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Nicholas Company, Inc.

13F for the quarter to June 30, 2026, filed August 5, 2026 · SEC CIK 903949

Reported value
$5.5bn
95% in companies we cover
Positions we cover
192
Largest NVDA 4.2%
Copy, a year
+12.1%
S&P 500 +13.9%
Copy Sharpe ratio
0.65
S&P 500 0.77

How copying its 13F would have done

$10.0k$20.0k$40.0k 2013201520172019202120232025 $55.9k$45.4k
CopyS&P 500 $10,000 copying Nicholas Company, Inc.'s filed holdings in companies we cover from August 9, 2013, buying on the first trading day after each 13F was filed and holding until the next, against the S&P 500 (total return). Marked weekly, log scale. Before costs and taxes; misses trading within each quarter and anything 13F does not show (shorts, cash, bonds, non-US holdings).

Biggest drop −32.7% (S&P 500 −31.8%); beta 1.00; alpha −1.5% a year (t = −1.21); last 12 months +9.1% against +12.1%.

Reported value by quarter

Nicholas Company, Inc.: 13F reported value Total value of all positions in each quarter's 13F, as filed (values before 2023 were filed in thousands of dollars and are converted).
$0 $2T $4T $6T Reported value, 2013-06-30: $3.3B Reported value, 2013-09-30: $3.7B Reported value, 2013-12-31: $4.1B Reported value, 2014-03-31: $4.1B Reported value, 2014-06-30: $4.2B Reported value, 2014-09-30: $4.3B Reported value, 2014-12-31: $4.9B Reported value, 2015-03-31: $5.3B Reported value, 2015-06-30: $5.7B Reported value, 2015-09-30: $5.3B Reported value, 2015-12-31: $5.3B Reported value, 2016-03-31: $4.9B Reported value, 2016-06-30: $5B Reported value, 2016-09-30: $4.6B Reported value, 2016-12-31: $4.5B Reported value, 2017-03-31: $4.4B Reported value, 2017-06-30: $4.5B Reported value, 2017-09-30: $4.5B Reported value, 2017-12-31: $4.6B Reported value, 2018-03-31: $4.4B Reported value, 2018-06-30: $4.3B Reported value, 2018-09-30: $4.6B Reported value, 2018-12-31: $3.8B Reported value, 2019-03-31: $4.2B Reported value, 2019-06-30: $4.5B Reported value, 2019-09-30: $4.4B Reported value, 2019-12-31: $4.7B Reported value, 2020-03-31: $3.5B Reported value, 2020-06-30: $4.3B Reported value, 2020-09-30: $4.7B Reported value, 2020-12-31: $5.3B Reported value, 2021-03-31: $5.4B Reported value, 2021-06-30: $5.7B Reported value, 2021-09-30: $5.7B Reported value, 2021-12-31: $6.1B Reported value, 2022-03-31: $5.6T Reported value, 2022-06-30: $4.6T Reported value, 2022-09-30: $4.4T Reported value, 2022-12-31: $4.7T Reported value, 2023-03-31: $4.9B Reported value, 2023-06-30: $5.2B Reported value, 2023-09-30: $5B Reported value, 2023-12-31: $5.6B Reported value, 2024-03-31: $6.1B Reported value, 2024-06-30: $6B Reported value, 2024-09-30: $6.1B Reported value, 2024-12-31: $6.2B Reported value, 2025-03-31: $5.8B Reported value, 2025-06-30: $6B Reported value, 2025-09-30: $5.9B Reported value, 2025-12-31: $5.7B Reported value, 2026-03-31: $5.1B Reported value, 2026-06-30: $5.5B 2013-06-30 2016-03-31 2018-12-31 2021-09-30 2026-06-30 $5.5B
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Period Reported value
2013-06-30 $3.3B
2013-09-30 $3.7B
2013-12-31 $4.1B
2014-03-31 $4.1B
2014-06-30 $4.2B
2014-09-30 $4.3B
2014-12-31 $4.9B
2015-03-31 $5.3B
2015-06-30 $5.7B
2015-09-30 $5.3B
2015-12-31 $5.3B
2016-03-31 $4.9B
2016-06-30 $5B
2016-09-30 $4.6B
2016-12-31 $4.5B
2017-03-31 $4.4B
2017-06-30 $4.5B
2017-09-30 $4.5B
2017-12-31 $4.6B
2018-03-31 $4.4B
2018-06-30 $4.3B
2018-09-30 $4.6B
2018-12-31 $3.8B
2019-03-31 $4.2B
2019-06-30 $4.5B
2019-09-30 $4.4B
2019-12-31 $4.7B
2020-03-31 $3.5B
2020-06-30 $4.3B
2020-09-30 $4.7B
2020-12-31 $5.3B
2021-03-31 $5.4B
2021-06-30 $5.7B
2021-09-30 $5.7B
2021-12-31 $6.1B
2022-03-31 $5.6T
2022-06-30 $4.6T
2022-09-30 $4.4T
2022-12-31 $4.7T
2023-03-31 $4.9B
2023-06-30 $5.2B
2023-09-30 $5B
2023-12-31 $5.6B
2024-03-31 $6.1B
2024-06-30 $6B
2024-09-30 $6.1B
2024-12-31 $6.2B
2025-03-31 $5.8B
2025-06-30 $6B
2025-09-30 $5.9B
2025-12-31 $5.7B
2026-03-31 $5.1B
2026-06-30 $5.5B

