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NICSX

Nicholas Fund

Mutual fund

$95.84+0.59 (+0.62%)Close Oct 2, 2026

Adjusted price

+8.02% total return, past year

Key statistics

Net assets
$4.05B
Expense ratio
0.7%
52-week range
$79.42$97.47
From all-time high
−6.77%
Max drawdown
−50.19%
Volatility
15.72%
Sharpe ratio
0.77
Beta (5Y monthly)
0.96
First close
Jan 2, 1980

Total

1M
+1.7%
YTD
+8.3%
1Y
+8.0%

Per year

3Y
+14.3%
5Y
+9.5%
10Y
+12.9%
20Y
+10.9%
Since 1980
+11.4%

Fund facts

As of Jul 31, 2026
Holdings
53
Top 10 holdings
38.6%
Stocks
96.0%
Cash
2.9%
Bonds
1.1%

Sectors

Information Technology
33.7%
Consumer Discretionary
14.0%
Financials
12.5%
Industrials
10.5%
Health Care
9.9%
Other
15.3%

Top holdings

HoldingWeight (%)
GOOGAlphabet Inc.6.1
AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.5.9
NVDANVIDIA Corporation5.8
AAPLApple Inc.5.1
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation4.9
AVGOBroadcom Inc.2.4
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.2.3
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.2.1
COSTCostco Wholesale Corporation2.0
LLYEli Lilly and Company2.0

Annual returns

2026 through Oct 2