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 2025
Institutional positions in abrdn Life Sciences Investors as of Dec 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
- 74
- −7 vs. Q3 2025
- Shares held
- 8.79M
- −335.3K (−3.7%) vs. Q3 2025
- Total value
- $147.3M
- +$6.04M (+4.3%) vs. Q3 2025
- New holders
- 11
- 28 more added
- Sold out
- 18
- 20 more reduced
2 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 2025: 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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 84 | $156.5M |
| Q1 2026 | 87 | $135.0M |
| Q4 2025 | 74 | $147.3M |
| Q3 2025 | 83 | $141.7M |
| Q2 2025 | 76 | $117.5M |
| Q1 2025 | 83 | $112.8M |
| Q4 2024 | 73 | $124.5M |
| Q3 2024 | 75 | $148.9M |
| Q2 2024 | 76 | $136.4M |
| Q1 2024 | 79 | $124.0M |
| Q4 2023 | 79 | $107.2M |
| Q3 2023 | 80 | $80.4M |
| Q2 2023 | 79 | $74.4M |
| Q1 2023 | 79 | $72.7M |
| Q4 2022 | 81 | $73.9M |
| Q3 2022 | 63 | $58.4M |
| Q2 2022 | 65 | $52.3M |
| Q1 2022 | 65 | $55.2M |
| Q4 2021 | 67 | $74.4M |
| Q3 2021 | 67 | $85.1M |
| Q2 2021 | 67 | $94.2M |
| Q1 2021 | 64 | $93.8M |
Institutions, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding abrdn Life Sciences Investors; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 2,117,174 | $35.5M | 1.19% | −469,478−18.2% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,164,826 | $19.5M | 0.00% | +294,168+33.8% | Added |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | 875,126 | $14.7M | 0.17% | +80,988+10.2% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 597,055 | $10.0M | 0.00% | +174,024+41.1% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 448,846 | $7.53M | 0.00% | +74,787+20.0% | Added |
| Needham Investment Management LLC | 403,364 | $6.77M | 0.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC | 363,381 | $6.10M | 0.29% | +6,257+1.8% | Added |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 230,437 | $3.87M | 0.01% | −5,062−2.1% | Reduced |
| Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC | 198,730 | $3.33M | 0.16% | −108,907−35.4% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 190,648 | $3.20M | 0.00% | −19,033−9.1% | Reduced |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 168,334 | $2.82M | 0.05% | +9,178+5.8% | Added |
| 180 Wealth Advisors, LLC | 154,325 | $2.59M | 0.29% | +5,067+3.4% | Added |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 115,419 | $1.94M | 0.61% | −82,385−41.6% | Reduced |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | 115,070 | $1.93M | 0.13% | −7,100−5.8% | Reduced |
| Formidable Asset Management, LLC | 124,445 | $1.93M | 0.28% | +48,252+63.3% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 106,440 | $1.79M | 0.00% | −6,566−5.8% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 104,088 | $1.75M | 0.00% | +24,843+31.3% | Added |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 99,520 | $1.67M | 0.03% | +6,654+7.2% | Added |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 97,122 | $1.63M | 0.02% | −118,399−54.9% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 87,853 | $1.47M | 0.00% | +5,508+6.7% | Added |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 77,070 | $1.29M | 0.19% | +12,242+18.9% | Added |
| Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC | 76,138 | $1.28M | 0.76% | +2,238+3.0% | Added |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 69,030 | $1.16M | 0.08% | +69,030 | New |
| Z3 Capital Partners, LLC | 66,849 | $1.12M | 0.27% | +66,849 | New |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 64,227 | $1.08M | 0.01% | +539+0.8% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 48,770 | $818.4K | 0.00% | +1,880+4.0% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 47,186 | $791.8K | 0.00% | +25,770+120.3% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 41,666 | $699.2K | 0.00% | +20,437+96.3% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 41,067 | $689.1K | 0.01% | +14,582+55.1% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 37,981 | $637.4K | 0.00% | +4,966+15.0% | Added |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC | 35,874 | $602.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc. | 29,706 | $498.5K | 0.29% | +29,706 | New |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 25,626 | $430.0K | 0.00% | −7,369−22.3% | Reduced |
| Stephens Inc | 23,869 | $400.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| KPP Advisory Services LLC | 23,237 | $389.9K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PMG Family Office LLC | 22,551 | $378.4K | 0.44% | −85−0.4% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 20,226 | $339.4K | 0.00% | −6,656−24.8% | Reduced |
| Almitas Capital LLC | 19,239 | $322.8K | 0.07% | +19,239 | New |
| UBS Group AG | 18,613 | $312.3K | 0.00% | −18,173−49.4% | Reduced |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp | 17,808 | $298.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Decision Investments, Inc | 17,654 | $296.2K | 0.32% | +17,654 | New |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 16,636 | $279.2K | 0.00% | +2,665+19.1% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 16,367 | $274.6K | 0.00% | +16,367 | New |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 15,124 | $253.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC | 14,406 | $241.7K | 0.12% | +417+3.0% | Added |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 13,223 | $221.9K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 12,718 | $213.0K | 0.00% | +58+0.5% | Added |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 12,178 | $204.3K | 0.00% | −1,111−8.4% | Reduced |
| Evolve Private Wealth, LLC | 11,854 | $198.9K | 0.01% | +11,854 | New |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC | 11,250 | $188.8K | 0.00% | +453+4.2% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 10,990 | $184.4K | 0.00% | +506+4.8% | Added |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 10,813 | $181.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 10,700 | $179.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 10,600 | $178.0K | 0.01% | −350−3.2% | Reduced |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 10,527 | $176.7K | 0.00% | +10,527 | New |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 7,039 | $118.1K | 0.00% | +4,593+187.8% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 4,678 | $78.5K | 0.00% | +44+0.9% | Added |
| Creative Financial Designs Inc | 2,811 | $47.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BankPlus Trust Department | 2,134 | $35.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. | 1,720 | $28.9K | 0.00% | +1,720 | New |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 1,055 | $17.7K | 0.00% | +1,020+2,914.3% | Added |
| Costello Asset Management, INC | 1,020 | $17.1K | 0.01% | −174−14.6% | Reduced |
| WPG Advisers, LLC | 793 | $13.3K | 0.01% | +215+37.2% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 748 | $12.5K | 0.00% | −399−34.8% | Reduced |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 534 | $8.96K | 0.00% | −350−39.6% | Reduced |
| Assetmark, Inc | 265 | $4.45K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 222 | $4.00K | 0.00% | −23−9.4% | Reduced |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 150 | $2.52K | 0.00% | −850−85.0% | Reduced |
| Atlas Capital Advisors LLC | 138 | $2.31K | 0.00% | +138 | New |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 65 | $1.08K | 0.00% | +65 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 42 | $705 | 0.00% | −7,298−99.4% | Reduced |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 8 | $138 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Huntington National Bank | – | $101 | 0.00% | – | – |
| JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC | 3 | $51 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −300,284−100.0% | Sold out |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −116,937−100.0% | Sold out |
| Marex Group plc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −56,967−100.0% | Sold out |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −18,546−100.0% | Sold out |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −18,340−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,300−100.0% | Sold out |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,301−100.0% | Sold out |
| Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,572−100.0% | Sold out |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,001−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −937−100.0% | Sold out |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −852−100.0% | Sold out |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −768−100.0% | Sold out |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −642−100.0% | Sold out |
| WFA of San Diego, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −300−100.0% | Sold out |
| Salem Investment Counselors Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −125−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −125−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quent Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1−100.0% | Sold out |
| WNY Asset Management, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Creekmur Asset Management LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |