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abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$16.92 +0.19 (+1.14%)
Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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abrdn Healthcare Investors Short Interest Data

abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH) has a short interest of 61,400 shares. This marks a -25.39% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 200,040 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
61,400 shares
Previous Short Interest
82,300 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-25.39%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.01 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
53,860,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.11%
Today's Trading Volume
173,643 shares
Average Trading Volume
200,040 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
87%
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HQH Short Interest Over Time

HQH Days to Cover Over Time

HQH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

abrdn Healthcare Investors Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/15/202561,400 shares $1.01 million -25.4%N/A0.3 $16.45
7/31/202582,300 shares $1.29 million +41.2%0.2%0.4 $15.67
7/15/202558,300 shares $908.90 thousand +16.6%N/A0.3 $15.59
6/30/202550,000 shares $778.50 thousand -26.6%0.1%0.2 $15.57
6/15/202568,100 shares $1.07 million -22.6%0.1%0.3 $15.65
5/31/202588,000 shares $1.34 million +35.8%0.2%0.4 $15.23
5/15/202564,800 shares $1.00 million +82.0%0.1%0.3 $15.47
4/30/202535,600 shares $579.21 thousand -36.2%N/A0.2 $16.27
4/15/202555,800 shares $848.44 thousand +26.2%0.1%0.3 $15.21
3/31/202544,200 shares $716.70 thousand -26.0%0.1%0.2 $16.22
3/15/202559,700 shares $988.04 thousand -35.3%0.1%0.3 $16.55
2/28/202592,300 shares $1.59 million -36.7%0.2%0.4 $17.19
2/15/2025145,800 shares $2.62 million +0.5%0.3%0.6 $17.95
1/31/2025145,100 shares $2.63 million +115.0%N/A0.6 $18.14
1/15/202567,500 shares $1.14 million +164.7%N/A0.3 $16.84
12/31/202425,500 shares $409.28 thousand -63.5%N/A0.1 $16.05
12/15/202469,900 shares $1.19 million +25.3%N/A0.4 $16.97
11/30/202455,800 shares $972.59 thousand -65.3%N/A0.4 $17.43
11/15/2024161,000 shares $2.75 million +116.4%N/A1.2 $17.06
10/31/202474,400 shares $1.34 million +11.0%N/A0.6 $18.03
10/15/202467,000 shares $1.24 million -37.3%N/A0.5 $18.53
9/30/2024106,900 shares $1.99 million -21.1%N/A0.6 $18.61
9/15/2024135,400 shares $2.57 million -31.6%N/A0.8 $18.95
8/31/2024197,800 shares $3.75 million -26.8%N/A1.2 $18.95
8/15/2024270,300 shares $5.20 million +47.5%N/A1.6 $19.23
7/31/2024183,200 shares $3.40 million +3,058.6%N/A1 $18.57
7/15/20245,800 shares $107.82 thousand -85.6%N/A0 $18.59
6/30/202440,200 shares $701.89 thousand -25.6%N/A0.3 $17.46
6/15/202454,000 shares $923.40 thousand -44.3%N/A0.4 $17.10
5/31/202496,900 shares $1.60 million -36.0%N/A0.6 $16.56
5/15/2024151,500 shares $2.66 million +311.7%N/A0.9 $17.59
4/30/202436,800 shares $594.32 thousand +48.4%N/A0.2 $16.15
4/15/202424,800 shares $395.56 thousand +69.9%N/A0.2 $15.95
3/31/202414,600 shares $246.16 thousand -57.3%N/A0.1 $16.86
3/15/202434,200 shares $567.04 thousand -57.4%N/A0.2 $16.58
2/29/202480,300 shares $1.35 million -40.4%N/A0.4 $16.82
2/15/2024134,800 shares $2.34 million +134.8%N/A0.6 $17.37
1/31/202457,400 shares $984.12 thousand -5.0%N/A0.3 $17.15
