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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
+14.01%
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
$5.65B
AUM Growth
+$653M
Cap. Flow
-$1.9M
Cap. Flow %
-0.03%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.22%
Holding
216
New
2
Increased
42
Reduced
67
Closed
3
Avg Time Held
5.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.8 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
3.5 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AZN icon
AstraZeneca
AZN
+$46M
2
TTD icon
Trade Desk
TTD
+$22.5M
3
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$10.8M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$7.49M
5
DXCM icon
DexCom
DXCM
+$6.92M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$42.1M
2
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$21.2M
3
CRWD icon
CrowdStrike
CRWD
+$15.3M
4
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$8.67M
5
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$8.16M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 32.45%
2 Healthcare 16.85%
3 Consumer Discretionary 13.12%
4 Industrials 12.39%
5 Financials 10.2%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
MSFT icon
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.96T
$187M 3.32%
498,345
-35
-0% -$12.5K
2013 Q2
42 quarters
GOOG icon
2
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.2T
$185M 3.28%
1,314,135
-25,000
-2% -$3.39M
2016 Q4
28 quarters
AMZN icon
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.74T
$115M 2.04%
758,465
+53,400
+8% +$7.49M
2017 Q1
27 quarters
AAPL icon
4
Apple
AAPL
$5.01T
$113M 2%
586,315
-25
-0% -$4.62K
2016 Q1
31 quarters
ORLY icon
5
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$70.1B
$108M 1.92%
1,711,365
-23,175
-1% -$1.46M
2013 Q2
42 quarters
DXCM icon
6
DexCom
DXCM
$31.5B
$105M 1.85%
842,311
+67,751
+9% +$6.92M
2020 Q4
12 quarters
HD icon
7
Home Depot
HD
$295B
$88.9M 1.57%
256,390
– –
2016 Q4
28 quarters
FAST icon
8
Fastenal
FAST
$59.7B
$81.1M 1.44%
2,503,330
-160
-0% -$4.82K
2013 Q2
42 quarters
CMG icon
9
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$38.6B
$79.5M 1.41%
1,737,750
– –
2020 Q1
15 quarters
MA icon
10
Mastercard
MA
$528B
$79.2M 1.4%
185,580
-10
-0% -$4.02K
2013 Q2
42 quarters
SPGI icon
11
S&P Global
SPGI
$120B
$72.9M 1.29%
165,475
– –
2018 Q4
20 quarters
TMO icon
12
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$249B
$71.6M 1.27%
134,948
– –
2013 Q2
42 quarters
TJX icon
13
TJX Companies
TJX
$157B
$71.5M 1.27%
761,770
– –
2017 Q4
24 quarters
CRM icon
14
Salesforce
CRM
$194B
$70.3M 1.24%
267,250
+16,820
+7% +$3.81M
2016 Q3
29 quarters
PANW icon
15
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$307B
$70.1M 1.24%
475,370
-55,400
-10% -$7.41M
2017 Q2
26 quarters
CRWD icon
16
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$255B
$70M 1.24%
1,096,616
-291,360
-21% -$15.3M
2022 Q1
7 quarters
COST icon
17
Costco
COST
$435B
$69.6M 1.23%
105,435
-10
-0% -$5.93K
2020 Q1
15 quarters
V icon
18
Visa
V
$735B
$69.3M 1.23%
266,150
– –
2016 Q3
29 quarters
AON icon
19
Aon
AON
$58.4B
$66.4M 1.18%
228,245
– –
2013 Q2
42 quarters
FTV icon
20
Fortive
FTV
$17.3B
$66.3M 1.17%
1,194,313
– –
2016 Q3
29 quarters
VMC icon
21
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$31.3B
$66.1M 1.17%
291,075
– –
2018 Q1
23 quarters
WDAY icon
22
Workday
WDAY
$45.5B
$65.9M 1.17%
238,880
-34,260
-13% -$8.16M
2015 Q2
34 quarters
CTAS icon
23
Cintas
CTAS
$82.8B
$65.8M 1.17%
437,040
-26,720
-6% -$3.58M
2016 Q4
28 quarters
FISV icon
24
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$24.5B
$65.6M 1.16%
493,710
– –
2013 Q2
42 quarters
ULTA icon
25
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$25.3B
$65.5M 1.16%
133,585
-5
-0% -$2.11K
2021 Q4
8 quarters
1
2 3 4 5

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Nicholas Company's Q4 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2023, Nicholas Company held 216 positions worth $5.65B, up 13% from $5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2023: portfolio turnover was 2.3%. Nicholas Company opened 2 new positions and exited 3, leaving the 216-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 32% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q4 2023 buy was Pfizer: 224,525 shares worth $6.46M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to AstraZeneca in Q4 2023, an estimated $46M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q4 2023 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $42.1M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited Fidelity National Information Services in Q4 2023, selling an estimated $7.55M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $5.65B portfolio in Q4 2023.
  • Nicholas Company opened 2 new positions and closed 3 in Q4 2023.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $5.65B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q4 2023, filed 13 Feb 2024.