DWS Health and Wellness S (SCHLX)

Fund Assets	260.59M
Expense Ratio	1.048%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	2.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.17
Dividend Yield	0.36%
Dividend Growth	-23.31%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 11, 2025

Previous Close	45.75
YTD Return	7.53%
1-Year Return	16.57%
5-Year Return	31.84%
52-Week Low	39.09
52-Week High	46.95
Beta (5Y)	0.54
Holdings	66
Inception Date	Mar 2, 1998

About SCHLX

DWS Health and Wellness Fund is a mutual fund focused on capital preservation and long-term growth by investing primarily in companies within the U.S. healthcare and wellness sectors. The fund maintains a policy of allocating at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings, to equity securities of firms associated with health care or wellness. These include pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical products, health care services, and wellness-related businesses such as those in nutrition and fitness. The portfolio is diversified across companies of all sizes and occasionally includes investments in foreign firms. Its holdings are concentrated in market-leading healthcare names, with a majority exposure to industries like pharmaceuticals, health care equipment, biotechnology, and managed health care. The fund aims to identify companies capable of turning innovation into sustainable growth by leveraging a blend of bottom-up stock research and sector analysis. Since its inception in 1998, it has played a distinct role in the market by offering targeted exposure to the evolving healthcare landscape, responding to demographic shifts and ongoing advancements within the sector.

• Fund Family: DWS
• Category: Health
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: SCHLX
• Share Class: Class S
• Index: S&P 500 TR

Performance

SCHLX had a total return of 16.57% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.64%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FIKCX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Health Care Z	0.61%
FSPHX	Fidelity	Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio	0.60%
FIJYX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Biotechnology Z	0.56%
FACDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Health Care A	0.92%
FSHCX	Fidelity	Fidelity Select Health Care Services Portfolio	0.67%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
SUHIX	Institutional Class	1.04%
SUHAX	Class A	1.34%
SUHCX	Class C	2.09%

Top 10 Holdings

49.61% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Eli Lilly and Company	LLY	12.70%
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	6.32%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	UNH	5.51%
AbbVie Inc.	ABBV	4.97%
Merck & Co., Inc.	MRK	4.82%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	TMO	3.62%
AstraZeneca PLC	AZN	3.12%
Amgen Inc.	AMGN	2.95%
Novartis AG ADR	NVSN.MX	2.95%
Abbott Laboratories	ABT	2.65%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 11, 2025	$2.2609	Dec 12, 2025
Dec 12, 2024	$0.4825	Dec 13, 2024
Dec 13, 2023	$2.0947	Dec 14, 2023
Dec 13, 2022	$0.702	Dec 14, 2022
Dec 13, 2021	$3.9133	Dec 14, 2021
Dec 11, 2020	$3.7581	Dec 14, 2020

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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