Nicholas Fund (NICSX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
90.32
-1.34 (-1.46%)
Aug 1, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
-1.46%
Fund Assets4.17B
Expense Ratio0.70%
Min. Investment$500
Turnover15.41%
Dividend (ttm)8.53
Dividend Yield9.23%
Dividend Growth22.46%
Payout FrequencySemi-Annual
Ex-Dividend DateJun 5, 2025
Previous Close91.66
YTD Return4.50%
1-Year Return10.67%
5-Year Return87.23%
52-Week Low80.56
52-Week High102.80
Beta (5Y)0.92
Holdings61
Inception DateJul 14, 1969

About NICSX

Nicholas Fund, Inc. is an actively managed mutual fund focused on achieving long-term capital growth through a diversified portfolio of U.S. stocks. Established in 1969, it serves as the flagship offering for its sponsor and is managed by an experienced team that employs a multi-cap growth strategy. This approach enables investment across the spectrum of small-, mid-, and large-cap companies, providing flexibility in seeking attractive growth opportunities without strict market capitalization limits. While the portfolio often emphasizes mid- and large-cap stocks, it also invests in smaller companies when compelling prospects are identified. The fund is recognized for its disciplined, bottom-up stock selection, prioritizing firms with consistent revenue and earnings growth, sound management, and strong competitive positions. The investment process is designed to balance capital appreciation potential with risk management, favoring securities trading at valuations considered attractive relative to their long-term potential. By maintaining a low expense ratio and turnover, Nicholas Fund, Inc. aims to deliver consistent, risk-adjusted returns to shareholders, making it a notable participant in the large growth category of mutual funds.

Fund Family Nicholas
Category Large Growth
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol NICSX
Index S&P 500 TR

Performance

NICSX had a total return of 10.67% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.47%.

Top 10 Holdings

30.03% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Microsoft CorporationMSFT4.27%
Alphabet Inc.GOOG4.22%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN4.03%
Apple Inc.AAPL3.23%
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA2.81%
Fiserv, Inc.FI2.65%
Mastercard IncorporatedMA2.34%
Visa Inc.V2.31%
S&P Global Inc.SPGI2.09%
Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST2.07%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 5, 2025$4.83083Jun 5, 2025
Dec 27, 2024$3.69921Dec 27, 2024
Jun 6, 2024$3.91307Jun 6, 2024
Dec 27, 2023$3.05251Dec 27, 2023
Jun 7, 2023$2.8461Jun 7, 2023
Dec 28, 2022$0.31738Dec 28, 2022