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abrdn Life Sciences Investors

59 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.2M invested in abrdn Life Sciences Investors in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 16

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5659 (+3)

0.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.02%14.56% (-0.46%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61M → $60.2M (-$713K)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
59
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.36%
% of All Funds
1.35%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
25
Reduced
16
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
$11.7M -$583K -30,970 -5%
NIM
2
Needham Investment Management
New York
$10.2M
RJA
3
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.7M +$551K +29,296 +11%
FHA
4
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.66M +$317K +16,842 +7%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$4.08M +$307K +16,334 +8%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$3.09M +$669K +35,547 +28%
Cohen & Steers
7
Cohen & Steers
New York
$2.84M +$81.9K +4,350 +3%
CAN
8
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$1.16M -$2.64M -140,499 -69%
WAM
9
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.13M +$91.7K +4,872 +9%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$1.13M -$159K -8,427 -12%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.09M
William Blair & Company
12
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.05M +$1.05M +56,022 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$969K -$12.2K -649 -1%
AAM
14
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$890K -$41.2K -2,191 -4%
AG
15
Advisor Group
Arizona
$837K -$128K -6,802 -13%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$789K +$51.7K +2,748 +7%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$772K -$105K -5,580 -12%
Janney Montgomery Scott
18
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$741K +$30.3K +1,609 +4%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$682K -$22.2K -1,180 -3%
DA
20
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$632K +$357K +18,990 +130%
PAG
21
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$581K +$173K +9,173 +42%
OC
22
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$556K +$35.7K +1,897 +7%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$503K -$20.1K -1,069 -4%
NMC
24
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
$456K +$457K +24,277 New
SI
25
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$452K +$13.8K +731 +3%

HQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

59 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $60.2M — down 1.2% from $61M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new HQL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.05M. The largest seller was Claraphi Advisory Network, cutting an estimated $2.64M.

  • 59 institutional investors held abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) as of Q2 2018, up from 56 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $60.2M of abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock for Q2 2018, down 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new abrdn Life Sciences Investors positions in Q2 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors buyer in Q2 2018 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $1.05M added.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors seller in Q2 2018 was Claraphi Advisory Network, an estimated $2.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.