Finding investment opportunities in healthcare

Worldwide Healthcare Trust (WWH) aims to generate long-term capital growth from investing in a portfolio of global healthcare stocks; a differentiating feature is the trust’s c 15% exposure to emerging markets. Following a change in mandate in 2010, WWH now invests in all sectors of the healthcare industry. Performance versus its benchmarks is particularly strong over three, five and 10 years. Sam Isaly has been lead manager since launch in 1995; he is co-founder of the world’s largest specialist healthcare investment company, OrbiMed Capital.