Holdings and moves

CompanyShare of portfolioValueSharesChange in shares
NVDANVIDIA Corporation4.24%$231.6m1.16M0.0%
AMZNAmazon3.81%$208.0m872.9K0.0%
AAPLApple Inc.3.51%$191.8m662.7K0.0%
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation3.08%$168.6m452.0K0.0%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices1.91%$104.2m179.4K−30.3% Reduced
AVGOBroadcom1.82%$99.5m263.5K0.0%
PANWPalo Alto Networks1.66%$90.8m266.3K−22.7% Reduced
HDThe Home Depot1.55%$85.0m241.1K+0.6% Added
WCNWaste Connections, Inc.1.55%$84.7m508.1K0.0%
ORLYO'Reilly Automotive1.55%$84.6m918.4K−4.4% Reduced
LLYLilly (Eli)1.53%$83.9m70.0K0.0%
JPMJPMorgan Chase1.49%$81.3m248.5K+0.1%
TJXTJX Companies1.48%$81.0m534.9K−0.2%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific1.47%$80.1m159.8K0.0%
TXNTexas Instruments1.46%$79.6m267.2K−7.7% Reduced
COSTCostco1.45%$79.0m84.5K0.0%
AZNAstrazeneca PLC1.42%$77.8m410.4K0.0%
ETNEaton Corporation1.42%$77.7m182.5K+0.7% Added
VMCVulcan Materials Company1.40%$76.4m258.8K0.0%
KLACKLA Corporation1.36%$74.2m246.0K+564.7% Added
CDNSCadence Design Systems Inc1.33%$73.0m194.5K0.0%
METAMeta Platforms1.30%$70.9m125.8K+5.4% Added
SHWSherwin-Williams1.28%$69.9m203.1K0.0%
SNOWSnowflake Inc.1.28%$69.9m274.7K+12.2% Added
LRCXLam Research1.27%$69.2m159.7K−36.5% Reduced
SYKStryker Corporation1.25%$68.3m216.9K+31.8% Added
SPGIS&P Global1.23%$67.4m165.4K0.0%
FASTFastenal1.23%$67.3m1.40M0.0%
VVisa Inc.1.23%$67.2m195.9K0.0%
SBUXStarbucks1.21%$66.1m646.5K0.0%
JCIJohnson Controls1.18%$64.3m440.0K0.0%
KOThe Coca-Cola Company1.17%$63.9m786.1K0.0%
MAMastercard1.14%$62.0m120.8K0.0%
SNPSSynopsys Inc1.10%$60.3m135.3K+0.1%
AONAon plc1.10%$60.1m181.3K0.0%
NFLXNetflix1.05%$57.4m803.4K0.0%
MCDMcDonald's1.01%$55.1m203.9K+0.8% Added
FTVFortive1.00%$54.6m894.2K0.0%
ICEIntercontinental Exchange0.98%$53.8m436.9K0.0%
CTASCintas0.95%$51.9m305.4K+17.4% Added
ITWIllinois Tool Works0.87%$47.4m175.4K+0.1%
ALCAlcon Inc0.84%$46.2m688.3K0.0%
LSCCLattice Semiconductor Corp0.82%$45.0m294.0K−14.4% Reduced
NOWServiceNow0.81%$44.1m444.2K+0.1%
CRMSalesforce0.79%$43.1m275.3K0.0%
BSXBoston Scientific0.77%$41.9m982.4K+32.5% Added
ROPRoper Technologies0.68%$37.1m109.5K0.0%
MCHPMicrochip Technology Inc0.56%$30.7m336.5K−9.1% Reduced
IEXIDEX Corporation0.55%$30.1m132.7K+0.1%
ZSZscaler, Inc.0.54%$29.6m209.7K−8.0% Reduced
NDSNNordson Corporation0.50%$27.4m90.9K0.0%
WDAYWorkday, Inc.0.49%$26.6m217.1K−0.1%
