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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
+18.24%
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
$5.47B
AUM Growth
+$372M
Cap. Flow
-$222M
Cap. Flow %
-4.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
27.56%
Holding
206
New
3
Increased
88
Reduced
78
Closed
11
Avg Time Held
6.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
3.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
3.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SYK icon
Stryker
SYK
+$16.5M
2
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$13.1M
3
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$8.64M
4
CTAS icon
Cintas
CTAS
+$7.81M
5
SNOW icon
Snowflake
SNOW
+$5.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SNY icon
Sanofi
SNY
+$60.4M
2
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$32M
3
LRCX icon
Lam Research
LRCX
+$27.9M
4
KLAC icon
KLA
KLAC
+$24.6M
5
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$18.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 35.88%
2 Consumer Discretionary 13.95%
3 Industrials 12.81%
4 Healthcare 12.4%
5 Financials 9.8%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
SCI icon
76
Service Corp International
SCI
$10.8B
$16M 0.29%
210,160
+25
+0% +$1.96K
2016 Q3
39 quarters
RVTY icon
77
Revvity
RVTY
$17B
$15.9M 0.29%
143,355
-130
-0.1% -$12.5K
2018 Q3
31 quarters
IQV icon
78
IQVIA
IQV
$43.1B
$15.5M 0.28%
80,349
-77
-0.1% -$13.4K
2016 Q4
38 quarters
HLT icon
79
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$73.8B
$14.9M 0.27%
45,125
-3,920
-8% -$1.29M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
PCTY icon
80
Paylocity
PCTY
$8.44B
$14.8M 0.27%
141,813
-80
-0.1% -$8.52K
2016 Q4
38 quarters
LHX icon
81
L3Harris
LHX
$44.2B
$14.3M 0.26%
49,227
-35
-0.1% -$11.1K
2015 Q4
42 quarters
VRSK icon
82
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$23.5B
$14.2M 0.26%
79,245
-70
-0.1% -$12.3K
2016 Q1
41 quarters
CDW icon
83
CDW
CDW
$18.8B
$14M 0.26%
99,380
-15
-0% -$1.88K
2014 Q3
47 quarters
ULTA icon
84
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$25.3B
$13.4M 0.25%
29,820
-35
-0.1% -$17.8K
2021 Q4
18 quarters
STVN icon
85
Stevanato
STVN
$5.27B
$13.4M 0.25%
743,799
-430
-0.1% -$7.26K
2021 Q4
18 quarters
NTRS icon
86
Northern Trust
NTRS
$29.8B
$13.2M 0.24%
75,669
-3,147
-4% -$518K
2016 Q1
41 quarters
PNC icon
87
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$86.1B
$13M 0.24%
53,000
+50
+0.1% +$11.2K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
TECH icon
88
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.4B
$12.9M 0.24%
182,687
-182
-0.1% -$9.83K
2023 Q2
12 quarters
CMG icon
89
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$38.6B
$12.9M 0.24%
378,975
-375
-0.1% -$12.2K
2020 Q1
25 quarters
PTC icon
90
PTC
PTC
$21B
$12.7M 0.23%
112,039
-60
-0.1% -$8.1K
2020 Q3
23 quarters
JNJ icon
91
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$612B
$12.6M 0.23%
49,680
+90
+0.2% +$21K
2017 Q4
34 quarters
UNP icon
92
Union Pacific
UNP
$170B
$12.4M 0.23%
45,736
-1,695
-4% -$445K
2023 Q1
13 quarters
VEEV icon
93
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$48.1B
$12M 0.22%
67,605
-60
-0.1% -$9.89K
2018 Q4
30 quarters
USB icon
94
US Bancorp
USB
$87.7B
$12M 0.22%
198,290
+325
+0.2% +$18.2K
2023 Q1
13 quarters
RMD icon
95
ResMed
RMD
$33.1B
$11.7M 0.21%
60,230
-130
-0.2% -$26.9K
2014 Q1
49 quarters
CSCO icon
96
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$11.4M 0.21%
97,295
-7,705
-7% -$806K
2016 Q3
39 quarters
COO icon
97
Cooper Companies
COO
$10.4B
$11.3M 0.21%
157,675
-85
-0.1% -$5.56K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
RSG icon
98
Republic Services
RSG
$68.7B
$11M 0.2%
51,607
– –
2020 Q1
25 quarters
DT icon
99
Dynatrace
DT
$18.4B
$11M 0.2%
249,404
+23,255
+10% +$906K
2022 Q1
17 quarters
WSM icon
100
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$28.6B
$10.9M 0.2%
46,914
-3,625
-7% -$718K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
2 3
4
5 6

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Nicholas Company's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, Nicholas Company held 206 positions worth $5.47B, up 7.3% from $5.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 28% of the portfolio.

Nicholas Company withdrew a net $222M in Q2 2026, closing 11 positions and reducing 78 holdings. Its most notable exit was Adobe, an estimated $18.4M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 36% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

Against the trend, Nicholas Company opened a new position in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co worth $9.35M.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q2 2026 buy was Arthur J. Gallagher & Co: 40,710 shares worth $9.35M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to Stryker in Q2 2026, an estimated $16.5M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Sanofi, cutting an estimated $60.4M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited Adobe in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $18.4M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 28% of its $5.47B portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • Nicholas Company opened 3 new positions and closed 11 in Q2 2026.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $5.47B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 5 Aug 2026.