Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.00 +0.30 (+2.36%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.98 -0.02 (-0.12%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Short Interest DataAbrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) has a short interest of 111,800 shares, representing 0.45% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 46.53% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, indicating that it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 101,678 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest111,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest76,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+46.53%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.32 millionShort Interest Ratio0.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares28,872,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.45%Today's Trading Volume77,532 sharesAverage Trading Volume101,678 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average76% Short Selling Abrdn Life Sciences Investors? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Abrdn Life Sciences Investors and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHQL Short Interest Over TimeHQL Days to Cover Over TimeHQL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/2025111,800 shares $1.32 million +46.5%0.5%0.8 $11.81 3/31/202576,300 shares $966,721.00 +26.3%0.3%0.6 $12.67 3/15/202560,400 shares $781,878.00 -37.4%0.2%0.4 $12.95 2/28/202596,500 shares $1.30 million +94.6%0.4%0.7 $13.45 2/15/202549,600 shares $694,896.00 +100.8%0.2%0.4 $14.01 1/31/202524,700 shares $351,481.00 -46.0%N/A0.2 $14.23 1/15/202545,700 shares $616,036.00 -41.3%N/A0.4 $13.48 12/31/202477,800 shares $1.02 million +212.5%N/A0.8 $13.12 12/15/202424,900 shares $344,616.00 -26.3%N/A0.3 $13.84 11/30/202433,800 shares $481,988.00 -54.4%N/A0.4 $14.26 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HQL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Abrdn Life Sciences Investors and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/202474,100 shares $1.02 million +17.3%N/A1 $13.72 10/31/202463,200 shares $920,192.00 +1.4%N/A1 $14.56 10/15/202462,300 shares $931,385.00 -58.9%N/A0.9 $14.95 9/30/2024151,500 shares $2.28 million -1.7%N/A1.6 $15.07 9/15/2024154,100 shares $2.35 million -10.8%N/A1.6 $15.28 8/31/2024172,800 shares $2.61 million -22.0%N/A1.9 $15.13 8/15/2024221,500 shares $3.42 million -16.1%N/A2.4 $15.44 7/31/2024264,100 shares $4.06 million +4,978.9%N/A2.7 $15.37 7/15/20245,200 shares $79,456.00 -67.7%N/A0.1 $15.28 6/30/202416,100 shares $228,137.00 +67.7%N/A0.2 $14.17 6/15/20249,600 shares $132,671.04 -72.4%N/A0.1 $13.82 5/31/202434,800 shares $463,536.00 -52.7%N/A0.4 $13.32 5/15/202473,600 shares $1.05 million +26.0%N/A0.9 $14.27 4/30/202458,400 shares $765,624.00 +205.8%N/A0.6 $13.11 4/15/202419,100 shares $247,918.00 -10.3%N/A0.2 $12.98 3/31/202421,300 shares $290,319.00 -27.6%N/A0.2 $13.63 3/15/202429,400 shares $396,900.00 -47.5%N/A0.2 $13.50 2/29/202456,000 shares $767,200.00 -58.0%N/A0.4 $13.70 2/15/2024133,400 shares $1.87 million +895.5%N/A1 $14.05 1/31/202413,400 shares $183,848.00 -86.2%N/A0.1 $13.72 1/15/202496,900 shares $1.37 million +37.1%N/A0.8 $14.16 12/31/202370,700 shares $951,622.00 +30.2%N/A0.5 $13.46 12/15/202354,300 shares $714,045.00 +18.0%N/A0.4 $13.15 11/30/202346,000 shares $549,240.00 -51.0%N/A0.4 $11.94 11/15/202393,800 shares $1.13 million +186.0%N/A0.8 $12.04 10/31/202332,800 shares $380,152.00 -42.9%N/A0.3 $11.59 10/15/202357,400 shares $704,872.00 +71.9%N/A0.5 $12.28 9/30/202333,400 shares $416,498.00 -7.2%N/A0.3 $12.47 9/15/202336,000 shares $461,880.00 +40.1%N/A0.4 $12.83 8/31/202325,700 shares $334,357.00 +71.3%N/A0.3 $13.01Here’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAI (Ad)I predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new millionaires than any tech advance in history. And for a limited time, you have the chance to claim a stake in this project, even though it’s housed inside Elon’s private company, xAI.All the details are waiting for you now — but you need to act before the May 1st funding window clos 8/15/202315,000 shares $201,300.00 -63.0%N/A0.2 $13.42 7/31/202340,500 shares $544,725.00 +282.1%N/A0.4 $13.45 7/15/202310,600 shares $142,146.00 -85.7%N/A0.1 $13.41 6/30/202374,000 shares $1.00 million +695.7%N/A1 $13.55 6/15/20239,300 shares $128,712.