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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, Q1 2025

Institutional positions in abrdn Life Sciences Investors as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
83
+11 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
8.89M
−603.2K (−6.4%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$112.8M
−$11.7M (−9.4%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
18
32 more added
Sold out
7
18 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 83 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 heldQ1 2025: $112.8M
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, Q1 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding abrdn Life Sciences Investors; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding HQL in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Saba Capital Management, L.P.3,188,405$40.5M1.11%−241,618−7.0%Reduced
Penserra Capital Management LLC746,921$9.48M0.17%−80,654−9.7%Reduced
Morgan Stanley518,535$6.58M0.00%+152,849+41.8%Added
Karpus Management, Inc.467,691$5.93M0.19%−21,881−4.5%Reduced
Needham Investment Management LLC378,654$4.81M0.45%+25,935+7.4%Added
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC340,877$4.33M0.23%+90,436+36.1%Added
LPL Financial LLC328,402$4.17M0.00%+41,307+14.4%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc312,531$3.97M0.00%+74,061+31.1%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC193,484$2.46M0.00%+27,433+16.5%Added
Absolute Investment Advisers LLC192,378$2.44M0.36%−207,148−51.8%Reduced
1607 Capital Partners, LLC180,971$2.30M0.18%−66,176−26.8%Reduced
Bank of America Corp180,051$2.28M0.00%−5,411−2.9%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc168,325$2.14M0.00%+14,929+9.7%Added
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC162,683$2.06M0.11%+122,869+308.6%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.158,686$2.01M0.04%+2,863+1.8%Added
180 Wealth Advisors, LLC136,122$1.73M0.28%+1,247+0.9%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC125,538$1.59M0.03%+4,075+3.4%Added
CNH Partners LLC82,193$1.04M0.03%−106,232−56.4%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada73,475$934.0K0.00%+25,542+53.3%Added
Quarry LP71,459$906.8K0.23%−73,663−50.8%Reduced
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC70,943$900.3K0.66%+3,697+5.5%Added
Formidable Asset Management, LLC63,979$811.9K0.14%+63,979New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC63,569$806.7K0.15%+1,359+2.2%Added
UBS Group AG37,409$474.7K0.00%−30,755−45.1%Reduced
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC35,743$453.6K0.01%+1,060+3.1%Added
GWM Advisors LLC32,500$412.4K0.00%+9,785+43.1%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC29,122$370.0K0.00%−997−3.3%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc28,713$364.4K0.01%+9,115+46.5%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC28,352$359.8K0.00%+12,299+76.6%Added
Readystate Asset Management LP25,879$328.4K0.02%−12,713−32.9%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.25,336$321.5K0.03%+13,607+116.0%Added
WNY Asset Management, LLC24,134$306.3K0.04%+2,988+14.1%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.23,657$300.3K0.00%+8,959+61.0%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC23,430$297.3K0.12%+23,430New
Private Advisor Group, LLC23,075$292.8K0.00%+1,097+5.0%Added
Stifel Financial Corp22,566$286.4K0.00%−5,775−20.4%Reduced
KPP Advisory Services LLC21,874$277.6K0.05%+362+1.7%Added
Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC20,416$259.1K0.11%+20,416New
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp19,826$251.6K0.02%−4,322−17.9%Reduced
Stephens Inc19,336$245.4K0.00%+6,947+56.1%Added
Invesco Ltd.17,137$217.5K0.00%−6,111−26.3%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP16,647$211.3K0.00%+3,289+24.6%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.14,176$179.9K0.00%+971+7.4%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.13,700$173.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC13,594$172.5K0.10%+471+3.6%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC13,472$171.0K0.01%+322+2.4%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC13,223$167.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC13,208$167.6K0.00%+8,348+171.8%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc11,750$149.0K0.01%+11,750New
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC11,721$148.7K0.01%−490−4.0%Reduced
Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd11,520$146.2K0.05%+11,520New
Nations Financial Group Inc,11,200$142.1K0.01%−500−4.3%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc11,058$140.3K0.00%+11,058New
Millennium Management LLC10,658$135.3K0.00%+10,658New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.10,522$134.0K0.00%+10,522New
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC10,301$130.7K0.00%+10,301New
Parallel Advisors, LLC4,829$61.3K0.00%−1,001−17.2%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company4,500$57.1K0.00%−863−16.1%Reduced
Comerica Bank4,152$52.7K0.00%+151+3.8%Added
Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC3,467$44.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Financial Designs Inc2,811$35.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nexus Investment Management ULC1,489$27.2K0.00%+1,489New
BankPlus Trust Department2,134$27.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC2,000$25.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Costello Asset Management, INC1,656$21.0K0.01%+1,656New
VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC1,475$18.7K0.01%+101+7.4%Added
Bryn Mawr Trust Co1,200$15.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bessemer Group Inc937$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC884$11.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Securities, Inc.768$10.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.764$9.70K0.00%+764New
CWM, LLC222$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Creekmur Asset Management LLC216$2.74K0.00%+8+3.8%Added
WPG Advisers, LLC169$2.15K0.00%+169New
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC138$1.75K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Salem Investment Counselors Inc125$1.59K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Garde Capital, Inc.100$1.27K0.00%+100New
Coldstream Capital Management Inc39$4950.00%+39New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co37$4700.00%+37New
Huntington National Bank–$790.00%––
JPMorgan Chase & Co5$630.00%+5New
Harbour Investments, Inc.4$510.00%+4New
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC3$390.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sit Investment Associates Inc0$00.00%−417,064−100.0%Sold out
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC0$00.00%−91,398−100.0%Sold out
Clough Capital Partners L P0$00.00%−38,519−100.0%Sold out
Jane Street Group, LLC0$00.00%−22,098−100.0%Sold out
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−12,180−100.0%Sold out
FNY Investment Advisers, LLC0$00.00%−1,600−100.0%Sold out
Capital A Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−455−100.0%Sold out
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed