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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
LRCX icon
76
Lam Research
LRCX
$400B
$12.8M 0.06%
1,000,000
-3,500,000
-78% -$41.1M
BEL
77
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$12.1M 0.06%
1,000,000
+500,000
+100% +$6.58M
AGN.PRA
78
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
$2.46M 0.01%
2,900
BABA icon
79
Alibaba
BABA
$279B
$539K ﹤0.01%
5,000
TSM icon
80
TSMC
TSM
$2.28T
$328K ﹤0.01%
10,000
KEYS icon
81
Keysight
KEYS
$56.6B
$289K ﹤0.01%
8,000
+4,000
+100% +$149K
NSP icon
82
Insperity
NSP
$1.88B
-474,740
Closed -$16.8M
CCC
83
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
-1,260,000
Closed -$21.4M

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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.