Saratoga Health & Biotechnology Fund

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Saratoga Health & Biotechnology A (SHPAX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

56
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

A
89.7
percentile

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Group: Sector Equity Funds

Ranking: 90 out of 867 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
8/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
18/20
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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. Novartis AG ADR
    3.96% of assets
    $416,935 invested
  • 2. Johnson & Johnson
    2.86% of assets
    $301,829 invested
  • 3. Merck & Co Inc
    2.73% of assets
    $287,771 invested
  • 4. Amgen Inc
    5.89% of assets
    $620,608 invested
  • 5. The Cigna Group
    4.28% of assets
    $451,059 invested
  • 6. Cencora Inc
    5.58% of assets
    $587,604 invested
  • 7. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc
    4.03% of assets
    $424,934 invested
  • 8. Cardinal Health Inc
    4.48% of assets
    $472,413 invested
  • 9. Elevance Health Inc
    3.75% of assets
    $394,944 invested
  • 10. Gilead Sciences Inc
    3.26% of assets
    $343,769 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. Ensign Group Inc
    1.84% of assets
    $193,971 invested
  • 2. Inspire Medical Systems Inc
    1.81% of assets
    $190,817 invested
  • 3. Exelixis Inc
    4.33% of assets
    $456,627 invested
  • 4. Molina Healthcare Inc
    3.04% of assets
    $320,496 invested
  • 5. Revvity Inc
    3.19% of assets
    $335,598 invested
  • 6. Medtronic PLC
    2.67% of assets
    $280,902 invested
  • 7. Labcorp Holdings Inc
    2.34% of assets
    $246,704 invested
  • 8. McKesson Corp
    6.07% of assets
    $639,340 invested
  • 9. DaVita Inc
    2.03% of assets
    $214,005 invested
  • 10. United Therapeutics Corp
    4.1% of assets
    $431,578 invested
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on SHPAX at Morningstar.com
Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for Saratoga Health & Biotechnology 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
SHPAX
Saratoga Health & Biotechnology Fund
Family
Saratoga
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: 4/30/25
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 
4.25% less  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
1 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
3 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
SHPAX
Saratoga Health & Biotechnology Fund
Family
Saratoga
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: 4/30/25
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 
4.25% less  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
1 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
3 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
SHPAX
Saratoga Health & Biotechnology Fund
Family
Saratoga
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: 4/30/25
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 
4.25% less  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
1 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
3 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
SHPAX - Saratoga Health & Biotechnology Fund
2.02%
2.85%
5.66%
4.51%
56  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
12%
10%
13%
8.76%
55  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-10.17%
-7.61%
-7.47%
-4.25%
1  / 100 points higher
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