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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
+2.29%
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
$15.6B
AUM Growth
+$666M
Cap. Flow
+$333M
Cap. Flow %
2.14%
Top 10 Hldgs %
32.15%
Holding
90
New
1
Increased
46
Reduced
21
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$264M
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$186M
3
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$166M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$143M
5
EBAY icon
eBay
EBAY
+$67.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 18.36%
2 Healthcare 18.09%
3 Technology 17.27%
4 Consumer Staples 12.9%
5 Financials 9.06%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
EBAY icon
26
eBay
EBAY
$46.9B
$303M 1.95%
12,710,734
+2,782,531
+28% +$67.7M
AGN
27
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$299M 1.92%
1,116,502
+156,571
+16% +$44.8M
WM icon
28
Waste Management
WM
$87.8B
$299M 1.92%
5,066,021
+40,831
+0.8% +$2.25M
PDCO
29
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$295M 1.89%
6,331,716
+205,972
+3% +$8.92M
MKC icon
30
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.9B
$281M 1.8%
5,650,420
+38,824
+0.7% +$1.74M
MA icon
31
Mastercard
MA
$522B
$281M 1.8%
2,971,796
+26,351
+0.9% +$2.33M
MU icon
32
Micron Technology
MU
$1.05T
$268M 1.72%
25,643,110
+23,613,110
+1,163% +$264M
DE icon
33
Deere & Co
DE
$170B
$257M 1.65%
3,332,638
+48,938
+1% +$3.83M
MDU icon
34
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.16B
$247M 1.59%
33,382,017
-3,913,679
-10% -$26.4M
GOOGL icon
35
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.25T
$235M 1.51%
6,164,260
+42,520
+0.7% +$1.57M
CMP icon
36
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.04B
$173M 1.11%
2,435,215
+2,080
+0.1% +$149K
NVS icon
37
Novartis
NVS
$291B
$156M 1%
2,408,520
-91,605
-4% -$6.23M
WDFC icon
38
WD-40
WDFC
$2.92B
$143M 0.92%
1,321,554
+7,956
+0.6% +$822K
IBM icon
39
IBM
IBM
$222B
$108M 0.69%
742,660
CIEN icon
40
Ciena
CIEN
$53.8B
$107M 0.68%
5,600,000
+700,000
+14% +$12.9M
SNDK
41
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$105M 0.67%
1,375,000
-75,000
-5% -$5.41M
WFM
42
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$101M 0.65%
3,250,000
AXP icon
43
American Express
AXP
$225B
$98.2M 0.63%
1,600,000
+200,000
+14% +$11.6M
QCOM icon
44
Qualcomm
QCOM
$175B
$86M 0.55%
1,682,000
+250,000
+17% +$12.2M
ADSK icon
45
Autodesk
ADSK
$54.8B
$86M 0.55%
1,475,000
+286,609
+24% +$14.9M
SJR
46
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$76.8M 0.49%
3,978,112
-9,532,125
-71% -$167M
CMI icon
47
Cummins
CMI
$77.9B
$71.5M 0.46%
650,000
-350,000
-35% -$33.8M
EXPD icon
48
Expeditors International
EXPD
$24.8B
$71.2M 0.46%
1,459,500
+102,500
+8% +$4.7M
WFC icon
49
Wells Fargo
WFC
$262B
$60.5M 0.39%
1,250,000
+300,000
+32% +$14.7M
NWN icon
50
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.07B
$55.8M 0.36%
1,035,400
-1,655,777
-62% -$85.3M

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Parnassus Investments's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Parnassus Investments held 90 positions worth $15.6B, up 4.5% from $14.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 32% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments's Q1 2016 filing shows 1 new, 46 increased, 21 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was The WhiteWave Foods Company: 150,000 shares worth $6.1M. The largest sale was Motorola Solutions, an estimated $187M.

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

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q1 2016 buy was The WhiteWave Foods Company: 150,000 shares worth $6.1M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to Micron Technology in Q1 2016, an estimated $264M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Motorola Solutions, cutting an estimated $187M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $9.99M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 32% of its $15.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 1 new position and closed 4 in Q1 2016.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $15.6B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 9 May 2016.