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abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL)

$18.90−0.37%
Close Sep 28, 2026 · split-adjusted
Sep 28, 2026$18.90▲ 23.93% in range
Sep 29, 2025Low $15.25 · High $22.67Sep 28, 2026
What changed · written from our data
As of Sep 28, 2026

abrdn Life Sciences Investors closed at $18.90 on Sep 28, down 0.37%, 16.6% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 105.6K shares was 0.82× its 20-day average (close to normal).

Split-adjusted performance: -12.3% over one month, +17.8% over six months, +31.7% over one year.

Short interest was 67.4K shares at the Sep 15 settlement, down 32.7% from the prior report (0.2% of float, 1.0 days to cover).

Market cap$574.7M30.4M shares
Revenue · quarter——
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Dividend yield13.12%$0.62 last paid
52-week range14.35 – 22.67−16.6% from high
Volume105.6K0.82× 20-day avg
Volatility · 60d24.4%Annualised
Short % of float0.2%1.0 days to cover
Net cash—
Next earnings—Not scheduled
Split-adjusted performance
1W −3.5%1M −12.3%3M −4.4%6M +17.8%YTD +12.6%1Y +31.7%3Y +51.8%5Y −11.4%

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Shares short67.4K−32.7% vs prior
Days to cover1.0Settled Sep 15
% of float0.2%
Short vol. 10d58.9%of daily volume

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Quick answers

What does abrdn Life Sciences Investors do?
abrdn Life Sciences Investors operates as a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing mainly in securities of life sciences companies.
What is HQL's market cap?
$574.71M, based on the Sep 28 close of $18.90.
Does abrdn Life Sciences Investors pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.62 per share (ex-date Aug 24), an annualised yield of 13.12%.
How much of HQL is sold short?
67.4K shares, 0.2% of float, as of Sep 15, 2026.

About abrdn Life Sciences Investors

abrdn Life Sciences Investors operates as a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing mainly in securities of life sciences companies. It invests in securities of public and private companies that are believed by the Fund's Investment Adviser to have the potential for above-average growth.

Listed May 1, 1992abrdnhql.com

Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology