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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
+8.82%
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
$4.75B
AUM Growth
+$308M
Cap. Flow
-$43.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.92%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.23%
Holding
229
New
8
Increased
75
Reduced
111
Closed
9
Avg Time Held
3.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.6 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.4 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PARA icon
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$34.4M
2
UPS icon
United Parcel Service
UPS
+$30.9M
3
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$29.5M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$15.5M
5
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$6.25M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ALB icon
Albemarle
ALB
+$32.7M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$27.3M
3
AMG icon
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
+$25.5M
4
SCHW icon
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$20.9M
5
FISV icon
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$20M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.65%
2 Healthcare 19%
3 Consumer Discretionary 14.42%
4 Financials 13.75%
5 Industrials 13.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
MSFT icon
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.96T
$139M 2.93%
882,170
-4,970
-0.6% -$730K
2013 Q2
26 quarters
AAPL icon
2
Apple
AAPL
$5.01T
$115M 2.41%
1,560,000
-271,040
-15% -$17.4M
2016 Q1
15 quarters
AON icon
3
Aon
AON
$58.4B
$101M 2.13%
484,280
-60
-0% -$11.9K
2013 Q2
26 quarters
GOOG icon
4
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.2T
$96M 2.02%
1,435,800
-1,100
-0.1% -$71K
2016 Q4
12 quarters
CBRE icon
5
CBRE Group
CBRE
$37.3B
$88.3M 1.86%
1,439,945
-355
-0% -$19.7K
2013 Q2
26 quarters
TMO icon
6
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$249B
$87.9M 1.85%
270,684
-315
-0.1% -$95.5K
2013 Q2
26 quarters
ORLY icon
7
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$70.1B
$85.1M 1.79%
2,911,890
-30,675
-1% -$878K
2013 Q2
26 quarters
V icon
8
Visa
V
$735B
$84.8M 1.79%
451,315
-65
-0% -$11.7K
2016 Q3
13 quarters
GPN icon
9
Global Payments
GPN
$21.4B
$82.6M 1.74%
452,674
-1,840
-0.4% -$316K
2015 Q1
19 quarters
LKQ icon
10
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$5.52B
$80.8M 1.7%
2,263,337
-525
-0% -$17.8K
2013 Q2
26 quarters
MA icon
11
Mastercard
MA
$528B
$72.2M 1.52%
241,640
-40
-0% -$11.3K
2013 Q2
26 quarters
CTAS icon
12
Cintas
CTAS
$82.8B
$68.1M 1.44%
1,013,060
-1,340
-0.1% -$88.1K
2016 Q4
12 quarters
HD icon
13
Home Depot
HD
$295B
$66.1M 1.39%
302,500
-245
-0.1% -$55.5K
2016 Q4
12 quarters
CPRT icon
14
Copart
CPRT
$24.3B
$65.3M 1.38%
2,873,000
-722,860
-20% -$15.4M
2013 Q2
26 quarters
FTV icon
15
Fortive
FTV
$17.3B
$64.1M 1.35%
1,331,020
+36,227
+3% +$1.64M
2016 Q3
13 quarters
CSCO icon
16
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$63.7M 1.34%
1,327,885
+25,165
+2% +$1.17M
2016 Q3
13 quarters
MDT icon
17
Medtronic
MDT
$121B
$60.3M 1.27%
531,425
-13,100
-2% -$1.44M
2016 Q3
13 quarters
AMZN icon
18
Amazon
AMZN
$2.74T
$59.3M 1.25%
641,900
– –
2017 Q1
11 quarters
SWKS icon
19
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$18.1B
$57.4M 1.21%
474,515
-450
-0.1% -$44.2K
2015 Q4
16 quarters
TJX icon
20
TJX Companies
TJX
$157B
$55.7M 1.17%
912,895
+95
+0% +$5.62K
2017 Q4
8 quarters
SCHW icon
21
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$167B
$53.5M 1.13%
1,124,785
-473,435
-30% -$20.9M
2016 Q3
13 quarters
JNJ icon
22
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$612B
$52.9M 1.11%
362,655
+25
+0% +$3.39K
2017 Q4
8 quarters
FAST icon
23
Fastenal
FAST
$59.7B
$52.4M 1.1%
2,836,830
-3,720
-0.1% -$66.5K
2013 Q2
26 quarters
EPD icon
24
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$77.3B
$52.4M 1.1%
1,860,380
+22,000
+1% +$596K
2015 Q4
16 quarters
BALL icon
25
Ball Corp
BALL
$16B
$52.3M 1.1%
808,487
-150,450
-16% -$10.2M
2013 Q2
26 quarters
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Nicholas Company's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Nicholas Company held 229 positions worth $4.75B, up 7% from $4.44B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

Nicholas Company's Q4 2019 filing shows 8 new, 75 increased, 111 reduced and 9 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Paramount Global Class B: 887,550 shares worth $37.3M. The largest sale was Albemarle, an estimated $32.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q4 2019 buy was Paramount Global Class B: 887,550 shares worth $37.3M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to Eli Lilly in Q4 2019, an estimated $6.25M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Charles Schwab, cutting an estimated $20.9M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited Albemarle in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $32.7M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $4.75B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Nicholas Company opened 8 new positions and closed 9 in Q4 2019.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value rose 7% quarter-over-quarter to $4.75B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 13 Feb 2020.