AMEAmetek0.48%$26.4m109.3K−0.1%
TDYTeledyne Technologies0.47%$25.6m38.4K−3.7% Reduced
DDOGDatadog, Inc.0.46%$25.0m96.0K+3.6% Added
RBARB Global Inc.0.45%$24.5m210.7K0.0%
AOSA. O. Smith0.44%$24.2m385.7K0.0%
OKTAOkta, Inc.0.42%$23.2m169.7K+5.9% Added
CPAYCorpay0.42%$22.8m68.3K−3.7% Reduced
RJFRaymond James Financial0.41%$22.6m149.0K−3.8% Reduced
ODFLOld Dominion0.38%$20.7m95.6K−0.1%
MTDMettler Toledo0.37%$20.3m15.9K+5.0% Added
GMEDGlobus Medical Inc0.36%$19.7m249.3K0.0%
CBRECBRE Group0.35%$19.3m143.4K−0.1%
WABWabtec0.35%$19.0m70.4K−4.5% Reduced
SNSharkninja, Inc.0.35%$18.9m124.3K−0.1%
TRUTransunion0.34%$18.4m255.1K−0.1%
ATRAptargroup, Inc.0.32%$17.5m139.6K0.0%
VIKViking Holdings Ltd0.31%$17.2m164.1K−5.6% Reduced
MDBMongodb, Inc.0.30%$16.5m49.1K+9.3% Added
STESteris0.30%$16.4m78.0K−0.1%
CRLCharles River Laboratories0.30%$16.3m71.9K−0.1%
BJBj's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.0.29%$16.0m184.0K−4.7% Reduced
BURLBurlington Stores, Inc.0.29%$16.0m50.6K−0.1%
SCIService Corp International0.29%$16.0m210.2K0.0%
RVTYRevvity0.29%$15.9m143.4K−0.1%
IQVIQVIA0.28%$15.5m80.3K−0.1%
HLTHilton Worldwide0.27%$14.9m45.1K−8.0% Reduced
PCTYPaylocity Holding Corp0.27%$14.8m141.8K−0.1%
LHXL3Harris0.26%$14.3m49.2K−0.1%
VRSKVerisk Analytics, Inc.0.26%$14.2m79.2K−0.1%
CDWCDW Corporation0.26%$14.0m99.4K0.0%
ULTAUlta Beauty0.25%$13.4m29.8K−0.1%
STVNStevanato Group S.p.a.0.25%$13.4m743.8K−0.1%
NTRSNorthern Trust0.24%$13.2m75.7K−4.0% Reduced
PNCPNC Financial Services0.24%$13.0m53.0K+0.1%
TECHBio-Techne0.24%$12.9m182.7K−0.1%
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill0.24%$12.9m379.0K−0.1%
PTCPTC Inc.0.23%$12.7m112.0K−0.1%
JNJJohnson & Johnson0.23%$12.6m49.7K+0.2%
UNPUnion Pacific Corporation0.23%$12.4m45.7K−3.6% Reduced
VEEVVeeva Systems Inc0.22%$12.0m67.6K−0.1%
USBU.S. Bancorp0.22%$12.0m198.3K+0.2%
RMDResMed|0.21%$11.7m60.2K−0.2%
CSCOCisco0.21%$11.4m97.3K−7.3% Reduced
COOThe Cooper Companies0.21%$11.3m157.7K−0.1%
RSGRepublic Services0.20%$11.0m51.6K0.0%
DTDynatrace, Inc.0.20%$11.0m249.4K+10.3% Added
WSMWilliams-Sonoma, Inc.0.20%$10.9m46.9K−7.2% Reduced
SCHWCharles Schwab Corporation0.19%$10.6m114.7K+0.2%
DPZDomino's0.19%$10.6m35.7K−0.1%
DORMDorman Products, Inc.0.19%$10.2m74.5K0.0%
ABBVAbbVie0.18%$9.8m38.8K+0.2%
CNSCohen & Steers, Inc.0.17%$9.6m125.7K0.0%
FICOFair Isaac0.17%$9.4m7.8K−0.1%
AJGArthur J. Gallagher & Co.0.17%$9.3m40.7KNew
