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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
+10.36%
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
$3.74B
AUM Growth
+$469M
Cap. Flow
+$162M
Cap. Flow %
4.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
27.91%
Holding
295
New
14
Increased
72
Reduced
127
Closed
20
Avg Time Held
0.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.2 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$62.8M
2
TGNA icon
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
+$39.7M
3
NLSN
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
+$18.2M
4
CPRT icon
Copart
CPRT
+$17.7M
5
DVA icon
DaVita
DVA
+$15.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$50M
2
MOLXA
MOLEX INC CL-A
MOLXA
+$9.06M
3
UL icon
Unilever
UL
+$6.44M
4
CPAY icon
Corpay
CPAY
+$5.86M
5
DRI icon
Darden Restaurants
DRI
+$5.72M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 23.91%
2 Consumer Discretionary 17.17%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Financials 12.32%
5 Technology 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
BHC icon
1
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.2B
$154M 4.12%
1,476,310
+70,985
+5% +$6.92M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
AMG icon
2
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.62B
$130M 3.48%
712,300
+14,125
+2% +$2.51M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
WBA icon
3
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$125M 3.34%
2,324,250
+63,600
+3% +$3.2M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
GILD icon
4
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$190B
$96.7M 2.59%
1,539,225
+33,525
+2% +$2M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
ORLY icon
5
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$70.1B
$95.5M 2.55%
11,222,685
+212,625
+2% +$1.74M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
SNA icon
6
Snap-on
SNA
$18.8B
$93.1M 2.49%
935,465
+16,050
+2% +$1.54M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
LKQ icon
7
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$5.52B
$90.7M 2.43%
2,848,028
+16,650
+0.6% +$481K
2013 Q2
1 quarter
TMO icon
8
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$249B
$88.6M 2.37%
961,901
+15,965
+2% +$1.44M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
AON icon
9
Aon
AON
$58.4B
$85.8M 2.29%
1,152,210
+72,365
+7% +$4.96M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
PII icon
10
Polaris
PII
$2.88B
$84.3M 2.25%
652,669
+7,900
+1% +$887K
2013 Q2
1 quarter
MA icon
11
Mastercard
MA
$528B
$83.5M 2.23%
1,240,900
-71,400
-5% -$4.48M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
MCRS
12
DELISTED
MICROS SYSTEMS INC
MCRS
$81.2M 2.17%
1,626,435
+30,305
+2% +$1.47M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
GWW icon
13
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$62.7B
$75.9M 2.03%
290,085
+6,300
+2% +$1.64M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
SIG icon
14
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$4.14B
$64.4M 1.72%
898,445
+69,900
+8% +$4.96M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
MSFT icon
15
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.96T
$64.2M 1.72%
1,928,650
+1,909,900
+10,186% +$62.8M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
BALL icon
16
Ball Corp
BALL
$16B
$64.2M 1.72%
2,861,500
+332,830
+13% +$7.47M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
KMR
17
DELISTED
KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC
KMR
$64M 1.71%
929,436
+17,416
+2% +$1.28M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
ATR icon
18
AptarGroup
ATR
$7.65B
$62.5M 1.67%
1,040,115
+17,610
+2% +$1.04M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
KMI icon
19
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$74.3B
$62.3M 1.67%
1,752,049
+139,824
+9% +$5.24M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
LO
20
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
$62.3M 1.67%
1,390,845
+278,745
+25% +$12.3M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
DVA icon
21
DaVita
DVA
$11.5B
$60.5M 1.62%
1,062,963
+274,659
+35% +$15.7M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
CPRT icon
22
Copart
CPRT
$24.3B
$60.5M 1.62%
15,219,640
+4,342,720
+40% +$17.7M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
TGNA icon
23
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$56.5M 1.51%
4,029,612
+2,965,596
+279% +$39.7M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
CBRE icon
24
CBRE Group
CBRE
$37.3B
$56.3M 1.51%
2,434,135
+176,685
+8% +$4.09M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
MSI icon
25
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$74.8B
$55.3M 1.48%
930,840
+76,875
+9% +$4.42M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
1
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Nicholas Company's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Nicholas Company held 295 positions worth $3.74B, up 14% from $3.27B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 28% of the portfolio.

Nicholas Company deployed $162M of net new capital in Q3 2013, opening 14 new positions and adding to 72 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Nielsen Holdings plc: 529,750 shares worth $19.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 24% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Unilever, an estimated $6.44M trimmed.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q3 2013 buy was Nielsen Holdings plc: 529,750 shares worth $19.3M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to Microsoft in Q3 2013, an estimated $62.8M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Unilever, cutting an estimated $6.44M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited Wells Fargo in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $50M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 28% of its $3.74B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Nicholas Company opened 14 new positions and closed 20 in Q3 2013.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $3.74B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.