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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
+6.78%
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
$29.7B
AUM Growth
+$2.11B
Cap. Flow
+$343M
Cap. Flow %
1.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
28.08%
Holding
99
New
6
Increased
56
Reduced
26
Closed
3
Avg Time Held
3.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.4 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$715M
2
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$413M
3
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$188M
4
CME icon
CME Group
CME
+$146M
5
MDLZ icon
Mondelez International
MDLZ
+$132M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HOLX icon
Hologic
HOLX
+$482M
2
MSI icon
Motorola Solutions
MSI
+$421M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$218M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$187M
5
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$179M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.44%
2 Industrials 14.2%
3 Financials 13.96%
4 Healthcare 12.53%
5 Consumer Staples 12.2%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
MSFT icon
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.93T
$1.36B 4.59%
8,636,218
-280,215
-3% -$41.2M
2018 Q4
4 quarters
DIS icon
2
Walt Disney
DIS
$191B
$1.02B 3.42%
7,031,692
+85,048
+1% +$11.9M
2016 Q2
14 quarters
AXP icon
3
American Express
AXP
$212B
$792M 2.67%
6,361,131
+167,174
+3% +$20M
2015 Q1
19 quarters
CLX icon
4
Clorox
CLX
$10.5B
$775M 2.61%
5,049,429
+397,930
+9% +$59.5M
2017 Q1
11 quarters
VFC icon
5
VF Corp
VFC
$6.62B
$769M 2.59%
7,715,537
+511,670
+7% +$45.9M
2015 Q4
16 quarters
DHR icon
6
Danaher
DHR
$161B
$743M 2.5%
5,463,248
+79,560
+1% +$10.1M
2015 Q2
18 quarters
VRSK icon
7
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.8B
$736M 2.48%
4,929,458
+158,449
+3% +$23.5M
2013 Q2
26 quarters
VZ icon
8
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$728M 2.45%
+11,856,803
New +$715M
2019 Q4
0 quarters
CME icon
9
CME Group
CME
$106B
$714M 2.4%
3,556,924
+711,558
+25% +$146M
2019 Q2
2 quarters
GILD icon
10
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$194B
$704M 2.37%
10,837,123
+703,862
+7% +$45.8M
2013 Q2
26 quarters
SYY icon
11
Sysco
SYY
$40.4B
$698M 2.35%
8,159,515
+110,167
+1% +$8.92M
2013 Q2
26 quarters
LIN icon
12
Linde
LIN
$230B
$693M 2.33%
3,255,688
+4,419
+0.1% +$890K
2018 Q4
4 quarters
COST icon
13
Costco
COST
$438B
$670M 2.25%
2,278,353
+33,541
+1% +$9.97M
2019 Q2
2 quarters
BAC icon
14
Bank of America
BAC
$358B
$657M 2.21%
18,664,464
+732,377
+4% +$23.7M
2019 Q3
1 quarter
FDX icon
15
FedEx
FDX
$69.5B
$631M 2.13%
4,175,447
+76,228
+2% +$11.7M
2015 Q3
17 quarters
WM icon
16
Waste Management
WM
$90.7B
$626M 2.11%
5,495,183
+118,993
+2% +$13.4M
2013 Q2
26 quarters
CSCO icon
17
Cisco
CSCO
$423B
$626M 2.11%
13,052,288
+4,048,406
+45% +$188M
2019 Q3
1 quarter
CVS icon
18
CVS Health
CVS
$118B
$622M 2.09%
8,372,832
+111,538
+1% +$7.83M
2013 Q2
26 quarters
CERN
19
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$621M 2.09%
8,461,629
-1,963,505
-19% -$136M
2018 Q1
7 quarters
MA icon
20
Mastercard
MA
$541B
$616M 2.07%
2,062,367
-634,100
-24% -$179M
2013 Q2
26 quarters
CDNS icon
21
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$88B
$594M 2%
8,562,446
+151,520
+2% +$10.2M
2018 Q2
6 quarters
PPG icon
22
PPG Industries
PPG
$23.9B
$585M 1.97%
4,382,491
+179,975
+4% +$22.8M
2017 Q2
10 quarters
NVDA icon
23
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.17T
$582M 1.96%
99,011,320
-35,936,560
-27% -$187M
2018 Q4
4 quarters
MDLZ icon
24
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$81.6B
$577M 1.94%
10,479,839
+2,458,378
+31% +$132M
2013 Q2
26 quarters
PG icon
25
Procter & Gamble
PG
$370B
$576M 1.94%
4,610,417
+215,304
+5% +$26.3M
2013 Q2
26 quarters

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Parnassus Investments's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Parnassus Investments held 99 positions worth $29.7B, up 7.7% from $27.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 28% of the portfolio.

Parnassus Investments's Q4 2019 filing shows 6 new, 56 increased, 26 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Verizon: 11,856,803 shares worth $728M. The largest sale was Hologic, an estimated $482M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • Parnassus Investments's largest Q4 2019 buy was Verizon: 11,856,803 shares worth $728M.
  • Parnassus Investments added most to Cisco in Q4 2019, an estimated $188M increase.
  • Parnassus Investments's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Hologic, cutting an estimated $482M.
  • Parnassus Investments fully exited Biogen in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $134M.
  • Parnassus Investments's ten largest holdings make up 28% of its $29.7B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Parnassus Investments opened 6 new positions and closed 3 in Q4 2019.
  • Parnassus Investments's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $29.7B.

Based on Parnassus Investments's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 13 Feb 2020.