abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.15 +0.02 (+0.15%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.12 -0.03 (-0.23%) As of 08/1/2025 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 83,800 shares. This marks a 9.26% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, indicating that it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 128,309 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest83,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest76,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+9.26%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.09 millionShort Interest Ratio0.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares28,870,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.29%Today's Trading Volume108,395 sharesAverage Trading Volume128,309 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average84% 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 7/15/202583,800 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 2/28/202596,500 shares $1.30 million +94.6%0.4%0.7 $13.45 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. 2/15/202549,600 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 $13.15 11/30/202346,000 shares $549.24 thousand -51.0%N/A0.4 $11.94$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town (Ad)Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.Click here to get the details on this virtual monopoly. 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 $20.54 10/29/2021154,100 shares $3.28 million +553.0%N/A2.2 $21.27$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town (Ad)Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.Click here to get the details on this virtual monopoly. 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 8/14/202036,100 shares $646.19 thousand -37.4%N/A0.4 $17.90 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 15th, traders have sold 83,800 shares of HQL 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. Is abrdn Life Sciences Investors' short interest increasing or decreasing? abrdn Life Sciences Investors saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 83,800 shares, an increase of 9.3% from the previous total of 76,700 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? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to abrdn Life Sciences Investors: Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.85%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.64%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (1.75%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (1.30%), BARINGS BDC, INC. (0.40%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.37%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (0.21%), abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.11%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.26%), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (0.11%), 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 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 $0.02 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 appreciates 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, 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 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 PIMCO High Income Fund Short Interest Data John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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