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Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences Fund Class A: (MF: ETHSX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 23, 2025 04:34 PM ET
$13.53 USD
+0.03 (0.22%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Fund Description
The fund was incepted in July 1985 and is managed by Boston Management and Research. The objective of the fund is to seek long-term capital growth by investing in a global and diversified portfolio of health sciences companies. The fund pursues its objective by investing in worldwide health sciences portfolio. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies engaged in the development, production or distribution of products related to scientific advances in health care and companies with a broad range of market capitalization's, including small companies. The fund offers dividends and capital gains annually.
Load Information
| Ticker | Max Load % |
Deferred Load % |
Red. Fee % |
12B-1 Fee % |
Mgmt Fee % |
Expense Ratio % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Vance WW Health Sciences A | ETHSX | 5.25 | NA | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.79 | 1.18 |
Return Data
| Ticker | Nav | Inception Date | % yield | 1 year return | 2 year return | 3 year return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Vance WW Health Sciences A | ETHSX | 13.53 | 7/26/1985 | 0.18 | -11.64 | 6.57 | 5.02 |
| Eaton Vance WW Health Sciences C | ECHSX | 13.32 | 1/5/1998 | 0.00 | -12.37 | 5.75 | 4.24 |
| Eaton Vance WW Health Sciences R | ERHSX | 14.44 | 6/2/2005 | 0.00 | -11.92 | 6.26 | 4.76 |
| Eaton Vance ww Health Sciences I | EIHSX | 13.69 | 10/6/2009 | 0.44 | -11.50 | 6.80 | 5.28 |
Investment Information
| Ticker | Minimum Initial Investment ($) | Minimum Subsequent Investment ($) | Minimum Initial IRA ($) | Dividend Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Vance WW Health Sciences A | ETHSX | 1000 | 0 | 0 | A |
Contact Information
| Family | Eaton Vance |
| Address | One Post Office Square Boston, MA 02109 |
| Phone | 800 262-1122 |