Vanguard Health Care Fund
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Vanguard Health Care Inv (VGHCX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Gender equality score
58
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Group ranking
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Group: Sector Equity Funds
Ranking: 45 out of 867 funds
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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
29/40
Equal compensation and work life balance
10/30
Policies promoting gender equality
18/20
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
1/10
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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 PLC5.73% of assets$2.32B invested
- 2. GSK PLC1.53% of assets$619.18M invested
- 3. Novartis AG Registered Shares3.05% of assets$1.23B invested
- 4. Biogen Inc1.74% of assets$704.71M invested
- 5. Boston Scientific Corp2.97% of assets$1.2B invested
- 6. Astellas Pharma Inc0.78% of assets$317.39M invested
- 7. Novo Nordisk AS Class B4.49% of assets$1.82B invested
- 8. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co0.06% of assets$23.63M invested
- 9. Charles River Laboratories International Inc0.91% of assets$369.04M invested
- 10. Merck & Co Inc5.28% of assets$2.14B invested
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. Nuvalent Inc Class A0.05% of assets$19.49M invested
- 2. Vaxcyte Inc Ordinary Shares0.51% of assets$208.51M invested
- 3. Kymera Therapeutics Inc Ordinary Shares0.23% of assets$94.6M invested
- 4. Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc0.25% of assets$99.66M invested
- 5. Surgery Partners Inc0.19% of assets$76.42M invested
- 6. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc0.29% of assets$116.8M invested
- 7. Align Technology Inc0.86% of assets$347.79M invested
- 8. Avidity Biosciences Inc Ordinary Shares0.17% of assets$68.44M invested
- 9. Revolution Medicines Inc Ordinary Shares0.46% of assets$187.87M invested
- 10. Option Care Health Inc0.39% of assets$158.8M invested
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