Parnassus Workplace  PARWX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Large Growth Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Large
   Growth
  
  
As of 2009-10-31
Day Change
$ 0.26
  
NAV (2009-11-23)
$ 19.03
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-23)
55.99%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
81
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Parnassus Workplace
(from 2005-04-29 to 2009-10-31) Category: Large Growth
Index: S&P 500 TR
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-23
Inception date: 2005-04-29 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-23
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 55.99 79.49 4.23 --- --- 5.88
+/- Category 31.84 64.14 9.18 --- --- ---
+/- S&P 500 TR 30.79 37.65 9.83 --- --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 49.62 13.01 5.08 --- --- 6.44
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 46.88 34.83 2.79 --- --- 5.88
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 34.65 2.41 --- --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 22.74 2.33 --- --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 1518 funds), (5 yrs : out of funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 41.35
Software 11.06
Hardware 22.41
Media 0.00
Telecommunications 7.88
Service 37.11
Healthcare 10.96
Consumer Services 12.07
Business Services 5.74
Financial Services 8.34
Manufacturing 21.55
Consumer Goods 3.14
Industrial Materials 15.58
Energy 1.91
Utilities 0.92
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 9.3
Stocks 90.7
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 1.7
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-10-31 Data through 2009-10-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 39 Turnover % 73
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 43.59 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %		 % of Net
Assets
Medtronic, Inc. 16.10 30.20 5.25
Symantec Corporation --- 33.21 4.93
Applied Materials 14.47 24.78 4.73
Corning Inc. 2.87 75.13 4.68
Deere & Company 8.15 37.50 4.56
Lowe's Companies Inc. 13.00 3.30 4.39
Altera Corp. 14.16 25.85 4.36
Cisco Systems, Inc. 12.30 46.63 3.66
Intel Corporation 15.92 36.15 3.57
MDU Resources Group, Inc. 13.57 5.26 3.46
Data through 2009-10-31
YTD Return through 2009-11-23
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2005-04-29
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Jerome L. Dodson  (2005-04-29)
Jerome Dodson founded Parnassus Investments in 1984. He is the Chairman and President of Parnassus Investments and Portfolio Manager of the Parnassus Fund, Parnassus Small-Cap Fund, and Parnassus Workplace Fund. Prior to founding Parnassus Investments, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Savings of America from 1976 to 1982 where he started the “Solar T-Bill” program to finance solar energy installations and also developed innovative programs to finance low and moderate income housing. He was also a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State, serving with the American Embassy in Vietnam and as the American Consul in David, Panama. He is a Director of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. Mr. Dodson received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley and received his master’s degree in business administration from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.20
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Correspondence Information
One Market #1600

San Francisco,  CA  94105
Telephone:
800-999-3505
415-778-0200
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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