Nicholas Company

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
-5.49%
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
$5.1B
AUM Growth
-$613M
Cap. Flow
-$199M
Cap. Flow %
-3.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.44%
Holding
213
New
8
Increased
52
Reduced
116
Closed
10
Avg Time Held
6.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
3.8 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
3.2 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$79.9M
2
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$20.3M
3
CDNS icon
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
+$17.4M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$17.4M
5
CRL icon
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
+$13.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TEAM icon
Atlassian
TEAM
+$49.7M
2
CARR icon
Carrier Global
CARR
+$48.8M
3
TTD icon
Trade Desk
TTD
+$38.6M
4
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$27.4M
5
AZN icon
AstraZeneca
AZN
+$25.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 32.46%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.47%
3 Healthcare 14.14%
4 Industrials 12.77%
5 Financials 10.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
GOOG icon
1
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.2T
$206M 4.04%
718,045
-79,465
-10% -$25M
2016 Q4
37 quarters
NVDA icon
2
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.34T
$202M 3.96%
1,157,174
-1,076
-0.1% -$197K
2021 Q1
20 quarters
AMZN icon
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.74T
$182M 3.57%
872,791
-763
-0.1% -$168K
2017 Q1
36 quarters
AAPL icon
4
Apple
AAPL
$5.01T
$168M 3.3%
662,630
+31,135
+5% +$8.1M
2016 Q1
40 quarters
MSFT icon
5
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.96T
$167M 3.28%
451,856
+9,429
+2% +$3.95M
2013 Q2
51 quarters
ORLY icon
6
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$70.1B
$88.6M 1.74%
960,195
-675
-0.1% -$63.3K
2013 Q2
51 quarters
TJX icon
7
TJX Companies
TJX
$157B
$85.6M 1.68%
536,200
-120,630
-18% -$18.8M
2017 Q4
33 quarters
COST icon
8
Costco
COST
$435B
$84.2M 1.65%
84,494
-3,782
-4% -$3.69M
2020 Q1
24 quarters
WCN icon
9
Waste Connections
WCN
$39.5B
$82.5M 1.62%
508,147
+59,035
+13% +$9.84M
2024 Q2
7 quarters
AVGO icon
10
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.65T
$81.5M 1.6%
263,472
+242,855
+1,178% +$79.9M
2020 Q4
21 quarters
AZN icon
11
AstraZeneca
AZN
$251B
$80.9M 1.59%
410,238
-131,689
-24% -$25.4M
2022 Q1
16 quarters
HD icon
12
Home Depot
HD
$295B
$78.8M 1.55%
239,556
-152
-0.1% -$55.4K
2016 Q4
37 quarters
TMO icon
13
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$249B
$78.6M 1.54%
159,828
-140
-0.1% -$76K
2013 Q2
51 quarters
NFLX icon
14
Netflix
NFLX
$294B
$77.2M 1.52%
803,210
+196,935
+32% +$17.4M
2025 Q1
4 quarters
JPM icon
15
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$890B
$73.1M 1.43%
248,390
-200
-0.1% -$60.7K
2018 Q3
30 quarters
SNY icon
16
Sanofi
SNY
$95.3B
$72.2M 1.42%
1,498,990
-1,265
-0.1% -$59K
2024 Q1
8 quarters
VMC icon
17
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$31.3B
$70.5M 1.38%
258,885
-3,420
-1% -$1.01M
2018 Q1
32 quarters
SPGI icon
18
S&P Global
SPGI
$120B
$70.3M 1.38%
165,390
-150
-0.1% -$69.6K
2018 Q4
29 quarters
ICE icon
19
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$87.1B
$68.7M 1.35%
436,910
-245
-0.1% -$40K
2018 Q3
30 quarters
META icon
20
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.88T
$68.3M 1.34%
119,340
-70
-0.1% -$44.9K
2025 Q2
3 quarters
SHW icon
21
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$78.8B
$65.1M 1.28%
203,030
-190
-0.1% -$65.4K
2022 Q3
14 quarters
FAST icon
22
Fastenal
FAST
$59.7B
$65M 1.27%
1,400,250
-1,560
-0.1% -$70K
2013 Q2
51 quarters
ETN icon
23
Eaton
ETN
$159B
$64.8M 1.27%
181,180
+24,955
+16% +$8.88M
2025 Q4
1 quarter
LLY icon
24
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.08T
$64.4M 1.26%
69,981
-7,348
-10% -$7.45M
2019 Q3
26 quarters
MCD icon
25
McDonald's
MCD
$169B
$62.8M 1.23%
202,205
+2,730
+1% +$870K
2017 Q3
34 quarters
1
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Nicholas Company's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2026, Nicholas Company held 213 positions worth $5.1B, down 11% from $5.71B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Nicholas Company withdrew a net $199M in Q1 2026, closing 10 positions and reducing 116 holdings. Its most notable exit was Atlassian, an estimated $49.7M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 32% of assets, down from 34% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Nicholas Company opened a new position in Charles River Laboratories worth $12.4M.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q1 2026 buy was Charles River Laboratories: 71,940 shares worth $12.4M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to Broadcom in Q1 2026, an estimated $79.9M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q1 2026 reduction was Adobe, cutting an estimated $27.4M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited Atlassian in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $49.7M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $5.1B portfolio in Q1 2026.
  • Nicholas Company opened 8 new positions and closed 10 in Q1 2026.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $5.1B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 4 May 2026.