Mutual Fund Insights: Nicholas Fund (NICSX)

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Last Trade: $43.87 on 3/18/2010, Change: +0.01 (0.02%)

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Fund Manager - Albert O. Nicholas

Fund Manager Tenure: 40.2 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.6)     (What does this score mean?)

Nicholas is president of Nicholas Company, the company he founded in 1967. Previously, he spent eight years as an investment analyst and then an assistant vice president with Marshall & Ilsley Bank. Nicholas holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on Albert O. Nicholas

  

 What we like about Nicholas Fund (NICSX)

Data for Nicholas Fund (NICSX) as of January 31, 2010

• Nicholas Fund (NICSX) management has been with Nicholas Fund for 40.2 years
• Nicholas Fund (NICSX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -3.79% vs -6.52% Mid-Cap Blend category average)
• Nicholas Fund (NICSX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Nicholas Fund (NICSX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 20.74, lower than category average of 24.11
• Nicholas Fund (NICSX) has a lower management fee than its Mid-Cap Blend average: 0.77% vs 1.38%
• Nicholas Fund (NICSX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

  

 What we are cautious about Nicholas Fund (NICSX)

Data for Nicholas Fund (NICSX) as of January 31, 2010

• Nicholas Fund is a focused fund with 34.68% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• Nicholas Fund (NICSX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 37.95% vs 42.02% Mid-Cap Blend category average)
• Nicholas Fund (NICSX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 1.04% vs 1.32% Mid-Cap Blend category average)
• Nicholas Fund (NICSX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below

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Nicholas Fund (NICSX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$1.38B
11/2009	$1.40B
10/2009	$1.34B

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Nicholas Fund (NICSX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
01/2010	4.71%	94.48%	0.36%	0.44%
11/2009	3.38%	96.05%	0.37%	0.2%
09/2009	3.59%	95.6%	0.52%	0.29%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Nicholas Fund (NICSX)

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31-Jan-10 OSHKOSH CP [4.67%] KINDER MORGAN MNGMNT [4.1%] AFFILIATED MGRS GRP [3.96%] WALGREEN CO [3.8%] DAVITA INC [3.08%] GRAINGER W W INC [3.07%] THERMO FISHER SCIENT [3.04%] APACHE CP [2.87%] Gilead Sciences, Inc. [2.81%]

30-Nov-09 OSHKOSH CP [5.07%] KINDER MORGAN MNGMNT [4.22%] AFFILIATED MGRS GRP [4.2%] WALGREEN CO [4.03%] DAVITA INC [3.6%] THERMO FISHER SCIENT [3.06%] GRAINGER W W INC [2.97%] ALCON INC [2.96%] APACHE CP [2.73%]

30-Sep-09 OSHKOSH CP [4.65%] AFFILIATED MGRS GRP [4.23%] KINDER MORGAN MNGMNT [3.93%] WALGREEN CO [3.92%] DAVITA INC [3.48%] THERMO FISHER SCIENT [2.86%] ALCON INC [2.8%] YUM BRANDS INC [2.8%] GRAINGER W W INC [2.74%]

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