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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
-12.01%
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
$23B
AUM Growth
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow
+$48.4M
Cap. Flow %
0.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.79%
Holding
93
New
7
Increased
39
Reduced
34
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$795M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$566M
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$503M
4
DLR icon
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
+$340M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$196M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$903M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$423M
3
NVS icon
Novartis
NVS
+$384M
4
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$274M
5
SRE icon
Sempra
SRE
+$211M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.96%
2 Healthcare 17.16%
3 Industrials 15.09%
4 Financials 12.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CVS icon
1
CVS Health
CVS
$120B
$904M 3.94%
13,792,260
-2,675,101
-16% -$200M
SBUX icon
2
Starbucks
SBUX
$123B
$803M 3.5%
12,470,514
-176,915
-1% -$11.1M
LIN icon
3
Linde
LIN
$225B
$785M 3.42%
+5,029,333
New +$795M
DIS icon
4
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$780M 3.4%
7,114,125
-106,360
-1% -$12.1M
CLX icon
5
Clorox
CLX
$12.6B
$699M 3.04%
4,534,032
-120,866
-3% -$18.8M
AXP icon
6
American Express
AXP
$226B
$696M 3.03%
7,301,296
-95,615
-1% -$10M
GILD icon
7
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$182B
$675M 2.94%
10,785,788
+299,575
+3% +$20.9M
MMM icon
8
3M
MMM
$90.4B
$671M 2.92%
4,214,394
-75,993
-2% -$12.6M
SCHW
9
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$188B
$649M 2.83%
15,623,778
+2,850,678
+22% +$129M
HOLX
10
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$639M 2.78%
15,539,562
-796,765
-5% -$32.7M
CDNS icon
11
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$94.2B
$626M 2.73%
14,392,128
+1,697,043
+13% +$73.7M
UPS icon
12
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.8B
$607M 2.64%
6,221,583
-627,015
-9% -$68M
MA icon
13
Mastercard
MA
$522B
$591M 2.57%
3,134,011
+16,890
+0.5% +$3.35M
SNPS icon
14
Synopsys
SNPS
$85.7B
$572M 2.49%
6,795,161
+931,666
+16% +$82.8M
GOOGL icon
15
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.21T
$526M 2.29%
10,061,060
-44,940
-0.4% -$2.43M
SYY icon
16
Sysco
SYY
$39.4B
$524M 2.28%
8,359,497
+1,320,866
+19% +$89.1M
WM icon
17
Waste Management
WM
$87.6B
$523M 2.28%
5,879,967
+73,432
+1% +$6.59M
VRSK icon
18
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.9B
$522M 2.27%
4,790,599
+36,955
+0.8% +$4.32M
VFC icon
19
VF Corp
VFC
$5.41B
$516M 2.25%
7,681,277
+82,774
+1% +$6.33M
CERN
20
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$515M 2.24%
9,829,823
+2,626,045
+36% +$152M
DHR icon
21
Danaher
DHR
$152B
$499M 2.17%
5,462,017
-98,911
-2% -$8.98M
MSI icon
22
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.2B
$491M 2.14%
4,265,162
+44,686
+1% +$5.55M
FRC
23
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$487M 2.12%
5,601,934
+878,285
+19% +$80.2M
MSFT icon
24
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.79T
$477M 2.08%
+4,695,407
New +$503M
PPG icon
25
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.3B
$426M 1.85%
4,165,988
-87,002
-2% -$9.01M
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Parnassus Investments's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Parnassus Investments held 93 positions worth $23B, down 12% from $26.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 32% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments's Q4 2018 filing shows 7 new, 39 increased, 34 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Linde: 5,029,333 shares worth $785M. The largest sale was Praxair Inc, an estimated $903M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q4 2018 buy was Linde: 5,029,333 shares worth $785M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to Celgene Corp in Q4 2018, an estimated $196M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Novartis, cutting an estimated $384M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited Praxair Inc in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $903M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 32% of its $23B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 7 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2018.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $23B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 5 Feb 2019.