HQL - Tekla Life Sciences Investors
Tekla Life Sciences Investors is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Tekla Capital Management LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the life sciences sector, including the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, managed healthcare, medical equipment, hospitals, healthcare information technology and services, devices and supplies industries, and in agriculture and environmental management industries.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $533.1M
- P/E Ratio
- 5.91
- Beta
- 0.74
- 52-Week Range
- 12.12-18.46
- Dividend Yield
- $2.04
- IPO Date
- May 1, 1992
- Exchange
- NYSE
Frequently asked HQL overview questions
- What is HQL?
- HQL is the ticker symbol for Tekla Life Sciences Investors, a listed mutual fund. Tekla Life Sciences Investors is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Tekla Capital Management LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. Listed on NYSE. HQL is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are HQL's key statistics?
- Tekla Life Sciences Investors (HQL) carries a market capitalization of $533.1M, 52-week range of 12.12-18.46. Daily price and reference data are accessible from the chart view; these structural inputs frame how downstream analytics (volatility, term structure, derived metrics) interpret the underlying instrument.
- What sector or industry does HQL belong to?
- Tekla Life Sciences Investors operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare HQL's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the HQL data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for HQL, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Registered investment-company filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence; daily NAV is published by the sponsor after the close.