BRBroadridge Financial Solutions0.17%$9.2m67.5K−11.7% Reduced
NEENextEra Energy0.17%$9.1m104.1K+0.2%
CVXChevron Corporation0.16%$8.7m52.5K+0.2%
LINLinde plc0.16%$8.7m16.7K+0.2%
CBChubb Limited0.16%$8.7m25.4K0.0%
EQIXEquinix0.16%$8.6m8.3K−15.5% Reduced
ROKRockwell Automation0.15%$8.5m17.1K−12.7% Reduced
BLKBlackRock0.15%$8.2m8.5K+0.2%
ADIAnalog Devices0.15%$8.1m20.4K+0.1%
ABTAbbott Laboratories0.15%$8.1m89.1K+0.2%
ULUnilever PLC0.15%$8.1m134.0K+3.2% Added
SYYSysco0.15%$8.0m95.7K+3.6% Added
LZBLa-z-boy Inc0.15%$8.0m198.6K0.0%
LNTAlliant Energy0.14%$7.8m102.7K+0.2%
NOVTNovanta Inc0.14%$7.8m48.0K+0.1%
EHCEncompass Health Corp0.14%$7.8m77.0K+0.1%
WINGWingstop Inc.0.14%$7.7m44.3K+5.4% Added
CWSTCasella Waste Systems Inc0.14%$7.7m79.1K0.0%
JKHYJack Henry & Associates Inc0.14%$7.6m55.2K+0.1%
IBMIBM0.14%$7.4m26.4K+0.2%
WECWEC Energy Group0.14%$7.4m63.5K+0.2%
POWIPower Integrations Inc0.13%$7.2m85.6K−22.3% Reduced
PBHPrestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.0.13%$7.1m150.9K0.0%
PLDPrologis0.13%$7.1m52.6K+0.2%
TENBTenable Holdings, Inc.0.13%$7.1m191.6K+0.1%
MODModine Manufacturing Co0.13%$7.0m26.3K−34.4% Reduced
MAMAMama's Creations, Inc.0.13%$7.0m392.8K0.0%
DSGXDescartes Systems Group Inc0.13%$7.0m101.0K0.0%
COPConocoPhillips0.13%$7.0m67.1K0.0%
CMSCMS Energy0.13%$7.0m91.1K−11.0% Reduced
PLUSEplus Inc0.13%$6.9m83.5K0.0%
PGProcter & Gamble0.13%$6.9m46.8K+0.2%
MDTMedtronic0.12%$6.7m85.7K+0.2%
OPLNOpenlane, Inc.0.12%$6.7m162.1K−23.7% Reduced
ONTOOnto Innovation Inc.0.12%$6.7m17.6K−43.7% Reduced
UNHUnitedHealth Group0.12%$6.7m16.0K−3.3% Reduced
QTWOQ2 Holdings, Inc.0.12%$6.6m136.2K+0.1%
QLYSQualys, Inc.0.12%$6.5m47.3K0.0%
VRNSVaronis Systems Inc0.12%$6.5m153.9K0.0%
ESTCElastic N.V.0.12%$6.4m112.5K−6.6% Reduced
MRKMerck & Co.0.12%$6.3m49.2K+0.1%
ALKTAlkami Technology, Inc.0.12%$6.3m346.6K0.0%
IIIVI3 Verticals, Inc.0.12%$6.3m293.7K0.0%
AMTAmerican Tower0.11%$6.2m37.9K+0.2%
CompanyBought (value)Shares
KLACKLA Corporation$63.0m209.0K
SYKStryker Corporation$16.5m52.3K
BSXBoston Scientific$10.3m241.2K
AJGArthur J. Gallagher & Co.$9.3m40.7K
CTASCintas$7.7m45.2K
SNOWSnowflake Inc.$7.6m29.9K
METAMeta Platforms$3.6m6.5K
HONHoneywell Technologies$3.4m15.3K
HONAHoneywell Aerospace$3.4m15.2K
TGTTarget Corporation$3.1m23.7K
MDBMongodb, Inc.$1.4m4.2K
OKTAOkta, Inc.$1.3m9.5K
DTDynatrace, Inc.$1.0m23.3K
MTDMettler Toledo$964,520755
DDOGDatadog, Inc.$861,7923.3K