1/15/202460,400 shares $1.05 million +150.6%N/A0.3 $17.34
12/31/202324,100 shares $399.34 thousand +82.6%N/A0.1 $16.57
12/15/202313,200 shares $213.05 thousand -10.2%N/A0.1 $16.14
11/30/202314,700 shares $219.18 thousand -31.0%N/A0.1 $14.91
11/15/202321,300 shares $324.19 thousand -68.1%N/A0.1 $15.22
10/31/202366,800 shares $975.95 thousand -10.3%N/A0.4 $14.61
10/15/202374,500 shares $1.15 million +318.5%N/A0.5 $15.44
9/30/202317,800 shares $276.79 thousand -32.1%N/A0.1 $15.55
9/15/202326,200 shares $418.94 thousand +539.0%N/A0.2 $15.99
8/31/20234,100 shares $67.90 thousand -30.5%N/A0 $16.56
8/15/20235,900 shares $100.42 thousand -56.0%N/A0 $17.02
7/31/202313,400 shares $228.87 thousand -72.7%N/A0.1 $17.08
7/15/202349,000 shares $845.74 thousand +208.2%N/A0.5 $17.26
6/30/202315,900 shares $270.94 thousand +211.8%N/A0.1 $17.04
6/15/20235,100 shares $88.54 thousand -70.2%N/A0 $17.36
5/31/202317,100 shares $286.43 thousand +8.2%N/A0.1 $16.75
5/15/202315,800 shares $277.13 thousand +21.5%N/A0.1 $17.54
4/30/202313,000 shares $226.33 thousand +44.4%N/A0.1 $17.41
4/15/20239,000 shares $159.84 thousand -6.3%N/A0.1 $17.76
3/31/20239,600 shares $169.44 thousand +74.6%N/A0.1 $17.65
3/15/20235,500 shares $94.22 thousand -94.6%N/A0 $17.13
2/28/2023101,400 shares $1.82 million +236.9%N/A0.6 $17.98
2/15/202330,100 shares $568.29 thousand -17.3%N/A0.2 $18.88
1/31/202336,400 shares $692.33 thousand +366.7%N/A0.2 $19.02
1/15/20237,800 shares $146.48 thousand +20.0%N/A0 $18.78
12/30/20226,500 shares $117 thousand -72.9%N/A0 $18.00
12/15/202224,000 shares $455.52 thousand +112.4%N/A0.2 $18.98
11/30/202211,300 shares $216.73 thousand +222.9%N/A0.1 $19.18
11/15/20223,500 shares $66.19 thousand -49.3%N/A0 $18.91
10/31/20226,900 shares $129.38 thousand -52.1%N/A0.1 $18.75
10/15/202214,400 shares $253.01 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $17.57
9/30/20228,400 shares $145.15 thousand -13.4%N/A0.1 $17.28
9/15/20229,700 shares $181.78 thousand -80.8%N/A0.1 $18.74
8/31/202250,400 shares $937.44 thousand +309.8%N/A0.5 $18.60
8/15/202212,300 shares $254.73 thousand +161.7%N/A0.1 $20.71
7/31/20224,700 shares $90.80 thousand -44.7%N/A0 $19.32
7/15/20228,500 shares $163.29 thousand -85.0%N/A0.1 $19.21
6/30/202256,500 shares $1.06 million -57.4%N/A0.5 $18.69
6/15/2022132,500 shares $2.38 million +71.6%N/A1.1 $17.97
5/31/202277,200 shares $1.51 million -4.6%N/A0.6 $19.57
5/15/202280,900 shares $1.54 million +3.9%N/A0.6 $19.05
4/30/202277,900 shares $1.57 million +250.9%N/A0.5 $20.19
4/15/202222,200 shares $482.85 thousand +8.8%N/A0.1 $21.75
3/31/202220,400 shares $423.71 thousand +27.5%N/A0.1 $20.77
3/15/202216,000 shares $307.36 thousand -51.2%N/A0.1 $19.21
2/28/202232,800 shares $656.33 thousand -48.0%N/A0.2 $20.01
2/15/202263,100 shares $1.32 million -44.5%N/A0.4 $20.99
1/31/2022113,600 shares $2.56 million -23.6%N/A0.8 $22.57
1/15/2022148,600 shares $3.48 million +103.3%N/A1.1 $23.42
12/31/202173,100 shares $1.74 million -24.8%N/A0.6 $23.76
12/15/202197,200 shares $2.32 million -25.4%N/A0.8 $23.84
11/30/2021130,300 shares $3.15 million -21.1%N/A1.2 $24.20
11/15/2021165,100 shares $4.17 million -37.4%N/A1.5 $25.24
10/29/2021263,600 shares $6.89 million -14.5%N/A2.2 $26.12
10/15/2021308,200 shares $7.95 million +138.9%N/A2.6 $25.81
9/30/2021129,000 shares $3.30 million +21.9%N/A1.1 $25.57
9/15/2021105,800 shares $2.81 million -34.4%N/A0.9 $26.54
8/31/2021161,300 shares $4.31 million +165.7%N/A1.3 $26.75
