Tekla World Healthcare Fund

Tekla World Healthcare Fund is a closed-end management investment company, which engages in investing in the healthcare industry. Its objective is to seek current income and long-term capital appreciation through investment companies engaged in the healthcare industry, including equity securities and debt securities. The company was founded on March 5, 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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Healthcare sector faces negative trends in 2023: higher interest rates, Medicare drug price negotiation, and capital flows favoring technology. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is a solid long-term performer with a modest distribution. We give you three reasons why we prefer it over THW.

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On September 11, 2023, Tekla World Healthcare Fund declared its monthly cash distribution of $0.1167 per share. The record date for the monthly cash distribution is September 21, 2023 and the payable date is September 29, 2023. The Fund will trade ex-distribution on September 20, 2023. Note that only participants in the Fund's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DRIP”) will have cash distributions automatically reinvested in shares of the Fund. Tekla World H.

Tekla World Healthcare Fund Declares Monthly Cash Distribution

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On August 31, 2023, Tekla World Healthcare Fund paid a monthly distribution of $0.1167 per share. It is currently estimated that this distribution is derived from net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The composition of this and subsequent distributions may vary from month to month because it may be materially impacted by future realized gains and losses on securities. The aggregate of the net unrealized depreciation of port.

Tekla World Healthcare Fund Paid Distribution

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH), Tekla Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ) and Tekla World Healthcare Fund (THW), (the “Funds”) today announced that their joint first special meetings of shareholders (“Special Meetings”) were adjourned for a second time until September 12, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. EDT due to lack of a quorum on the proposal to approve a new investment advisory agreement with abrdn, Inc. Shareholders as of the June 16, 2023.

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH), Tekla Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ) and Tekla World Healthcare Fund (THW), (the “Funds”) today announced that their joint special meetings of shareholders on August 14, 2023 (“Special Meetings”) were adjourned until August 29, 2023 to provide additional time for the Funds to reach a quorum on the proposal, described in their definitive joint proxy statement dated July 10, 2023 as filed with the.

Tekla Funds Announce Adjournment of Special Meetings

Tekla World Healthcare Fund's portfolio is a blend of both domestic and international stocks. One of the key highlights of the THW closed-end fund is the global diversification of its portfolio. For investors looking at yield, I think it's a good fund to consider.

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Healthcare is undervalued today and many picks offer good prospects. Tekla World Healthcare Fund though is possibly the last way you should make that bet. We tell you how the fund has done and why you would have been far better off elsewhere.

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Tekla World Healthcare Fund diversifies its portfolio of investments among various sub-segments of the healthcare sector, and has investments in markets outside of the U.S., too. THW's top five investments, which account for more than one-third of this closed-end fund's portfolio, have been generating negative price growth over a very long time.

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tekla World Healthcare Fund (the “Fund”) announced today that its Board of Trustees authorized a renewal of its share repurchase program. The current share repurchase program allows the Fund to purchase in the open market up to 12% of its outstanding common shares for a one-year period ending July 14, 2023. The renewal will allow the Fund to purchase in the open market up to 12% of its outstanding common shares for a one-year period ending July 14, 2024.

Tekla World Healthcare Fund Announces Renewal of Share Repurchase Program

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Tekla World Healthcare Fund is a healthcare-focused closed-end fund with $500 million in net assets. It pays a 9.2% market yield, or 10.6% of NAV yield.

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THW is still continuing with a steady monthly payout and generating close to double-digit yield, and it is relatively better protected from market risk. THW failed to grow during the past six months, as its major holdings failed to generate price growth. However, total return is relatively healthy.

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THW is a healthcare focused closed end fund with $580 million in assets. It has consistently paid a $0.1167 monthly distribution for years.

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THW is a rare healthcare fund that performed well in April 2022 as well as in past 3 months and 3 years. THW is relatively better protected from market risk due to exposure in global equity markets.

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