THW

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abrdn World Healthcare Fund

Sponsor: abrdn · Inception Jun 26, 2015 · Pays monthly

Market priceShare price

$12.09

-1.06% ($-0.13)

NAVAsset value per share

$12.48

as of Oct 14, 2026 · Nasdaq NAV symbol

Premium / discountPrice vs. assets

3.13% discount *

Indicative: latest price vs latest reported NAV

Distribution rate (price)Payout rate

10.92%

regular, annualised · on NAV 10.58%

Expense ratioAnnual cost

3.00%

fee table, May 15, 2026

LeverageBorrowing

14.8%

of total managed assets

Quote status: Market closed — last regular-session price · last trade Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT (exchange time, ET) · retrieved Oct 16, 2026, 6:54 PM EDTRegular-session prices; extended-hours quotes are not displayed.

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News mentioning THW

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Healthcare

Tekla World Healthcare Fund (THW) Shares Fall 3.8% -- GF Value Says Still Overvalued

On September 23, 2026, Tekla World Healthcare Fund (THW) shares fell 3.8% to a current price of $13.37. The stock has experienced a 52-week range between $11.18

GuruFocus · Sep 23 · 20:17 UTC ↗

THW · Healthcare

Certain Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds Declare Distribution Dates and Amounts

PRNewsWire · Oct 9 · 16:17 UTC ↗ · THW · Healthcare

Seeking +10% Yields

Seeking Alpha · Sep 21 · 07:35 UTC ↗ · THW · Healthcare

abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ) and abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW) Announce New Managed Distribution Policies and Declare Monthly Distributions

PRNewsWire · Sep 11 · 17:36 UTC ↗ · THW · Healthcare

Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Distribution Payment Details

PRNewsWire · Aug 31 · 16:17 UTC ↗ · THW · Healthcare

THW: The GLP-1 Market Can Help Support The 10% Yield

Seeking Alpha · Aug 6 · 08:37 UTC ↗ · THW · Healthcare

I Am Buying +10% Yields At Big Discounts To Boost My Income

Seeking Alpha · Jul 26 · 10:15 UTC ↗ · THW · Healthcare

5 Deeply Discounted CEFs Paying Up To 10.2%

Forbes · Jul 11 · 10:30 UTC ↗ · THW · Healthcare

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Data briefs for THW

Generated from this site’s own record of the fund: distributions, filings, portfolio reports and valuation against its own history. Labelled as ours, separate from external news.

Source filings

Shelf / offering registration filed · May 15, 2026
Shelf / offering registration filed · Dec 5, 2025
Current report: FORM 8-K · Sep 12, 2023
Current report: FORM 8-K · Dec 19, 2022
Shelf / offering registration filed · Nov 10, 2022
Shelf / offering registration filed · Sep 22, 2022
Shelf / offering registration filed · Mar 2, 2021
Shelf / offering registration filed · Feb 19, 2021

Distribution record

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