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Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences Fund A (ETHSX) Total Return
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Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jul '24Oct '24Jan '25Apr '250.00%-6.72%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.17% 906.76M 1.32% --
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-100.61M -6.72% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing in a global, diversified portfolio of securities of health science companies. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies primarily engaged in the discovery, development, production or distribution of products related to health care.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Healthcare
Peer Group Global Health/Biotechnology Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro World Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Global Health/Biotechnology Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Eaton Vance
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
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6M
YTD
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1 Month
% Rank: 56
-601.72M Peer Group Low
1.261M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 59
-100.61M
-5.812B Peer Group Low
79.00M Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 67
-1.623B Peer Group Low
129.85M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 59
-12.56B Peer Group Low
164.87M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 57
-3.907B Peer Group Low
22.73M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 59
-20.03B Peer Group Low
703.21M Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 67
-2.403B Peer Group Low
72.21M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 79
-37.52B Peer Group Low
615.98M Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
5.98%
25.99%
13.03%
22.06%
-9.43%
5.66%
3.52%
-2.24%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
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18.67%
4.85%
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28.98%
25.32%
6.64%
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7.30%
3.40%
-5.62%
0.46%
32.00%
14.44%
12.19%
-13.53%
3.05%
3.97%
0.68%
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30.23%
15.94%
19.41%
-4.71%
9.21%
1.27%
-3.64%
-0.84%
31.53%
11.14%
5.32%
-1.32%
4.20%
8.49%
-5.31%
As of May 18, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-16-25) 0.19%
30-Day SEC Yield (12-31-88) -2.37%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 39.79
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 8.104
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.56
Weighted Median ROE 28.56%
Weighted Median ROA 8.64%
ROI (TTM) 13.51%
Return on Investment (TTM) 13.51%
Earning Yield 0.0299
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 2.125
As of February 28, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 13.86%
EPS Growth (3Y) 9.88%
EPS Growth (5Y) 9.91%
Sales Growth (1Y) 12.35%
Sales Growth (3Y) 9.18%
Sales Growth (5Y) 11.59%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 17.12%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 9.79%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 4.28%
As of February 28, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of February 28, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.06%
Stock 99.04%
Bond 0.05%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.84%
Other 0.00%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Eli Lilly and Co 10.49% 757.39 3.29%
AbbVie Inc 6.69% 184.02 1.29%
AstraZeneca PLC 5.01% 134.46 -1.04%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 4.88% 291.91 6.40%
Roche Holding AG 4.79% 310.97 0.35%
Abbott Laboratories 4.57% 134.80 1.09%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 4.23% 46.75 2.05%
Novo Nordisk AS 4.15% 63.29 -3.45%
Johnson & Johnson 3.63% 151.33 1.15%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.54% 412.06 1.76%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 0.25%
Actual Management Fee 0.76%
Administration Fee 1.06M%
Maximum Front Load 5.25%
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee 0.00%
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 1000.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing in a global, diversified portfolio of securities of health science companies. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies primarily engaged in the discovery, development, production or distribution of products related to health care.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Healthcare
Peer Group Global Health/Biotechnology Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro World Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Global Health/Biotechnology Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Eaton Vance
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-16-25) 0.19%
30-Day SEC Yield (12-31-88) -2.37%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 39.79
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 8.104
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.56
Weighted Median ROE 28.56%
Weighted Median ROA 8.64%
ROI (TTM) 13.51%
Return on Investment (TTM) 13.51%
Earning Yield 0.0299
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 2.125
As of February 28, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 13.86%
EPS Growth (3Y) 9.88%
EPS Growth (5Y) 9.91%
Sales Growth (1Y) 12.35%
Sales Growth (3Y) 9.18%
Sales Growth (5Y) 11.59%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 17.12%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 9.79%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 4.28%
As of February 28, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 7/26/1985
Last Annual Report Date 8/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 1/1/2025
Share Classes
ECHSX C
EIHSX Inst
ERHSX Retirement
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:ETHSX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:ETHSX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:ETHSX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:ETHSX", "prospectus_objective")
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