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NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC.
NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. (CIK: 0000903949) incorporated in Wisconsin, located at 411 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holdings (2015Q3)
Portfolio Summary: 214 holdings with a total value of $5,278,145,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL 1,372,490 244,824,000 4.64%
2 GILEAD SCIENCES INC 2,094,525 205,661,000 3.90%
3 WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC 2,243,425 186,428,000 3.53%
4 O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC NEW 612,457 153,114,000 2.90%
5 AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP 837,060 143,128,000 2.71%
6 SNAP ON INC 940,175 141,910,000 2.69%
7 LKQ CORP 4,535,407 128,624,000 2.44%
8 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 1,013,659 123,950,000 2.35%
9 AMERCO 313,887 123,505,000 2.34%
10 AT&T INC 3,633,485 118,378,000 2.24%
11 AON PLC 1,328,090 117,682,000 2.23%
12 TIME WARNER INC 1,707,310 117,377,000 2.22%
13 ACE LTD 1,121,990 116,013,000 2.20%
14 Adt Corp 3,684,730 110,173,000 2.09%
15 MICROSOFT CORP 2,476,445 109,607,000 2.08%
16 KINDER MORGAN INC DEL 3,958,058 109,559,000 2.08%
17 PLAINS GP HLDGS L P CL A 5,805,850 101,602,000 1.92%
18 JOHNSON CTLS INTL PLC 2,362,740 97,722,000 1.85%
19 CBRE GROUP INC 2,984,585 95,506,000 1.81%
20 ABBVIE INC 1,729,170 94,084,000 1.78%
21 BALL CORP 1,501,566 93,397,000 1.77%
22 PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC 1,172,605 93,022,000 1.76%
23 PFIZER INC 2,945,755 92,526,000 1.75%
24 DAVITA INC 1,252,553 90,597,000 1.72%
25 PRECISION CASTPARTS 385,375 88,524,000 1.68%
26 POLARIS INDS INC 714,929 85,698,000 1.62%
27 TEGNA INC 3,568,820 79,905,000 1.51%
28 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc 1,414,692 79,732,000 1.51%
29 MCDONALDS CORP 796,755 78,504,000 1.49%
30 CELGENE CORP 725,250 78,450,000 1.49%
31 COPART INC 2,269,350 74,661,000 1.41%
32 ORACLE CORP 2,058,345 74,347,000 1.41%
33 APTARGROUP INC COM 1,111,825 73,335,000 1.39%
34 MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 779,335 70,233,000 1.33%
35 GRAINGER W W INC 313,575 67,421,000 1.28%
36 NIELSEN HLDGS PLC 1,449,450 64,457,000 1.22%
37 CABELAS INC 1,408,915 64,246,000 1.22%
38 JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC SHS USD 433,625 57,589,000 1.09%
39 GANNETT CO INC COM 2,600,725 38,308,000 0.73%
40 XEROX CORP 2,976,365 28,960,000 0.55%
41 CARDINAL HEALTH INC 358,820 27,564,000 0.52%
42 PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GRP INC 543,692 26,336,000 0.50%
43 CBS CORP NEW 556,735 22,213,000 0.42%
44 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY 468,115 20,171,000 0.38%
45 SALLY BEAUTY HLDGS INC COM 833,841 19,803,000 0.38%
46 RESMED INC 375,975 19,159,000 0.36%
47 KAR AUCTION SVCS INC 530,435 18,830,000 0.36%
48 RYDER SYS INC COM 252,795 18,716,000 0.35%
49 TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP 375,745 18,595,000 0.35%
50 WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS PUBLIC L SHS 440,355 18,041,000 0.34%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0000903949-15-000007, filed 2015.11.12).

From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.