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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
+3.72%
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
$4.49B
AUM Growth
-$7.12M
Cap. Flow
-$130M
Cap. Flow %
-2.89%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.2%
Holding
230
New
15
Increased
81
Reduced
101
Closed
16
Avg Time Held
2.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.9 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ALB icon
Albemarle
ALB
+$45.6M
2
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$41.4M
3
MDLZ icon
Mondelez International
MDLZ
+$33.4M
4
HRL icon
Hormel Foods
HRL
+$12.3M
5
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$11.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$49.8M
2
LKQ icon
LKQ Corp
LKQ
+$34M
3
WBA icon
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
+$29M
4
LOW icon
Lowe's Companies
LOW
+$27.4M
5
AMG icon
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
+$22.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.37%
2 Technology 19.07%
3 Financials 14.74%
4 Industrials 14.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 13.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
TMO icon
1
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$249B
$110M 2.44%
579,539
-15,405
-3% -$2.79M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
SCHW icon
2
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$167B
$104M 2.32%
2,386,980
-2,220
-0.1% -$92.2K
2016 Q3
4 quarters
MA icon
3
Mastercard
MA
$528B
$97.2M 2.16%
688,280
-67,150
-9% -$8.89M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
SNA icon
4
Snap-on
SNA
$18.8B
$92.6M 2.06%
621,500
+4,340
+0.7% +$652K
2013 Q2
17 quarters
CSCO icon
5
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$90.5M 2.01%
2,689,755
+23,635
+0.9% +$752K
2016 Q3
4 quarters
MSFT icon
6
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.96T
$89.7M 2%
1,203,552
-7,555
-0.6% -$552K
2013 Q2
17 quarters
CBRE icon
7
CBRE Group
CBRE
$37.3B
$84.6M 1.88%
2,232,570
-1,510
-0.1% -$55.6K
2013 Q2
17 quarters
LKQ icon
8
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$5.52B
$82.8M 1.84%
2,300,787
-998,965
-30% -$34M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
AON icon
9
Aon
AON
$58.4B
$78.5M 1.75%
537,165
-158,420
-23% -$22.1M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
AMG icon
10
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.62B
$77.3M 1.72%
407,205
-126,270
-24% -$22.5M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
AAPL icon
11
Apple
AAPL
$5.01T
$69.9M 1.56%
1,815,140
-125,320
-6% -$4.86M
2016 Q1
6 quarters
FAST icon
12
Fastenal
FAST
$59.7B
$67.5M 1.5%
5,924,260
+1,082,500
+22% +$11.7M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
ORLY icon
13
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$70.1B
$66M 1.47%
4,595,940
+450
+0% +$5.94K
2013 Q2
17 quarters
INTC icon
14
Intel
INTC
$519B
$65.6M 1.46%
1,722,570
+8,225
+0.5% +$292K
2017 Q1
2 quarters
CTAS icon
15
Cintas
CTAS
$82.8B
$64.8M 1.44%
1,797,740
– –
2016 Q4
3 quarters
WBA icon
16
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$64.3M 1.43%
833,125
-361,945
-30% -$29M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
BALL icon
17
Ball Corp
BALL
$16B
$64.2M 1.43%
1,555,167
-209,755
-12% -$8.6M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
PM icon
18
Philip Morris
PM
$320B
$64.1M 1.43%
577,730
-7,500
-1% -$873K
2013 Q2
17 quarters
FTV icon
19
Fortive
FTV
$17.3B
$63.8M 1.42%
1,429,099
+277
+0% +$11.5K
2016 Q3
4 quarters
CPRT icon
20
Copart
CPRT
$24.3B
$62.4M 1.39%
7,267,420
-1,089,500
-13% -$8.73M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
META icon
21
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.88T
$59.7M 1.33%
349,405
-35
-0% -$5.84K
2016 Q4
3 quarters
HD icon
22
Home Depot
HD
$295B
$59.1M 1.31%
361,045
-990
-0.3% -$152K
2016 Q4
3 quarters
MDT icon
23
Medtronic
MDT
$121B
$59M 1.31%
758,290
+16,735
+2% +$1.39M
2016 Q3
4 quarters
GOOG icon
24
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.2T
$58.4M 1.3%
1,217,900
+92,500
+8% +$4.31M
2016 Q4
3 quarters
PARA icon
25
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$58.4M 1.3%
1,006,570
– –
2015 Q3
8 quarters
1
2 3 4 5

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Nicholas Company's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Nicholas Company held 230 positions worth $4.49B, down 0.16% from $4.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

Nicholas Company's Q3 2017 filing shows 15 new, 81 increased, 101 reduced and 16 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Albemarle: 383,350 shares worth $52.3M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $49.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q3 2017 buy was Albemarle: 383,350 shares worth $52.3M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to Fastenal in Q3 2017, an estimated $11.7M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was LKQ Corp, cutting an estimated $34M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $49.8M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $4.49B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Nicholas Company opened 15 new positions and closed 16 in Q3 2017.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value fell 0.16% quarter-over-quarter to $4.49B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.