abrdn Life Sciences Investors Stock Price History
NYSE: HQLFinanceInvestment ManagersUSD
18.15+0.72 (+4.13%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
HQL price history at a glance
The price history for abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL) on this page begins on April 27, 1992, when the stock closed at $15.00; it most recently closed at $18.15 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $45.50, reached on February 14, 2000; the latest close is 60.1% below that peak. Across the 33 complete calendar years in the table, HQL finished higher in 16 and lower in 17. Its best year was 1999 (+67.5%) and its worst was 2002 (-43.3%).
Over roughly 34 years the share price changed +21.0%, a 0.6% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, HQL has gained 13.4%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1992
- $45.50
- Date of high
- Feb 14, 2000
- Low since 1992
- $6.38
- Date of low
- Nov 17, 2008
- 52-week high
- $22.67
- 52-week low
- $15.66
- IPO year
- 1992
- Last close
- $18.15
HQL returns
1 week
+2.66%
1 month
-10.77%
3 months
-10.50%
6 months
+5.77%
Year to date
+8.16%
1 year
+13.44%
3 years
+47.80%
5 years
-12.15%
HQL price return, excluding dividends.
HQL annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18.15 | +8.23% |
| 2025 | 16.77 | +24.04% |
| 2024 | 13.52 | +0.45% |
| 2023 | 13.46 | -5.28% |
| 2022 | 14.21 | -26.11% |
| 2021 | 19.23 | -2.63% |
| 2020 | 19.75 | +14.49% |
| 2019 | 17.25 | +6.61% |
| 2018 | 16.18 | -17.58% |
| 2017 | 19.63 | +15.54% |
| 2016 | 16.99 | -28.13% |
| 2015 | 23.64 | -5.48% |
| 2014 | 25.01 | +23.38% |
| 2013 | 20.27 | +32.57% |
| 2012 | 15.29 | +33.30% |
| 2011 | 11.47 | +6.50% |
| 2010 | 10.77 | +14.09% |
| 2009 | 9.44 | +3.06% |
| 2008 | 9.16 | -30.34% |
| 2007 | 13.15 | -2.23% |
| 2006 | 13.45 | -14.11% |
| 2005 | 15.66 | -1.20% |
| 2004 | 15.85 | +0.06% |
| 2003 | 15.84 | +29.84% |
| 2002 | 12.20 | -43.26% |
| 2001 | 21.50 | -0.86% |
| 2000 | 21.69 | +8.44% |
| 1999 | 20.00 | +67.54% |
| 1998 | 11.94 | -8.61% |
| 1997 | 13.06 | -3.24% |
| 1996 | 13.50 | -10.00% |
| 1995 | 15.00 | +66.67% |
| 1994 | 9.00 | -26.53% |
| 1993 | 12.25 | -16.24% |
| 1992* | 14.63 | -2.50% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1992; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
