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Eaton Vance WW Health Sciences A (ETHSX)

General Information
 As of 11/20/2009

NAV $8.57
NAV Daily Change ($0.04)
% Yield 0
% SEC Yield N/A
% YTD Return (as of 09/30/2009) 9.31
Objective* Equity - Sector Health
Peer* HL
* Key

Portfolio Statistics

% Unrealized Gain YTD -5.43
Net Assets (Mil $) 05/31/2009 686.86
% Turnover 05/31/2009 48.00

Fees

% Max Sales Load 5.75
% Min Sales Load .00
% Max Deferred Load .00

Expenses

% Max 12b-1 Fee .25
% Max Management Fee 1.00
% Redemption Fee 1.00
% Expense Ratio 2.06

Allocation

Large Growth 39.03
Large Value .00
Small Growth .00
Small Value .00
Foreign Stock .00
Emerging Market .00
Precious Metals .00
Intermediate Bond 24.21
Foreign Bond .00
High Yield Bond .00

Portfolio Information

Composition
As of 05/31/2009 % of Net Assets
Stock 96.51
Cash .00
Bonds .00
Preferred .00
Convertibles 1.54
Foreign Stock 25.78
Foreign Bonds .00
Hedge .00
Other 1.94

Sector / Country Weightings

Sector / Country Weightings

As of 05/31/2009 % of Portfolio
Health 57.85
Services 14.83
Industrial Cyclical 11.14
Other 10.89
Retail Trade 3.23
Technology 2.06
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A

Portfolio Holdings

Top Equity Holdings
(As of 05/31/2009)
% of Portfolio Value (Mil$)
BIOGEN IDEC INCORPORATED 4.68 51.79
SHIONOGI & CO LTD 4.45 49.32
WYETH 4.25 47.10
GENZYME CORPORATION 4.01 44.36
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 3.96 43.82
GILEAD SCIENCES INCORPORATED 3.89 43.10
ROCHE HOLDING AG 3.26 36.15
COVIDIEN LIMITED 3.23 35.72
MERCK KGAA 3.20 35.39
N/A N/A N/A

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Fund Description

The fund was incepted in July 1985 and is managed by Boston Management and Research. The objective of the fund is to seek long-term capital growth by investing in a global and diversified portfolio of health sciences companies. The fund pursues its objective by investing in worldwide health sciences portfolio. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies engaged in the development, production or distribution of products related to scientific advances in health care and companies with a broad range of market capitalization's, including small companies. The fund offers dividends and capital gains annually.

Stock Holding Statistics
 % of Net Assets

As Of 05/31/2009
Total Issues 41
Avg. P/E 29.18
Avg. P/Book 5.92
Avg. EPS Growth 8.35
Avg. Market Value (Mil $) 27,279

Risk

3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Beta 0.58 0.60 0.62
Alpha 4.87 2.06 9.00
R Squared 0.43 0.39 0.26
Std. Dev. 17.42 15.10 19.83
Sharpe -0.04 0.03 3.00


Shareholder Information

Manager Team Managed
Since N/A
Manager Rating * SEE EXPLANTION N/A
Inception Date 07/26/1985
Shareholders 43,033
Dividends Paid A
Minimum Initial Investment $1,000
Minimum Subsequent Investment $0
IRA Minimum $0

IRA Available Y Check Writing N Phone Invest Y
Phone Exchange Y Phone Redeem Y Auto Invest Y
Wire Redeem N Wire Fee N Wire Transfer N

Contact Information

Family Eaton Vance
Address The Eaton Vance Bldg, 255 State St
Boston, MA 02109
Phone 800 262-1122




 
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