abrdn World Healthcare Fund closed at $13.19 on Sep 28, down 0.30%, 8.5% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 85.9K shares was 0.89× its 20-day average (close to normal).
Split-adjusted performance: -5.9% over one month, +16.0% over six months, +11.3% over one year.
Short interest was 40.1K shares at the Sep 15 settlement, up 337.2% from the prior report (0.1% of float, 1.0 days to cover).
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What does abrdn World Healthcare Fund do?
Tekla World Healthcare Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek current income and long-term capital appreciation.
What is THW's market cap?
$532.40M, based on the Sep 28 close of $13.19.
Does abrdn World Healthcare Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.12 per share (ex-date Sep 22), an annualised yield of 10.92%.
How much of THW is sold short?
40.1K shares, 0.1% of float, as of Sep 15, 2026.
About abrdn World Healthcare Fund
Tekla World Healthcare Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek current income and long-term capital appreciation. The Fund mainly invests in equity and debt securities of public and private U.S. and non-U.S. companies that the Fund's investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average growth. The company's investment portfolio includes holdings across various sub-sectors such as pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, healthcare providers and services, real estate investment trusts, medical devices and diagnostics, and other related areas.
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
