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abrdn Life Sciences Investors

HQL
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0000884121

In the last 90 days, abrdn Life Sciences Investors insiders filed 1 open-market purchase and 0 sales; 84 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $156.5M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q4 2024

Institutional positions in abrdn Life Sciences Investors as of Dec 31, 2024. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
73
+1 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
9.49M
−182.7K (−1.9%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$124.5M
−$21.1M (−14.5%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
14
17 more added
Sold out
13
20 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2024: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting HQL on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2024: 73 institutions
Q1 2021: 64 institutionsQ2 2021: 67 institutionsQ3 2021: 67 institutionsQ4 2021: 67 institutionsQ1 2022: 65 institutionsQ2 2022: 65 institutionsQ3 2022: 63 institutionsQ4 2022: 81 institutionsQ1 2023: 79 institutionsQ2 2023: 79 institutionsQ3 2023: 80 institutionsQ4 2023: 79 institutionsQ1 2024: 79 institutionsQ2 2024: 76 institutionsQ3 2024: 75 institutionsQ4 2024: 73 institutionsQ1 2025: 83 institutionsQ2 2025: 76 institutionsQ3 2025: 83 institutionsQ4 2025: 74 institutionsQ1 2026: 87 institutionsQ2 2026: 84 institutions
Value heldQ4 2024: $124.5M
Q1 2021: $93.8MQ2 2021: $94.2MQ3 2021: $85.1MQ4 2021: $74.4MQ1 2022: $55.2MQ2 2022: $52.3MQ3 2022: $58.4MQ4 2022: $73.9MQ1 2023: $72.7MQ2 2023: $74.4MQ3 2023: $80.4MQ4 2023: $107.2MQ1 2024: $124.0MQ2 2024: $136.4MQ3 2024: $148.9MQ4 2024: $124.5MQ1 2025: $112.8MQ2 2025: $117.5MQ3 2025: $141.7MQ4 2025: $147.3MQ1 2026: $135.0MQ2 2026: $156.5M
Institutions holding HQL and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202684$156.5M
Q1 202687$135.0M
Q4 202574$147.3M
Q3 202583$141.7M
Q2 202576$117.5M
Q1 202583$112.8M
Q4 202473$124.5M
Q3 202475$148.9M
Q2 202476$136.4M
Q1 202479$124.0M
Q4 202379$107.2M
Q3 202380$80.4M
Q2 202379$74.4M
Q1 202379$72.7M
Q4 202281$73.9M
Q3 202263$58.4M
Q2 202265$52.3M
Q1 202265$55.2M
Q4 202167$74.4M
Q3 202167$85.1M
Q2 202167$94.2M
Q1 202164$93.8M

