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Parnassus Investments

Parnassus Investments Portfolio holdings

AUM $37.4B
1-Year Est. Return 35.42%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+10.25%
1 Year Est. Return
+35.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+106.24%
5 Year Est. Return
+128.96%
10 Year Est. Return
+492.3%
AUM
$9.8B
AUM Growth
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow
+$229M
Cap. Flow %
2.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.42%
Holding
121
New
9
Increased
74
Reduced
21
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$232M
2
ACN icon
Accenture
ACN
+$65.9M
3
DDC
Dominion Diamond Corporation
DDC
+$47.3M
4
XYL icon
Xylem
XYL
+$33M
5
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$31.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PAYX icon
Paychex
PAYX
+$151M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$30.1M
3
FHN icon
First Horizon
FHN
+$27.1M
4
IPI icon
Intrepid Potash
IPI
+$19.2M
5
MDU icon
MDU Resources
MDU
+$17.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 20.32%
2 Technology 18.14%
3 Consumer Staples 13.36%
4 Healthcare 12.43%
5 Energy 10.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
GOOG icon
26
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.2T
$169M 1.72%
6,043,729
-1,191,891
-16% -$30.1M
SE
27
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$167M 1.71%
4,696,098
+22,682
+0.5% +$781K
NVS icon
28
Novartis
NVS
$291B
$165M 1.69%
2,294,808
+21,416
+0.9% +$1.49M
UPS icon
29
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.9B
$164M 1.67%
1,557,514
+5,674
+0.4% +$559K
EGN
30
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$164M 1.67%
2,313,014
+10,354
+0.4% +$779K
TFX icon
31
Teleflex
TFX
$5.9B
$156M 1.59%
1,665,095
+5,695
+0.3% +$522K
TGT icon
32
Target
TGT
$74.4B
$149M 1.52%
2,359,832
+7,222
+0.3% +$462K
PDCO
33
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$138M 1.41%
3,359,580
+32,000
+1% +$1.33M
PX
34
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$131M 1.34%
1,008,558
+7,358
+0.7% +$918K
WTI icon
35
W&T Offshore
WTI
$534M
$118M 1.21%
7,395,021
+39,085
+0.5% +$698K
MKC icon
36
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.8B
$118M 1.2%
3,411,976
+44,710
+1% +$1.53M
GAS
37
DELISTED
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
$91.2M 0.93%
1,931,371
+23,014
+1% +$1.07M
RVBD
38
DELISTED
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM
RVBD
$89.1M 0.91%
4,930,098
+103,323
+2% +$1.67M
NWN icon
39
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.09B
$85.9M 0.88%
2,006,838
+337,903
+20% +$14.4M
WDFC icon
40
WD-40
WDFC
$2.91B
$85.4M 0.87%
1,144,201
+11,901
+1% +$850K
ACN icon
41
Accenture
ACN
$117B
$84M 0.86%
1,021,759
+871,589
+580% +$65.9M
VRSK icon
42
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.9B
$68.4M 0.7%
1,040,558
+4,398
+0.4% +$289K
CIEN icon
43
Ciena
CIEN
$55.2B
$58.9M 0.6%
2,460,394
+2,367
+0.1% +$56.4K
DDC
44
DELISTED
Dominion Diamond Corporation
DDC
$50.5M 0.52%
+3,518,395
New +$47.3M
PHM icon
45
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.4B
$44.5M 0.45%
2,184,161
+14
+0% +$248
FNSR
46
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$41.9M 0.43%
1,751,581
-602,338
-26% -$13.7M
EZCH
47
DELISTED
EZCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED ORD SHS (IL)
EZCH
$41.6M 0.42%
1,688,361
+41,615
+3% +$1.03M
GNTX icon
48
Gentex
GNTX
$4.83B
$40.4M 0.41%
2,448,528
+14,822
+0.6% +$217K
AL
49
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$39.1M 0.4%
1,258,171
+25,010
+2% +$763K
BLT
50
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$38.5M 0.39%
2,661,432
+7,732
+0.3% +$103K

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Parnassus Investments's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Parnassus Investments held 121 positions worth $9.8B, up 12% from $8.72B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments's Q4 2013 filing shows 9 new, 74 increased, 21 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Allergan Inc: 2,432,258 shares worth $270M. The largest sale was Paychex, an estimated $151M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 20% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q4 2013 buy was Allergan Inc: 2,432,258 shares worth $270M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to Accenture in Q4 2013, an estimated $65.9M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Paychex, cutting an estimated $151M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited Intrepid Potash in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $19.2M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $9.8B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 9 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2013.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $9.8B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 10 Feb 2014.