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PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170331
FILED AS OF DATE: 20170501
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170501
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170501
FILER:
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: 17798690
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
05-01-2017
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INFORMATION TABLE
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infotable.xml
Intel Corp., 2.95 percent, due 12/15/2035
CONVERTIBLE
458140AD2
1021
750000
PRN
SOLE
750000
0
0
Allergan plc, 5.50 percent, due 03/01/2018
PREFERRED STOCK
G0177J116
2464
2900
SH
SOLE
2900
0
0
Air Lease Corp.
COMMON STOCK
00912X302
18135
468000
SH
SOLE
468000
0
0
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (ADR)
COMMON STOCK
01609W102
539
5000
SH
SOLE
5000
0
0
Allergan plc
COMMON STOCK
G0177J108
767276
3292855
SH
SOLE
3211435
0
81420
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
COMMON STOCK
018581108
155625
625000
SH
SOLE
625000
0
0
Alphabet Inc., Class A
COMMON STOCK
02079K305
450164
549704
SH
SOLE
530979
0
18725
Alphabet Inc., Class C
COMMON STOCK
02079K107
446237
549061
SH
SOLE
537920
0
11141
American Express Co.
COMMON STOCK
025816109
166131
2100000
SH
SOLE
2100000
0
0
Anthem Inc.
COMMON STOCK
036752103
99228
600000
SH
SOLE
600000
0
0
Apple Inc.
COMMON STOCK
037833100
810441
5822350
SH
SOLE
5641383
0
180967
Applied Materials Inc.
COMMON STOCK
038222105
24410
627500
SH
SOLE
627500
0
0
Autodesk Inc.
COMMON STOCK
052769106
140514
1625000
SH
SOLE
1625000
0
0
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
COMMON STOCK
G0750C108
61985
1925000
SH
SOLE
1925000
0
0
Belmond Ltd.
COMMON STOCK
G1154H107
12100
1000000
SH
SOLE
1000000
0
0
Capital One Financial Corp.
COMMON STOCK
14040H105
77994
900000
SH
SOLE
900000
0
0
Cardinal Health Inc.
COMMON STOCK
14149Y108
62386
765000
SH
SOLE
765000
0
0
Charles Schwab Corp.
COMMON STOCK
808513105
561251
14073747
SH
SOLE
13752779
0
320968
Ciena Corp.
COMMON STOCK
171779309
106245
4500000
SH
SOLE
4500000
0
0
Clorox Company
COMMON STOCK
189054109
434255
3314774
SH
SOLE
3220758
0
94016
Cognizant Tech Solutions
COMMON STOCK
192446102
23868
401000
SH
SOLE
401000
0
0
Compass Minerals International Inc.
COMMON STOCK
20451N101
200566
3035178
SH
SOLE
2956023
0
79155
Cummins Inc.
COMMON STOCK
231021106
52920
350000
SH
SOLE
350000
0
0
CVS Health Corp.
COMMON STOCK
126650100
473605
6237016
SH
SOLE
6033180
0
203836
Danaher Corp.
COMMON STOCK
235851102
712738
8622528
SH
SOLE
8333196
0
289332
Deere & Co.
COMMON STOCK
244199105
54212
498000
SH
SOLE
498000
0
0
Dentsply Sirona Inc.
COMMON STOCK
24906P109
69308
1110000
SH
SOLE
1110000
0
0
eBay Inc.
COMMON STOCK
278642103
80736
2405000
SH
SOLE
2405000
0
0
Ecolab Inc.
COMMON STOCK
278865100
37602
300000
SH
SOLE
300000
0
0
Equifax Inc.
COMMON STOCK
294429105
45808
335000
SH
SOLE
335000
0
0
Essent Group Ltd.
COMMON STOCK
G3198U102
18085
500000
SH
SOLE
500000
0
0
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.
COMMON STOCK
302130109
118855
2104000
SH
SOLE
2104000
0
0
FedEx Corp.
COMMON STOCK
31428X106
24394
125000
SH
SOLE
125000
0
0
First American Financial Corp.
COMMON STOCK
31847R102
18462
470000
SH
SOLE
470000
0
0
First Horizon National Corp.
COMMON STOCK
320517105
92500
5000000
SH
SOLE
5000000
0
0
Fiserv Inc.
COMMON STOCK
337738108
74952
650000
SH
SOLE
650000
0
0
Fortive Corp.
COMMON STOCK
34959J108
59331
985235
SH
SOLE
985235
0
0
Gilead Sciences Inc.
COMMON STOCK
375558103
1110228
16726150
SH
SOLE
16346118
0
380032
Hanesbrands Inc.
COMMON STOCK
410345102
49824
2400000
SH
SOLE
2400000
0
0
Intel Corp.
COMMON STOCK
458140100
822865
23408016
SH
SOLE
22813001
0
595015
International Business Machines Corp.
COMMON STOCK
459200101
197649
1135000
SH
SOLE
1135000
0
0
Iron Mountain Inc.
