Does HQL pay a dividend?

Yes. Tekla Life Sciences Investors pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 11.81% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.24 per share.

How much does HQL pay in dividends?

$2.24 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next HQL ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for HQL. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

HQL Dividend

Tekla Life Sciences Investors

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 24, 2026

Dividend yield: 11.81%
Annual dividend: $2.24
Payout ratio: 0.25
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $18.97
Market cap: $577M

Is HQL a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is far above the marketAt 11.81%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.92% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.25 means roughly 25% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 16 timesAcross 30 complete years, the annual total fell in 2022, 2023, 2025 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2025.

HQL dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1996 to 2025.

Peak $2.70 in 2015Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for HQL, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 24, 2026	September 30, 2026	$0.6200	Quarterly
May 21, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.5600	Quarterly
February 20, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.5600	Quarterly
November 21, 2025	January 12, 2026	$0.5000	Quarterly
August 22, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.4200	Quarterly
May 22, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.4300	Quarterly
February 21, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.4700	Quarterly
November 21, 2024	January 10, 2025	$0.5000	Quarterly
August 23, 2024	September 30, 2024	$0.4900	Quarterly
May 22, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.4800	Quarterly
February 21, 2024	March 28, 2024	$0.3900	Quarterly
November 21, 2023	January 10, 2024	$0.3000	Quarterly
August 24, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.3200	Quarterly
May 24, 2023	June 30, 2023	$0.3200	Quarterly
February 24, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.3300	Quarterly
November 23, 2022	December 30, 2022	$0.3100	Quarterly
August 25, 2022	September 30, 2022	$0.3100	Quarterly
May 26, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.3500	Quarterly
February 24, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.3900	Quarterly
November 23, 2021	December 31, 2021	$0.4200	Quarterly
August 26, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.4300	Quarterly
May 27, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.4100	Quarterly
February 25, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.4300	Quarterly
December 30, 2020	January 6, 2021	$0.0200	Special
November 25, 2020	December 31, 2020	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 27, 2020	September 30, 2020	$0.4100	Quarterly
May 28, 2020	June 30, 2020	$0.3400	Quarterly
February 27, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.3900	Quarterly
November 26, 2019	December 31, 2019	$0.3300	Quarterly
August 27, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.3700	Quarterly
May 30, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.3700	Quarterly
February 27, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.3300	Quarterly
November 27, 2018	December 31, 2018	$0.4200	Quarterly
August 27, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
May 31, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 27, 2018	March 29, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 27, 2017	December 29, 2017	$0.4300	Quarterly
August 24, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.4200	Quarterly
May 30, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.4100	Quarterly
February 24, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.3600	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does HQL pay a dividend?: Yes. Tekla Life Sciences Investors pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 11.81% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.24 per share.
How much does HQL pay in dividends?: $2.24 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next HQL ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for HQL. Dates appear here once the company declares them.