Change in shares on the previous quarter's 13F, valued at this quarter's reported price.

CompanySold (value)Shares
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices−$45.3m−78.0K
LRCXLam Research−$39.8m−91.9K
PANWPalo Alto Networks−$26.6m−78.1K
ADBEAdobe Inc.−$18.4m−75.8K
CSGPCoStar Group−$8.6m−214.3K
LSCCLattice Semiconductor Corp−$7.6m−49.6K
ACNAccenture−$6.7m−33.9K
TXNTexas Instruments−$6.6m−22.3K
TSCOTractor Supply−$5.2m−115.6K
ONTOOnto Innovation Inc.−$5.2m−13.7K
ORLYO'Reilly Automotive−$3.8m−41.8K
KNXKnight-swift Transportation Holdings Inc.−$3.8m−49.0K
RYANRyan Specialty Holdings, Inc.−$3.8m−100.4K
MODModine Manufacturing Co−$3.7m−13.8K
MCHPMicrochip Technology Inc−$3.1m−33.7K

Change in shares on the previous quarter's 13F, valued at this quarter's reported price.

CompanyValue last quarterShares
ADBEAdobe Inc.$18.4m75.8K
CSGPCoStar Group$8.6m214.3K
ACNAccenture$6.7m33.9K
TSCOTractor Supply$5.2m115.6K
SPSCSPS Commerce Inc$1.3m23.0K
FIVNFive9, Inc.$11,544761
NDAQNasdaq, Inc.$6,36775
  • Technology35.8%
  • Industrials15.2%
  • Consumer Discretionary14.4%
  • Health Care12.5%
  • Financials10.7%
  • Consumer Staples3.9%
  • Materials3.3%
  • Communication Services2.5%
  • Real Estate0.8%
  • Utilities0.6%
  • Energy0.4%

Share of the value held in companies we cover, by sector.

PeriodCopy, a yearS&P 500SharpeS&P 500Biggest dropBeta
Whole backtestAugust 9, 2013 to November 2, 2026+12.1%+13.9%0.650.77−32.7%1.00
2018 onwardsJanuary 5, 2018 to November 2, 2026+12.0%+13.9%0.560.66−32.7%0.99
Last three yearsNovember 3, 2023 to November 2, 2026+12.3%+21.8%0.591.16−17.1%0.88
Last yearNovember 7, 2025 to November 2, 2026+10.7%+14.2%0.560.84−13.4%0.83

From SEC Form 13F data sets. A 13F lists long positions in US-listed shares at the quarter's end, filed up to 45 days later; it does not show shorts, cash, bonds, non-US holdings or trades within the quarter. Positions in companies outside our coverage are not listed here. Research, not investment advice.