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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
+2.93%
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
$23.7B
AUM Growth
+$2.29B
Cap. Flow
+$1.14B
Cap. Flow %
4.79%
Top 10 Hldgs %
35.67%
Holding
88
New
6
Increased
38
Reduced
25
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SRE icon
Sempra
SRE
+$377M
2
PSA icon
Public Storage
PSA
+$351M
3
PPG icon
PPG Industries
PPG
+$256M
4
MAT icon
Mattel
MAT
+$189M
5
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$182M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$327M
2
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$286M
3
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$204M
4
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$180M
5
MSI icon
Motorola Solutions
MSI
+$145M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 25.11%
2 Technology 14.04%
3 Industrials 13.99%
4 Financials 11.66%
5 Consumer Staples 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MA icon
26
Mastercard
MA
$522B
$388M 1.63%
3,191,613
-2,415
-0.1% -$286K
SRE icon
27
Sempra
SRE
$55B
$376M 1.59%
+6,672,420
New +$377M
TRI icon
28
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$46.2B
$375M 1.58%
6,987,672
-5,070
-0.1% -$260K
XYL icon
29
Xylem
XYL
$26B
$348M 1.47%
6,280,991
+15,640
+0.2% +$815K
PSA icon
30
Public Storage
PSA
$58.4B
$340M 1.43%
+1,630,350
New +$351M
PG icon
31
Procter & Gamble
PG
$333B
$320M 1.35%
3,675,107
-2,581
-0.1% -$228K
KLAC icon
32
KLA
KLAC
$230B
$317M 1.34%
34,642,520
+91,770
+0.3% +$916K
SYY icon
33
Sysco
SYY
$39.4B
$310M 1.31%
6,160,396
-5,914
-0.1% -$316K
PYPL icon
34
PayPal
PYPL
$46B
$274M 1.15%
5,099,842
-4,151,958
-45% -$204M
QCOM icon
35
Qualcomm
QCOM
$174B
$266M 1.12%
4,809,000
+1,650,000
+52% +$92.2M
PPG icon
36
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.2B
$260M 1.1%
+2,364,410
New +$256M
MKC icon
37
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.9B
$249M 1.05%
5,100,534
+248,174
+5% +$12.6M
IBM icon
38
IBM
IBM
$222B
$248M 1.05%
1,686,152
+498,942
+42% +$75.2M
NOV icon
39
NOV
NOV
$7.43B
$207M 0.87%
6,292,348
-8,302,451
-57% -$286M
CMP icon
40
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.04B
$206M 0.87%
3,147,101
+111,923
+4% +$7.45M
MU icon
41
Micron Technology
MU
$1.05T
$202M 0.85%
6,775,000
-2,495,193
-27% -$73M
AXP icon
42
American Express
AXP
$225B
$194M 0.82%
2,300,000
+200,000
+10% +$15.8M
BFH icon
43
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.08B
$180M 0.76%
877,100
+93,975
+12% +$18.7M
MAT icon
44
Mattel
MAT
$4.34B
$180M 0.76%
+8,345,000
New +$189M
PRGO icon
45
Perrigo
PRGO
$2B
$159M 0.67%
2,107,000
-687,000
-25% -$49.3M
ADSK icon
46
Autodesk
ADSK
$54.4B
$155M 0.65%
1,539,100
-85,900
-5% -$8.5M
WDFC icon
47
WD-40
WDFC
$2.91B
$145M 0.61%
1,310,233
-1,183
-0.1% -$126K
EXPD icon
48
Expeditors International
EXPD
$24.8B
$123M 0.52%
2,184,000
+80,000
+4% +$4.4M
WFM
49
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$122M 0.51%
2,890,000
-4,935,000
-63% -$180M
ELV icon
50
Elevance Health
ELV
$86.3B
$113M 0.48%
600,000

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Parnassus Investments's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Parnassus Investments held 88 positions worth $23.7B, up 11% from $21.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments deployed $1.14B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 6 new positions and adding to 38 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Sempra: 6,672,420 shares worth $376M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $327M trimmed.

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q2 2017 buy was Sempra: 6,672,420 shares worth $376M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to Gilead Sciences in Q2 2017, an estimated $182M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $327M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited The WhiteWave Foods Company in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $28.9M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $23.7B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 6 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2017.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $23.7B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 11 Aug 2017.