Nicholas Fund

Shareclass

Nicholas (NICSX)

Type

Open-end mutual fund

Manager

Nicholas

Gender equality score

/ 100 points

Overall score

Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value

Group ranking

66.6

percentile

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Group: U.S. Equity Fund

Ranking: 855 out of 2,554 funds

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Social

Gender equality

Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

Civilian firearms

Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco

Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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Top scoring holdings

The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.

1. Sanofi SA ADR
1.29% of assets
$54.44M invested
2. AstraZeneca PLC ADR
1.55% of assets
$65.7M invested
3. Boston Scientific Corp
1.5% of assets
$63.32M invested
4. Mastercard Inc Class A
2.14% of assets
$90.31M invested
5. JPMorgan Chase & Co
1.23% of assets
$51.95M invested
6. Accenture PLC Class A
1.53% of assets
$64.74M invested
7. Mondelez International Inc Class A
0.77% of assets
$32.56M invested
8. Microsoft Corp
4.55% of assets
$192.4M invested
9. Salesforce Inc
2.24% of assets
$94.69M invested
10. S&P Global Inc
1.94% of assets
$82.05M invested

Bottom scoring holdings

The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.

1. Waste Connections Inc
1.08% of assets
$45.68M invested
2. Snowflake Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A
1.07% of assets
$45.15M invested
3. The Trade Desk Inc Class A
1.54% of assets
$64.95M invested
4. Cintas Corp
1.16% of assets
$49.21M invested
5. O'Reilly Automotive Inc
2.14% of assets
$90.25M invested
6. Kenvue Inc
1.32% of assets
$55.75M invested
7. Fastenal Co
1.71% of assets
$72.27M invested
8. Skyworks Solutions Inc
0.97% of assets
$40.93M invested
9. Vulcan Materials Co
1.16% of assets
$48.95M invested
10. Synopsys Inc
1.11% of assets
$47.09M invested

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Gender Equality and Returns

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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.

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NICSX

Nicholas Fund

Family

Nicholas

Category

Large Growth

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Category

Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

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Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

2.12% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points lower

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Lower equal compensation and work life balance score

1 / 30 points lower

Same policies promoting gender equality score

0 / 20 points

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

NICSX

Nicholas Fund

Family

Nicholas

Category

Large Growth

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IVV

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iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

2.12% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points lower

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Lower equal compensation and work life balance score

1 / 30 points lower

Same policies promoting gender equality score

0 / 20 points

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

NICSX

Nicholas Fund

Family

Nicholas

Category

Large Growth

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vs.

Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

2.12% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points lower

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Lower equal compensation and work life balance score

1 / 30 points lower

Same policies promoting gender equality score

0 / 20 points

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 3/31/25

Morningstar suggested benchmark: S&P 500 TR USD

Annualized returns

Gender-lens analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
NICSX - Nicholas Fund

1.84%

9.73%

18%

10%

54 / 100 points

Benchmark

8.22%

9.03%

19%

12%

55 / 100 points

Fund compared to benchmark

-6.38%

0.69%

-0.67%

-2.12%

1 / 100 points lower

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