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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
MORN icon
176
Morningstar
MORN
$6.94B
$3.79M 0.07%
50,535
– –
HEI icon
177
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.9B
$3.71M 0.07%
148,169
+305
+0.2% +$7.52K
RRTS
178
DELISTED
RoadRunner Transportation Systems, Inc.
RRTS
$3.7M 0.07%
5,859
– –
XPO icon
179
XPO
XPO
$24.4B
$3.67M 0.07%
233,639
– –
CSII
180
DELISTED
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
CSII
$3.65M 0.07%
93,565
– –
SM icon
181
SM Energy
SM
$7.26B
$3.64M 0.07%
70,500
-34,345
-33% -$1.49M
SP
182
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$3.64M 0.07%
166,655
– –
WWD icon
183
Woodward
WWD
$25B
$3.6M 0.07%
70,650
– –
ABG icon
184
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.22B
$3.57M 0.07%
42,950
+22,630
+111% +$1.75M
WWAV
185
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$3.55M 0.07%
80,090
-25,000
-24% -$955K
HTWR
186
DELISTED
HEARTWARE INTERNATIONAL INC COM STK (DE)
HTWR
$3.46M 0.07%
39,405
– –
TRNX
187
DELISTED
TORNIER N V SHARES (NLD)
TRNX
$3.45M 0.07%
131,465
– –
GBCI icon
188
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.38B
$3.43M 0.06%
136,335
+50,415
+59% +$1.25M
ECHO
189
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$3.37M 0.06%
123,555
– –
KKD
190
DELISTED
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC
KKD
$3.34M 0.06%
166,935
-20,000
-11% -$407K
KNGT
191
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$3.26M 0.06%
101,125
-30,320
-23% -$978K
PODD icon
192
Insulet
PODD
$11.4B
$3.18M 0.06%
95,240
+40,305
+73% +$1.36M
NPK icon
193
National Presto Industries
NPK
$896M
$3.01M 0.06%
47,455
– –
CYBX
194
DELISTED
CYBERONICS INC
CYBX
$2.95M 0.06%
45,425
– –
VRTX icon
195
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$122B
$2.89M 0.05%
+24,520
New +$2.94M
QLYS icon
196
Qualys
QLYS
$4.75B
$2.82M 0.05%
60,695
-5,100
-8% -$218K
JACK icon
197
Jack in the Box
JACK
$299M
$2.82M 0.05%
29,375
-8,500
-22% -$770K
ALXN
198
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$2.6M 0.05%
+15,010
New +$2.72M
TECH icon
199
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$2.02M 0.04%
80,700
– –
MIC
200
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
$1.77M 0.03%
21,500
– –
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8
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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.