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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 (2016Q4)
Portfolio Summary: 216 holdings with a total value of $4,484,260,000.
#
Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 SNAP ON INC 796,240 136,372,000 3.04%
2 LKQ CORP 3,777,787 115,789,000 2.58%
3 WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC 1,278,690 105,824,000 2.36%
4 GILEAD SCIENCES INC 1,449,730 103,815,000 2.32%
5 O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC NEW 372,112 103,599,000 2.31%
6 AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP 697,025 101,277,000 2.26%
7 SCHWAB CHARLES CORP 2,478,145 97,812,000 2.18%
8 DAVITA INC 1,480,938 95,076,000 2.12%
9 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 673,294 95,001,000 2.12%
10 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 545,325 90,518,000 2.02%
11 TIME WARNER INC 928,640 89,641,000 2.00%
12 AON PLC 762,440 85,034,000 1.90%
13 CBS CORP NEW 1,321,065 84,046,000 1.87%
14 MICROSOFT CORP 1,315,052 81,717,000 1.82%
15 MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 785,715 81,125,000 1.81%
16 BALL CORP 1,077,486 80,886,000 1.80%
17 CISCO SYS INC 2,596,895 78,478,000 1.75%
18 CBRE GROUP INC 2,310,500 72,757,000 1.62%
19 CHUBB LIMITED 549,490 72,598,000 1.62%
20 COPART INC 1,292,635 71,624,000 1.60%
21 SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC 949,760 70,909,000 1.58%
22 AMERCO 191,136 70,641,000 1.58%
23 PFIZER INC 2,148,558 69,785,000 1.56%
24 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc 1,149,723 69,535,000 1.55%
25 NIELSEN HLDGS PLC 1,645,305 69,020,000 1.54%
26 LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS 517,010 66,373,000 1.48%
27 CELGENE CORP 556,610 64,427,000 1.44%
28 GRAINGER W W INC 265,015 61,549,000 1.37%
29 APPLE INC 524,550 60,753,000 1.35%
30 PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC 606,755 55,512,000 1.24%
31 ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L 1,935,305 52,330,000 1.17%
32 FORTIVE CORP 925,210 49,619,000 1.11%
33 Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. 190,975 48,687,000 1.09%
34 APTARGROUP INC COM 661,640 48,597,000 1.08%
35 STARBUCKS CORP 843,930 46,854,000 1.04%
36 HOME DEPOT INC 346,065 46,400,000 1.03%
37 MEDTRONIC PLC 640,755 45,640,000 1.02%
38 ALPHABET INC 58,780 45,367,000 1.01%
39 ABBVIE INC 716,300 44,854,000 1.00%
40 FACEBOOK INC 362,075 41,656,000 0.93%
41 VISA INC 508,575 39,679,000 0.88%
42 TARGET CORP 528,255 38,155,000 0.85%
43 ZIMMER BIOMET HLDGS INC 332,705 34,335,000 0.77%
44 AT&T INC 798,645 33,966,000 0.76%
45 GARTNER INC 323,220 32,667,000 0.73%
46 WORKDAY A 456,100 30,143,000 0.67%
47 SERVICENOW INC 380,065 28,254,000 0.63%
48 MERCK & CO INC 477,372 28,102,000 0.63%
49 LOWES COS INC 391,680 27,856,000 0.62%
50 NORTHERN TRUST 294,945 26,264,000 0.59%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0000903949-17-000002, filed 2017.02.13).

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.