Parnassus Core Equity Fund

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Parnassus Core Equity Investor (PRBLX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Sustainability mandate
Member of US-SIF
Prison industrial complex grade: One or more holdings were flagged by our prison industrial complex screen, but there were no higher risk companies in the portfolio. Assigned a grade of B.
B
$8.64 BILLION
Prison industrial complex
8
flagged holdings
29%
of assets flagged
Data as of 31 Oct 2024
Flagged investments:
$8.64 BILLION, 29% of assets
Higher risk:
$0, 0% of assets
 Private prison operators:
$0, 0% of assets
For each prison industrial complex category, click to see the breakdown of flagged holdings.
Prison industry
Prison industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, services in facilities, supervision and monitoring
3
holdings
$4.06B
invested
14%
of portfolio
Border industry
Border industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border
7
holdings
$8.11B
invested
28%
of portfolio
All flagged holdings
8 holdings
8 holdings
  • 1.  
    Microsoft Corp
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $1.94B
    6.59%
  • 2.  
    Amazon.com Inc
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $1.59B
    5.4%
  • 3.  
    Alphabet Inc Class A
    Border industry
    $1.4B
    4.76%
  • 4.  
    Salesforce Inc
    Border industry
    $1.24B
    4.22%
  • 5.  
    Deere & Co
    Border industry
    $1.05B
    3.58%
Higher risk
Private prison operator
See all
Parnassus Core Equity Fund $PRBLX is 29% ($8.64 BILLION) invested in companies with prison involvement
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on PRBLX at Morningstar.com
Current fund
PRBLX
Parnassus Core Equity Fund
Family
Parnassus
Category
Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 11/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-0.87% less in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.34% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.63% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.63% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
1.25% less invested
More invested in all screened border industry companies 
9.74% more invested
More invested in all screened companies 
7.01% more invested
Current fund
PRBLX
Parnassus Core Equity Fund
Family
Parnassus
Category
Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 11/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-0.87% less in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.34% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.63% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.63% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
1.25% less invested
More invested in all screened border industry companies 
9.74% more invested
More invested in all screened companies 
7.01% more invested
Current fund
PRBLX
Parnassus Core Equity Fund
Family
Parnassus
Category
Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 11/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-0.87% less in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.34% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.63% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.63% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
1.25% less invested
More invested in all screened border industry companies 
9.74% more invested
More invested in all screened companies 
7.01% more invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Flagged investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Private prison operators
This fund
PRBLX - Parnassus Core Equity Fund
28%
9.19%
15%
12%
0% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
34%
11%
16%
13%
0% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-5.99%
-2.21%
-1.24%
-0.87%
Same
Find more financial data on PRBLX at Morningstar.com
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