PGIM Jennison Health Sciences Fund

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PGIM Jennison Health Sciences Z (PHSZX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

55
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

A
85.2
percentile

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Group: Sector Equity

Ranking: 129 out of 864 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
29/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
9/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
17/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
0/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. AstraZeneca PLC ADR
    4.2% of assets
    $61.31M invested
  • 2. UCB SA
    2.48% of assets
    $36.23M invested
  • 3. Novo Nordisk AS ADR
    2.98% of assets
    $43.56M invested
  • 4. Neurocrine Biosciences Inc
    3.69% of assets
    $53.8M invested
  • 5. UnitedHealth Group Inc
    4.58% of assets
    $66.79M invested
  • 6. Cardinal Health Inc
    1.22% of assets
    $17.77M invested
  • 7. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
    4.25% of assets
    $61.95M invested
  • 8. Cytokinetics Inc
    1.07% of assets
    $15.55M invested
  • 9. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
    5.24% of assets
    $76.54M invested
  • 10. Abbott Laboratories
    2.1% of assets
    $30.69M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Kymera Therapeutics Inc Ordinary Shares
    0.64% of assets
    $9.4M invested
  • 2. Vaxcyte Inc Ordinary Shares
    0.96% of assets
    $13.94M invested
  • 3. Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc
    1.07% of assets
    $15.55M invested
  • 4. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc
    1.55% of assets
    $22.55M invested
  • 5. Verona Pharma PLC ADR
    2.29% of assets
    $33.45M invested
  • 6. Tandem Diabetes Care Inc
    0.65% of assets
    $9.43M invested
  • 7. Stevanato Group SpA
    0.75% of assets
    $10.91M invested
  • 8. Blueprint Medicines Corp
    1.12% of assets
    $16.38M invested
  • 9. Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc
    0.9% of assets
    $13.18M invested
  • 10. Insmed Inc
    1.98% of assets
    $28.93M invested
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on PHSZX at Morningstar.com
Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for PGIM Jennison Health Sciences Fund
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
PHSZX
PGIM Jennison Health Sciences Fund
Family
PGIM Investments
Category
Health
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 5/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
3.7% less  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
3 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
PHSZX
PGIM Jennison Health Sciences Fund
Family
PGIM Investments
Category
Health
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 5/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
3.7% less  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
3 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
PHSZX
PGIM Jennison Health Sciences Fund
Family
PGIM Investments
Category
Health
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 5/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
3.7% less  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
3 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
PHSZX - PGIM Jennison Health Sciences Fund
-8.6%
6.74%
6.65%
5.69%
55  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
14%
12%
13%
9.39%
55  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-22.1%
-5.6%
-6.74%
-3.7%
Same
Find more financial data on PHSZX at Morningstar.com
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