COMMON STOCK
46284V101
414108
11942837
SH
SOLE
11609431
0
333406
Keysight Technologies Inc.
COMMON STOCK
49338L103
289
8000
SH
SOLE
8000
0
0
KLA-Tencor Corporation
COMMON STOCK
482480100
320116
3455075
SH
SOLE
3367160
0
87915
Lam Research Corp.
COMMON STOCK
512807108
12836
100000
SH
SOLE
100000
0
0
Mastercard Incorporated
COMMON STOCK
57636Q104
346970
3194028
SH
SOLE
3084996
0
109032
McCormick & Co.
COMMON STOCK
579780206
230627
2426180
SH
SOLE
2364188
0
61992
McKesson Corp.
COMMON STOCK
58155Q103
620727
4280594
SH
SOLE
4186743
0
93851
MDU Resources Group Inc.
COMMON STOCK
552690109
388561
14628855
SH
SOLE
14196589
0
432266
Micron Technology Inc.
COMMON STOCK
595112103
266413
9270193
SH
SOLE
9218430
0
51763
Mondelez International Inc., Class A
COMMON STOCK
609207105
478548
11466220
SH
SOLE
11108366
0
357854
Motorola Solutions Inc.
COMMON STOCK
620076307
614408
7319437
SH
SOLE
7126051
0
193386
National Oilwell Varco Inc.
COMMON STOCK
637071101
567564
14594799
SH
SOLE
14157235
0
437564
Northwest Natural Gas Co.
COMMON STOCK
667655104
23492
397500
SH
SOLE
397500
0
0
Novartis AG (ADR)
COMMON STOCK
66987V109
593720
8173974
SH
SOLE
7994071
0
179903
Patterson Companies Inc.
COMMON STOCK
703395103
370312
8396864
SH
SOLE
8187304
0
209560
PayPal Holdings Inc.
COMMON STOCK
70450Y103
384934
9251800
SH
SOLE
8947785
0
304015
Pentair plc
COMMON STOCK
G7S00T104
551514
9038266
SH
SOLE
8784865
0
253401
Perrigo Co. plc
COMMON STOCK
G97822103
185494
2794000
SH
SOLE
2794000
0
0
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
COMMON STOCK
73755L107
29036
1700000
SH
SOLE
1700000
0
0
Praxair Inc.
COMMON STOCK
74005P104
737895
6401228
SH
SOLE
6221708
0
179520
Procter & Gamble Co.
COMMON STOCK
742718109
319442
3677688
SH
SOLE
3555276
0
122412
Progressive Corp.
COMMON STOCK
743315103
33303
850000
SH
SOLE
850000
0
0
QUALCOMM Inc.
COMMON STOCK
747525103
181137
3159000
SH
SOLE
3159000
0
0
Redwood Trust Inc.
COMMON STOCK
758075402
18271
1100000
SH
SOLE
1100000
0
0
SEI Investments Co.
COMMON STOCK
784117103
65572
1300000
SH
SOLE
1300000
0
0
Shaw Communications Inc., Class B
COMMON STOCK
82028K200
67858
3275000
SH
SOLE
3275000
0
0
Sysco Corp.
COMMON STOCK
871829107
310365
6166310
SH
SOLE
5977757
0
188553
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)
COMMON STOCK
874039100
328
10000
SH
SOLE
10000
0
0
Teleflex Inc.
COMMON STOCK
879369106
73617
380000
SH
SOLE
380000
0
0
The Walt Disney Co.
COMMON STOCK
254687106
638073
5823364
SH
SOLE
5627239
0
196125
Thomson Reuters Corp.
COMMON STOCK
884903105
340874
8115080
SH
SOLE
7885125
0
229955
Trimble Inc.
COMMON STOCK
896239100
17606
550000
SH
SOLE
550000
0
0
United Parcel Service Inc., Class B
COMMON STOCK
911312106
493178
4749069
SH
SOLE
4596254
0
152815
Verisk Analytics Inc.
COMMON STOCK
92345Y106
430617
5459968
SH
SOLE
5307092
0
152876
VF Corp.
COMMON STOCK
918204108
724090
13480236
SH
SOLE
13172457
0
307779
Waste Management Inc.
COMMON STOCK
94106L109
382659
5419419
SH
SOLE
5247652
0
171767
WD-40 Co.
COMMON STOCK
929236107
138147
1311416
SH
SOLE
1267989
0
43427
Wells Fargo & Co.
COMMON STOCK
949746101
748779
13828969
SH
SOLE
13452722
0
376247
WhiteWave Foods Co.
COMMON STOCK
966244105
28917
515000
SH
SOLE
515000
0
0
Whole Foods Market Inc.
COMMON STOCK
966837106
232559
7825000
SH
SOLE
7825000
0
0
Xylem Inc.
COMMON STOCK
98419M100
306859
6265351
SH
SOLE
6110293
0
155058