Objective
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Overview
A stock fund that invests exclusively in health care, a sector that is experiencing innovations and breakthroughs across multiple subsectors.
The portfolio managers are supported by the full resources of Wellington.
Performance
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.
SI = Since Inception.
Fund Inception: 05/01/2000
Share Class Inception: 12/22/06.
Class R4-share performance prior to its inception date reflects Y-share performance and operating expenses. SI performance is calculated from 5/1/00.
Characteristics
# of Holdings | 101 |
---|---|
% in Equities | 98 |
% in Foreign Equities | 14 |
Beta (3 year) | 1.02 |
R Squared (3 year) | 0.92 |
Standard Deviation | 15.32% |
Turnover | 32% |
Active Share | 48% |
FUND | S&P Composite 1500 Health Care Index | |
---|---|---|
Price/Earnings | 27.6x | 17.4x |
Price/Book | 5.4x | 5.0x |
EPS Growth Rate | 21.8% | 17.0% |
Asset Weighted Market Cap (billions) | $217.9 | $256.6 |
Return on Equity | 18.9% | 32.9% |
Median Market Cap (billions) | $9.2 | $6.8 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 10.98 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 9.63 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 4.14 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 3.92 |
Boston Scientific Corp. | 3.69 |
Danaher Corp. | 3.56 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 2.85 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2.73 |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 2.18 |
Johnson & Johnson | 2.03 |
Total Portfolio % | 45.71 |
Less than $2 billion | 3 | |
$2 billion - $5 billion | 11 | |
$5 billion - $10 billion | 6 | |
Greater than $10 billion | 80 | |
Not Classified | 0 |
Alpha (5 Year)
|
-1.53 |
Down Capture (5 Year)
|
102.46 |
Information Ratio (5 Year)
|
-0.35 |
Sharpe Ratio (5 Year)
|
0.58 |
Up Capture (5 Year)
|
95.84 |
Insights
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