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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
+6.63%
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
$26.4B
AUM Growth
+$1.06B
Cap. Flow
-$366M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
30.36%
Holding
101
New
14
Increased
27
Reduced
38
Closed
10
Avg Time Held
3.1 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.2 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FDX icon
FedEx
FDX
+$590M
2
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$558M
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$524M
4
CME icon
CME Group
CME
+$517M
5
DE icon
Deere & Co
DE
+$369M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MMM icon
3M
MMM
+$732M
2
UPS icon
United Parcel Service
UPS
+$527M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$296M
4
CDNS icon
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
+$279M
5
SCHW icon
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$275M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.15%
2 Healthcare 15.49%
3 Industrials 13.84%
4 Financials 12.53%
5 Consumer Staples 11.35%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
MSFT icon
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$4.01T
$1.18B 4.47%
8,818,322
+4,126,121
+88% +$524M
2018 Q4
2 quarters
DIS icon
2
Walt Disney
DIS
$191B
$968M 3.66%
6,934,027
-175,138
-2% -$23.2M
2016 Q2
12 quarters
LIN icon
3
Linde
LIN
$227B
$783M 2.96%
3,898,611
-1,097,262
-22% -$205M
2018 Q4
2 quarters
AXP icon
4
American Express
AXP
$212B
$754M 2.85%
6,108,538
-721,013
-11% -$84.7M
2015 Q1
17 quarters
CERN
5
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$748M 2.83%
10,200,957
-1,160,365
-10% -$78.3M
2018 Q1
5 quarters
HOLX icon
6
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$746M 2.82%
15,525,782
-114,613
-0.7% -$5.3M
2017 Q3
7 quarters
CDNS icon
7
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$89.3B
$724M 2.74%
10,218,901
-4,166,481
-29% -$279M
2018 Q2
4 quarters
MA icon
8
Mastercard
MA
$540B
$713M 2.7%
2,694,878
-490,522
-15% -$123M
2013 Q2
24 quarters
CLX icon
9
Clorox
CLX
$10.4B
$710M 2.69%
4,634,090
+128,886
+3% +$19.7M
2017 Q1
9 quarters
VRSK icon
10
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
$695M 2.63%
4,747,299
-41,288
-0.9% -$5.82M
2013 Q2
24 quarters
MSI icon
11
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$75.5B
$690M 2.61%
4,136,173
+16,391
+0.4% +$2.47M
2013 Q2
24 quarters
DHR icon
12
Danaher
DHR
$163B
$674M 2.55%
5,322,412
-94,127
-2% -$11.1M
2015 Q2
16 quarters
SNPS icon
13
Synopsys
SNPS
$89.7B
$670M 2.54%
5,209,868
-1,513,796
-23% -$182M
2018 Q2
4 quarters
WM icon
14
Waste Management
WM
$89.6B
$631M 2.39%
5,469,366
-407,365
-7% -$44.2M
2013 Q2
24 quarters
VFC icon
15
VF Corp
VFC
$6.68B
$623M 2.36%
7,134,648
-542,719
-7% -$46.8M
2015 Q4
14 quarters
GILD icon
16
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$195B
$604M 2.29%
8,945,837
-4,128,718
-32% -$272M
2013 Q2
24 quarters
SYY icon
17
Sysco
SYY
$40.4B
$601M 2.27%
8,494,634
-257,959
-3% -$18.4M
2013 Q2
24 quarters
COST icon
18
Costco
COST
$433B
$592M 2.24%
+2,239,781
New +$558M
2019 Q2
0 quarters
FDX icon
19
FedEx
FDX
$69.9B
$575M 2.17%
3,499,875
+3,370,929
+2,614% +$590M
2015 Q3
15 quarters
NVDA icon
20
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.25T
$554M 2.1%
134,989,040
+11,739,000
+10% +$48.6M
2018 Q4
2 quarters
CME icon
21
CME Group
CME
$104B
$544M 2.06%
+2,804,040
New +$517M
2019 Q2
0 quarters
XYL icon
22
Xylem
XYL
$24.1B
$536M 2.03%
6,407,410
+133,286
+2% +$10.6M
2013 Q3
23 quarters
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23
Procter & Gamble
PG
$365B
$489M 1.85%
4,463,509
+795,789
+22% +$84.8M
2013 Q2
24 quarters
PPG icon
24
PPG Industries
PPG
$24B
$488M 1.85%
4,184,541
+67,167
+2% +$7.66M
2017 Q2
8 quarters
GOOGL icon
25
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.27T
$462M 1.75%
8,529,620
-1,328,780
-13% -$76.9M
2015 Q3
15 quarters

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Parnassus Investments's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, Parnassus Investments held 101 positions worth $26.4B, up 4.2% from $25.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 30% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments's Q2 2019 filing shows 14 new, 27 increased, 38 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Costco: 2,239,781 shares worth $592M. The largest sale was 3M, an estimated $732M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q2 2019 buy was Costco: 2,239,781 shares worth $592M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to FedEx in Q2 2019, an estimated $590M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Cadence Design Systems, cutting an estimated $279M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited 3M in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $732M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 30% of its $26.4B portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 14 new positions and closed 10 in Q2 2019.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value rose 4.2% quarter-over-quarter to $26.4B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 8 Aug 2019.