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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
+3.29%
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
$24.4B
AUM Growth
+$688M
Cap. Flow
-$6.05M
Cap. Flow %
-0.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
36.62%
Holding
95
New
8
Increased
35
Reduced
31
Closed
5
Avg Time Held
11.1 quarters
Top 10 Avg Time Held
4.2 quarters
Top 20 Avg Time Held
6.2 quarters

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$515M
2
HOLX icon
Hologic
HOLX
+$305M
3
SBNY
Signature Bank
SBNY
+$172M
4
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$159M
5
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$158M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$378M
2
TRI icon
Thomson Reuters
TRI
+$322M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$248M
4
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$178M
5
MKC icon
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
+$170M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 25.29%
2 Technology 13.56%
3 Financials 12.51%
4 Industrials 11.88%
5 Consumer Staples 7.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
GILD icon
1
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$183B
$1.51B 6.21%
18,695,139
-769,306
-4% -$58.8M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
INTC icon
2
Intel
INTC
$543B
$975M 3.99%
25,599,838
+70,733
+0.3% +$2.51M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
VFC icon
3
VF Corp
VFC
$6.32B
$918M 3.76%
15,331,379
+430,657
+3% +$24.9M
2015 Q4
7 quarters
PX icon
4
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$897M 3.67%
6,418,753
+6,989
+0.1% +$932K
2015 Q4
7 quarters
WFC icon
5
Wells Fargo
WFC
$244B
$843M 3.45%
15,276,856
+810,112
+6% +$43.1M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
DHR icon
6
Danaher
DHR
$157B
$840M 3.44%
11,050,547
+33,142
+0.3% +$2.45M
2015 Q2
9 quarters
NVS icon
7
Novartis
NVS
$271B
$811M 3.32%
10,543,764
+1,648,520
+19% +$124M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
UPS icon
8
United Parcel Service
UPS
$80.6B
$775M 3.18%
6,456,753
+10,849
+0.2% +$1.23M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
DIS icon
9
Walt Disney
DIS
$187B
$684M 2.8%
6,941,130
+1,123,949
+19% +$116M
2016 Q2
5 quarters
MCK icon
10
McKesson
MCK
$112B
$681M 2.79%
4,432,150
+3,312
+0.1% +$517K
2015 Q4
7 quarters
CVS icon
11
CVS Health
CVS
$112B
$594M 2.44%
7,310,283
+26,751
+0.4% +$2.12M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
CLX icon
12
Clorox
CLX
$10.2B
$587M 2.41%
4,451,150
+76,236
+2% +$10.2M
2017 Q1
2 quarters
SCHW icon
13
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$166B
$585M 2.4%
13,374,369
-990,413
-7% -$41.1M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
VRSK icon
14
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$23B
$528M 2.17%
6,352,573
+14,156
+0.2% +$1.17M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
GOOGL icon
15
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.33T
$504M 2.07%
10,353,060
+4,360
+0% +$207K
2015 Q3
8 quarters
SBUX icon
16
Starbucks
SBUX
$105B
$499M 2.04%
+9,288,076
New +$515M
2017 Q3
0 quarters
IRM icon
17
Iron Mountain
IRM
$34.1B
$486M 1.99%
12,497,627
+122,980
+1% +$4.59M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
MSI icon
18
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$74.3B
$479M 1.96%
5,649,582
+41,541
+0.7% +$3.64M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
MDLZ icon
19
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$78.5B
$474M 1.94%
11,655,438
+111,777
+1% +$4.75M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
PNR icon
20
Pentair
PNR
$8.45B
$472M 1.93%
10,331,553
-3,461,417
-25% -$149M
2015 Q4
7 quarters
MA icon
21
Mastercard
MA
$530B
$451M 1.85%
3,193,492
+1,879
+0.1% +$249K
2013 Q2
17 quarters
WM icon
22
Waste Management
WM
$84.7B
$424M 1.74%
5,421,765
+6,345
+0.1% +$482K
2013 Q2
17 quarters
PSA icon
23
Public Storage
PSA
$53.9B
$413M 1.69%
1,930,865
+300,515
+18% +$62.1M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
SRE icon
24
Sempra
SRE
$53.9B
$411M 1.68%
7,204,122
+531,702
+8% +$30.8M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
MDU icon
25
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.92B
$407M 1.67%
41,288,295
+809,678
+2% +$8.08M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
1
2 3 4

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Parnassus Investments's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Parnassus Investments held 95 positions worth $24.4B, up 2.9% from $23.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 37% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments's Q3 2017 filing shows 8 new, 35 increased, 31 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Starbucks: 9,288,076 shares worth $499M. The largest sale was Allergan plc, an estimated $378M.

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

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q3 2017 buy was Starbucks: 9,288,076 shares worth $499M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to Qualcomm in Q3 2017, an estimated $159M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Allergan plc, cutting an estimated $378M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited Whole Foods Market Inc in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $122M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 37% of its $24.4B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 8 new positions and closed 5 in Q3 2017.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $24.4B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 1 Nov 2017.