HQL daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.60 | 18.18 | 17.46 | 18.15 | +4.13% | |
| 17.46 | 17.46 | 17.13 | 17.43 | -0.74% | |
| 17.59 | 17.68 | 17.32 | 17.56 | 0.00% | |
| 17.86 | 17.94 | 17.05 | 17.56 | -0.68% | |
| 17.70 | 17.74 | 17.14 | 17.68 | 0.00% | |
| 18.20 | 18.29 | 17.60 | 17.68 | -2.70% | |
| 18.66 | 19.01 | 18.08 | 18.17 | -2.83% | |
| 18.60 | 19.22 | 18.53 | 18.70 | +1.14% | |
| 18.91 | 18.91 | 18.36 | 18.49 | -2.17% | |
| 18.87 | 18.96 | 18.60 | 18.90 | -0.37% | |
| 19.46 | 19.46 | 18.88 | 18.97 | -1.56% | |
| 19.45 | 19.56 | 19.14 | 19.27 | -1.48% | |
| 19.87 | 20.20 | 19.49 | 19.56 | -2.10% | |
| 19.75 | 20.04 | 19.59 | 19.98 | +1.99% | |
| 19.52 | 19.66 | 19.42 | 19.59 | +0.93% | |
| 19.57 | 19.75 | 19.25 | 19.41 | -0.82% | |
| 19.50 | 19.80 | 19.49 | 19.57 | +1.50% | |
| 19.44 | 19.56 | 19.16 | 19.28 | -0.57% | |
| 19.86 | 19.86 | 19.20 | 19.39 | -2.37% | |
| 19.76 | 19.90 | 19.46 | 19.86 | +0.51% | |
| 19.86 | 19.96 | 19.59 | 19.76 | -0.15% | |
| 20.34 | 20.34 | 19.68 | 19.79 | -2.70% | |
| 20.62 | 20.67 | 20.29 | 20.34 | -1.07% | |
| 20.53 | 20.63 | 20.30 | 20.56 | -0.39% | |
| 20.76 | 20.76 | 20.48 | 20.64 | -0.34% | |
| 21.17 | 21.17 | 20.42 | 20.71 | -1.29% | |
| 20.96 | 21.43 | 20.72 | 20.98 | +0.53% | |
| 20.93 | 21.10 | 20.76 | 20.87 | -0.24% | |
| 20.99 | 21.03 | 20.72 | 20.92 | -0.19% | |
| 21.45 | 21.58 | 20.85 | 20.96 | -2.74% | |
| 21.57 | 21.70 | 21.40 | 21.55 | +0.09% | |
| 21.66 | 21.80 | 21.31 | 21.53 | -0.65% | |
| 21.76 | 21.83 | 21.54 | 21.67 | +0.56% | |
| 21.78 | 21.78 | 21.26 | 21.55 | -3.71% | |
| 22.11 | 22.51 | 22.11 | 22.38 | +1.36% | |
| 22.50 | 22.62 | 22.00 | 22.08 | -2.60% | |
| 21.93 | 22.67 | 21.93 | 22.67 | +4.37% | |
| 21.39 | 21.72 | 21.19 | 21.72 | +1.64% | |
| 21.19 | 21.46 | 21.02 | 21.37 | +1.28% | |
| 21.09 | 21.25 | 20.89 | 21.10 | -0.24% | |
| 21.38 | 21.42 | 21.14 | 21.15 | -0.42% | |
| 21.22 | 21.30 | 21.00 | 21.24 | +0.66% | |
| 20.88 | 21.16 | 20.76 | 21.10 | +1.34% | |
| 20.62 | 20.86 | 20.54 | 20.82 | +0.97% | |
| 20.57 | 20.69 | 20.38 | 20.62 | +2.03% | |
| 20.11 | 20.50 | 20.01 | 20.21 | +1.56% | |
| 19.74 | 20.18 | 19.74 | 19.90 | +1.02% | |
| 19.39 | 19.75 | 19.37 | 19.70 | +2.23% | |
| 19.18 | 19.30 | 18.76 | 19.27 | +0.89% | |
