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Nicholas Company, Inc. 13F Filings & Institutional Holdings (Q2 2026)
Nicholas Company, Inc.CIK: 0000903949
Diversified strategyMomentum followerQuality / disciplined sizing
Total reported value
$5.5B
Reporting period: 2026-06-30 · Number of holdings: 195
NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. disclosed 195 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-06-30, with total reported value of $5.5B and a quarterly turnover rate of 17.6%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 6.04
- Portfolio Stability
- 17.57
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 58.86
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 86.02
Nicholas Company, Inc.'s disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.015 — mathematically equivalent to about 66 equally-sized positions, well below its 195 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes vary widely across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 1.40), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
No strong tilt toward either adding to existing winners or initiating outsized new positions was observed in the latest reported quarter.
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Recent moves
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-90.2% -$66.0M
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-30.3% $51.9M
Add PANW
-22.7% $35.6M
Add SNOW
+12.2% $33.0M
Trim NFLX
+0.0% -$19.9M
Add GOOG
-4.3% $36.9M
Holdings Map
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Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | Stock-Comm Services | 4.44% | +0.40% | -4.25% | |
| 2 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 4.24% | +0.28% | +0.03% | |
| 3 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 3.80% | +0.23% | +0.01% | |
| 4 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 3.51% | +0.21% | +0.01% | |
| 5 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 3.08% | -0.20% | +0.03% | |
| 6 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | Stock-Tech | 1.91% | +0.88% | -30.31% | |
| 7 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.82% | +0.22% | +0.02% | |
| 8 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.66% | +0.58% | -22.68% | |
| 9 | HD | Home Depot Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.55% | +0.01% | +0.64% | |
| 10 | WCN | Waste Connections Inc | Stock-Industrials | 1.55% | -0.07% | -0.02% | |
| 11 | ORLY | O'reilly Automotive Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.55% | -0.19% | -4.35% | |
| 12 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | Stock-Healthcare | 1.54% | +0.28% | — | |
| 13 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 1.49% | +0.06% | +0.05% | |
| 14 | TJX | Tjx Companies Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.48% | -0.20% | -0.24% | |
| 15 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 1.47% | -0.07% | — | |
| 16 | TXN | Texas Instruments Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.46% | +0.36% | -7.69% | |
| 17 | COST | Costco Wholesale CORP | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.45% | -0.20% | — | |
| 18 | AZN | AstraZeneca PLC | Stock-Healthcare | 1.42% | -0.17% | +0.03% | |
| 19 | ETN | Eaton Corporation plc | Stock-Industrials | 1.42% | +0.15% | +0.70% | |
| 20 | VMC | Vulcan Materials Co | Stock-Materials | 1.40% | +0.02% | -0.02% | |
| 21 | KLAC | Kla CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.36% | +0.29% | +564.71% | |
| 22 | CDNS | Cadence Design Sys Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.33% | +0.27% | +0.03% | |
| 23 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | Stock-Comm Services | 1.30% | -0.04% | +5.43% | |
| 24 | SHW | Sherwin-williams Co/the | Stock-Materials | 1.28% | — | +0.02% | |
| 25 | SNOW | Snowflake Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.28% | +0.56% | +12.22% | |
| 26 | LRCX | Lam Research CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.27% | +0.22% | -36.51% | |
| 27 | SYK | Stryker CORP | Stock-Healthcare | 1.25% | +0.19% | +31.82% | |
| 28 | SPGI | S&p Global Inc | Stock-Financials | 1.23% | -0.15% | +0.02% | |
| 29 | FAST | Fastenal Co | Stock-Industrials | 1.23% | -0.04% | +0.04% | |
| 30 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | Stock-Financials | 1.23% | +0.07% | +0.04% | |
| 31 | SBUX | Starbucks CORP | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.21% | +0.07% | -0.01% | |
| 32 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 1.18% | +0.05% | — | |
| 33 | KO | Coca-cola Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.17% | — | +0.04% | |
| 34 | MA | Mastercard Inc - A | Stock-Financials | 1.13% | -0.05% | +0.04% | |
| 35 | SNPS | Synopsys Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.10% | +0.05% | +0.06% | |
| 36 | AON | Aon plc | Stock-Financials | 1.10% | -0.05% | +0.02% | |
| 37 | NFLX | Netflix Inc | Stock-Comm Services | 1.05% | -0.47% | +0.02% | |
| 38 | MCD | Mcdonald's CORP | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.01% | -0.22% | +0.85% | |
| 39 | FTV | Fortive CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.00% | +0.03% | -0.02% | |
