Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences Fund Class R (ERHSX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
13.77
-0.05 (-0.36%)
Jul 18, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
-0.36%
Fund Assets860.66M
Expense Ratio1.42%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover15.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.60
Dividend Yield4.31%
Dividend Growth94.57%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 5, 2024
Previous Close13.82
YTD Return-2.69%
1-Year Return-11.43%
5-Year Return23.75%
52-Week Low13.28
52-Week High17.05
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings49
Inception DateSep 8, 2003

About ERHSX

Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences Fund Class R is an actively managed mutual fund that targets long-term capital growth by investing globally in companies primarily engaged in health sciences. Its portfolio encompasses a diverse range of health care-related sectors, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, managed care, and medical equipment and supplies. The fund typically allocates at least 80% of its assets to businesses involved in the discovery, development, production, or distribution of health care products and services, aiming to capture innovation and growth across the global health sector. Managed by a team based in Boston and London since 2016, the fund emphasizes a blend of large, established firms—such as Eli Lilly, UnitedHealth Group, and Novo Nordisk—and emerging companies with compelling research and development pipelines. Its managers seek stocks perceived to be undervalued relative to their fundamental prospects, leveraging sector expertise to navigate the complex and rapidly evolving health care landscape. With a minimum investment of $1,000 and an annual expense ratio of approximately 1.42%, this fund serves investors interested in accessing global opportunities within one of the world's most dynamic and innovation-driven industries.

Fund Family Eaton Vance
Category Health
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol ERHSX
Share Class Class R
Index MSCI World/Health Care NR

Performance

ERHSX had a total return of -11.43% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.24%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
EIHSXClass I0.92%
ETHSXClass A1.17%
ECHSXClass C1.92%

Top 10 Holdings

49.07% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY9.92%
AbbVie Inc.ABBV5.66%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN5.42%
Abbott LaboratoriesABT4.99%
Roche Holding AGROG4.79%
Novo Nordisk A/SNOVO.B4.66%
Zoetis Inc.ZTS3.60%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.ISRG3.53%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ3.53%
Boston Scientific CorporationBSX2.97%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 5, 2024$0.5987Dec 6, 2024
Dec 7, 2023$0.3077Dec 8, 2023
Dec 8, 2022$0.5351Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2021$1.165Dec 10, 2021
Dec 10, 2020$0.9156Dec 11, 2020
Dec 3, 2019$0.6296Dec 4, 2019