| 19.50 | 19.55 | 19.00 | 19.10 | -1.75% | |
| 19.28 | 19.49 | 19.06 | 19.44 | +1.30% | |
| 19.42 | 19.50 | 19.12 | 19.19 | -0.93% | |
| 19.47 | 19.47 | 19.09 | 19.37 | +0.16% | |
| 19.34 | 19.66 | 19.26 | 19.34 | +0.47% | |
| 19.44 | 19.60 | 19.03 | 19.25 | -1.94% | |
| 19.64 | 19.75 | 19.42 | 19.63 | -0.46% | |
| 19.91 | 19.96 | 19.58 | 19.72 | -0.55% | |
| 19.50 | 19.86 | 19.40 | 19.83 | +1.48% | |
| 19.95 | 20.05 | 19.54 | 19.54 | -1.01% | |
| 19.53 | 19.96 | 19.36 | 19.74 | +0.05% | |
| 20.19 | 20.19 | 19.60 | 19.73 | -2.08% | |
| 19.96 | 20.16 | 19.73 | 20.15 | +1.15% | |
| 19.93 | 20.00 | 19.68 | 19.92 | +0.20% | |
| 20.19 | 20.19 | 19.76 | 19.88 | -1.97% | |
| 20.89 | 21.32 | 20.07 | 20.28 | -2.64% | |
| 20.71 | 21.08 | 20.62 | 20.83 | +1.26% | |
| 20.68 | 20.82 | 20.23 | 20.57 | -0.29% | |
| 20.34 | 20.68 | 20.21 | 20.63 | +2.38% | |
| 20.18 | 20.30 | 20.01 | 20.15 | +0.15% | |
| 20.05 | 20.20 | 19.78 | 20.12 | +0.70% | |
| 20.06 | 20.20 | 19.83 | 19.98 | -0.15% | |
| 19.95 | 20.17 | 19.85 | 20.01 | +1.27% | |
| 19.49 | 19.82 | 19.35 | 19.76 | +2.65% | |
| 19.01 | 19.40 | 19.01 | 19.25 | +1.16% | |
| 19.00 | 19.33 | 18.95 | 19.03 | +0.74% | |
| 18.76 | 19.00 | 18.72 | 18.89 | +1.40% | |
| 18.34 | 18.76 | 18.30 | 18.63 | +1.58% | |
| 18.15 | 18.49 | 18.15 | 18.34 | +2.12% | |
| 18.07 | 18.14 | 17.86 | 17.96 | +0.56% | |
| 17.47 | 17.86 | 17.47 | 17.86 | +4.20% | |
| 17.18 | 17.28 | 17.01 | 17.14 | -0.12% | |
| 17.21 | 17.25 | 17.01 | 17.16 | +1.24% | |
| 16.89 | 17.11 | 16.76 | 16.95 | +0.53% | |
| 16.59 | 16.95 | 16.50 | 16.86 | +2.12% | |
| 16.78 | 17.01 | 16.48 | 16.51 | -1.61% | |
| 16.82 | 16.95 | 16.34 | 16.78 | +0.66% | |
| 17.07 | 17.09 | 16.60 | 16.67 | -1.48% | |
| 17.25 | 17.29 | 16.59 | 16.92 | -2.03% | |
| 17.00 | 17.38 | 17.00 | 17.27 | +2.01% | |
| 17.13 | 17.13 | 16.90 | 16.93 | -1.46% | |
| 17.55 | 17.55 | 17.05 | 17.18 | -2.39% | |
| 17.84 | 17.85 | 17.45 | 17.60 | -1.46% | |
| 17.76 | 17.91 | 17.75 | 17.86 | +1.08% | |
| 17.62 | 17.77 | 17.56 | 17.67 | +0.80% | |
| 17.44 | 17.66 | 17.44 | 17.53 | +0.92% | |
| 17.22 | 17.38 | 17.21 | 17.37 | +1.05% | |
| 17.23 | 17.46 | 17.17 | 17.19 | -0.12% | |
| 17.10 | 17.24 | 17.00 | 17.21 | -2.55% | |
| 17.47 | 17.68 | 17.47 | 17.66 | +1.44% | |
| 17.64 | 17.64 | 17.30 | 17.41 | -1.47% | |