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $13.84 5/31/20239,300 shares $123,597.00 -76.6%N/A0.1 $13.29 5/15/202339,800 shares $559,588.00 -27.2%N/A0.5 $14.06 4/30/202354,700 shares $761,971.00 -2.0%N/A0.7 $13.93 4/15/202355,800 shares $782,874.00 -1.8%N/A0.7 $14.03 3/31/202356,800 shares $791,224.00 -45.8%N/A0.7 $13.93 3/15/2023104,700 shares $1.44 million +408.3%N/A1 $13.72 2/28/202320,600 shares $287,576.00 +186.1%N/A0.2 $13.96 2/15/20237,200 shares $105,336.00 -22.6%N/A0.1 $14.63 1/31/20239,300 shares $138,942.00 -17.7%N/A0.1 $14.94 1/15/202311,300 shares $166,788.00 -50.9%N/A0.1 $14.76 12/30/202223,000 shares $326,830.00 +62.0%N/A0.2 $14.21 12/15/202214,200 shares $209,024.00 -10.7%N/A0.1 $14.72 11/30/202215,900 shares $239,772.00 +28.2%N/A0.2 $15.08 11/15/202212,400 shares $186,620.00 +7.8%N/A0.1 $15.05 10/31/202211,500 shares $168,475.00 -62.9%N/A0.1 $14.65 10/15/202231,000 shares $427,490.00 No ChangeN/A0.4 $13.79 9/30/202224,000 shares $327,840.00 -33.9%N/A0.3 $13.66 9/15/202236,300 shares $537,240.00 +80.6%N/A0.5 $14.80 8/31/202220,100 shares $290,244.00 +55.8%N/A0.3 $14.44 8/15/202212,900 shares $210,399.00 +79.2%N/A0.2 $16.31 7/31/20227,200 shares $107,424.00 -77.1%N/A0.1 $14.92 7/15/202231,400 shares $475,082.00 +91.5%N/A0.4 $15.13 6/30/202216,400 shares $233,372.00 +11.6%N/A0.2 $14.23 6/15/202214,700 shares $198,156.00 +110.0%N/A0.2 $13.48 5/31/20227,000 shares $101,990.00 -84.6%N/A0.1 $14.57 5/15/202245,400 shares $653,760.00 -30.5%N/A0.6 $14.40 4/30/202265,300 shares $1.01 million +262.8%N/A0.9 $15.49 4/15/202218,000 shares $303,660.00 -1.1%N/A0.2 $16.87 3/31/202218,200 shares $301,028.00 -55.6%N/A0.2 $16.54 3/15/202241,000 shares $637,550.00 -67.6%N/A0.4 $15.55 2/28/2022126,600 shares $2.09 million -36.0%N/A1.4 $16.47 2/15/2022197,700 shares $3.48 million -18.6%N/A2.1 $17.61 1/31/2022243,000 shares $4.41 million +130.6%N/A2.8 $18.15 1/15/2022105,400 shares $1.96 million +626.9%N/A1.2 $18.56 12/31/202114,500 shares $278,835.00 -85.8%N/A0.2 $19.23 12/15/2021102,200 shares $1.95 million -5.0%N/A1.5 $19.10 11/30/2021107,600 shares $2.13 million -29.9%N/A1.7 $19.84 11/15/2021153,400 shares $3.15 million -0.5%N/A2.5 $20.54 10/29/2021154,100 shares $3.28 million +553.0%N/A2.2 $21.27 10/15/202123,600 shares $487,576.00 +34.9%N/A0.3 $20.66 9/30/202117,500 shares $364,000.00 -61.8%N/A0.3 $20.80 9/15/202145,800 shares $996,608.00 +70.3%N/A0.7 $21.76 8/31/202126,900 shares $587,765.00 -40.5%N/A0.4 $21.85 8/13/202145,200 shares $980,840.00 +396.7%N/A0.6 $21.70 7/30/20219,100 shares $189,280.00 +37.9%N/A0.1 $20.80Here’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAI (Ad)I predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new millionaires than any tech advance in history. And for a limited time, you have the chance to claim a stake in this project, even though it’s housed inside Elon’s private company, xAI.All the details are waiting for you now — but you need to act before the May 1st funding window clos 7/15/20216,600 shares $135,894.00 -85.5%N/A0.1 $20.59 6/30/202145,500 shares $975,520.00 +792.2%N/A0.6 $21.44 6/15/20215,100 shares $106,335.00 -88.5%N/A0.1 $20.85 5/28/202144,400 shares $884,892.00 -5.7%N/A0.5 $19.93 5/14/202147,100 shares $901,494.00 -12.9%N/A0.5 $19.14 4/30/202154,100 shares $1.10 million +12.0%N/A0.6 $20.34 4/15/202148,300 shares $951,993.00 -60.5%N/A0.6 $19.71 3/31/2021122,300 shares $2.39 million +38.7%N/A1.4 $19.51 3/15/202188,200 shares $1.78 million -23.8%N/A1.1 $20.23 2/26/2021115,700 shares $2.43 million +105.9%N/A1.4 $21.00 2/12/202156,200 shares $1.23 million +561.2%N/A0.7 $21.85 1/29/20218,500 shares $171,785.00 -76.7%N/A0.1 $20.21 1/15/202136,400 shares $744,016.00 -25.3%N/A0.5 $20.44 12/31/202048,700 