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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.89% 6.593B 1.03% 49.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-1.405B 30.55%

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of total assets in equity securities, primarily common stock, of companies in health sciences and related industries. The Fund reserves the right to invest up to 20% of its total assets in other types of securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style Multi Cap Core
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 BlackRock
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: 98
-352.65M Peer Group Low
875.64M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 97
-1.405B
-2.135B Peer Group Low
1.439B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 97
-578.63M Peer Group Low
875.49M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 97
-7.321B Peer Group Low
879.73M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 97
-1.509B Peer Group Low
884.06M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 97
-8.821B Peer Group Low
1.192B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 98
-1.022B Peer Group Low
944.52M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 95
-12.79B Peer Group Low
5.576B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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5%
0
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
24.36%
18.60%
10.95%
-6.61%
2.79%
3.07%
15.05%
13.98%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
18.67%
21.09%
13.27%
21.09%
14.29%
14.19%
-8.15%
4.39%
2.57%
11.48%
7.36%
26.96%
20.16%
10.36%
-13.72%
3.02%
3.12%
13.39%
20.33%
29.30%
15.05%
18.54%
-5.43%
8.22%
0.52%
14.28%
9.29%
21.60%
17.74%
18.07%
-12.47%
4.82%
-0.42%
13.32%
16.01%
As of August 26, 2026.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (8-25-26) 0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 10
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 34.62
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 8.550
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.10
Weighted Median ROE 442.3%
Weighted Median ROA 4.80%
Return on Investment (TTM) 8.34%
Earning Yield 0.0341
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.061
Number of Equity Holdings 10
As of February 28, 2026

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 39.66%
EPS Growth (3Y) 15.03%
EPS Growth (5Y) 16.65%
Sales Growth (1Y) 15.83%
Sales Growth (3Y) 13.44%
Sales Growth (5Y) 12.55%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 72.49%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.98%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 8.38%
As of February 28, 2026

Asset Allocation

As of February 28, 2026.
Type % Net
Cash 0.60%
Stock 98.87%
Bond 0.32%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.21%
Other 0.00%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Eli Lilly & Co. 12.41% 1197.54 -2.93%
Johnson & Johnson 8.12% 269.80 -1.22%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 5.83% 402.36 1.46%
Merck & Co., Inc. 5.45% 153.40 -1.95%
AbbVie, Inc. 5.21% 261.53 -1.60%
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 4.30% 633.80 0.90%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 3.94% 148.76 -0.01%
Amgen, Inc. 3.74% 442.14 -0.02%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.84% 549.73 -0.56%
Abbott Laboratories 2.56% 114.74 -1.20%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 1.00%
Actual Management Fee 0.67%
Administration Fee 90907.00 None
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load 1.00%
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 50.00 None

Projected Income

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Type Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Qualified Income
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Normal
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Qualified
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LT Cap Gains
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Ordinary Income
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Non-Qual
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ST Cap Gains
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Interest
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Tax-Exempt
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ROC
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
As of July 31, 2026.

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of total assets in equity securities, primarily common stock, of companies in health sciences and related industries. The Fund reserves the right to invest up to 20% of its total assets in other types of securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style Multi Cap Core
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 BlackRock
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (8-25-26) 0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 10
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 34.62
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 8.550
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.10
Weighted Median ROE 442.3%
Weighted Median ROA 4.80%
Return on Investment (TTM) 8.34%
Earning Yield 0.0341
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.061
Number of Equity Holdings 10
As of February 28, 2026

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 39.66%
EPS Growth (3Y) 15.03%
EPS Growth (5Y) 16.65%
Sales Growth (1Y) 15.83%
Sales Growth (3Y) 13.44%
Sales Growth (5Y) 12.55%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 72.49%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.98%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 8.38%
As of February 28, 2026

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 10/16/2000
Last Annual Report Date 5/31/2026
Last Prospectus Date 9/26/2025
Share Classes
BHSRX Retirement
SHISX Service
SHSAX A
SHSKX K
SHSSX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
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:SHSCX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:SHSCX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:SHSCX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:SHSCX", "prospectus_objective")
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