Overview
- TickerTHW on NYSE2
- HeadquartersBoston, United States2
- Incorporated inMA3
- Business address1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, Pa 191033
- Legal formVoluntary Association and Business Trusts2
- Kind of organizationFund2
- LEI549300XY2WS5AD8KC0812
- StatusActive2
- LEI statusIssued and current2
- Registered addressC/O DANIEL R. OMSTEAD, 02110 Boston, United States2
- Registered withCorporations Division (Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office), 0011637542
Leadership
Who has led abrdn World Healthcare Fund, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Chief financial officer
- PresidentChristian Pittard Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 6, 20234
- PresidentDaniel R. Omstead Jun 25, 2015 to Apr 8, 20215
- Chief financial officerSharon Greenstein Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 6, 20236
Board members and other officers (30)
- Vice PresidentKatie Lynn Gebauer Mar 20, 2025 to now7
- Vice PresidentMichael Marsico Mar 20, 2025 to now8
- Vice PresidentRobert W. Hepp Mar 20, 2025 to now9
- Vice PresidentHeather Carter Reilly Dec 19, 2025 to now10
- Vice PresidentLoretta Tse Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 22, 202411
- Vice PresidentMichael Taggart Jun 18, 2024 to now12
- Vice PresidentAshton Wilson Dec 20, 2024 to Dec 20, 202413
- Vice PresidentKolotioloma Silue Dec 20, 2024 to Dec 20, 202414
- Vice PresidentAlan R. Goodson Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 6, 202315
- Chief Compliance Officer & VPJoseph Andolina Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 6, 202316
- Secretary and Vice PresidentMegan Kennedy Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 6, 202317
- Vice PresidentBen Ritchie Dec 22, 2023 to Dec 22, 202318
- Vice PresidentJoshua Duitz Dec 22, 2023 to Dec 22, 202319
- SecretaryLaura F. Woodward Jun 25, 2015 to Jun 25, 201520
- Board memberChris Lavictoire Mahai Jun 11, 2026 to now21
- Board memberBill Maher Nov 6, 2023 to Aug 16, 202422
- Board memberRose Dimartino Nov 6, 2023 to Jul 18, 202423
- Board memberTodd Reit Nov 6, 2023 to Jan 4, 202424
- Board memberW. Mark Watson Jun 14, 2022 to Jun 14, 202225
- Board memberJeffrey Allen Bailey Aug 28, 2020 to Apr 8, 202126
- Board memberThomas M. Kent Jan 18, 2018 to Apr 8, 202127
- Board memberElizabeth Nabel Dec 19, 2018 to Dec 19, 201828
- Board memberDaniel R. Omstead Jun 25, 2015 to Apr 8, 20215
- Board memberJain K. Rakesh Jun 25, 2015 to Jun 25, 201529
- Board memberLucinda H. Stebbins Jun 25, 2015 to Apr 8, 202130
- Board memberMichael W. Bonney Jun 25, 2015 to Aug 18, 201531
- Board memberOleg M. Pohotsky Jun 25, 2015 to Jun 25, 201532
- Board memberUwe E. Reinhardt Jun 25, 2015 to Jun 25, 201533
- Board memberWilliam S. Reardon Jun 25, 2015 to Apr 8, 202134
- General counselLucia Sitar Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 6, 202335
Subsidiaries and ownership
Fund manager
Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.
Former names
- Tekla World Healthcare FundMar 9, 2015 to Oct 13, 20233
Timeline
Filings
122 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 2 major events, 40 insider forms, 80 other. The latest 20:
- Aug 28, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
- Aug 21, 2026N-PX EDGAR
- Jul 20, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Jun 11, 20263 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Jun 8, 2026N-CSRS EDGAR
- May 29, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
- May 22, 2026EFFECT EDGAR
- May 15, 2026N-2/A EDGAR
- Apr 7, 2026DEF 14A EDGAR
- Feb 27, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
- Dec 19, 20253 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Dec 8, 2025N-CEN EDGAR
- Dec 8, 2025N-CSR EDGAR
- Dec 5, 2025N-2 EDGAR
- Nov 26, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR
- Aug 29, 2025N-PX EDGAR
- Aug 28, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR
- Jul 22, 20253 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Jun 9, 2025N-CSRS EDGAR
- May 29, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR
The 122 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.
Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.
Insider trades
7 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 7 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.
| Date | Who | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | Mahai Chris LaVictoireDirector | Buy | 796 | $13.20 | $10.5K | Form 4 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Maher BillDirector | Buy | 1,000 | $13.03 | $13.0K | Form 4 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | DiMartino RoseDirector | Buy | 1,000 | $13.31 | $13.3K | Form 4 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Goetz KathleenDirector | Buy | 200 | $12.53 | $2.5K | Form 4 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Reit ToddDirector | Buy | 1,000 | $11.94 | $11.9K | Form 4 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Goetz KathleenDirector | Buy | 103 | $14.52 | $1.5K | Form 4 |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Goetz KathleenDirector | Buy | 714 | $14.60 | $10.4K | Form 4 |
From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.
Held by these funds
The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 78. Change is in shares since the quarter before.
13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.
SEC filer profile
How abrdn World Healthcare Fund is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.
- Name on EDGARabrdn World Healthcare Fund1
- CIK0001635977
- Incorporated inMassachusetts1
- Fiscal year endsSeptember 301
- Business address1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 191031
- Phone(617) 772-85151
- On EDGAR sinceMar 9, 20151
- Filings256 in all: 3 (53), NPORT-P (28), 4 (21), DEFA14A (15), 40-17G (12), DEF 14A (12), N-PX (12), N-CSR (11)1
All 31 form types
N-CSRS (11), POS EX (11), CORRESP (9), N-2/A (9), N-CEN (8), N-Q (8), 497AD (4), EFFECT (4), N-2 (4), 8-K (3), NSAR-A (3), NSAR-B (3), N-CSR/A (2), PRE 14A (2), SC 13G/A (2), UPLOAD (2), 424B1 (1), 424B5 (1), 497 (1), 8-A12B (1), N-8A (1), NPORT-EX (1), SC 13G (1)
- Latest filingsProxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 7, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) Sep 12, 2023
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 4SEC EDGARChristian Pittard, President
- 5SEC EDGARDaniel R. Omstead, President
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- 7SEC EDGARKatie Lynn Gebauer, Vice President
- 8SEC EDGARMichael Marsico, Vice President
- 9SEC EDGARRobert W. Hepp, Vice President
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- 11SEC EDGARLoretta Tse, Vice President
- 12SEC EDGARMichael Taggart, Vice President
- 13SEC EDGARAshton Wilson, Vice President
- 14SEC EDGARKolotioloma Silue, Vice President
- 15SEC EDGARAlan R. Goodson, Vice President
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- 18SEC EDGARBen Ritchie, Vice President
- 19SEC EDGARJoshua Duitz, Vice President
- 20SEC EDGARLaura F. Woodward, Secretary
- 21SEC EDGARChris Lavictoire Mahai, Board member
- 22SEC EDGARBill Maher, Board member
- 23SEC EDGARRose Dimartino, Board member
- 24SEC EDGARTodd Reit, Board member
- 25SEC EDGARW. Mark Watson, Board member
- 26SEC EDGARJeffrey Allen Bailey, Board member
- 27SEC EDGARThomas M. Kent, Board member
- 28SEC EDGARElizabeth Nabel, Board member
- 29SEC EDGARJain K. Rakesh, Board member
- 30SEC EDGARLucinda H. Stebbins, Board member
- 31SEC EDGARMichael W. Bonney, Board member
- 32SEC EDGAROleg M. Pohotsky, Board member
- 33SEC EDGARUwe E. Reinhardt, Board member
- 34SEC EDGARWilliam S. Reardon, Board member
- 35SEC EDGARLucia Sitar, General counsel
- 36SEC EDGARChange of auditor
- 37SEC EDGAREntered a material agreement