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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
+5.11%
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
$14.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.32B
Cap. Flow
+$397M
Cap. Flow %
2.66%
Top 10 Hldgs %
32.52%
Holding
102
New
8
Increased
46
Reduced
18
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VFC icon
VF Corp
VFC
+$412M
2
PNR icon
Pentair
PNR
+$410M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$402M
4
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$341M
5
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$320M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ALTR
Altera Corp
ALTR
+$231M
2
ACN icon
Accenture
ACN
+$217M
3
MSI icon
Motorola Solutions
MSI
+$128M
4
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$107M
5
NVS icon
Novartis
NVS
+$45.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 17.8%
2 Technology 16.92%
3 Healthcare 16.92%
4 Consumer Staples 13.83%
5 Financials 8.8%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MA icon
26
Mastercard
MA
$523B
$287M 1.92%
2,945,445
+3,042
+0.1% +$298K
EBAY icon
27
eBay
EBAY
$46.4B
$286M 1.92%
9,928,203
+463,928
+5% +$12.8M
PDCO
28
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$277M 1.86%
6,125,744
+642,506
+12% +$29.5M
STR
29
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$277M 1.86%
14,216,376
+2,457,145
+21% +$48.2M
WM icon
30
Waste Management
WM
$87.8B
$268M 1.8%
5,025,190
+9,699
+0.2% +$515K
MDU icon
31
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.22B
$260M 1.74%
37,295,696
+2,784,344
+8% +$19.3M
DE icon
32
Deere & Co
DE
$167B
$260M 1.74%
3,283,700
+708,455
+28% +$54.8M
MKC icon
33
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.8B
$240M 1.61%
5,611,596
+17,806
+0.3% +$751K
GOOGL icon
34
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.25T
$238M 1.6%
6,121,740
+21,160
+0.3% +$783K
SJR
35
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$232M 1.56%
+13,510,237
New +$268M
NVS icon
36
Novartis
NVS
$291B
$193M 1.29%
2,500,125
-570,807
-19% -$45.3M
CMP icon
37
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.05B
$177M 1.18%
2,433,135
+17,043
+0.7% +$1.39M
NWN icon
38
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.09B
$136M 0.91%
2,691,177
+4,874
+0.2% +$234K
WDFC icon
39
WD-40
WDFC
$2.91B
$130M 0.87%
1,313,598
+2,508
+0.2% +$243K
SNDK
40
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$110M 0.74%
1,450,000
+150,000
+12% +$11M
WFM
41
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$109M 0.73%
3,250,000
+375,000
+13% +$11.9M
CIEN icon
42
Ciena
CIEN
$55.2B
$101M 0.68%
4,900,000
+1,800,000
+58% +$41.3M
IBM icon
43
IBM
IBM
$224B
$97.7M 0.66%
742,660
+104,600
+16% +$14.1M
AXP icon
44
American Express
AXP
$226B
$97.4M 0.65%
1,400,000
+200,000
+17% +$14.6M
CMI icon
45
Cummins
CMI
$78.4B
$88M 0.59%
1,000,000
+760,000
+317% +$75.9M
ADSK icon
46
Autodesk
ADSK
$55.3B
$72.4M 0.49%
1,188,391
-26,358
-2% -$1.53M
QCOM icon
47
Qualcomm
QCOM
$175B
$71.6M 0.48%
1,432,000
+1,000
+0.1% +$53.3K
CTXS
48
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$68.1M 0.46%
1,130,220
– –
EXPD icon
49
Expeditors International
EXPD
$24.7B
$61.2M 0.41%
1,357,000
-121,338
-8% -$5.88M
GAS
50
DELISTED
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
$57.1M 0.38%
895,281
+11,800
+1% +$736K
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Parnassus Investments's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Parnassus Investments held 102 positions worth $14.9B, up 9.7% from $13.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 33% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments's Q4 2015 filing shows 8 new, 46 increased, 18 reduced and 13 closed positions. Its largest new stake was VF Corp: 6,602,532 shares worth $387M. The largest sale was Altera Corp, an estimated $231M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 18% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q4 2015 buy was VF Corp: 6,602,532 shares worth $387M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to Cummins in Q4 2015, an estimated $75.9M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Motorola Solutions, cutting an estimated $128M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited Altera Corp in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $231M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 33% of its $14.9B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 8 new positions and closed 13 in Q4 2015.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value rose 9.7% quarter-over-quarter to $14.9B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.