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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 2026

Institutional positions in abrdn Life Sciences Investors as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
87
+15 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
8.29M
−481.4K (−5.5%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$135.0M
−$12.1M (−8.2%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
18
40 more added
Sold out
3
17 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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.

Institutional holdersQ1 2026: 87 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 2026: $135.0M
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 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding abrdn Life Sciences Investors; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding HQL in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
JPMorgan Chase & Co2$320.00%+2New
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC3$490.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank–$980.00%––
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc13$2120.00%+13New
Nexus Investment Management ULC32$5210.00%+32New
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.37$6020.00%+37New
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc37$6290.00%+37New
Salem Investment Counselors Inc125$2.03K0.00%+125New
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC138$2.25K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Root Financial Partners, LLC140$2.28K0.00%+140New
Highline Wealth Partners LLC175$2.85K0.00%+25+16.7%Added
Assetmark, Inc265$4.31K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock, Inc.287$4.67K0.00%+287New
CoreCap Advisors, LLC534$8.69K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp874$14.2K0.00%+874New
WPG Advisers, LLC945$15.4K0.01%+152+19.2%Added
Costello Asset Management, INC1,080$17.6K0.01%+60+5.9%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,104$18.0K0.00%+1,096+13,700.0%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co1,123$18.3K0.00%+68+6.4%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC1,164$18.9K0.00%+1,164New
VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC1,674$27.2K0.01%+1,674New
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc.1,989$32.4K0.00%+269+15.6%Added
Wells Fargo & Company2,057$33.5K0.00%+1,309+175.0%Added
BankPlus Trust Department2,134$34.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Financial Designs Inc2,811$45.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC10,055$163.6K0.00%+9,833+4,429.3%Added
Baldwin Investment Management, LLC10,094$164.2K0.02%+10,094New
Wedbush Securities Inc10,600$172.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Nations Financial Group Inc,10,700$174.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC10,687$180.0K0.00%+10,687New
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.11,076$180.2K0.06%+11,076New
Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC11,217$182.5K0.09%−3,189−22.1%Reduced
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC11,515$187.3K0.00%+702+6.5%Added
Evolve Private Wealth, LLC11,754$191.2K0.01%−100−0.8%Reduced
Merit Financial Group, LLC12,653$205.9K0.00%+1,403+12.5%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC12,981$211.2K0.00%+803+6.6%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC13,223$215.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.13,883$226.0K0.00%+1,165+9.2%Added
Quarry LP14,132$229.9K0.05%+14,132New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc14,206$231.1K0.00%+14,206New
WNY Asset Management, LLC14,710$239.3K0.02%+14,710New
Almitas Capital LLC14,875$242.0K0.05%−4,364−22.7%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC14,937$243.0K0.00%−1,699−10.2%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.16,104$262.0K0.00%+980+6.5%Added
Mercer Global Advisors Inc16,108$262.1K0.00%+5,581+53.0%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc17,494$284.6K0.00%+6,504+59.2%Added
Decision Investments, Inc17,704$288.0K0.33%+50+0.3%Added
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp17,808$289.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG19,758$321.5K0.00%+1,145+6.2%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC21,253$345.8K0.00%−4,373−17.1%Reduced
PMG Family Office LLC23,061$375.2K0.42%+510+2.3%Added
GWM Advisors LLC23,788$387.0K0.00%+3,562+17.6%Added
KPP Advisory Services LLC24,591$400.1K0.06%+1,354+5.8%Added
Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc.26,503$431.2K0.44%−3,203−10.8%Reduced
Stephens Inc30,417$494.9K0.01%+6,548+27.4%Added
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC35,716$581.1K0.01%−158−0.4%Reduced
Absolute Investment Advisers LLC35,755$581.7K0.07%+35,755New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.36,692$597.0K0.00%−1,289−3.4%Reduced
Wolverine Asset Management LLC37,335$607.4K0.01%−59,787−61.6%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp40,306$655.8K0.00%−1,360−3.3%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.40,441$658.0K0.00%+24,074+147.1%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC53,045$863.0K0.01%+11,978+29.2%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC54,313$883.7K0.00%+7,127+15.1%Added
First Trust Advisors LP57,337$932.9K0.00%+8,567+17.6%Added
Z3 Capital Partners, LLC67,349$1.10M0.28%+500+0.7%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC74,217$1.21M0.42%−41,202−35.7%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC76,980$1.25M0.01%+12,753+19.9%Added
Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC77,857$1.27M0.09%+1,719+2.3%Added
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC87,896$1.43M0.21%+10,826+14.0%Added
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC91,016$1.48M0.02%−8,504−8.5%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC91,519$1.49M0.00%+3,666+4.2%Added
1607 Capital Partners, LLC104,063$1.69M0.12%−11,007−9.6%Reduced
Bank of America Corp115,585$1.88M0.00%+9,145+8.6%Added
Royal Bank of Canada121,240$1.97M0.00%+17,152+16.5%Added
180 Wealth Advisors, LLC149,558$2.43M0.28%−4,767−3.1%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.160,418$2.61M0.04%−7,916−4.7%Reduced
Formidable Asset Management, LLC158,385$2.66M0.41%+33,940+27.3%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc191,761$3.11M0.00%+1,113+0.6%Added
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC198,730$3.23M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC362,535$5.90M0.01%+132,098+57.3%Added
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC382,717$6.23M0.27%+19,336+5.3%Added
Needham Investment Management LLC429,573$6.99M0.36%+26,209+6.5%Added
LPL Financial LLC478,802$7.79M0.00%+29,956+6.7%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc661,312$10.8M0.00%+64,257+10.8%Added
Penserra Capital Management LLC806,888$13.1M0.15%−68,238−7.8%Reduced
Saba Capital Management, L.P.947,346$15.4M0.49%−1,169,828−55.3%Reduced
Morgan Stanley1,571,014$25.6M0.00%+406,188+34.9%Added
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−69,030−100.0%Sold out
Sound Income Strategies, LLC0$00.00%−65−100.0%Sold out
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.0$00.00%−42−100.0%Sold out
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Comerica Bank––––Not filed