| 40 | ICE | Intercontinental Exchange In | Stock-Financials | 0.98% | -0.37% | — | |
| 41 | CTAS | Cintas CORP | Stock-Industrials | 0.95% | +0.09% | +17.37% | |
| 42 | ITW | Illinois Tool Works | Stock-Industrials | 0.87% | -0.03% | +0.08% | |
| 43 | ALC | Alcon Inc. | Stock-Healthcare | 0.84% | -0.18% | -0.02% | |
| 44 | LSCC | Lattice Semiconductor CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.82% | +0.19% | -14.44% | |
| 45 | NOW | Servicenow Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.81% | -0.10% | +0.07% | |
| 46 | CRM | Salesforce Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.79% | -0.22% | +0.03% | |
| 47 | BSX | Boston Scientific CORP | Stock-Healthcare | 0.77% | -0.14% | +32.53% | |
| 48 | ROP | Roper Technologies Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.68% | -0.08% | — | |
| 49 | MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.56% | +0.09% | -9.10% | |
| 50 | IEX | Idex CORP | Stock-Industrials | 0.55% | +0.06% | +0.05% |
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Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q3 2026
+6%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+8.4%
- Stdev
- +13.4%
- Beta
- +0.96
- Alpha
- -8.4%
- Max Drawdown
- -10.4%
- Annualized Perf
- +10.4%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +25%
- Sortino
- +1.37
- Stutzer
- +0.24
- Treynor
- +0.11
- Sterling
- +0.57
- Calmar
- +1
- Information Ratio
- -1.82
- Tracking Error
- +5%
- Stdev Down
- +7.9%
- Winning Months %
- +63.9%
- Losing Months %
- +36.1%
- Best 12 Months
- +29.5%
- Worst 12 Months
- -2.5%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.31
- Sharpe
- +0.81
- Stdev Sectors
- +9.8%
- Skewness
- +0.05
- Kurtosis
- -0.07
- Upside Potential
- +3.05
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 195 | $5.5B | 18 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 203 | $5.1B | 25 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 205 | $5.7B | 16 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 215 | $5.9B | 28 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 216 | $6.0B | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 213 | $5.8B | 100 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 214 | $6.2B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 216 | $6.1B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 216 | $6.0B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 218 | $6.1B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 213 | $5.6B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 214 | $5.0B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 217 | $5.2B | — | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 219 | $4.9B | — | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 218 | $4.7B | — | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 223 | $4.4B | — | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 225 | $4.6B | — | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 230 | $5.6B | — | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 230 | $6.1B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q3 | 235 | $5.7B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q2 | 235 | $5.7B | 100 | ||
| 2021 Q1 | 232 | $5.4B | 20 | ||
| 2020 Q4 | 228 | $5.3B | 20 | ||
| 2020 Q3 | 222 | $4.7B | 15 | ||
| 2020 Q2 | 218 | $4.3B | 31 | ||
| 2020 Q1 | 212 | $3.5B | 34 | ||
| 2019 Q4 | 220 | $4.7B | 17 | ||
| 2019 Q3 | 221 | $4.4B | 18 | ||
| 2019 Q2 | 219 | $4.5B | 15 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 218 | $4.2B | 21 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 225 | $3.8B | 23 | ||
| 2018 Q3 | 225 | $4.6B | 18 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 216 | $4.3B | 19 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 211 | $4.4B | 16 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 210 | $4.6B | 17 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 214 | $4.5B | 18 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 215 | $4.5B | 18 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 208 | $4.4B | 27 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 216 | $4.5B | 30 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 212 | $4.6B | 32 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 201 | $5.0B | 19 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 205 | $4.9B | 31 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 210 | $5.3B | 24 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 214 | $5.3B | 20 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 217 | $5.7B | 18 | ||
| 2015 Q1 | 225 | $5.3B | 19 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 237 | $4.9B | 28 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 242 | $4.3B | 14 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 248 | $4.2B | 20 | ||
| 2014 Q1 | 255 | $4.1B | 21 | ||
| 2013 Q4 | 270 | $4.1B | 20 | ||
| 2013 Q3 | 277 | $3.7B | 22 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 283 | $3.3B | — |
Holding changes this quarter
Nicholas Company, Inc.'s most significant position changes for 2026-06-30: Sold out: Adobe Inc (ADBE); Sold out: Hologic Inc (HO1); New buy: Arthur J Gallagher & Co (AJG); Sold out: Costar Group Inc (CSGP); Sold out: Honeywell International Inc (HON).
