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DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160509
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COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS /CA
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000948669
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 13F-HR
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-05022
FILM NUMBER: 161630805
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 1 MARKET STREET #1600
CITY: SAN FRANCISCO
STATE: CA
ZIP: 94105
BUSINESS PHONE: 4157780200
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 1 MARKET STREET #1600
CITY: SAN FRANCISCO
STATE: CA
ZIP: 94105
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PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS /CA
1 Market Street #1600
San Francisco
CA
94105
13F HOLDINGS REPORT
028-05022
N
Marc C. Mahon
Chief Financial Officer
415-778-0200
/S/ Marc C. Mahon
San Francisco
CA
05-06-2016
0
86
15574439
INFORMATION TABLE
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infotable.xml
Exelixis Inc., 4.25%, due 08/15/19
CONVERTIBLE
30161QAC8
545
550000
PRN
SOLE
550000
0
0
Intel Corp., 2.95%, due 12/15/35
CONVERTIBLE
458140AD2
1588
1250000
PRN
SOLE
1250000
0
0
Micron Technology Inc., 3.00%, due 11/15/43
CONVERTIBLE
595112AY9
511
750000
PRN
SOLE
750000
0
0
AGL Resources Inc.
COMMON STOCK
001204106
8794
135000
SH
SOLE
135000
0
0
Air Lease Corp.
COMMON STOCK
00912X302
29245
910500
SH
SOLE
910500
0
0
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (ADR)
COMMON STOCK
01609W102
474
6000
SH
SOLE
6000
0
0
Allergan plc
COMMON STOCK
G0177J108
299256
1116502
SH
SOLE
1072841
0
43661
Alphabet Inc., Class A
COMMON STOCK
02079K305
235136
308213
SH
SOLE
298033
0
10180
Alphabet Inc., Class C
COMMON STOCK
02079K107
386698
519093
SH
SOLE
497654
0
21439
American Express Co.
COMMON STOCK
025816109
98240
1600000
SH
SOLE
1600000
0
0
Apple Inc.
COMMON STOCK
037833100
381424
3499620
SH
SOLE
3359157
0
140463
Applied Materials Inc.
COMMON STOCK
038222105
518429
24477269
SH
SOLE
23750249
0
727020
Autodesk Inc.
COMMON STOCK
052769106
86007
1475000
SH
SOLE
1475000
0
0
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
COMMON STOCK
G0750C108
30806
1055000
SH
SOLE
1055000
0
0
Belmond Ltd.
COMMON STOCK
G1154H107
4745
500000
SH
SOLE
500000
0
0
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.
COMMON STOCK
12541W209
29692
400000
SH
SOLE
400000
0
0
Calgon Carbon Corp.
COMMON STOCK
129603106
12127
865000
SH
SOLE
865000
0
0
Capital One Financial Corp.
COMMON STOCK
14040H105
17328
250000
SH
SOLE
250000
0
0
Cardinal Health Inc.
COMMON STOCK
14149Y108
18849
230000
SH
SOLE
230000
0
0
Charles Schwab Corp.
COMMON STOCK
808513105
536195
19136152
SH
SOLE
18540191
0
595961
Ciena Corp.
COMMON STOCK
171779309
106512
5600000
SH
SOLE
5600000
0
0
Citrix Systems Inc.
COMMON STOCK
177376100
51077
650000
SH
SOLE
650000
0
0
Compass Minerals International Inc.
COMMON STOCK
20451N101
172559
2435215
SH
SOLE
2349843
0
85372
Cummins Inc.
COMMON STOCK
231021106
71461
650000
SH
SOLE
650000
0
0
CVS Health Corp.
COMMON STOCK
126650100
396348
3820962
SH
SOLE
3663283
0
157679
Danaher Corp.
COMMON STOCK
235851102
623154
6569196
SH
SOLE
6305717
0
263479
Deere & Co.
COMMON STOCK
244199105
256580
3332638
SH
SOLE
3248233
0
84405
Dentsply Sirona Inc.
COMMON STOCK
24906P109
15359
249215
SH
SOLE
249215
0
0
eBay Inc.
COMMON STOCK
278642103
303278
12710734
SH
SOLE
12255023
0
455711
Ecolab Inc.
COMMON STOCK
278865100
3981
35700
SH
SOLE
35700
0
0
Equifax Inc.
COMMON STOCK
294429105
11429
100000
SH
SOLE
100000
0
0
Essent Group Ltd.
COMMON STOCK
G3198U102
16640
800000
SH
SOLE
800000
0
0
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.
COMMON STOCK
302130109
71238
1459500
SH
SOLE
1459500
0
0
FedEx Corp.
COMMON STOCK
31428X106
10577
65000
SH
SOLE
65000
0
0
First American Financial Corp.
COMMON STOCK
31847R102
3811
100000
SH
SOLE
100000
0
0
First Horizon National Corp.
COMMON STOCK
320517105
29462
2249000
SH
SOLE
2249000
0
0
Fiserv Inc.
COMMON STOCK
337738108
17952
175000
SH
SOLE
175000
0
0
Gilead Sciences Inc.
COMMON STOCK
375558103
534644
5820200
SH
SOLE
5643615
0
176585
Insperity Inc.
COMMON STOCK
45778Q107
22244
430000
SH
SOLE
430000
0
0
Intel Corp.
COMMON STOCK
458140100
517916
16009781
SH
SOLE
15448154
0
561627
International Business Machines Corp.
