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Nicholas Company Portfolio holdings

AUM $5.1B
1-Year Est. Return 8.43%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.63%
1 Year Est. Return
+8.43%
3 Year Est. Return
+54.31%
5 Year Est. Return
+77.46%
10 Year Est. Return
+337.16%
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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PAGP icon
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
+$92M
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$74.1M
3
SLH
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
+$59.3M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$39.4M
5
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$27M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$61M
2
MTD icon
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
+$36.5M
3
SENEA icon
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
+$23.9M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$15.9M
5
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
+$15.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 26.45%
2 Industrials 17.64%
3 Consumer Discretionary 15.61%
4 Financials 10.97%
5 Communication Services 7.12%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TFX icon
51
Teleflex
TFX
$5.8B
$17.4M 0.33%
143,830
– –
WSTC
52
DELISTED
West Corporation
WSTC
$16.9M 0.32%
499,855
+121,555
+32% +$4.04M
PAA icon
53
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.1B
$16.8M 0.32%
345,244
+69,805
+25% +$3.47M
WMB icon
54
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.6B
$16.4M 0.31%
323,475
+965
+0.3% +$44.7K
DIN icon
55
Dine Brands
DIN
$448M
$14.6M 0.27%
136,165
-15,440
-10% -$1.65M
APAM icon
56
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.86B
$14.6M 0.27%
320,295
+46,180
+17% +$2.18M
SIX
57
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$14.2M 0.27%
294,310
– –
KMX icon
58
CarMax
KMX
$8.29B
$13.8M 0.26%
200,345
– –
JAH
59
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$13.8M 0.26%
261,247
– –
BGS icon
60
B&G Foods
BGS
$291M
$13.6M 0.26%
462,725
+25,660
+6% +$756K
PNC icon
61
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.6B
$13.3M 0.25%
142,745
+190
+0.1% +$17.2K
WP
62
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$13.2M 0.25%
349,600
+4,900
+1% +$177K
TSCO icon
63
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.7B
$13M 0.24%
763,250
– –
UHS icon
64
Universal Health Services
UHS
$9.64B
$12.6M 0.24%
106,675
– –
R icon
65
Ryder
R
$10.3B
$12.4M 0.23%
130,640
-10
-0% -$919
ANSS
66
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$12.3M 0.23%
139,830
– –
CHKP icon
67
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.6B
$12.1M 0.23%
147,825
– –
CPAY icon
68
Corpay
CPAY
$24.8B
$12.1M 0.23%
80,080
– –
PRGO icon
69
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$12M 0.23%
72,560
– –
IHS
70
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
$12M 0.23%
105,085
– –
PSMT icon
71
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.81B
$11.9M 0.23%
140,570
– –
ORI icon
72
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.5B
$11.8M 0.22%
789,185
+76,030
+11% +$1.12M
ENLK
73
DELISTED
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
ENLK
$11.6M 0.22%
467,405
+175,320
+60% +$4.87M
XRAY icon
74
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.61B
$11.4M 0.22%
224,185
– –
NUS icon
75
Nu Skin
NUS
$250M
$11.3M 0.21%
188,175
+70,675
+60% +$3.6M
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3
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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 26% of assets, up from 26% 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.