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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
-8.88%
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
$5.28B
AUM Growth
-$439M
Cap. Flow
+$136M
Cap. Flow %
2.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.74%
Holding
225
New
9
Increased
53
Reduced
115
Closed
11
Avg Time Held
1.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.6 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
T icon
AT&T
T
+$61.9M
2
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$54.9M
3
PAGP icon
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
+$31.5M
4
PARA icon
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$27M
5
CAB
Cabela's Inc
CAB
+$19.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BCR
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
+$62.7M
2
SLH
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
+$60.1M
3
SYNT
Syntel Inc
SYNT
+$24.6M
4
ALSN icon
Allison Transmission
ALSN
+$9.6M
5
NUS icon
Nu Skin
NUS
+$9.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 28.09%
2 Industrials 18.97%
3 Consumer Discretionary 15.9%
4 Financials 10.46%
5 Communication Services 8.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
PII icon
26
Polaris
PII
$3.04B
$85.7M 1.62%
714,929
+32,510
+5% +$4.41M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TGNA icon
27
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$79.9M 1.51%
5,576,281
+685,226
+14% +$11.6M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PLKI
28
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
$79.7M 1.51%
1,414,692
+58,510
+4% +$3.38M
2013 Q4
7 quarters
MCD icon
29
McDonald's
MCD
$172B
$78.5M 1.49%
796,755
+900
+0.1% +$87.7K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CELG
30
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$78.5M 1.49%
725,250
+139,095
+24% +$17.3M
2014 Q2
5 quarters
CPRT icon
31
Copart
CPRT
$25.7B
$74.7M 1.41%
18,154,800
-99,680
-0.5% -$441K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ORCL icon
32
Oracle
ORCL
$408B
$74.3M 1.41%
2,058,345
– –
2013 Q4
7 quarters
ATR icon
33
AptarGroup
ATR
$7.9B
$73.3M 1.39%
1,111,825
-715
-0.1% -$47.4K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MA icon
34
Mastercard
MA
$540B
$70.2M 1.33%
779,335
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
GWW icon
35
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$62.7B
$67.4M 1.28%
313,575
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
NLSN
36
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$64.5M 1.22%
1,449,450
+41,300
+3% +$1.91M
2013 Q3
8 quarters
CAB
37
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$64.2M 1.22%
1,408,915
+418,140
+42% +$19.5M
2014 Q4
3 quarters
JAZZ icon
38
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$13.9B
$57.6M 1.09%
433,625
+48,200
+13% +$8.3M
2013 Q3
8 quarters
GCI icon
39
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
$38.3M 0.73%
2,600,725
+1,035,589
+66% +$13.5M
2015 Q2
1 quarter
XRX icon
40
Xerox
XRX
$352M
$29M 0.55%
1,129,531
+78,557
+7% +$2.18M
2015 Q2
1 quarter
CAH icon
41
Cardinal Health
CAH
$58.7B
$27.6M 0.52%
358,820
-5,870
-2% -$491K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PAG icon
42
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$13.9B
$26.3M 0.5%
543,692
-94,680
-15% -$4.85M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PARA icon
43
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$22.2M 0.42%
+556,735
New +$27M
2015 Q3
0 quarters
MCHP icon
44
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$40.3B
$20.2M 0.38%
936,230
-11,100
-1% -$239K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SBH icon
45
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.6B
$19.8M 0.38%
833,841
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
RMD icon
46
ResMed
RMD
$34.1B
$19.2M 0.36%
375,975
+5,400
+1% +$291K
2014 Q1
6 quarters
OPLN icon
47
Openlane
OPLN
$4.51B
$18.8M 0.36%
1,401,409
-226,671
-14% -$3.22M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
R icon
48
Ryder
R
$9.21B
$18.7M 0.35%
252,795
+21,565
+9% +$1.84M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TUP icon
49
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$18.6M 0.35%
375,745
-7,065
-2% -$396K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
WTW icon
50
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$28.8B
$18M 0.34%
166,234
-1,963
-1% -$233K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
1
2
3 4 5

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Nicholas Company's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Nicholas Company held 225 positions worth $5.28B, down 7.7% from $5.72B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 30% of the portfolio.

Nicholas Company's Q3 2015 filing shows 9 new, 53 increased, 115 reduced and 11 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Paramount Global Class B: 556,735 shares worth $22.2M. The largest sale was CR Bard Inc., an estimated $62.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 28% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q3 2015 buy was Paramount Global Class B: 556,735 shares worth $22.2M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to AT&T in Q3 2015, an estimated $61.9M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was CR Bard Inc., cutting an estimated $62.7M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited Nu Skin in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $9.1M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 30% of its $5.28B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Nicholas Company opened 9 new positions and closed 11 in Q3 2015.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value fell 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $5.28B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.