM
2
Needham Investment Management
New York
$9.12M +$215K +12,257 +2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$3.48M +$136K +7,744 +4%
FHA
4
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.91M +$2.89M +164,654 New
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$2.03M +$1.28M +72,763 +156%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$1.78M +$332K +18,891 +22%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.3M +$1.01M +57,671 +306%
Bank of Nova Scotia
8
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.23M -$289K -16,465 -19%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.19M +$190K +10,825 +18%
First Trust Advisors
10
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$952K +$89.9K +5,120 +10%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$855K +$33.9K +1,931 +4%
CCP
12
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$825K +$852K +48,545 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$790K +$28.6K +1,627 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$757K -$68K -3,871 -8%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$708K -$270K -15,399 -27%
Cohen & Steers
16
Cohen & Steers
New York
$694K +$717K +40,859 New
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$600K +$36.2K +2,059 +6%
BTS
18
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$480K
AG
19
Advisor Group
Arizona
$478K +$114K +6,498 +30%
AGM
20
Alpine Global Management
New York
$437K +$451K +25,699 New
OC
21
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$435K +$13.1K +748 +3%
DA
22
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$433K -$573K -32,648 -56%
RJFSA
23
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$289K +$27.3K +1,557 +10%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$251K +$12.8K +731 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$239K +$41.3K +2,351 +20%

HQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

49 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $43.8M — up 7.6% from $40.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new HQL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $1.28M. The largest seller was Doliver Advisors, cutting an estimated $573K.

  • 49 institutional investors held abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) as of Q4 2016, up from 45 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $43.8M of abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock for Q4 2016, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new abrdn Life Sciences Investors positions in Q4 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors buyer in Q4 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $1.28M added.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors seller in Q4 2016 was Doliver Advisors, an estimated $573K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.