Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences Fund Class C (ECHSX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Health

Fund Family Eaton Vance

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US2779027976

CUSIP 277902797

Inception Date 1985-07-26

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End August

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $862.70 Million

Share Class Net Assets $17.41 Million

Expense Ratio 1.93%

Expense Ratio Date 2026-01-01

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 2.26%

1-Year Return 6.35%

3-Year Return 6.47%

5-Year Return 4.97%

NAV $13.53

Previous Close Price $13.59

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences Fund Class C

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of companies principally engaged in the discovery, development, production or distribution of products related to scientific advances in health care, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, managed health care and medical equipment and supplies. It has a policy of investing at least 25% of its assets in investments in the medical research and health care industry.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 163275.13%

Giant 35.62%

Large 46.18%

Medium 13.30%

Micro 0.80%

Small 3.16%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 4.61%

Cash-Flow Growth % -0.23%

Dividend Yield % 1.70%

Historical Earnings % 4.34%

Long-Term Earnings % 8.65%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.18%	0.00%
Cash	0.22%	0.22%	0.00%	1.44%	0.00%
Non US Stock	22.44%	22.44%	0.00%	8.38%	0.23%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.14%	0.00%
US Stock	77.34%	77.34%	0.00%	90.06%	99.77%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Eli Lilly Co	10.17%	-	-
UnitedHealth Group Inc	3.39%	-	-
Novo Nordisk A/S	3.43%	-	-
AbbVie Inc	6.61%	-	-
AstraZeneca PLC	6.08%	-	-
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc	3.58%	-	-
Danaher Corp	3.81%	-	-
Roche Holding AG	4.98%	-	-
Intuitive Surgical Inc	3.56%	-	-
Johnson Johnson	4.16%	-	-
Abbott Laboratories	4.97%	-	-
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co	3.19%	-	-
Zoetis Inc	3.45%	-	-

See the full breakdown of ECHSX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	88.82%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	11.18%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Financial Services	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.00%	0.14%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Healthcare	100.00%	99.80%	0.00%	100.00%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Communication Services	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Energy	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Industrials	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Technology	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	-	0.00%	-
Americas	North America	91.79%	77.51%	99.77%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.09%	0.00%	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.10%	-	-
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.07%	1.86%	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.40%	0.02%	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.26%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.28%	14.65%	0.10%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	2.01%	5.95%	0.13%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-05	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2023-12-07	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2022-12-08	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2021-12-09	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2020-12-10	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2019-12-03	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2018-12-04	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2017-12-21	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2016-12-13	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2015-12-15	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2014-12-16	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2013-12-17	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2012-12-20	$0.152	$0.152	USD	2012-12-20	2012-12-19	2012-12-21	Other
2011-12-28	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2010-12-29	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2010-04-30	$0.015	$0.015	USD	-	-	-	-
2009-12-30	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2008-12-23	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2007-12-24	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2006-12-20	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2006-09-22	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2001-09-20	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2000-12-13	$0.056	$0.067	USD	-	2000-12-11	2000-12-20	Other
2000-12-12	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2000-10-02	$1.681	$4.065	USD	-	2000-09-28	2000-10-04	Other
2000-09-29	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-

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Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences Fund Class C NMFQS:ECHSX