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abrdn Life Sciences Investors

57 hedge funds and large institutions have $64.6M invested in abrdn Life Sciences Investors in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 12

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.2M → $64.6M (+$4.32M)

0.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.56%14.37% (-0.19%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5957 (-2)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
57
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.39%
% of All Funds
1.3%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
26
Reduced
12
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.5M -$1.18M -59,170 -10%
NIM
2
Needham Investment Management
New York
$11M -$67K -3,366 -0.6%
RJA
3
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$6.37M +$171K +8,581 +3%
FHA
4
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.07M +$24.8K +1,248 +0.5%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$5.03M +$583K +29,323 +14%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$3.75M +$387K +19,443 +12%
Cohen & Steers
7
Cohen & Steers
New York
$3.6M +$496K +24,922 +16%
CAN
8
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$1.36M +$94.8K +4,765 +8%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$1.28M +$49.3K +2,480 +4%
AG
10
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.25M +$336K +16,869 +38%
William Blair & Company
11
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.14M
LTFS
12
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.12M -$38.3K -1,924 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.08M +$25.1K +1,264 +2%
AAM
14
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$957K -$10.4K -522 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
15
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$840K +$34K +1,711 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$785K -$70.2K -3,531 -8%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$764K +$21.4K +1,078 +3%
PAG
18
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$712K +$77.8K +3,913 +13%
SI
19
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$638K +$143K +7,211 +30%
OC
20
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$582K -$23.8K -1,195 -4%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$569K +$20.7K +1,039 +4%
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$466K -$362K -18,220 -44%
RJFSA
23
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$368K -$18.9K -949 -5%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$363K -$28.2K -1,419 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$341K -$23.7K -1,190 -7%

HQL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

57 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $64.6M — up 7.2% from $60.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of HQL and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $583K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.18M.

  • 57 institutional investors held abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) as of Q3 2018, down from 59 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $64.6M of abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock for Q3 2018, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new abrdn Life Sciences Investors positions in Q3 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors buyer in Q3 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $583K added.
  • The largest abrdn Life Sciences Investors seller in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.