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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
+5.63%
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
$5.3B
AUM Growth
+$423M
Cap. Flow
+$190M
Cap. Flow %
3.57%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.77%
Holding
244
New
8
Increased
67
Reduced
55
Closed
21
Avg Time Held
1.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.2 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 27.62%
2 Industrials 17.64%
3 Consumer Discretionary 15.61%
4 Financials 10.97%
5 Technology 7.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
UHAL icon
26
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$11.1B
$77.7M 1.47%
2,352,280
+54,950
+2% +$1.7M
2014 Q2
3 quarters
ORCL icon
27
Oracle
ORCL
$389B
$77.2M 1.46%
1,789,315
+300
+0% +$13K
2013 Q4
5 quarters
MCD icon
28
McDonald's
MCD
$172B
$75.3M 1.42%
772,865
+284,330
+58% +$27M
2013 Q2
7 quarters
PLKI
29
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
$72.4M 1.37%
1,210,235
+58,570
+5% +$3.48M
2013 Q4
5 quarters
ABBV icon
30
AbbVie
ABBV
$504B
$71.8M 1.35%
+1,226,875
New +$74.1M
2015 Q1
0 quarters
GWW icon
31
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$62.7B
$71.3M 1.34%
302,265
+45
+0% +$10.7K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
ATR icon
32
AptarGroup
ATR
$7.92B
$68.3M 1.29%
1,075,460
– –
2013 Q2
7 quarters
MA icon
33
Mastercard
MA
$541B
$65.1M 1.23%
753,355
-20
-0% -$1.74K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
CELG
34
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$58.8M 1.11%
510,130
-15
-0% -$1.79K
2014 Q2
3 quarters
NLSN
35
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$58.8M 1.11%
1,319,365
+385
+0% +$16.9K
2013 Q3
6 quarters
SLH
36
DELISTED
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
$58.1M 1.1%
+1,124,930
New +$59.3M
2015 Q1
0 quarters
BCR
37
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$54M 1.02%
322,870
-2,995
-0.9% -$513K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
CAB
38
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$44.9M 0.85%
801,725
+50,000
+7% +$2.76M
2014 Q4
1 quarter
T icon
39
AT&T
T
$161B
$36.4M 0.69%
1,477,134
+1,010,239
+216% +$25.7M
2013 Q2
7 quarters
SYNT
40
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$34.2M 0.64%
660,592
+20,000
+3% +$951K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
CAH icon
41
Cardinal Health
CAH
$58.8B
$32.9M 0.62%
364,890
-10,035
-3% -$864K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
PAG icon
42
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$13.9B
$31.7M 0.6%
615,132
– –
2013 Q2
7 quarters
SBH icon
43
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.56B
$27.7M 0.52%
807,041
– –
2013 Q2
7 quarters
SCL icon
44
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.41B
$27.7M 0.52%
665,218
-141,860
-18% -$5.65M
2013 Q2
7 quarters
TUP icon
45
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$25.6M 0.48%
371,610
+190
+0.1% +$12.8K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
CNK icon
46
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$4.46B
$25.5M 0.48%
564,835
-57,145
-9% -$2.26M
2013 Q3
6 quarters
RMD icon
47
ResMed
RMD
$33.6B
$23.7M 0.45%
330,155
-61,210
-16% -$3.98M
2014 Q1
4 quarters
OPLN icon
48
Openlane
OPLN
$4.52B
$23.4M 0.44%
1,629,110
-82,364
-5% -$1.12M
2013 Q2
7 quarters
MCHP icon
49
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$40.1B
$23.2M 0.44%
947,330
-30
-0% -$724
2013 Q2
7 quarters
WTW icon
50
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$29.3B
$21.7M 0.41%
170,085
– –
2013 Q2
7 quarters

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Nicholas Company's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Nicholas Company held 244 positions worth $5.3B, up 8.7% from $4.88B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 30% of the portfolio.

Nicholas Company deployed $190M of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 8 new positions and adding to 67 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Plains GP Holdings: 1,266,842 shares worth $95.7M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was O'Reilly Automotive, an estimated $15.9M trimmed.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q1 2015 buy was Plains GP Holdings: 1,266,842 shares worth $95.7M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $39.4M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was O'Reilly Automotive, cutting an estimated $15.9M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND) in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $61M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 30% of its $5.3B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Nicholas Company opened 8 new positions and closed 21 in Q1 2015.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value rose 8.7% quarter-over-quarter to $5.3B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.