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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
+5.85%
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
$18.3B
AUM Growth
+$1.88B
Cap. Flow
+$1.05B
Cap. Flow %
5.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
34.8%
Holding
88
New
5
Increased
50
Reduced
11
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$273M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$272M
3
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$189M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$169M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$166M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$417M
2
STR
QUESTAR CORP
STR
+$359M
3
AMAT icon
Applied Materials
AMAT
+$243M
4
DE icon
Deere & Co
DE
+$169M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$96M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.63%
2 Healthcare 18.06%
3 Industrials 16.41%
4 Financials 13.55%
5 Consumer Staples 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
AXTA icon
51
Axalta
AXTA
$7.93B
$43.4M 0.24%
1,535,000
+230,000
+18% +$6.44M
EBAY icon
52
eBay
EBAY
$47B
$42M 0.23%
1,277,500
FISV
53
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.3B
$39M 0.21%
785,000
+383,000
+95% +$20.1M
SJR
54
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$36.8M 0.2%
1,800,000
+810,000
+82% +$16.1M
XRAY icon
55
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.22B
$36.3M 0.2%
610,000
+280,000
+85% +$17.2M
HBI
56
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$34.1M 0.19%
1,350,000
+618,031
+84% +$16.3M
GWW icon
57
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$61.4B
$31.5M 0.17%
140,000
BFH icon
58
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.07B
$30M 0.16%
+175,420
New +$29.9M
CAH icon
59
Cardinal Health
CAH
$54.4B
$28.8M 0.16%
370,500
+13,000
+4% +$1.05M
SEIC icon
60
SEI Investments
SEIC
$13.4B
$28.6M 0.16%
626,300
+226,300
+57% +$10.6M
WWAV
61
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$27.5M 0.15%
505,000
+322,500
+177% +$17.8M
TFX icon
62
Teleflex
TFX
$5.93B
$25.2M 0.14%
150,000
+87,500
+140% +$15.7M
NWN icon
63
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.07B
$23.9M 0.13%
397,500
+117,500
+42% +$7.35M
EFX icon
64
Equifax
EFX
$22.8B
$22.9M 0.12%
170,000
+62,500
+58% +$8.29M
POT
65
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
$22.8M 0.12%
1,400,000
+300,000
+27% +$4.95M
NSP icon
66
Insperity
NSP
$2.04B
$22.3M 0.12%
615,000
TRMB icon
67
Trimble
TRMB
$14.2B
$21.4M 0.12%
750,000
ELV icon
68
Elevance Health
ELV
$85.6B
$18.8M 0.1%
+150,000
New +$19.4M
CCC
69
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
$18.3M 0.1%
1,208,760
+123,760
+11% +$1.76M
FDX icon
70
FedEx
FDX
$78.2B
$17.5M 0.1%
100,000
PGR icon
71
Progressive
PGR
$127B
$15.8M 0.09%
500,000
RWT
72
Redwood Trust
RWT
$580M
$15.6M 0.09%
1,100,000
ESNT icon
73
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.19B
$14.6M 0.08%
550,000
-250,000
-31% -$6.34M
ECL icon
74
Ecolab
ECL
$80.4B
$14.3M 0.08%
117,500
+81,800
+229% +$9.87M
AL
75
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$13.4M 0.07%
468,000

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Parnassus Investments's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Parnassus Investments held 88 positions worth $18.3B, up 11% from $16.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 35% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments deployed $1.05B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 5 new positions and adding to 50 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Fortive: 8,520,958 shares worth $274M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Perrigo, an estimated $417M trimmed.

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q3 2016 buy was Fortive: 8,520,958 shares worth $274M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to Wells Fargo in Q3 2016, an estimated $272M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $417M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited QUESTAR CORP in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $359M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 35% of its $18.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 5 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2016.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $18.3B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 10 Nov 2016.