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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
-12.15%
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
$3.84B
AUM Growth
-$740M
Cap. Flow
-$130M
Cap. Flow %
-3.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
19.88%
Holding
235
New
10
Increased
69
Reduced
75
Closed
10
Avg Time Held
2.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.6 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SPGI icon
S&P Global
SPGI
+$27.9M
2
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$13.9M
3
CAG icon
Conagra Brands
CAG
+$13.1M
4
BR icon
Broadridge
BR
+$11.9M
5
MIDD icon
Middleby
MIDD
+$11.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$39M
2
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$30.4M
3
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$29.6M
4
PF
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
+$18.5M
5
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$18.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.57%
2 Healthcare 18.66%
3 Financials 15.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 13.89%
5 Industrials 13.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
CB icon
26
Chubb
CB
$139B
$44.2M 1.15%
341,900
– –
2014 Q1
19 quarters
TJX icon
27
TJX Companies
TJX
$162B
$41.3M 1.08%
923,005
-199,935
-18% -$10.1M
2017 Q4
4 quarters
SBUX icon
28
Starbucks
SBUX
$111B
$41M 1.07%
636,965
– –
2014 Q4
16 quarters
MCD icon
29
McDonald's
MCD
$172B
$40.1M 1.04%
225,595
-30,000
-12% -$5.32M
2017 Q3
5 quarters
LH icon
30
Labcorp
LH
$25.8B
$39.1M 1.02%
360,113
+582
+0.2% +$78K
2016 Q1
11 quarters
WDAY icon
31
Workday
WDAY
$46B
$39.1M 1.02%
244,690
-20,030
-8% -$2.84M
2015 Q2
14 quarters
PFE icon
32
Pfizer
PFE
$168B
$37.9M 0.99%
915,283
-402,739
-31% -$16.7M
2013 Q2
22 quarters
AMG icon
33
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.93B
$35.2M 0.92%
360,965
+3,000
+0.8% +$339K
2013 Q2
22 quarters
PM icon
34
Philip Morris
PM
$319B
$35M 0.91%
523,815
-5,000
-0.9% -$418K
2013 Q2
22 quarters
CLX icon
35
Clorox
CLX
$10.5B
$34.8M 0.91%
225,715
-800
-0.4% -$125K
2018 Q2
2 quarters
BSX icon
36
Boston Scientific
BSX
$64.2B
$33.4M 0.87%
945,890
– –
2018 Q1
3 quarters
ALB icon
37
Albemarle
ALB
$11.2B
$33.4M 0.87%
432,830
-10
-0% -$944
2017 Q3
5 quarters
PEP icon
38
PepsiCo
PEP
$179B
$32.3M 0.84%
292,575
– –
2013 Q2
22 quarters
SWKS icon
39
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$18.7B
$31.8M 0.83%
473,760
+51,155
+12% +$3.95M
2015 Q4
12 quarters
GILD icon
40
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$194B
$31.7M 0.83%
506,760
+13,500
+3% +$944K
2013 Q2
22 quarters
META icon
41
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.81T
$31.6M 0.82%
240,690
– –
2016 Q4
8 quarters
NOW icon
42
ServiceNow
NOW
$147B
$31M 0.81%
871,125
– –
2016 Q3
9 quarters
BDX icon
43
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$52B
$30.1M 0.78%
136,853
+2,665
+2% +$619K
2018 Q2
2 quarters
MDLZ icon
44
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$81.7B
$29.1M 0.76%
727,715
– –
2017 Q3
5 quarters
HON icon
45
Honeywell
HON
$67B
$28.9M 0.75%
232,439
-10,076
-4% -$1.38M
2018 Q1
3 quarters
AMGN icon
46
Amgen
AMGN
$234B
$28.3M 0.74%
145,420
– –
2018 Q2
2 quarters
ICE icon
47
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.4B
$27.1M 0.7%
359,155
-40,360
-10% -$3.09M
2018 Q3
1 quarter
IT icon
48
Gartner
IT
$13B
$26.9M 0.7%
210,600
– –
2016 Q4
8 quarters
SPGI icon
49
S&P Global
SPGI
$126B
$26.4M 0.69%
+155,520
New +$27.9M
2018 Q4
0 quarters
CRM icon
50
Salesforce
CRM
$198B
$25.8M 0.67%
188,075
– –
2016 Q3
9 quarters
1
2
3 4 5

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Nicholas Company's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Nicholas Company held 235 positions worth $3.84B, down 16% from $4.58B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

Nicholas Company withdrew a net $130M in Q4 2018, closing 10 positions and reducing 75 holdings. Its most notable exit was IBM, an estimated $29.6M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, Nicholas Company opened a new position in S&P Global worth $26.4M.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q4 2018 buy was S&P Global: 155,520 shares worth $26.4M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to JPMorgan Chase in Q4 2018, an estimated $13.9M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Cisco, cutting an estimated $39M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited IBM in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $29.6M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $3.84B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Nicholas Company opened 10 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2018.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $3.84B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.