NICHOLAS COMPANY INC
Q1 2022 Form 13-F

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
CIK 0000903949 · CRD 108347 · SEC-registered investment adviser
$5.6B Reported Value Total

NICHOLAS CO INC reports 16 total accounts under management (AUM). There are 16 discretionary accounts valued at $6,180,872,905, and 0 non-discretionary accounts.

Source: Form ADV filed * Note that certain holdings are exempt from Form 13-F reporting, so the AUM totals may be greater than the Form 13-F total.
SEC Registered Discretionary Manager
Source: Form ADV filed 2026-01-23
Reported value
$5.6B
Quarter over quarter
-7.1%
Holdings
230
Top-10 concentration
20.4%

Key People

Form ADV owners & control persons
David Owen Nicholas
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, DIRECTOR, SHAREHOLDER
Susan Nicholas Fasciano
SHAREHOLDER
Lynn Sharon Nicholas
SHAREHOLDER

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Q1 2022 13F record

Q1 2022 13F filing summary

Q1 2022 Form 13F portfolio summary
Period of report March 31, 2022
Filed May 11, 2022
Form 13F-HR
Reported value $5.6B
Positions 230
Change in reported value -8.8%
New positions 12
Exited positions 12
Position turnover 9.9%
Top-10 concentration 20.4%

13F filings by quarter

Form 13F filings by quarter
Quarter Positions Value
Q3 2026 13F
Filed Nov 5, 2026
199 $5.5B
Q2 2026 13F
Filed Aug 5, 2026
195 $5.5B
Q1 2026 13F
Filed May 4, 2026
203 $5.1B
Q4 2025 13F
Filed Feb 4, 2026
205 $5.7B
Q3 2025 13F
Filed Nov 12, 2025
215 $5.9B
Q2 2025 13F
Filed Aug 5, 2025
216 $6.0B
Q1 2025 13F
Filed May 8, 2025
213 $5.8B
Q4 2024 13F
Filed Feb 10, 2025
214 $6.2B
Q3 2024 13F
Filed Nov 12, 2024
216 $6.1B
Q2 2024 13F
Filed Jul 24, 2024
216 $6.0B
Q1 2024 13F
Filed May 14, 2024
218 $6.1B
Q4 2023 13F
Filed Feb 13, 2024
213 $5.6B
Q3 2023 13F
Filed Nov 13, 2023
214 $5.0B
Q2 2023 13F
Filed Aug 8, 2023
217 $5.2B
Q1 2023 13F
Filed May 11, 2023
219 $4.9B
Q4 2022 13F
Filed Feb 9, 2023
218 $4.7B
Q3 2022 13F
Filed Nov 14, 2022
223 $4.4B
Q2 2022 13F
Filed Jul 26, 2022
225 $4.6B
Q1 2022 13F
Filed May 11, 2022
230 $5.6B
Q4 2021 13F
Filed Feb 11, 2022
230 $6.1B

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Top 20 holdings · Q1 2022

Largest Q1 2022 13F positions by reported value
# Holding Reported value % of portfolio
1 MSFT Microsoft Corporation $192.1M 3.43%
2 GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C $161.6M 2.88%
3 AAPL Apple Inc. $150.1M 2.68%
4 ORLY O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. $103.6M 1.85%
5 PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $96.0M 1.71%
6 CTAS Cintas Corporation $93.6M 1.67%
7 V Visa Inc. Class A $92.4M 1.65%
8 AON Aon Plc Class A $90.8M 1.62%
9 HD Home Depot, Inc. $82.2M 1.47%
10 TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $79.9M 1.43%
11 ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc $78.2M 1.4%
12 AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. $76.3M 1.36%
13 FAST Fastenal Company $74.4M 1.33%
14 NVDA NVIDIA Corporation $72.4M 1.29%
15 UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $71.8M 1.28%
16 MA Mastercard Incorporated Class A $71.0M 1.27%
17 FISV Fiserv, Inc. $70.5M 1.26%
18 MDT Medtronic Plc $68.4M 1.22%
19 SPGI S&P Global, Inc. $65.9M 1.18%
20 ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. $64.3M 1.15%

Values as reported on the Q1 2022 Form 13F. Every position is in the holdings table below.

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