| 17.85 | 17.89 | 17.55 | 17.67 | -0.62% | |
| 18.19 | 18.23 | 17.77 | 17.78 | -2.31% | |
| 18.25 | 18.33 | 18.12 | 18.20 | +0.05% | |
| 18.14 | 18.22 | 18.09 | 18.19 | +0.55% | |
| 18.10 | 18.20 | 18.02 | 18.09 | -0.11% | |
| 18.22 | 18.46 | 18.10 | 18.11 | -0.44% | |
| 18.03 | 18.19 | 17.95 | 18.19 | +1.34% | |
| 18.25 | 18.27 | 17.75 | 17.95 | -1.48% | |
| 17.96 | 18.28 | 17.94 | 18.22 | +1.79% | |
| 17.89 | 18.00 | 17.75 | 17.90 | +1.02% | |
| 17.55 | 17.84 | 17.55 | 17.72 | +0.97% | |
| 17.54 | 17.61 | 17.38 | 17.55 | +0.29% | |
| 17.46 | 17.69 | 17.46 | 17.50 | +0.57% | |
| 17.55 | 17.63 | 17.29 | 17.40 | -0.74% | |
| 17.53 | 17.79 | 17.44 | 17.53 | -0.17% | |
| 17.37 | 17.68 | 17.37 | 17.56 | +1.68% | |
| 17.45 | 17.45 | 17.17 | 17.27 | -0.80% | |
| 17.70 | 17.80 | 17.36 | 17.41 | -1.53% | |
| 17.92 | 17.94 | 17.57 | 17.68 | -1.23% | |
| 18.01 | 18.10 | 17.67 | 17.90 | -0.39% | |
| 18.06 | 18.10 | 17.90 | 17.97 | -0.22% | |
| 17.95 | 18.10 | 17.87 | 18.01 | +0.67% | |
| 17.88 | 17.92 | 17.77 | 17.89 | +0.45% | |
| 17.83 | 17.96 | 17.74 | 17.81 | +0.34% | |
| 17.48 | 17.85 | 17.22 | 17.75 | +1.49% | |
| 17.08 | 17.49 | 17.08 | 17.49 | +1.92% | |
| 17.25 | 17.35 | 17.12 | 17.16 | -0.35% | |
| 17.20 | 17.35 | 17.15 | 17.22 | -0.12% | |
| 17.41 | 17.41 | 17.11 | 17.24 | +1.71% | |
| 16.97 | 16.99 | 16.62 | 16.95 | -0.29% | |
| 16.87 | 17.05 | 16.86 | 17.00 | +0.95% | |
| 16.82 | 16.85 | 16.59 | 16.84 | -0.06% | |
| 16.42 | 16.97 | 16.42 | 16.85 | +3.56% | |
| 16.03 | 16.52 | 15.98 | 16.27 | +2.26% | |
| 16.09 | 16.15 | 15.82 | 15.91 | -0.87% | |
| 16.52 | 16.52 | 16.01 | 16.05 | -2.96% | |
| 16.65 | 16.72 | 16.47 | 16.54 | -0.84% | |
| 16.31 | 16.72 | 16.31 | 16.68 | +3.09% | |
| 16.12 | 16.24 | 15.95 | 16.18 | 0.00% | |
| 16.44 | 16.54 | 16.12 | 16.18 | -0.06% | |
| 16.25 | 16.39 | 16.15 | 16.19 | -0.55% | |
| 16.25 | 16.33 | 16.08 | 16.28 | -0.73% | |
| 16.53 | 16.68 | 16.35 | 16.40 | -1.32% | |
| 16.68 | 16.76 | 16.50 | 16.62 | +0.30% | |
| 16.50 | 16.82 | 16.42 | 16.57 | +1.22% | |
| 16.65 | 16.82 | 16.36 | 16.37 | -1.50% | |
| 16.79 | 16.84 | 16.58 | 16.62 | -1.48% | |
| 16.78 | 16.92 | 16.73 | 16.87 | +0.72% | |
| 16.32 | 16.80 | 16.32 | 16.75 | +2.76% | |
| 15.87 | 16.36 | 15.84 | 16.30 | +2.71% | |
| 15.83 | 15.89 | 15.66 | 15.87 | -0.25% | |
