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THWTekla World Healthcare Fund ShaSell5.6·$12.53
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

Tekla World Healthcare Fund is technically extended with an extreme overbought reading, but its quality score sits deeply below the engine's floor, its distribution carries a yield-trap warning, and upside is already flagged as exhausted.

Thesis pillars

  • Quality Below Floor Weak Piotroski↑Improving
  • Overbought Momentum Extreme↑Improving
  • Yield Trap Warning→Stable
  • +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning

Pillars as of Jul 5, 2026

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Tekla World Healthcare Fund Sha (THW) Stock Analysis

Inst Constrain edge

SellValueModerate Confidence

Financial Services · Asset Management

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $12.53: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.

Abrdn World Healthcare Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by abrdn Inc. The fund invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the healthcare sector. For its fixed income... Read more

$12.53+1.7% A.UpsideScore 5.6/10#114 of 229 Asset Management
QualityF-score0 / 9FCF yield—
IncomeYield10.53%(5y avg 10.66%)Payout65.75%
Stop $12.03Resistance target $12.74A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $12.53: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)5.9
P/E (Fwd)—
Mkt Cap$506M
EV/EBITDA—
Profit Mgn0.0%
ROE—
Rev Growth—
Beta—
Dividend10.53%
Rating analysts—

Quality Signals

Piotroski F0/9

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Rating Breakdown

2 floor-breakers·2 ceiling hits

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Gross Margin
0.0
Operating Margin
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Piotroski F
0.0
Moat
4.5
No competitive moatWeak Piotroski F-Score: 0/9Quality concerns

No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static

Dividend Safety
3.5
Yield trap warning: high yield but unsafe
Low model confidence on this dimension (25%).
GatesA.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Momentum 7.2>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
65 · Neutral
↑ 20D MA↓ 50D MA↑ 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $11.74Resistance $13.00

Price Targets

$12
$13
A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0%
Max %0%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0)

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for THW.
The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is THW stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $12.53: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $12.03. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.

What is the THW stock price target?

Resistance target: $12.74 (+1.7% upside). Prior stop was $12.03. Stop-loss: $12.03.

What are the risks of investing in THW?

Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0).

Is THW overvalued or undervalued?

Tekla World Healthcare Fund Sha trades at a P/E of 5.9 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 9.8/10. Verdict: Sell.

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What does Tekla World Healthcare Fund Sha do?Abrdn World Healthcare Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by abrdn Inc. The fund invests...

Abrdn World Healthcare Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by abrdn Inc. The fund invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the healthcare sector. For its fixed income portion, the fund primarily invests in corporate debt securities. Abrdn World Healthcare Fund was formed on June 26, 2015 and is domiciled in the United States.

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