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Investors often rely on the healthcare sector to safeguard their investments. This is because demand for healthcare services does not vary much with market conditions. Also, investments in the sector provide sufficient protection to the capital invested.
Many pharmaceutical companies also offer regular dividends. Companies that pay out consistent dividends are financially stable and generate consistent cash flows irrespective of market conditions. Mutual funds are perfect choices for investors looking to enter this sector since they possess the advantages of wide diversification and analytical insight.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX - Free Report) is a non-diversified fund that invests more than 80% of its assets in common stocks of companies engaged in various activities in the field of healthcare, medicine or life sciences. The fund mostly invests in mid- and large-capitalization companies. PRHSX has three-year annualized returns of 13.2%.
Ziad Bakri is the fund manager of PRHSX since 2016.
Fidelity Select Health Care Services Portfolio (FSHCX - Free Report) fund seeks long-term growth of capital and invests a bulk of its shares in securities of companies involved in the ownership and management of hospitals, nursing homes and health maintenance organizations. FSHCX also invests in companies that provide direct healthcare services. This non-diversified fund invests in common stocks of both U.S. and non-U.S. companies. FSHCX has three-year annualized returns of 13.6%.
As of the end of March 2020, FSHCX held 28 issues with 24.7% of its assets invested in UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Vanguard Health Care Fund Investor Shares (VGHCX - Free Report) aims for long-term capital growth. The fund invests the majority of its assets in securities of companies engaged in various activities in the healthcare industry. The fund invests in securities of both U.S. and non-U.S. issuers alike. VGHCX has three-year annualized returns of 9.6%.
VGHCX has an expense ratio of 0.34% compared with the category average of 1.24%.
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3 Healthcare Mutual Funds for Handsome Returns
Investors often rely on the healthcare sector to safeguard their investments. This is because demand for healthcare services does not vary much with market conditions. Also, investments in the sector provide sufficient protection to the capital invested.
Many pharmaceutical companies also offer regular dividends. Companies that pay out consistent dividends are financially stable and generate consistent cash flows irrespective of market conditions. Mutual funds are perfect choices for investors looking to enter this sector since they possess the advantages of wide diversification and analytical insight.
Below we share with you three top-ranked healthcare mutual funds. Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or #2 (Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. Investors can click here to see the complete list of funds.
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX - Free Report) is a non-diversified fund that invests more than 80% of its assets in common stocks of companies engaged in various activities in the field of healthcare, medicine or life sciences. The fund mostly invests in mid- and large-capitalization companies. PRHSX has three-year annualized returns of 13.2%.
Ziad Bakri is the fund manager of PRHSX since 2016.
Fidelity Select Health Care Services Portfolio (FSHCX - Free Report) fund seeks long-term growth of capital and invests a bulk of its shares in securities of companies involved in the ownership and management of hospitals, nursing homes and health maintenance organizations. FSHCX also invests in companies that provide direct healthcare services. This non-diversified fund invests in common stocks of both U.S. and non-U.S. companies. FSHCX has three-year annualized returns of 13.6%.
As of the end of March 2020, FSHCX held 28 issues with 24.7% of its assets invested in UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Vanguard Health Care Fund Investor Shares (VGHCX - Free Report) aims for long-term capital growth. The fund invests the majority of its assets in securities of companies engaged in various activities in the healthcare industry. The fund invests in securities of both U.S. and non-U.S. issuers alike. VGHCX has three-year annualized returns of 9.6%.
VGHCX has an expense ratio of 0.34% compared with the category average of 1.24%.
To view the Zacks Rank and past performance of all healthcare mutual funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of funds.
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