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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 (2016Q3)
Portfolio Summary: 212 holdings with a total value of $4,554,638,000.
#
Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 LKQ CORP 3,792,247 134,473,000 2.95%
2 WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC 1,641,695 132,353,000 2.91%
3 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 830,030 131,850,000 2.89%
4 SNAP ON INC 799,075 121,427,000 2.67%
5 PFIZER INC 3,521,420 119,270,000 2.62%
6 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 743,284 118,226,000 2.60%
7 GILEAD SCIENCES INC 1,455,085 115,126,000 2.53%
8 AON PLC 1,019,325 114,663,000 2.52%
9 AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP 787,575 113,962,000 2.50%
10 TIME WARNER INC 1,405,930 111,926,000 2.46%
11 CHUBB LIMITED 849,675 106,761,000 2.34%
12 O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC NEW 372,262 104,274,000 2.29%
13 BALL CORP 1,249,041 102,358,000 2.25%
14 AMERCO 311,406 100,967,000 2.22%
15 DAVITA INC 1,477,713 97,632,000 2.14%
16 AT&T INC 2,297,725 93,310,000 2.05%
17 LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS 660,095 90,749,000 1.99%
18 CISCO SYS INC 2,588,210 82,098,000 1.80%
19 CELGENE CORP 776,990 81,218,000 1.78%
20 MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 784,887 79,877,000 1.75%
21 COPART INC 1,480,390 79,289,000 1.74%
22 SCHWAB CHARLES CORP 2,509,125 79,213,000 1.74%
23 NIELSEN HLDGS PLC 1,466,105 78,539,000 1.72%
24 MICROSOFT CORP 1,319,637 76,011,000 1.67%
25 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc 1,427,260 75,844,000 1.67%
26 CBS CORP NEW 1,320,570 72,288,000 1.59%
27 SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC 942,830 71,787,000 1.58%
28 GRAINGER W W INC 279,685 62,884,000 1.38%
29 ABBVIE INC 993,850 62,682,000 1.38%
30 MEDTRONIC PLC 642,520 55,513,000 1.22%
31 PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC 568,915 55,309,000 1.21%
32 APTARGROUP INC COM 698,415 54,064,000 1.19%
33 CBRE GROUP INC 1,918,800 53,688,000 1.18%
34 ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L 1,942,615 53,674,000 1.18%
35 FORTIVE CORP 828,180 42,154,000 0.93%
36 ZIMMER BIOMET HLDGS INC 298,095 38,758,000 0.85%
37 VISA INC 436,290 36,081,000 0.79%
38 GANNETT CO INC COM 2,914,610 33,926,000 0.74%
39 SALLY BEAUTY HLDGS INC COM 1,258,306 32,313,000 0.71%
40 TC PIPELINES LP 550,407 31,389,000 0.69%
41 CARDINAL HEALTH INC 359,725 27,950,000 0.61%
42 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY 390,920 24,291,000 0.53%
43 WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD SHS 166,320 22,082,000 0.48%
44 HARRIS CORP 240,630 22,044,000 0.48%
45 NORTHERN TRUST 320,320 21,778,000 0.48%
46 WORKDAY A 234,700 21,519,000 0.47%
47 RESMED INC 331,150 21,455,000 0.47%
48 APPLE INC 158,385 17,905,000 0.39%
49 WEBSTER FINL CORP CONN 455,450 17,311,000 0.38%
50 PLAINS ALL AMERN PIPELINE L 501,878 15,763,000 0.35%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0000903949-16-000014, filed 2016.11.14).

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.