COMMON STOCK
459200101
107530
710000
SH
SOLE
710000
0
0
Iron Mountain Inc.
COMMON STOCK
46284V101
407737
12024081
SH
SOLE
11557419
0
466662
Lam Research Corp.
COMMON STOCK
512807108
49560
600000
SH
SOLE
600000
0
0
Linear Technology Corp.
COMMON STOCK
535678106
356
8000
SH
SOLE
8000
0
0
MasterCard Inc., Class A
COMMON STOCK
57636Q104
280835
2971796
SH
SOLE
2848909
0
122887
McCormick & Co.
COMMON STOCK
579780206
281052
2825210
SH
SOLE
2713968
0
111242
McKesson Corp.
COMMON STOCK
58155Q103
12580
80000
SH
SOLE
80000
0
0
MDU Resources Group Inc.
COMMON STOCK
552690109
247012
12693337
SH
SOLE
12206067
0
487270
Micron Technology Inc.
COMMON STOCK
595112103
268483
25643110
SH
SOLE
24984523
0
658587
Mondelez International Inc., Class A
COMMON STOCK
609207105
477805
11909391
SH
SOLE
11440597
0
468794
Motorola Solutions Inc.
COMMON STOCK
620076307
445242
5881668
SH
SOLE
5664727
0
216941
National Oilwell Varco Inc.
COMMON STOCK
637071101
357968
11510235
SH
SOLE
11065795
0
444440
Northwest Natural Gas Co.
COMMON STOCK
667655104
55756
1035400
SH
SOLE
1001422
0
33978
Novartis AG (ADR)
COMMON STOCK
66987V109
156338
2158172
SH
SOLE
2068145
0
90027
Patterson Companies Inc.
COMMON STOCK
703395103
294615
6331716
SH
SOLE
6095383
0
236333
PayPal Holdings Inc.
COMMON STOCK
70450Y103
333135
8630428
SH
SOLE
8287705
0
342723
Pentair plc
COMMON STOCK
G7S00T104
415002
7648397
SH
SOLE
7360554
0
287843
PepsiCo Inc.
COMMON STOCK
713448108
322718
3149083
SH
SOLE
3020398
0
128685
Perrigo Co. plc
COMMON STOCK
G97822103
457547
3576540
SH
SOLE
3475034
0
101506
Plantronics Inc.
COMMON STOCK
727493108
30372
775000
SH
SOLE
775000
0
0
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
COMMON STOCK
73755L107
18722
1100000
SH
SOLE
1100000
0
0
Praxair Inc.
COMMON STOCK
74005P104
425975
3721935
SH
SOLE
3573546
0
148389
Procter & Gamble Co.
COMMON STOCK
742718109
406082
4933566
SH
SOLE
4734222
0
199344
Progressive Corp.
COMMON STOCK
743315103
17570
500000
SH
SOLE
500000
0
0
QUALCOMM Inc.
COMMON STOCK
747525103
86017
1682000
SH
SOLE
1682000
0
0
Questar Corp.
COMMON STOCK
748356102
351662
14179919
SH
SOLE
13628375
0
551544
Redwood Trust Inc.
COMMON STOCK
758075402
14388
1100000
SH
SOLE
1100000
0
0
Roche Holdings Ltd. (ADR)
COMMON STOCK
771195104
9034
295000
SH
SOLE
295000
0
0
SanDisk Corp.
COMMON STOCK
80004C101
104610
1375000
SH
SOLE
1375000
0
0
SEI Investments Co.
COMMON STOCK
784117103
17220
400000
SH
SOLE
400000
0
0
Shaw Communications Inc., Class B
COMMON STOCK
82028K200
76817
3978112
SH
SOLE
3805451
0
172661
Sysco Corp.
COMMON STOCK
871829107
414627
8872815
SH
SOLE
8525416
0
347399
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)
COMMON STOCK
874039100
262
10000
SH
SOLE
10000
0
0
Teleflex Inc.
COMMON STOCK
879369106
9028
57500
SH
SOLE
57500
0
0
Thomson Reuters Corp.
COMMON STOCK
884903105
363177
8971775
SH
SOLE
8649887
0
321888
Trimble Navigation Ltd.
COMMON STOCK
896239100
22320
900000
SH
SOLE
900000
0
0
United Parcel Service Inc., Class B
COMMON STOCK
911312106
433702
4112089
SH
SOLE
3945114
0
166975
Verisk Analytics Inc.
COMMON STOCK
92345Y106
351172
4394046
SH
SOLE
4221705
0
172341
VF Corp.
COMMON STOCK
918204108
413585
6386426
SH
SOLE
6143103
0
243323
W.W. Grainger Inc.
COMMON STOCK
384802104
32680
140000
SH
SOLE
140000
0
0
Waste Management Inc.
COMMON STOCK
94106L109
298895
5066021
SH
SOLE
4869717
0
196304
WD-40 Co.
COMMON STOCK
929236107
142741
1321554
SH
SOLE
1262449
0
59105
Wells Fargo & Co.
COMMON STOCK
949746101
60450
1250000
SH
SOLE
1250000
0
0
WhiteWave Foods Co.
COMMON STOCK
966244105
6096
150000
SH
SOLE
150000
0
0
Whole Foods Market Inc.
COMMON STOCK
966837106
101108
3250000
SH
SOLE
3250000
0
0
Xylem Inc.
COMMON STOCK
98419M100
462545
11309169
SH
SOLE
10870894
0
438275