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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
+4.87%
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
$21.4B
AUM Growth
+$1.18B
Cap. Flow
+$753M
Cap. Flow %
3.52%
Top 10 Hldgs %
35.9%
Holding
84
New
2
Increased
52
Reduced
18
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MCK icon
McKesson
MCK
+$474M
2
CLX icon
Clorox
CLX
+$429M
3
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$320M
4
NVS icon
Novartis
NVS
+$287M
5
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$246M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMAT icon
Applied Materials
AMAT
+$486M
2
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$463M
3
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$275M
4
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$271M
5
SYY icon
Sysco
SYY
+$177M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 23.98%
2 Technology 17.14%
3 Industrials 13.16%
4 Financials 12.46%
5 Consumer Staples 9.5%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FISV
51
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27B
$75M 0.35%
1,300,000
+170,000
+15% +$9.54M
TFX icon
52
Teleflex
TFX
$5.78B
$73.6M 0.34%
380,000
+20,000
+6% +$3.6M
XRAY icon
53
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.21B
$69.3M 0.32%
1,110,000
+215,000
+24% +$12.9M
SJR
54
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$67.9M 0.32%
3,275,000
+700,000
+27% +$14.7M
SEIC icon
55
SEI Investments
SEIC
$13.2B
$65.6M 0.31%
1,300,000
+185,000
+17% +$9.34M
CAH icon
56
Cardinal Health
CAH
$55.9B
$62.4M 0.29%
765,000
+80,000
+12% +$6.3M
AXTA icon
57
Axalta
AXTA
$7.67B
$62M 0.29%
1,925,000
+75,000
+4% +$2.23M
FTV icon
58
Fortive
FTV
$17.1B
$59.3M 0.28%
1,562,351
-7,563,129
-83% -$271M
DE icon
59
Deere & Co
DE
$184B
$54.2M 0.25%
498,000
-842,000
-63% -$91.2M
CMI icon
60
Cummins
CMI
$77.8B
$52.9M 0.25%
350,000
-50,000
-13% -$7.4M
HBI
61
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$49.8M 0.23%
2,400,000
+325,000
+16% +$6.89M
EFX icon
62
Equifax
EFX
$20.2B
$45.8M 0.21%
335,000
+30,000
+10% +$3.82M
ECL icon
63
Ecolab
ECL
$77.9B
$37.6M 0.18%
300,000
+75,000
+33% +$9.17M
PGR icon
64
Progressive
PGR
$125B
$33.3M 0.16%
850,000
+50,000
+6% +$1.91M
POT
65
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
$29M 0.14%
1,700,000
+300,000
+21% +$5.44M
WWAV
66
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$28.9M 0.14%
515,000
-115,000
-18% -$6.35M
AMAT icon
67
Applied Materials
AMAT
$373B
$24.4M 0.11%
627,500
-13,528,148
-96% -$486M
FDX icon
68
FedEx
FDX
$75B
$24.4M 0.11%
125,000
+25,000
+25% +$4.78M
CTSH icon
69
Cognizant
CTSH
$26.8B
$23.9M 0.11%
+401,000
New +$23.1M
NWN icon
70
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.1B
$23.5M 0.11%
397,500
– –
FAF icon
71
First American
FAF
$7.32B
$18.5M 0.09%
470,000
– –
RWT
72
Redwood Trust
RWT
$555M
$18.3M 0.09%
1,100,000
– –
AL
73
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$18.1M 0.08%
468,000
– –
ESNT icon
74
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.17B
$18.1M 0.08%
500,000
– –
TRMB icon
75
Trimble
TRMB
$13.6B
$17.6M 0.08%
550,000
– –
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Parnassus Investments's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Parnassus Investments held 84 positions worth $21.4B, up 5.8% from $20.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments deployed $753M of net new capital in Q1 2017, opening 2 new positions and adding to 52 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Clorox: 3,314,774 shares worth $434M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 24% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Applied Materials, an estimated $486M trimmed.

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q1 2017 buy was Clorox: 3,314,774 shares worth $434M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to McKesson in Q1 2017, an estimated $474M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Applied Materials, cutting an estimated $486M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited Calgon Carbon Corp in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $21.4M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $21.4B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 2 new positions and closed 2 in Q1 2017.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $21.4B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 1 May 2017.