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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.97% 1.400B 0.61% 81.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-243.60M 14.07%

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in equity-related securities of U.S. firms engaged in the following industries: hospitals, nursing and residential care, health and medical insurance carriers, pharmaceutical and medicine companies, and medical equipment firms.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style Multi Cap Growth
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Healthcare
Peer Group Health/Biotechnology Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Health/Biotechnology Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name PGIM
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 81
-691.44M Peer Group Low
647.63M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 88
-243.60M
-1.850B Peer Group Low
2.180B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 87
-329.09M Peer Group Low
1.097B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 84
-6.864B Peer Group Low
969.40M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 84
-1.113B Peer Group Low
1.056B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 83
-9.084B Peer Group Low
971.41M Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 87
-1.246B Peer Group Low
974.03M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 88
-12.63B Peer Group Low
5.623B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
YTD
17.45%
40.24%
5.17%
-11.06%
11.41%
7.56%
18.31%
2.97%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
18.67%
21.09%
13.64%
24.78%
31.16%
-4.29%
-8.64%
9.86%
4.53%
38.50%
19.85%
32.25%
21.67%
9.12%
-12.41%
2.99%
-0.78%
14.65%
5.42%
26.96%
20.16%
10.36%
-13.72%
3.02%
3.12%
13.39%
14.50%
21.60%
17.74%
18.07%
-12.47%
4.82%
-0.42%
13.32%
10.33%
As of October 07, 2026.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (10-6-26) 0.24%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 56
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 39.21
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 14.19
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.50
Weighted Median ROE -3.38%
Weighted Median ROA -3.86%
Return on Investment (TTM) -1.35%
Earning Yield 0.0278
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.8137
Number of Equity Holdings 53
As of August 31, 2026

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 22.51%
EPS Growth (3Y) 14.33%
EPS Growth (5Y) 13.67%
Sales Growth (1Y) 19.87%
Sales Growth (3Y) 18.64%
Sales Growth (5Y) 17.91%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 20.58%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 19.25%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 6.84%
As of August 31, 2026

Asset Allocation

As of August 31, 2026.
Type % Net
Cash 0.00%
Stock 92.83%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 7.17%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Eli Lilly & Co. 16.84% 1189.76 2.79%
PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund
7.14% -- --
Merck & Co., Inc. 6.99% 143.01 0.75%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 5.57% 380.77 1.18%
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 4.82% 664.82 1.25%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4.14% 508.30 1.19%
argenx SE 3.50% 934.80 0.46%
Danaher Corp. 3.33% 218.57 1.37%
CVS Health Corp. 2.77% 89.10 3.08%
Insmed, Inc. 2.41% 102.86 -2.25%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 1.00%
Actual Management Fee 0.73%
Administration Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load 1.00%
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 1000.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 100.00 None

TTM Distributions

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Type Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Qualified Income
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Normal
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Qualified
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LT Cap Gains
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Ordinary Income
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Non-Qual
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ST Cap Gains
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Interest
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Tax-Exempt
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ROC
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
As of September 30, 2026.

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in equity-related securities of U.S. firms engaged in the following industries: hospitals, nursing and residential care, health and medical insurance carriers, pharmaceutical and medicine companies, and medical equipment firms.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style Multi Cap Growth
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Healthcare
Peer Group Health/Biotechnology Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Health/Biotechnology Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name PGIM
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (10-6-26) 0.24%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 56
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 39.21
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 14.19
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.50
Weighted Median ROE -3.38%
Weighted Median ROA -3.86%
Return on Investment (TTM) -1.35%
Earning Yield 0.0278
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.8137
Number of Equity Holdings 53
As of August 31, 2026

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 22.51%
EPS Growth (3Y) 14.33%
EPS Growth (5Y) 13.67%
Sales Growth (1Y) 19.87%
Sales Growth (3Y) 18.64%
Sales Growth (5Y) 17.91%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 20.58%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 19.25%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 6.84%
As of August 31, 2026

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 6/30/1999
Last Annual Report Date 11/30/2025
Last Prospectus Date 1/29/2026
Share Classes
PHLAX A
PHLQX Retirement
PHSZX Z
PJHRX Retirement
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Socially Responsible 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:PHLCX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:PHLCX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:PHLCX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:PHLCX", "prospectus_objective")
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