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DETAILS
Symbol Value ($)
Morningstar Rating
Previous Close 39.91
Category Health
Net Assets 617.71 Mil
Yield 0.44%
Morningstar Risk Below Average
Morningstar Return Above Average
  • Last NAV update 5/24/2013 4:00 PM ET
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
NA
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of total assets in equity securities, primarily common stock, of companies in health science and related industries. The health sciences sector can include companies in health care equipment and supplies, health care providers and services, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. It concentrates its investments (i.e., invest more than 25% of its assets) in health sciences or related industries, and may invest in companies located in non-U.S. countries. The fund is non-diversified.
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE OF $10,000
  2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Return 27.69% 7.50% 6.24% 18.77% 23.50%
Value ($) 12,769.00 13,726.68 14,583.22 17,320.49 21,390.81
  • Year to date performance as of 5/23/2013 8:00 PM ET
MANAGEMENT & PURCHASE INFO
Symbol Value ($)
Fund Family BlackRock
Fund Manager Thomas Callan
Tenure (Years) 8
Fund Status Open
Minimum Initial Purchase 2.00 Mil
Minimum IRA Investment NA
Front Load 0.00
Expense Ratio 0.98%
PERFORMANCE
Symbol Value ($)
1 Month 2.62%
3 Months 13.18%
1 Year 37.33%
3 Years* 19.96%
5 Years* 13.71%
  • * Annualized returns
  • Performance as of 5/23/2013 8:00 PM ET
PEER COMPARISON
  SHSSX Health
5-Yr Return 13.71% 12.34%
Sharpe Ratio 1.24 1.13
Net Assets 617.71 Mil 504.68 Mil
Avg Market Cap 29.43 Bil 18.61 Bil
Avg P/E 21.21 18.60
Portfolio Turnover 135 48
HOLDINGS
Symbol Value ($)
Stocks 98.00%
Cash 1.89%
Fixed Income 0.00%
Other 0.12%
TOP 10 HOLDINGS
NAME % NET ASSETS
Pfizer Inc 5.02%
Roche Holding AG 4.61%
Gilead Sciences Inc 4.50%
Celgene Corporation 3.86%
Novartis AG 3.81%
Amgen Inc 3.81%
Johnson & Johnson 3.59%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 3.33%
Eli Lilly and Company 3.18%
Sanofi 3.14%
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