Our biggest winner was Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), which boosted the Fund’s return by 101 basis points, as its stock rose 31.4% from $10.47 to $13.76. Micron makes semiconductor memory chips, and its stock jumped as prices for dynamic random access memory (also known as DRAM) increased in June for the first time in two years. Just last quarter, Micron was our biggest loser, as DRAM prices continued their fall and investors fretted that there was no end in sight. Since production capacity is growing at a slower rate than demand, we were confident DRAM prices would eventually stabilize, but we didn’t know precisely when. While we were early with our initial investment, we added to our position on the weakness, and we’re happy our conviction is beginning to pay off. We expect demand growth to continue as computing becomes even more integral to the global economy, which should push Micron’s earnings, and its stock, higher.
From Jerome Dodson (Trades, Portfolio)'s Parnassus Fund second quarter 2016 commentary.
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