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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
+7.31%
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
$26.2B
AUM Growth
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow
-$589M
Cap. Flow %
-2.25%
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.73%
Holding
90
New
3
Increased
25
Reduced
36
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$527M
2
AMAT icon
Applied Materials
AMAT
+$111M
3
LRCX icon
Lam Research
LRCX
+$107M
4
CDNS icon
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
+$93.8M
5
IPGP icon
IPG Photonics
IPGP
+$92.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$683M
2
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$352M
3
MSI icon
Motorola Solutions
MSI
+$162M
4
KLAC icon
KLA
KLAC
+$154M
5
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$147M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.82%
2 Industrials 15.61%
3 Technology 15.02%
4 Financials 12.59%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CVS icon
1
CVS Health
CVS
$120B
$1.3B 4.95%
16,467,361
-192,140
-1% -$13.7M
PX
2
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$903M 3.45%
5,617,738
-3,216
-0.1% -$517K
DIS icon
3
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$844M 3.22%
7,220,485
+6,266
+0.1% +$697K
GILD icon
4
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$182B
$810M 3.09%
10,486,213
-9,040,689
-46% -$683M
UPS icon
5
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.8B
$800M 3.05%
6,848,598
+8,852
+0.1% +$1.04M
AXP icon
6
American Express
AXP
$226B
$788M 3.01%
7,396,911
+3,220
+0% +$335K
MMM icon
7
3M
MMM
$90.4B
$756M 2.89%
4,290,387
-2,968
-0.1% -$511K
SBUX icon
8
Starbucks
SBUX
$123B
$719M 2.74%
12,647,429
+594,883
+5% +$31.5M
CLX icon
9
Clorox
CLX
$12.6B
$700M 2.67%
4,654,898
-57,072
-1% -$8.11M
MA icon
10
Mastercard
MA
$522B
$694M 2.65%
3,117,121
-2,086
-0.1% -$435K
HOLX
11
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$669M 2.56%
16,336,327
+94,993
+0.6% +$3.84M
VFC icon
12
VF Corp
VFC
$5.41B
$669M 2.55%
7,598,503
-1,182,295
-13% -$101M
SCHW
13
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$188B
$628M 2.4%
12,773,100
-3,661
-0% -$187K
GOOGL icon
14
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.2T
$610M 2.33%
10,106,000
+9,260
+0.1% +$561K
SNPS icon
15
Synopsys
SNPS
$85.7B
$578M 2.21%
5,863,495
+5,523,824
+1,626% +$527M
CDNS icon
16
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$94.1B
$575M 2.2%
12,695,085
+2,060,192
+19% +$93.8M
VRSK icon
17
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.9B
$573M 2.19%
4,753,644
-114,307
-2% -$13.3M
MSI icon
18
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.2B
$549M 2.1%
4,220,476
-1,307,543
-24% -$162M
DHR icon
19
Danaher
DHR
$152B
$536M 2.05%
5,560,928
-3,055
-0.1% -$278K
WM icon
20
Waste Management
WM
$87.6B
$525M 2%
5,806,535
+336,695
+6% +$29.9M
SYY icon
21
Sysco
SYY
$39.4B
$516M 1.97%
7,038,631
-91,243
-1% -$6.57M
XYL icon
22
Xylem
XYL
$26B
$493M 1.88%
6,168,937
-2,587
-0% -$193K
SRE icon
23
Sempra
SRE
$56.4B
$469M 1.79%
8,241,228
-2,016
-0% -$117K
PPG icon
24
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.3B
$464M 1.77%
4,252,990
-3,444
-0.1% -$375K
CERN
25
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$464M 1.77%
7,203,778
-3,853
-0.1% -$245K
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Parnassus Investments's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Parnassus Investments held 90 positions worth $26.2B, up 4.3% from $25.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 32% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments's Q3 2018 filing shows 3 new, 25 increased, 36 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was IPG Photonics: 500,000 shares worth $78M. The largest sale was Gilead Sciences, an estimated $683M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q3 2018 buy was IPG Photonics: 500,000 shares worth $78M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to Synopsys in Q3 2018, an estimated $527M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $683M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited KLA in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $154M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 32% of its $26.2B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 3 new positions and closed 4 in Q3 2018.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value rose 4.3% quarter-over-quarter to $26.2B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.