T. Rowe Price Health Sciences (PRHSX) Fund Ranking and Research

Ranking, Research and Recommendation of T. Rowe Price Health Sciences (PRHSX) Fund

Last Trade: $72.72 on 7/25/2017, Change: -0.66 (-0.9%)

 

Fund Manager - Ziad Bakri

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 1.3 years
Fund Family: T. Rowe Price
Fund Category: Health
Fund Performance: May 30, 2016
Fundmojo Fund Grade: N/A (Score: *Manager is New*)     (What does this score mean?)

 

T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) Profile

Fund Profile and Description

T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in the common stocks of companies engaged in the research, development, production, or distribution of products or services related to health care, medicine, or the life sciences. While it can invest in companies of any size, the fund invests the majority of assets in large- and mid-capitalization companies.

 

 What we like about T. Rowe Price Health Sciences (PRHSX) Fund

Data for T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) as of May 30, 2016

• T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) has good short-term performance (1-year return -12.89% vs -12.93% Health category median performance)
• T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 19.50% vs 15.21% Health category median performance)
• T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 20.35% vs 16.08% Health category median performance)
• T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
• T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 31.00% vs Health average of 43.99%. It is good that T. Rowe Price Health Sciences management does not trade extensively for its return.
• T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 17.17, lower than category average of 17.59
• T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) has a lower expense ratio than its Health average: 0.76% vs 1.32%
• T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

 What we are cautious about T. Rowe Price Health Sciences (PRHSX) Fund

Data for T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) as of May 30, 2016

• T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) management has been with T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund for only 1.3 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• As a Health focused fund, T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) is less diversified and has inherited sector risks associated with the fund

See T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund (PRHSX) performance details as of May 30, 2016

 

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Compare with other top Health category mutual funds

Aadditional top Health mutual funds for your consideration

Fund	Year to Date	1 Year	3 year	5 year
T. Rowe Price Health Sciences	-7.58	-12.89	19.50	20.35
Fidelity Advisor Health Care A (FACDX)	-5.84	-13.49	18.77	17.80	Compare
Hartford Healthcare A (HGHAX)	-6.82	-7.80	17.38	16.39	Compare
Janus Global Life Sciences T (JAGLX)	-7.78	-15.83	19.39	19.37	Compare

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Compare with Health category ETFs

Some Health ETFs for your consideration

ETF	Year to Date	One Year	Three Year
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotech ETF (FBT)	0	0	0
SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (XHE)	0	0	0
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI)	0	0	0
PowerShares S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (PSCH)	0	0	0
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals ETF (PJP)	0	0	0

 

T. Rowe Price Health Sciences (PRHSX) Fund Net Asset

Track net asset change of T. Rowe Price Health Sciences fund (PRHSX)

Date	Net Asset
05/2016	$11.80B
03/2016	$11.78B
02/2016	$12.00B

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T. Rowe Price Health Sciences (PRHSX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of T. Rowe Price Health Sciences fund (PRHSX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
03/2016	1.11%	97.71%	0%	1.07%
12/2015	2.55%	95.96%	0%	1.36%
09/2015	4.2%	94.12%	0%	1.54%

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Top 10 Holdings in T. Rowe Price Health Sciences (PRHSX) Fund

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Mar 30, 2016 Allergan plc Ordinary Shares [6.17%] Humana Inc. Common Stock [4.59%] UnitedHealth Group Incorporated [4.56%] Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [4.03%] Aetna Inc. Common Stock [3.95%] Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Co [3.27%] Cigna Corporation Common Stock [3.23%] Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Co [2.95%] Becton, Dickinson and Company C [2.83%] Gilead Sciences, Inc. [2.73%]

Dec 30, 2015 Allergan plc Ordinary Shares [5.96%] Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [4.57%] UnitedHealth Group Incorporated [3.69%] Humana Inc. Common Stock [3.41%] Aetna Inc. Common Stock [3.15%] Cigna Corporation Common Stock [2.85%] Gilead Sciences, Inc. [2.72%] Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Co [2.72%] Incyte Corporation [2.55%] Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [2.51%]

Sep 29, 2015 Allergan PLC [4.97%] Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [3.93%] UnitedHealth Group Incorporated [3.81%] Humana Inc. Common Stock [3.44%] Aetna Inc. Common Stock [3.34%] VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL IN [3.32%] Gilead Sciences, Inc. [3.04%] Cigna Corporation Common Stock [2.91%] Incyte Corporation [2.71%] McKesson Corporation Common Sto [2.3%]

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Latest News on T. Rowe Price Health Sciences (PRHSX) Fund

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