Is THW a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

THW is classified a Question Mark under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the THW distribution?

A Question Mark is an income asset with a mixed or incomplete quality record — some income-quality signals are strong while others are weak, or the available history is too short to classify with confidence. It warrants a closer look rather than a conclusion.

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Name: THW Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: THW income quality, THW dividend quality, THW dividend safety, THW distribution history, THW dividend score, THW analysis, Abrdn World Healthcare Fund dividend

Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW) has an Income Quality Score of 53/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 4 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

53/100

Question MarkHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

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Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

171 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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THWAbrdn World Healthcare Fund

53Question MarkHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

28/100

Working Capital Preservation

67/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

50/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time
No material annual distribution decline across 10 full years of data

What to watch

Distributions exceed long-term total return

Distribution Safety

1Years raised

0Years cut

12Years of data

HeldCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20150.5835Held
20161.4004Raised
20171.4004Held
20181.4004Held
20191.4004Held
20201.4004Held
20211.4004Held
20221.4004Held
20231.4004Held
20241.4004Held
20251.4004Held
20260.7002Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.