- T Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, Inc
T. Rowe Price
- US
- Health/Biotechnology
Summary
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in large-and mid-size companies in the United States.
The investment process is designed to highlight companies in the benchmark index that are engaged in the health sciences companies.
The process focuses on companies engaged in the research, development, production, or distribution of products or services related to health care, medicine, or the life sciences.
Then the research team relies on fundamental analysis to identify high-quality companies that represent the most compelling investment opportunities.
The team considers companies with rapid earnings growth relative to More
Price
Last Close
$84.35 ( -1.65 )
52 Week HL
$117.14 - $80.75
Net Assets
$17510 M
Expense Ratio
0.65 %
Top 10 Holdings
Mar 31, 2021Company Name
- UnitedHealth Group
- Thermo Fisher
- Eli Lilly
- Intuitive Surgical
- Danaher Corporation
Holding
- 5.47
- 3.56
- 3.31
- 3.16
- 2.85
Company Name
- Stryker Corporation
- Merck &
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- AbbVie Inc
- Cigna Corporation
- Total
Holding
- 2.35
- 1.91
- 1.88
- 1.85
- 1.73
- 28.07%
Manager

Name
Ziad Bakri
Leadership
Single Manager
Tenure
2003
Advisor
Performance
YTD
-17.3 %
3 Year
17.25%
5 Year
48.83%
Best
51.99%
2000
Worst
-27.3%
2002
Returns +
Quarterly
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | -7.7% | -0.3% | -13.4% | 15.5% | 1.4% | 11.3% | -12.2% | 14% | 6% | 15.1% | - |
Q2 | -13% | 9.8% | 23.5% | 1.5% | 9.5% | 7.5% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 3.7% | - |
Q3 | - | 1.3% | 6.9% | -8.2% | 10.9% | 5.3% | 2.9% | -12.6% | 7.2% | 14.1% | - |
Q4 | - | -5.2% | 6.3% | 12% | -15.6% | 0.9% | -4.8% | 7.6% | 11% | 8.8% | - |
Returns +
Monthly
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | -14% | -0.4% | 7.8% | -9.4% | -1.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2021 | 2.4% | -1.8% | -0.8% | 5% | -0.9% | 5.6% | 2% | 4.2% | -4.7% | 2.2% | -1.9% | -5.4% |
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Annual
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0% | 29% | 16% | 29% | -6% | 19% | 8% | -1% | 14% | 29% | 0% |
Alpha
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRHSX | -17% | - | 21% | 22% | 1% | 28% | -10% | 13% | 32% | 51% | 32% |
S&P 500 | - | 29% | 16% | 29% | -6% | 19% | 8% | -1% | 14% | 29% | - |
Alpha | -17% | - | 6% | -7% | 7% | 9% | -19% | 14% | 18% | 22% | 32% |