We are live on ! Find out more
THW

abrdn World Healthcare Fund
THW

44 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.1M invested in abrdn World Healthcare Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 12

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 44 (+3)

1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.42% → 13.42% (-1%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58.5M → $45.1M (-$13.4M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
44
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+7.32%
% of All Funds
0.98%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
14
Reduced
12
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$1.09M
2
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$569K
3
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$492K
4
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$386K
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$334K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
-$2.17M
2
AA
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
-$1.69M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.32M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$642K
5
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$634K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIM
26
Axiom Investment Management
New York
$191K +$214K +16,500 New
MIC
27
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$185K – – –
Ameriprise
28
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$184K -$6.89K -531 -3%
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$183K +$33.1K +2,550 +19%
AFC
30
AFT Forsyth & Company
Florida
$147K – – –
AF
31
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$133K -$21.4K -1,650 -13%
M&T Bank
32
M&T Bank
New York
$133K – – –
PAIM
33
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$129K – – –
Citigroup
34
Citigroup
New York
$78K – – –
ASN
35
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$52K +$1.62K +125 +3%
BBPWM
36
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$29K +$32.5K +2,500 New
GWM
37
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$17K – – –
QCIG
38
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$16K +$441 +34 +3%
NFG
39
Next Financial Group
Texas
$9K – – –
APA
40
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$5.47K -$31.3K -2,409 -84%
SBL
41
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$5K +$143 +11 +2%
JWA
42
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5K +$5.56K +428 New
TFS
43
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$4K +$4.31K +332 New
CF
44
Centaurus Financial
California
$19 +$2.65K +204 +1,275%
AA
45
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
– -$1.69M -131,793 Closed
CCP
46
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$634K -45,200 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
47
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$187K -13,316 Closed
PAG
48
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$187K -13,300 Closed
VF
49
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$173K -12,312 Closed
SWP
50
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$44K -3,105 Closed
1
2

THW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

44 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $45.1M — down 23% from $58.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new THW positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was OTA Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.09M. The largest seller was Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.17M.

  • 44 institutional investors held abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW) as of Q4 2018, up from 41 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $45.1M of abrdn World Healthcare Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new abrdn World Healthcare Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest abrdn World Healthcare Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was OTA Financial Group, an estimated $1.09M added.
  • The largest abrdn World Healthcare Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, an estimated $2.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.