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Parnassus Investments

Parnassus Investments Portfolio holdings

AUM $37.4B Turnover 15.07%
1-Year Est. Return 35.42%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+16.02%
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
$25.4B
AUM Growth
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow
-$918M
Cap. Flow %
-3.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.21%
Holding
89
New
2
Increased
26
Reduced
36
Closed
2
Avg Time Held
3.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.4 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$152M
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$139M
3
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$88.2M
4
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$85.3M
5
REGN icon
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
+$65.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$427M
2
SRE icon
Sempra
SRE
+$246M
3
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$166M
4
UPS icon
United Parcel Service
UPS
+$159M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$133M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.69%
2 Healthcare 17.11%
3 Industrials 15.18%
4 Financials 12.92%
5 Consumer Staples 7.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
CDNS icon
1
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$87.9B
$914M 3.6%
14,385,382
-6,746
-0% -$357K
2018 Q2
3 quarters
LIN icon
2
Linde
LIN
$229B
$879M 3.47%
4,995,873
-33,460
-0.7% -$5.56M
2018 Q4
1 quarter
GILD icon
3
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$194B
$850M 3.35%
13,074,555
+2,288,767
+21% +$152M
2013 Q2
23 quarters
DIS icon
4
Walt Disney
DIS
$191B
$789M 3.11%
7,109,165
-4,960
-0.1% -$554K
2016 Q2
11 quarters
SNPS icon
5
Synopsys
SNPS
$86.5B
$774M 3.05%
6,723,664
-71,497
-1% -$7.09M
2018 Q2
3 quarters
HOLX icon
6
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$757M 2.99%
15,640,395
+100,833
+0.6% +$4.55M
2017 Q3
6 quarters
MA icon
7
Mastercard
MA
$538B
$750M 2.96%
3,185,400
+51,389
+2% +$11.1M
2013 Q2
23 quarters
AXP icon
8
American Express
AXP
$211B
$746M 2.94%
6,829,551
-471,745
-6% -$49.6M
2015 Q1
16 quarters
MMM icon
9
3M
MMM
$84.6B
$732M 2.89%
4,212,003
-2,391
-0.1% -$403K
2018 Q2
3 quarters
CLX icon
10
Clorox
CLX
$10.4B
$723M 2.85%
4,505,204
-28,828
-0.6% -$4.47M
2017 Q1
8 quarters
SCHW icon
11
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$159B
$668M 2.63%
15,616,327
-7,451
-0% -$336K
2013 Q2
23 quarters
CERN
12
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$650M 2.56%
11,361,322
+1,531,499
+16% +$85.3M
2018 Q1
4 quarters
VRSK icon
13
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.3B
$637M 2.51%
4,788,587
-2,012
-0% -$245K
2013 Q2
23 quarters
DHR icon
14
Danaher
DHR
$162B
$634M 2.5%
5,416,539
-45,478
-0.8% -$4.66M
2015 Q2
15 quarters
VFC icon
15
VF Corp
VFC
$6.64B
$628M 2.48%
7,677,367
-3,910
-0.1% -$305K
2015 Q4
13 quarters
CVS icon
16
CVS Health
CVS
$118B
$628M 2.48%
11,639,429
-2,152,831
-16% -$133M
2013 Q2
23 quarters
WM icon
17
Waste Management
WM
$89.7B
$611M 2.41%
5,876,731
-3,236
-0.1% -$316K
2013 Q2
23 quarters
SYY icon
18
Sysco
SYY
$40.2B
$584M 2.3%
8,752,593
+393,096
+5% +$25.6M
2013 Q2
23 quarters
GOOGL icon
19
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.17T
$580M 2.29%
9,858,400
-202,660
-2% -$11.4M
2015 Q3
14 quarters
MSI icon
20
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$77.5B
$578M 2.28%
4,119,782
-145,380
-3% -$18.9M
2013 Q2
23 quarters
FRC
21
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$554M 2.18%
5,510,259
-91,675
-2% -$9.03M
2018 Q1
4 quarters
MSFT icon
22
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.9T
$553M 2.18%
4,692,201
-3,206
-0.1% -$350K
2018 Q4
1 quarter
NVDA icon
23
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.21T
$553M 2.18%
123,250,040
+4,996,880
+4% +$19.4M
2018 Q4
1 quarter
UPS icon
24
United Parcel Service
UPS
$82.5B
$527M 2.08%
4,718,439
-1,503,144
-24% -$159M
2013 Q2
23 quarters
XYL icon
25
Xylem
XYL
$24.3B
$496M 1.96%
6,274,124
+26,743
+0.4% +$1.95M
2013 Q3
22 quarters

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Parnassus Investments's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Parnassus Investments held 89 positions worth $25.4B, up 10% from $23B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments withdrew a net $918M in Q1 2019, closing 2 positions and reducing 36 holdings. Its most notable exit was Sempra, an estimated $246M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.

Against the trend, Parnassus Investments opened a new position in AbbVie worth $137M.

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q1 2019 buy was AbbVie: 1,700,000 shares worth $137M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2019, an estimated $152M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $427M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited Sempra in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $246M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $25.4B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 2 new positions and closed 2 in Q1 2019.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $25.4B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 1 May 2019.