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Nicholas Company

Nicholas Company Portfolio holdings

AUM $5.47B Turnover 6.8%
1-Year Est. Return 16.96%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+8.71%
1 Year Est. Return
+16.96%
3 Year Est. Return
+65.72%
5 Year Est. Return
+94.16%
10 Year Est. Return
+404.17%
AUM
$4.88B
AUM Growth
+$628M
Cap. Flow
+$279M
Cap. Flow %
5.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
28.88%
Holding
254
New
13
Increased
81
Reduced
42
Closed
18
Avg Time Held
1.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.1 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$86.3M
2
KMI icon
Kinder Morgan
KMI
+$48.2M
3
CAB
Cabela's Inc
CAB
+$39.5M
4
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$36M
5
UHAL icon
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
+$25.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KMR
KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC
KMR
+$41.6M
2
VYX icon
NCR Voyix
VYX
+$18M
3
RMD icon
ResMed
RMD
+$16.8M
4
TGT icon
Target
TGT
+$15.2M
5
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$13M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 27.17%
2 Industrials 18.85%
3 Consumer Discretionary 15.82%
4 Financials 11.66%
5 Technology 8.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
ATR icon
26
AptarGroup
ATR
$7.9B
$71.9M 1.47%
1,075,460
+20,200
+2% +$1.28M
2013 Q2
6 quarters
UHAL icon
27
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$11.2B
$65.3M 1.34%
2,297,330
+924,260
+67% +$25.1M
2014 Q2
2 quarters
MA icon
28
Mastercard
MA
$540B
$64.9M 1.33%
753,375
+17,250
+2% +$1.41M
2013 Q2
6 quarters
PLKI
29
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
$64.8M 1.33%
1,151,665
+112,805
+11% +$5.59M
2013 Q4
4 quarters
COV
30
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
$61M 1.25%
596,810
-95,005
-14% -$9.11M
2013 Q2
6 quarters
NLSN
31
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$59M 1.21%
1,318,980
+346,120
+36% +$14.8M
2013 Q3
5 quarters
TWX
32
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$58.6M 1.2%
685,755
+276,145
+67% +$22M
2013 Q2
6 quarters
CELG
33
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$57.1M 1.17%
510,145
+11,000
+2% +$1.16M
2014 Q2
2 quarters
BCR
34
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$54.3M 1.11%
325,865
+5,735
+2% +$927K
2013 Q2
6 quarters
MCD icon
35
McDonald's
MCD
$172B
$45.8M 0.94%
488,535
+384,855
+371% +$36M
2013 Q2
6 quarters
CAB
36
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$39.6M 0.81%
+751,725
New +$39.5M
2014 Q4
0 quarters
MTD icon
37
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$32.8B
$36.5M 0.75%
120,837
-44,873
-27% -$12.3M
2013 Q2
6 quarters
SCL icon
38
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.41B
$32.3M 0.66%
807,078
+23,300
+3% +$989K
2013 Q2
6 quarters
CAH icon
39
Cardinal Health
CAH
$58.7B
$30.3M 0.62%
374,925
-3,600
-1% -$284K
2013 Q2
6 quarters
PAG icon
40
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$13.9B
$30.2M 0.62%
615,132
-6,100
-1% -$278K
2013 Q2
6 quarters
SYNT
41
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$28.8M 0.59%
640,592
+253,586
+66% +$11.1M
2013 Q2
6 quarters
SBH icon
42
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.6B
$24.8M 0.51%
807,041
+3,310
+0.4% +$98.4K
2013 Q2
6 quarters
SENEA icon
43
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.19B
$23.9M 0.49%
882,515
-3,046
-0.3% -$82.9K
2013 Q2
6 quarters
TUP icon
44
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$23.4M 0.48%
371,420
+36,350
+11% +$2.38M
2013 Q2
6 quarters
OPLN icon
45
Openlane
OPLN
$4.51B
$22.4M 0.46%
1,711,474
– –
2013 Q2
6 quarters
CNK icon
46
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$4.46B
$22.1M 0.45%
621,980
– –
2013 Q3
5 quarters
RMD icon
47
ResMed
RMD
$34.1B
$21.9M 0.45%
391,365
-322,320
-45% -$16.8M
2014 Q1
3 quarters
MCHP icon
48
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$40.3B
$21.4M 0.44%
947,360
– –
2013 Q2
6 quarters
WTW icon
49
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$28.8B
$20.2M 0.41%
170,085
– –
2013 Q2
6 quarters
TFX icon
50
Teleflex
TFX
$5.43B
$16.5M 0.34%
143,830
-500
-0.3% -$56.6K
2013 Q2
6 quarters
1
2
3 4 5

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Nicholas Company's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Nicholas Company held 254 positions worth $4.88B, up 15% from $4.25B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Nicholas Company deployed $279M of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 13 new positions and adding to 81 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP: 373,805 shares worth $90M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 27% of assets, down from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was NCR Voyix, an estimated $18M trimmed.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q4 2014 buy was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP: 373,805 shares worth $90M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to Kinder Morgan in Q4 2014, an estimated $48.2M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was NCR Voyix, cutting an estimated $18M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $41.6M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $4.88B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Nicholas Company opened 13 new positions and closed 18 in Q4 2014.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $4.88B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.