Institutions, Q4 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding abrdn Life Sciences Investors; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding HQL in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC3$400.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank–$790.00%––
Salem Investment Counselors Inc125$1.74K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC138$1.81K0.00%+138New
Creekmur Asset Management LLC208$2.73K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC222$3.00K0.00%−892−80.1%Reduced
Capital A Wealth Management, LLC455$5.97K0.01%+455New
Principal Securities, Inc.768$10.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC884$11.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bessemer Group Inc937$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bryn Mawr Trust Co1,200$15.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC1,374$18.0K0.01%+1,374New
FNY Investment Advisers, LLC1,600$20.0K0.01%+1,600New
Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC2,000$26.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
BankPlus Trust Department2,134$28.0K0.01%+2,134New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC2,140$28.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Financial Designs Inc2,811$36.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC3,467$45.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Comerica Bank4,001$52.5K0.00%+178+4.7%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC4,860$63.8K0.00%+3,847+379.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company5,363$70.4K0.00%−7,605−58.6%Reduced
Parallel Advisors, LLC5,830$76.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nations Financial Group Inc,11,700$153.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.11,729$153.9K0.02%+11,729New
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC12,211$160.2K0.01%+12,211New
Stephens Inc12,389$162.5K0.00%−318−2.5%Reduced
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC12,180$172.5K0.00%−1,076−8.1%Reduced
Independent Financial Group, LLC13,150$172.5K0.01%+13,150New
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.13,205$173.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC13,223$173.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
First Trust Advisors LP13,358$175.3K0.00%+483+3.8%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.13,700$179.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC13,123$185.4K0.10%+1,300+11.0%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.14,698$192.9K0.00%−68−0.5%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC16,053$210.6K0.00%+16,053New
Oppenheimer & Co Inc19,598$257.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
WNY Asset Management, LLC21,146$277.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
KPP Advisory Services LLC21,512$282.2K0.07%−455−2.1%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC21,978$288.4K0.00%−4,351−16.5%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC22,098$289.9K0.00%+22,098New
GWM Advisors LLC22,715$298.0K0.00%−1,201−5.0%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.23,248$305.0K0.00%+101+0.4%Added
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp24,148$316.8K0.02%−1,655−6.4%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp28,341$371.8K0.00%+11,378+67.1%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC30,119$395.0K0.00%+933+3.2%Added
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC34,683$455.0K0.01%−271−0.8%Reduced
Clough Capital Partners L P38,519$505.4K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Readystate Asset Management LP38,592$506.3K0.02%+38,592New
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC39,814$522.4K0.03%+39,814New
Royal Bank of Canada47,933$630.0K0.00%−2,176−4.3%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC62,210$816.2K0.16%−507−0.8%Reduced
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC67,246$882.3K0.67%+727+1.1%Added
UBS Group AG68,164$894.3K0.00%+17,878+35.6%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC91,398$1.20M0.00%+6,200+7.3%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC121,463$1.59M0.03%+121,463New
180 Wealth Advisors, LLC134,875$1.77M0.28%+709+0.5%Added
Quarry LP145,122$1.90M0.37%−40,392−21.8%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc153,396$2.00M0.00%+10,742+7.5%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.155,823$2.04M0.04%+2,920+1.9%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC166,051$2.18M0.00%−114,251−40.8%Reduced
Bank of America Corp185,462$2.43M0.00%−9,465−4.9%Reduced
CNH Partners LLC188,425$2.47M0.06%−74,853−28.4%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc238,470$3.13M0.00%+238,470New
1607 Capital Partners, LLC247,147$3.24M0.26%−102,354−29.3%Reduced
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC250,441$3.29M0.17%−62,502−20.0%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC287,095$3.77M0.00%+129,313+82.0%Added
Needham Investment Management LLC352,719$4.63M0.36%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley365,686$4.80M0.00%−124,001−25.3%Reduced
Absolute Investment Advisers LLC399,526$5.24M0.67%−141,877−26.2%Reduced
Sit Investment Associates Inc417,064$5.47M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Karpus Management, Inc.489,572$6.42M0.19%+20,974+4.5%Added
Penserra Capital Management LLC827,575$10.9M0.20%+51,573+6.6%Added
Saba Capital Management, L.P.3,430,023$45.0M1.13%+320.0%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers0$00.00%−171,428−100.0%Sold out
Wedbush Securities Inc0$00.00%−16,273−100.0%Sold out
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−15,932−100.0%Sold out
Millennium Management LLC0$00.00%−13,560−100.0%Sold out
Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd0$00.00%−13,220−100.0%Sold out
Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−11,375−100.0%Sold out
Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC0$00.00%−9,817−100.0%Sold out
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC0$00.00%−4,585−100.0%Sold out
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC0$00.00%−1,259−100.0%Sold out
IFP Advisors, Inc0$00.00%−22−100.0%Sold out
Washington Trust Co0$00.00%−10−100.0%Sold out
JPMorgan Chase & Co0$00.00%−2−100.0%Sold out
International Assets Investment Management, LLC0$00.00%−13,507−100.0%Sold out
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Raymond James & Associates––––Not filed
WFA of San Diego, LLC––––Not filed