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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
-12.15%
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
$3.84B
AUM Growth
-$740M
Cap. Flow
-$130M
Cap. Flow %
-3.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
19.88%
Holding
235
New
10
Increased
69
Reduced
75
Closed
10
Avg Time Held
2.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.6 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SPGI icon
S&P Global
SPGI
+$27.9M
2
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$13.9M
3
CAG icon
Conagra Brands
CAG
+$13.1M
4
BR icon
Broadridge
BR
+$11.9M
5
MIDD icon
Middleby
MIDD
+$11.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$39M
2
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$30.4M
3
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$29.6M
4
PF
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
+$18.5M
5
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$18.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.57%
2 Healthcare 18.66%
3 Financials 15.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 13.89%
5 Industrials 13.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
MSFT icon
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.96T
$98.4M 2.56%
968,400
-5,000
-0.5% -$536K
2013 Q2
22 quarters
TMO icon
2
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$249B
$85.9M 2.24%
383,659
-200
-0.1% -$46.9K
2013 Q2
22 quarters
AAPL icon
3
Apple
AAPL
$5.01T
$84.3M 2.2%
2,137,020
+110,980
+5% +$5.38M
2016 Q1
11 quarters
SNA icon
4
Snap-on
SNA
$18.8B
$83.6M 2.18%
575,300
+100
+0% +$15.8K
2013 Q2
22 quarters
MA icon
5
Mastercard
MA
$528B
$71.6M 1.87%
379,645
-60
-0% -$11.9K
2013 Q2
22 quarters
AON icon
6
Aon
AON
$58.4B
$70.4M 1.83%
484,370
– –
2013 Q2
22 quarters
ORLY icon
7
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$70.1B
$70M 1.82%
3,049,815
-112,650
-4% -$2.56M
2013 Q2
22 quarters
GOOG icon
8
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.2T
$67.5M 1.76%
1,303,900
+79,700
+7% +$4.27M
2016 Q4
8 quarters
SCHW icon
9
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$167B
$66.7M 1.74%
1,606,170
+275
+0% +$12.4K
2016 Q3
9 quarters
CTAS icon
10
Cintas
CTAS
$82.8B
$64.6M 1.68%
1,537,440
– –
2016 Q4
8 quarters
V icon
11
Visa
V
$735B
$59.6M 1.55%
451,350
– –
2016 Q3
9 quarters
CBRE icon
12
CBRE Group
CBRE
$37.3B
$58.1M 1.51%
1,450,585
+315
+0% +$13K
2013 Q2
22 quarters
CSCO icon
13
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$56.4M 1.47%
1,301,100
-851,420
-40% -$39M
2016 Q3
9 quarters
FTV icon
14
Fortive
FTV
$17.3B
$55.7M 1.45%
1,304,379
-793
-0.1% -$37.3K
2016 Q3
9 quarters
LKQ icon
15
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$5.52B
$54.1M 1.41%
2,278,342
+101,730
+5% +$2.77M
2013 Q2
22 quarters
HD icon
16
Home Depot
HD
$295B
$52.4M 1.37%
304,930
+100
+0% +$17.9K
2016 Q4
8 quarters
INTC icon
17
Intel
INTC
$519B
$50.7M 1.32%
1,079,955
-85,055
-7% -$3.98M
2017 Q1
7 quarters
MDT icon
18
Medtronic
MDT
$121B
$50.4M 1.31%
554,420
– –
2016 Q3
9 quarters
AMZN icon
19
Amazon
AMZN
$2.74T
$48.5M 1.26%
645,900
– –
2017 Q1
7 quarters
CPRT icon
20
Copart
CPRT
$24.3B
$46.3M 1.21%
3,875,700
– –
2013 Q2
22 quarters
EPD icon
21
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$77.3B
$45.6M 1.19%
1,854,580
-1,000
-0.1% -$26.8K
2015 Q4
12 quarters
WBA icon
22
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$45.4M 1.18%
664,375
-78,495
-11% -$6.09M
2013 Q2
22 quarters
JNJ icon
23
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$612B
$44.6M 1.16%
345,360
+33,985
+11% +$4.74M
2017 Q4
4 quarters
FAST icon
24
Fastenal
FAST
$59.7B
$44.3M 1.15%
3,388,500
-1,339,060
-28% -$18.1M
2013 Q2
22 quarters
BALL icon
25
Ball Corp
BALL
$16B
$44.3M 1.15%
963,357
-15,005
-2% -$701K
2013 Q2
22 quarters
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Nicholas Company's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Nicholas Company held 235 positions worth $3.84B, down 16% from $4.58B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

Nicholas Company withdrew a net $130M in Q4 2018, closing 10 positions and reducing 75 holdings. Its most notable exit was IBM, an estimated $29.6M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, Nicholas Company opened a new position in S&P Global worth $26.4M.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q4 2018 buy was S&P Global: 155,520 shares worth $26.4M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to JPMorgan Chase in Q4 2018, an estimated $13.9M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Cisco, cutting an estimated $39M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited IBM in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $29.6M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $3.84B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Nicholas Company opened 10 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2018.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $3.84B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.