shares $963,773.00 +549.3%N/A0.6 $19.79 12/15/20207,500 shares $145,200.00 -86.4%N/A0.1 $19.36 11/30/202055,000 shares $1.03 million +63.7%N/A0.7 $18.73 11/15/202033,600 shares $612,864.00 -19.2%N/A0.4 $18.24 10/30/202041,600 shares $715,104.00 +222.5%N/A0.5 $17.19 10/15/202012,900 shares $236,844.00 -18.4%N/A0 $18.36 9/30/202015,800 shares $277,764.00 -81.4%N/A0.2 $17.58 9/15/202011,000 shares $196,350.00 -87.1%N/A0.1 $17.85 8/31/202085,000 shares $1.52 million +135.5%N/A1 $17.83 8/14/202036,100 shares $646,190.00 -37.4%N/A0.4 $17.90 7/31/202057,700 shares $1.03 million +262.9%N/A0.6 $17.91 7/15/202015,900 shares $293,832.00 +40.7%N/A0.2 $18.48 6/30/202011,300 shares $199,332.00 -65.7%N/A0.1 $17.64 6/15/202032,900 shares $567,854.00 -9.6%N/A0.3 $17.26 5/29/202036,400 shares $642,460.00 +318.4%N/A0.3 $17.65 5/15/20208,700 shares $150,945.00 -71.8%N/A0.1 $17.35 HQL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Abrdn Life Sciences Investors' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Abrdn Life Sciences Investors shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 111,800 shares of HQL short. 0.45% of Abrdn Life Sciences Investors' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Abrdn Life Sciences Investors' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Abrdn Life Sciences Investors? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. HQL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Abrdn Life Sciences Investors's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Abrdn Life Sciences Investors? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.45% of Abrdn Life Sciences Investors' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Abrdn Life Sciences Investors' short interest increasing or decreasing? Abrdn Life Sciences Investors saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 111,800 shares, an increase of 46.5% from the previous total of 76,300 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 Life Sciences Investors' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.45% of Abrdn Life Sciences Investors' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Abrdn Life Sciences Investors: Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.75%), MidCap Financial Investment Co. (0.85%), New Mountain Finance Co. (1.89%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.49%), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (0.13%), Barings BDC, Inc. (0.71%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (0.08%), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.12%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.07%), Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (0.71%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Abrdn Life Sciences Investors stock? Short selling HQL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Abrdn Life Sciences Investors as its price is falling. HQL shares are trading up $0.27 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 Life Sciences Investors? A short squeeze for Abrdn Life Sciences Investors occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HQL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Abrdn Life Sciences 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 HQL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Goldman Sachs BDC Short Interest Data MidCap Financial Investment Short Interest Data New Mountain Finance Short Interest Data Bain Capital Specialty Finance Short Interest Data BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Short Interest Data Barings BDC Short Interest Data AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Short Interest Data Abrdn Healthcare Investors Short Interest Data PIMCO High Income Fund Short Interest Data Carlyle Secured Lending Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:HQL) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? You ain’t seen nothin’ yetAsk most investors and they’ll probably tell you Nvidia is the undisputed AI stock of the decade. 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