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abrdn World Healthcare Fund

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abrdn World Healthcare Fund

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FinancialsClosed End Investments
  • Price (USD)12.65
  • Today's Change0.05 / 0.40%
  • Shares traded155.18k
  • 1 Year change+6.57%
  • Beta0.7555
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About the company

abrdn World Healthcare Fund (the Fund), formerly Tekla World Healthcare Fund, is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek current income and long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in equity and debt securities of public and private United States and non-United States companies. The Fund is focused on investing at least 40% of its managed assets in companies organized or located outside the United States or companies that do a substantial amount of business outside the United States. The Fund may invest up to 20% of managed assets, measured at the time of investment, in non-convertible debt of healthcare companies. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of managed assets in healthcare real estate investment trusts. The Fund invests in sectors, which include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare equipment, healthcare supplies, healthcare distributors, and others. The Fund’s investment adviser is abrdn Inc.

  • Revenue in USD (TTM)11.04m
  • Net income in USD55.39m
  • Incorporated2015
  • Employees--
  • Location
    abrdn World Healthcare Fund1900 Market Street, Suite 200PHILADELPHIA 19103United StatesUSA
  • Phone+1 (617) 772-8515
  • Websitehttps://www.abrdnthw.com/
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Peer analysis

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BlackRock MuniYield Fund Inc40.56m-30.69m490.26m----0.9913--12.09-0.6711-0.67110.886816.310.0473--3.91---3.58---3.61--58.75---75.68----0.42720.1146--5.98---228.26------
Eaton Vnc Tax-Advtgd Glbl Dvdnd Oppnt Fd-100.00bn-100.00bn490.50m--------------------------------------------------------------
abrdn Life Sciences Investors1.94m85.59m502.59m--6.190.9785--259.282.742.740.065517.350.004--2.83--17.546.6317.586.71-169.00-79.234,415.751,040.39----0.00132.40-51.30-10.590.3492-7.00----
New America Acquisition I Corp-100.00bn-100.00bn502.98m-----------------0.0001----------------------------1.02--------------
Invesco Senior Income Trust-100.00bn-100.00bn507.95m--------------------------------------------------------------
abrdn World Healthcare Fund11.04m55.39m509.91m--9.460.9949--46.171.341.340.27412.710.0177--17.12--8.856.798.906.88-16.863.32501.55347.23----0.1897125.38-12.83-1.85-40.67-1.88--0.00
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund-100.00bn-100.00bn511.97m--------------------------------------------------------------
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund40.65m-18.73m513.21m----0.9382--12.62-0.3334-0.33340.791310.650.0456--1,344.32---2.10-0.9059-2.11-0.919861.2263.44-46.06-23.12--0.55790.3056---16.08-9.34-118.61----1.62
Crescent Capital BDC Inc172.89m36.01m516.79m230.0014.380.7246--2.990.97160.97164.6719.280.1057--63.84751,700.002.204.792.254.9044.0651.4120.8346.52--2.070.550794.127.1829.84-12.1520.26----
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund58.45m92.66m517.94m--5.590.9457--8.861.451.450.91538.580.07510.729510.11--11.916.9712.027.0668.4171.16158.5392.62----0.305186.25-19.14-2.67-37.7110.09---6.51
First Trust High Yld Oprtnts 2027 Trm Fd51.36m37.57m518.50m--13.800.9434--10.091.021.021.4014.950.0692--3.00--5.06--5.16--62.78--73.15------0.2498---1.99---15.87------
Nuveen New Jersey Quality Mncpl Inc Fund-100.00bn-100.00bn519.12m--------------------------------------------------------------
Strive Inc2.10m-212.99m519.56m9.00--2.57--247.44-17.23-17.230.18523.240.0053----233,307.80-53.55---54.22-------10,139.54-----2.710.00--128.66---30.76------
Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Trm Fnd82.01m45.74m520.47m--11.380.9184--6.351.021.021.8412.690.0823--1.60--4.592.295.092.4858.6165.4555.7732.67--20.150.3649194.055.28-0.133-30.77-0.5702---1.55
Horizon Kinetics Holding Corp74.52m95.41m521.78m78.005.471.470.53527.005.125.124.0019.070.0585--10.72955,384.6076.4139.14250.87175.33----1,306.21514.69----0.000.0018.4215.162,158.59---34.40--
PGIM Global High Yield Fund Inc51.21m56.17m528.71m--9.410.9796--10.321.371.371.2513.180.0764------8.384.408.484.4574.4676.67109.6864.97----0.1563135.621.81-2.39-17.1864.77--0.0796
Data as of Feb 13 2026. Currency figures normalised to abrdn World Healthcare Fund's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

10.93%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Penserra Capital Management LLCas of 31 Dec 20251.19m2.98%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Investment Management)as of 31 Dec 20251.12m2.80%
RBC Capital Markets LLC (Investment Management)as of 30 Sep 2025401.48k1.01%
LPL Financial LLCas of 31 Dec 2025323.68k0.81%
Cornerstone Advisors LLC (North Carolina)as of 31 Dec 2025321.22k0.81%
Corecap Advisors LLCas of 31 Dec 2025238.41k0.60%
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (Investment Management)as of 31 Dec 2025234.27k0.59%
Commonwealth Equity Services LLCas of 31 Dec 2025232.74k0.58%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (Invt Mgmt)as of 30 Sep 2025162.44k0.41%
Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLCas of 31 Dec 2025138.05k0.35%
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