Vanguard Health Care Fund's Undervalued Stocks

Vanguard Health Care Fundis managed by Edward Owens that has worked in investment management for over 30 years. He has managed the Vanguard Health Care Fund(Trades, Portfolio) since its inception in May 1984. Owens received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.

Owens invests primarily in health care companies (94.6% of Stocks are from that sector). His strategy is characterized by a long-term focus and careful attention to valuations.

The Fund has 89 stocks on its portfolio, with a total value of $42,636 Mil. And Edwards Lifesciences Corp(EW), Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA), Aetna Inc. (AET), Express Scripts Holding Co. (ESRX) are the top 4 Undervalued companies in Vanguard Health Care Funds Portfolio

Edwards Lifesciences Corp(EW)

The company, with a market cap of $15,173 M, is the manufacturer of heart valves and repair products used to replace or repair a patient's diseased or defective heart valve. It is also a global leader in hemodynamic monitoring systems used to measure a patient's cardiovascular function in the hospital setting.

The Fund started to buy this stock on 2013 Q4 and is currently holding 3,402,670 shares (3.16% of outstanding shares) at an average price of $67.63. So far this investment returned a +108%

Over the last year the stock performed a +90%

On the last 5 years the revenue and the book value grew by 13.80% and 12.80% and EBITDA rose by 28.00%.

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Vanguard Health Care Fund's Undervalued Stocks

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