Showing top 200 changes by size (of 207 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | +0.9% | -30.31% | Trim |
| 2 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc | +0.6% | -22.68% | Trim |
| 3 | SNOW | Snowflake Inc | +0.6% | +12.22% | Add |
| 4 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | +0.4% | -4.25% | Trim |
| 5 | TXN | Texas Instruments Inc | +0.4% | -7.69% | Trim |
| 6 | KLAC | Kla CORP | +0.3% | +564.71% | Add |
| 7 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | +0.3% | +0.03% | Add |
| 8 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | +0.3% | — | Unchanged |
| 9 | CDNS | Cadence Design Sys Inc | +0.3% | +0.03% | Add |
| 10 | DDOG | Datadog Inc - Class A | +0.3% | +3.57% | Add |
| 11 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | +0.2% | +0.01% | Add |
| 12 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | +0.2% | +0.02% | Add |
| 13 | LRCX | Lam Research CORP | +0.2% | -36.51% | Trim |
| 14 | AAPL | Apple Inc | +0.2% | +0.01% | Add |
| 15 | SYK | Stryker CORP | +0.2% | +31.82% | Add |
| 16 | LSCC | Lattice Semiconductor CORP | +0.2% | -14.44% | Trim |
| 17 | OKTA | Okta Inc | +0.2% | +5.93% | Add |
| 18 | AJG | Arthur J Gallagher & Co | +0.2% | NEW | New buy |
| 19 | ETN | Eaton Corporation plc | +0.2% | +0.70% | Add |
| 20 | CTAS | Cintas CORP | +0.1% | +17.37% | Add |
| 21 | MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc | +0.1% | -9.10% | Trim |
| 22 | SN | SharkNinja, Inc. | +0.1% | -0.10% | Trim |
| 23 | MDB | Mongodb Inc | +0.1% | +9.26% | Add |
| 24 | SBUX | Starbucks CORP | +0.1% | -0.01% | Trim |
| 25 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | +0.1% | +0.04% | Add |
| 26 | TENB | Tenable Holdings Inc | +0.1% | +0.12% | Add |
| 27 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | +0.1% | +0.05% | Add |
| 28 | IEX | Idex CORP | +0.1% | +0.05% | Add |
| 29 | VIK | Viking Holdings Ltd | +0.1% | -5.65% | Trim |
| 30 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories | +0.1% | -0.06% | Trim |
| 31 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 32 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 33 | VRNS | Varonis Systems Inc | +0.1% | +0.05% | Add |
| 34 | TGT | Target CORP | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 35 | SNPS | Synopsys Inc | +0.1% | +0.06% | Add |
| 36 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | +0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 37 | RBA | Rb Global Inc | +0.1% | -0.01% | Trim |
| 38 | TECH | Bio-techne CORP | +0.1% | -0.10% | Trim |
| 39 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | +0.1% | -7.34% | Trim |
| 40 | STVN | Stevanato Group S.p.A. | +0.1% | -0.06% | Trim |
| 41 | RVTY | Revvity Inc | 0% | -0.09% | Trim |
| 42 | DT | Dynatrace Inc | 0% | +10.28% | Add |
| 43 | DORM | Dorman Products Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 44 | QLYS | Qualys Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 45 | FTV | Fortive CORP | 0% | -0.02% | Trim |
| 46 | UNH | Unitedhealth Group Inc | 0% | -3.26% | Trim |
| 47 | NOVT | Novanta Inc | 0% | +0.05% | Add |
| 48 | CNS | Cohen & Steers Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 49 | VMC | Vulcan Materials Co | 0% | -0.02% | Trim |
| 50 | NDSN | Nordson CORP | 0% | -0.04% | Trim |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Nicholas Company, Inc. and what type of investor is it?
Nicholas Company, Inc. is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-06-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $5.5B, spread across 195 disclosed positions.
What are Nicholas Company, Inc.'s largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Nicholas Company, Inc.'s top holdings by market value are:
1. Alphabet Inc-cl C (GOOG) — $242.9M (4.4%)
2. Nvidia CORP (NVDA) — $231.6M (4.2%)
3. Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) — $208.0M (3.8%)
4. Apple Inc (AAPL) — $191.8M (3.5%)
5. Microsoft CORP (MSFT) — $168.6M (3.1%)
What changes did Nicholas Company, Inc. make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Nicholas Company, Inc. made 174 notable position adjustments: 4 new positions were initiated, 87 existing holdings were added to, 74 positions were partially reduced, and 9 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Adobe Inc (ADBE); Sold out: Hologic Inc (HO1); New buy: Arthur J Gallagher & Co (AJG); Sold out: Costar Group Inc (CSGP); Sold out: Honeywell International Inc (HON)
What sectors does Nicholas Company, Inc. focus on?
Nicholas Company, Inc. is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 35.8%
• Consumer Discretionary: 14.0%
• Health Care: 13.4%
• Industrials: 11.6%
• Financials: 9.8%
• Communication Services: 7.0%
Investment Profile
Nicholas Company, Inc. returned an annualized 10.4% over the trailing 36 months — underperforming the S&P 500 by 8.4 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 0.96 (roughly in line with the market) and a 25% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is broadly diversified and long-term-holding, with 35.8% of the portfolio concentrated in Information Technology.
Its turnover score has risen from 0 to 18 over the past 4 quarters — a shift toward more active trading.
It has added to its AVGO position over the past two quarters (+$92.4M, now $99.5M), while trimming SNY over the same stretch (-$66.5M, still holding $6.3M).
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