| 16.34 | 16.36 | 15.88 | 15.91 | -2.63% | |
| 16.24 | 16.40 | 16.11 | 16.34 | +1.43% | |
| 16.27 | 16.28 | 15.92 | 16.11 | -1.71% | |
| 16.39 | 16.50 | 16.22 | 16.39 | -1.56% | |
| 16.51 | 16.72 | 16.50 | 16.65 | +0.06% | |
| 16.80 | 16.80 | 16.44 | 16.64 | -0.95% | |
| 16.97 | 17.12 | 16.74 | 16.80 | -0.12% | |
| 16.84 | 16.90 | 16.81 | 16.82 | +0.30% | |
| 16.71 | 16.95 | 16.70 | 16.77 | -0.06% | |
| 16.96 | 17.01 | 16.65 | 16.78 | -3.73% | |
| 17.45 | 17.47 | 17.22 | 17.43 | -0.40% | |
| 17.30 | 17.58 | 17.28 | 17.50 | +1.80% | |
| 17.06 | 17.22 | 17.04 | 17.19 | +1.24% | |
| 16.78 | 17.13 | 16.78 | 16.98 | +1.13% | |
| 16.94 | 16.99 | 16.75 | 16.79 | -0.94% | |
| 17.06 | 17.06 | 16.80 | 16.95 | +0.18% | |
| 16.94 | 17.06 | 16.91 | 16.92 | -0.06% | |
| 16.90 | 16.93 | 16.77 | 16.93 | +0.18% | |
| 16.72 | 16.90 | 16.71 | 16.90 | +1.68% | |
| 17.05 | 17.14 | 16.61 | 16.62 | -2.64% | |
| 17.35 | 17.35 | 16.87 | 17.07 | -0.58% | |
| 17.29 | 17.45 | 17.02 | 17.17 | +0.06% | |
| 16.96 | 17.24 | 16.96 | 17.16 | +1.18% | |
| 17.00 | 17.08 | 16.80 | 16.96 | -0.59% | |
| 17.05 | 17.06 | 16.89 | 17.06 | +0.12% | |
| 17.33 | 17.34 | 16.95 | 17.04 | -1.45% | |
| 17.20 | 17.40 | 17.16 | 17.29 | +0.12% | |
| 17.25 | 17.38 | 17.15 | 17.27 | +0.06% | |
| 17.35 | 17.50 | 17.10 | 17.26 | -0.23% | |
| 17.11 | 17.40 | 17.05 | 17.30 | +1.76% | |
| 16.74 | 17.08 | 16.69 | 17.00 | +2.10% | |
| 16.47 | 16.67 | 16.35 | 16.65 | +0.24% | |
| 16.64 | 16.81 | 16.56 | 16.61 | +0.06% | |
| 17.01 | 17.01 | 16.60 | 16.60 | -1.54% | |
| 16.71 | 16.86 | 16.64 | 16.86 | +1.02% | |
| 16.75 | 16.86 | 16.40 | 16.69 | -0.36% | |
| 16.87 | 16.99 | 16.46 | 16.75 | -0.83% | |
| 16.91 | 17.07 | 16.77 | 16.89 | +0.72% | |
| 17.09 | 17.09 | 16.68 | 16.77 | -2.10% | |
| 16.82 | 17.29 | 16.67 | 17.13 | +2.88% | |
| 16.52 | 16.83 | 16.52 | 16.65 | +0.79% | |
| 16.87 | 16.87 | 16.15 | 16.52 | -1.49% | |
| 16.93 | 16.98 | 16.60 | 16.77 | -0.06% | |
| 16.83 | 16.84 | 16.74 | 16.78 | -0.30% | |
| 17.07 | 17.07 | 16.67 | 16.83 | -1.06% | |
| 17.21 | 17.21 | 16.93 | 17.01 | -1.28% | |
| 17.31 | 17.35 | 17.14 | 17.23 | -0.35% | |
| 17.27 | 17.36 | 17.21 | 17.29 | +0.23% | |
| 17.11 | 17.25 | 17.01 | 17.25 | +0.88% | |
| 16.89 | 17.20 | 16.89 | 17.10 | +1.24% | |
| 16.65 | 16.96 | 16.65 | 16.89 | +1.32% | |