8/13/202160,700 shares $1.61 million -9.1%N/A0.5 $26.56
7/30/202166,800 shares $1.73 million +35.2%N/A0.5 $25.96
7/15/202149,400 shares $1.24 million -41.4%N/A0.4 $25.15
6/30/202184,300 shares $2.17 million +43.9%N/A0.6 $25.73
6/15/202158,600 shares $1.50 million -52.7%N/A0.4 $25.57
5/28/2021123,900 shares $3.04 million +977.4%N/A0.8 $24.52
5/14/202111,500 shares $265.88 thousand -78.2%N/A0.1 $23.12
4/30/202152,800 shares $1.31 million -32.2%N/A0.3 $24.74
4/15/202177,900 shares $1.90 million -50.7%N/A0.5 $24.34
3/31/2021158,000 shares $3.79 million +532.0%N/A1 $23.96
3/15/202125,000 shares $596.75 thousand -82.8%N/A0.2 $23.87
2/26/2021145,500 shares $3.62 million +55.1%N/A1 $24.91
2/12/202193,800 shares $2.39 million +211.6%N/A0.7 $25.52
1/29/202130,100 shares $721.20 thousand +98.0%N/A0.2 $23.96
1/15/202115,200 shares $362.82 thousand -85.0%N/A0.1 $23.87
12/31/2020101,300 shares $2.38 million +10.2%N/A0.7 $23.48
12/15/202091,900 shares $2.09 million -49.2%N/A0.6 $22.70
11/30/2020181,000 shares $3.99 million +109.5%N/A1.2 $22.03
11/15/202086,400 shares $1.86 million +63.0%N/A0.6 $21.55
10/30/202053,000 shares $1.07 million +154.8%N/A0.4 $20.15
10/15/202020,800 shares $447.20 thousand +98.1%N/A0 $21.50
9/30/202010,500 shares $216.51 thousand -85.3%N/A0.1 $20.62
9/15/202014,300 shares $298.87 thousand -79.9%N/A0.1 $20.90

HQH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is abrdn Healthcare Investors' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of abrdn Healthcare Investors shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, investors have sold 61,400 shares of HQH short. Learn More on abrdn Healthcare Investors' current short interest.

Is abrdn Healthcare Investors' short interest increasing or decreasing?

abrdn Healthcare Investors saw a drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 61,400 shares, a drop of 25.4% from the previous total of 82,300 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

How does abrdn Healthcare Investors' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to abrdn Healthcare Investors: Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.57%), Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.02%), Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.22%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.07%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.03%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (1.08%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.18%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (2.38%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.70%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (1.55%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short abrdn Healthcare Investors stock?

Short selling HQH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from abrdn Healthcare Investors as its price is falling. HQH shares are trading up $0.19 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against abrdn Healthcare Investors?

A short squeeze for abrdn Healthcare Investors occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HQH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is abrdn Healthcare Investors' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HQH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:HQH) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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