Handelsbanken Hälsovård Tema (A9 EUR)

Legal name: Handelsbanken Hälsovård Tema (A9 EUR)
Equity Fund Registered in Sweden (UCITS) Bid

About risk

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The fund is actively managed and invests globally in equities issued by companies within the healthcare sector. As a result, the fund has a currency exposure to these markets. The healthcare sector refers to the pharmaceutical, medical technology, biotech, service and other healthcare-related branches.

The thematic investment strategy provides for investments that occur in a limited area in which development is deemed to result in a structural change to the economy and society. This change provides favorable conditions for companies active within the area to create profitable growth over time.

For this fund, the fund company's Enhanced exclusion level applies. For information about sectors that the fund excludes, see the Detailed information tab.

The fund is reported as an Article 9 fund pursuant to EU regulation 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR).
Christopher Sundman

Fund manager

Christopher Sundman Experience in the fund industry 1987. Portfolio Manager since 1 August 2022.
Christopher Sundman

Fund manager

Caroline Banér Experience in the fund industry 2009. Portfolio Manager since 1 October 2024.
Risk: 4/7
Risk  4/7
 
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Rating: 5
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31.10.2024
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EuapIndicator:2
SFDR
 
The fund has sustainable investments as its objective. Accordingly, the fund invests in companies with products and services that are considered as contributing positively to the direct fulfillment of one or several of the targets in Agenda 2030. Refer to the fund's prospectus for additional information.
The fund is reported as an Article 9 fund pursuant to EU regulation on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR).

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  30.09.2024
Sustainability-
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The sustainability rating is developed by the fund information company Morningstar. The rating measures how well the fund's investee companies manage sustainability risks relative to other funds within the same global Morningstar category. If the fund has invested in government bonds issued by sovereign states, the respective country's sustainability risk is included in the calculation. The analyzed funds can receive a sustainability rating between 1 and 5 globes, with 5 as the highest rating.

The fund complies with the UN Principles for Responsible Investments.

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Performance

Rate 20.11.2024 1 week 1 month 3 months 2024 1 year 5 years 10 years
41.77 EUR -3.95% -5.39% -7.01% 12.04% 16.51% - -

Portfolio 16.10.2024

Portfolio manager comments — Q3 2024P
Fund performance was marginally negative during the quarter. Among the positive contributors were UnitedHealth Group and HCA Healthcare, which both posted strong performance after presenting stronger than expected reports. HCA also raised its full-year outlook. Sanofi also contributed positively, partly through a strong report, as well as with promising study results for the drug candidate Tolebrutinib for the treatment of a specific type of multiple sclerosis (MS).

On the negative side were holdings in Edwards Lifesciences and Dexcom, which were both hit hard after reporting weaker than expected results and lowered their forecasts. Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, active within obesity/diabetes also lagged, as did AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo, which declined after one of the studies for Dato-Dxd did not meet the market’s expectations. However, it is worth noting that these companies have had positive momentum thus far this year and are among the fund’s strongest contributors to date in 2024. During the month we sold the holding in Dexcom and switched the position in Zimmer Biomet to Stryker.

In the middle of August, CMS published the negotiated prices for the ten drugs included in the list for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the US. In general, the discounts were in line with market expectations and we know that several of the drugs on the list have patents that will expire in the near term.

Portfolio distribution 31.10.2024

Geographic breakdown 31.10.2024

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