| 16.80 | 16.83 | 16.55 | 16.67 | -0.60% | |
| 16.90 | 17.07 | 16.72 | 16.77 | -0.24% | |
| 17.13 | 17.13 | 16.75 | 16.81 | -1.35% | |
| 17.18 | 17.25 | 16.95 | 17.04 | -0.58% | |
| 17.18 | 17.23 | 17.03 | 17.14 | -0.58% | |
| 17.26 | 17.35 | 17.16 | 17.24 | -0.12% | |
| 17.18 | 17.28 | 17.09 | 17.26 | +1.05% | |
| 17.30 | 17.37 | 17.03 | 17.08 | -0.76% | |
| 17.27 | 17.30 | 17.11 | 17.21 | +0.64% | |
| 17.29 | 17.33 | 16.92 | 17.10 | -0.52% | |
| 17.00 | 17.26 | 16.95 | 17.19 | +0.41% | |
| 16.95 | 17.17 | 16.92 | 17.12 | +1.24% | |
| 17.31 | 17.34 | 16.86 | 16.91 | -2.20% | |
| 17.67 | 17.70 | 17.20 | 17.29 | -2.15% | |
| 17.59 | 17.67 | 17.56 | 17.67 | +1.09% | |
| 17.44 | 17.65 | 17.44 | 17.48 | +0.75% | |
| 17.33 | 17.48 | 17.28 | 17.35 | +0.64% | |
| 16.99 | 17.24 | 16.90 | 17.24 | +2.56% | |
| 16.51 | 16.95 | 16.35 | 16.81 | -0.18% | |
| 17.45 | 17.45 | 16.77 | 16.84 | -1.98% | |
| 17.28 | 17.42 | 17.11 | 17.18 | -0.41% | |
| 17.22 | 17.38 | 16.99 | 17.25 | +0.52% | |
| 16.98 | 17.35 | 16.94 | 17.16 | +1.12% | |
| 16.81 | 17.10 | 16.51 | 16.97 | +1.19% | |
| 17.03 | 17.06 | 16.69 | 16.77 | -1.24% | |
| 17.00 | 17.10 | 16.82 | 16.98 | +1.31% | |
| 16.20 | 16.82 | 16.20 | 16.76 | +4.23% | |
| 16.19 | 16.29 | 16.00 | 16.08 | +0.94% | |
| 16.06 | 16.11 | 15.67 | 15.93 | -0.81% | |
| 16.40 | 16.41 | 16.03 | 16.06 | -1.47% | |
| 16.53 | 16.55 | 16.20 | 16.30 | -1.98% | |
| 16.94 | 16.94 | 16.51 | 16.63 | -2.75% | |
| 17.25 | 17.38 | 16.58 | 17.10 | -3.66% | |
| 17.70 | 17.80 | 17.62 | 17.75 | +0.85% | |
| 17.49 | 17.69 | 17.41 | 17.60 | +0.63% | |
| 17.79 | 17.79 | 17.41 | 17.49 | -1.07% | |
| 17.40 | 17.69 | 17.27 | 17.68 | +1.90% | |
| 16.99 | 17.35 | 16.95 | 17.35 | +3.15% | |
| 16.79 | 16.88 | 16.61 | 16.82 | +2.62% | |
| 16.44 | 16.44 | 16.23 | 16.39 | +0.24% | |
| 16.81 | 16.81 | 16.21 | 16.35 | -2.79% | |
| 16.92 | 16.92 | 16.74 | 16.82 | -0.12% | |
| 16.54 | 16.90 | 16.54 | 16.84 | +2.06% | |
| 16.54 | 16.67 | 16.29 | 16.50 | -0.48% | |
| 16.56 | 16.92 | 16.45 | 16.58 | +0.79% | |
| 16.25 | 16.48 | 16.21 | 16.45 | +1.48% | |
| 16.20 | 16.30 | 16.04 | 16.21 | +0.19% | |
| 16.15 | 16.18 | 16.03 | 16.18 | +1.12% | |
| 16.19 | 16.20 | 15.83 | 16.00 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the HQL chart for longer ranges.