abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.79 -0.26 (-1.85%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.80 +0.02 (+0.11%) As of 08/22/2025 04:10 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 39,200 shares, representing 0.15% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -53.22% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 96,077 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest39,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest83,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-53.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$514.50 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares28,870,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.15%Today's Trading Volume83,267 sharesAverage Trading Volume96,077 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average87% 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 7/31/202539,200 shares $514.50 thousand -53.2%0.2%0.4 $13.13 7/15/202583,800 shares $1.09 million +9.3%N/A0.7 $12.95 6/30/202576,700 shares $981.76 thousand +70.8%0.3%0.7 $12.80 6/15/202544,900 shares $577.19 thousand +4.7%0.2%0.4 $12.86 5/31/202542,900 shares $526.38 thousand -17.3%0.2%0.4 $12.27 5/15/202551,900 shares $629.03 thousand +114.5%0.2%0.4 $12.12 4/30/202524,200 shares $310.24 thousand -78.4%N/A0.2 $12.82 4/15/2025111,800 shares $1.32 million +46.5%0.5%0.8 $11.81 3/31/202576,300 shares $966.72 thousand +26.3%0.3%0.6 $12.67 3/15/202560,400 shares $781.88 thousand -37.4%0.2%0.4 $12.95 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. 2/28/202596,500 shares $1.30 million +94.6%0.4%0.7 $13.45 2/15/202549,600 shares $694.90 thousand +100.8%0.2%0.4 $14.01 1/31/202524,700 shares $351.48 thousand -46.0%N/A0.2 $14.23 1/15/202545,700 shares $616.04 thousand -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 $344.62 thousand -26.3%N/A0.3 $13.84 11/30/202433,800 shares $481.99 thousand -54.4%N/A0.4 $14.26 11/15/202474,100 shares $1.02 million +17.3%N/A1 $13.72 10/31/202463,200 shares $920.19 thousand +1.4%N/A1 $14.56 10/15/202462,300 shares $931.39 thousand -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 $79.46 thousand -67.7%N/A0.1 $15.28 6/30/202416,100 shares $228.14 thousand +67.7%N/A0.2 $14.17 6/15/20249,600 shares $132.67 thousand -72.4%N/A0.1 $13.82 5/31/202434,800 shares $463.54 thousand -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 $765.62 thousand +205.8%N/A0.6 $13.11 4/15/202419,100 shares $247.92 thousand -10.3%N/A0.2 $12.98 3/31/202421,300 shares $290.32 thousand -27.6%N/A0.2 $13.63 3/15/202429,400 shares $396.90 thousand -47.5%N/A0.2 $13.50 2/29/202456,000 shares $767.20 thousand -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 $183.85 thousand -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 $951.62 thousand +30.2%N/A0.5 $13.46 12/15/202354,300 shares $714.05 thousand +18.0%N/A0.4 $13.15Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (Ad)tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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Get the FREE Guide Before Markets Open Tomorrow 11/30/202346,000 shares $549.24 thousand -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 $380.15 thousand -42.9%N/A0.3 $11.59 10/15/202357,400 shares $704.87 thousand +71.9%N/A0.5 $12.28 9/30/202333,400 shares $416.50 thousand -7.2%N/A0.3 $12.47 9/15/202336,000 shares $461.88 thousand +40.1%N/A0.4 $12.83 8/31/202325,700 shares $334.36 thousand +71.3%N/A0.3 $13.01 8/15/202315,000 shares $201.30 thousand -63.0%N/A0.2 $13.42 7/31/202340,500 shares $544.73 thousand +282.1%N/A0.4 $13.45 7/15/202310,600 shares $142.15 thousand -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 $128.71 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $13.84 5/31/20239,300 shares $123.60 thousand -76.6%N/A0.1 $13.29 5/15/202339,800 shares $559.59 thousand -27.2%N/A0.5 $14.06 4/30/202354,700 shares $761.97 thousand -2.0%N/A0.7 $13.93 4/15/202355,800 shares $782.87 thousand -1.8%N/A0.7 $14.03 3/31/202356,800 shares $791.22 thousand -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 $287.58 thousand +186.1%N/A0.2 $13.96 2/15/20237,200 shares $105.34 thousand -22.6%N/A0.1 $14.63 1/31/20239,300 shares $138.94 thousand -17.7%N/A0.1 $14.94 1/15/202311,300 shares $166.79 thousand -50.9%N/A0.1 $14.76 12/30/202223,000 shares $326.83 thousand +62.0%N/A0.2 $14.21 12/15/202214,200 shares $209.02 thousand -10.7%N/A0.1 $14.72 11/30/202215,900 shares $239.77 thousand +28.2%N/A0.2 $15.08 11/15/202212,400 shares $186.62 thousand +7.8%N/A0.1 $15.05 10/31/202211,500 shares $168.48 thousand -62.9%N/A0.1 $14.65 10/15/202231,000 shares $427.49 thousand No ChangeN/A0.4 $13.79 9/30/202224,000 shares $327.84 thousand -33.9%N/A0.3 $13.66 9/15/202236,300 shares $537.24 thousand +80.6%N/A0.5 $14.80 8/31/202220,100 shares $290.24 thousand +55.8%N/A0.3 $14.44 8/15/202212,900 shares $210.40 thousand +79.2%N/A0.2 $16.31 7/31/20227,200 shares $107.42 thousand -77.1%N/A0.1 $14.92 7/15/202231,400 shares $475.08 thousand +91.5%N/A0.4 $15.13 6/30/202216,400 shares $233.37 thousand +11.6%N/A0.2 $14.23 6/15/202214,700 shares $198.16 thousand +110.0%N/A0.2 $13.48 5/31/20227,000 shares $101.99 thousand -84.6%N/A0.1 $14.57 5/15/202245,400 shares $653.76 thousand -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 $303.66 thousand -1.1%N/A0.2 $16.87 3/31/202218,200 shares $301.03 thousand -55.6%N/A0.2 $16.54 3/15/202241,000 shares $637.55 thousand -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 $278.84 thousand -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 $20.54Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (Ad)tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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Get the FREE Guide Before Markets Open Tomorrow 10/29/2021154,100 shares $3.28 million +553.0%N/A2.2 $21.27 10/15/202123,600 shares $487.58 thousand +34.9%N/A0.3 $20.66 9/30/202117,500 shares $364 thousand -61.8%N/A0.3 $20.80 9/15/202145,800 shares $996.61 thousand +70.3%N/A0.7 $21.76 8/31/202126,900 shares $587.77 thousand -40.5%N/A0.4 $21.85 8/13/202145,200 shares $980.84 thousand +396.7%N/A0.6 $21.70 7/30/20219,100 shares $189.28 thousand +37.9%N/A0.1 $20.80 7/15/20216,600 shares $135.89 thousand -85.5%N/A0.1 $20.59 6/30/202145,500 shares $975.52 thousand +792.2%N/A0.6 $21.44 6/15/20215,100 shares $106.34 thousand -88.5%N/A0.1 $20.85 5/28/202144,400 shares $884.89 thousand -5.7%N/A0.5 $19.93 5/14/202147,100 shares $901.49 thousand -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 $951.99 thousand -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 $171.79 thousand -76.7%N/A0.1 $20.21 1/15/202136,400 shares $744.02 thousand -25.3%N/A0.5 $20.44 12/31/202048,700 shares $963.77 thousand +549.3%N/A0.6 $19.79 12/15/20207,500 shares $145.20 thousand -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 $612.86 thousand -19.2%N/A0.4 $18.24 10/30/202041,600 shares $715.10 thousand +222.5%N/A0.5 $17.19 10/15/202012,900 shares $236.84 thousand -18.4%N/A0 $18.36 9/30/202015,800 shares $277.76 thousand -81.4%N/A0.2 $17.58 9/15/202011,000 shares $196.35 thousand -87.1%N/A0.1 $17.85 8/31/202085,000 shares $1.52 million +135.5%N/A1 $17.83 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 closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 39,200 shares of HQL short. 0.15% 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 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. 0.15% 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 decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 39,200 shares, a decline of 53.2% from the previous total of 83,800 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? 0.15% 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: BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.14%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (1.05%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (2.16%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.66%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (1.65%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (0.96%), BARINGS BDC, INC. (0.35%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.32%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (0.18%), abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.16%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 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 down $0.26 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 July, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Short Interest Data Oxford Lane Capital Short Interest Data Goldman Sachs BDC Short Interest Data MidCap Financial Investment Short Interest Data New Mountain Finance Short Interest Data PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Short Interest Data BARINGS BDC Short Interest Data Bain Capital Specialty Finance Short Interest Data AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Short Interest Data abrdn Healthcare Investors 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 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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