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

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$15.63 +0.05 (+0.31%)
Closing price 08/8/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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abrdn Healthcare Investors Short Interest Data

abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH) has a short interest of 58,300 shares. This marks a 16.60% increase 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 227,769 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
58,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
50,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+16.60%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$908.90 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
53,860,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.11%
Today's Trading Volume
83,926 shares
Average Trading Volume
227,769 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
37%
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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
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
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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
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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
8/31/202071,200 shares $1.52 million +35.6%N/A0.5 $21.28
8/14/202052,500 shares $1.11 million -40.3%N/A0.4 $21.23

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 July 15th, investors have sold 58,300 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 increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 58,300 shares, an increase of 16.6% from the previous total of 50,000 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: Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.63%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.14%), Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.30%), Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.02%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.01%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.25%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (1.09%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.85%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.64%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 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 $0.05 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 July, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:HQH) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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