Nicholas Fund Inc - Nicholas

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Nicholas Fund Inc (NICSX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager

Equity & Justice

Exclusions







EQUITY & JUSTICE RATINGS

Gender Equality
Diversity Disclosures
Racial Justice
LGBTQ+ Equity

GENDER EQUALITY

Fund Nicholas Fund Inc - Nicholas

FUND COVERAGE
# of holdings54
% of assets98%
Score
54 / 100
Rank

50.8 percentile

Group: U.S. Large Cap Equity

Rank: #677 out of 1,373

Grade
C

Gender equality ratings are calculated using data from the Equileap Gender Equality Scorecard from Equileap.

Sub-scores & KPIs

Gender Equality: Gender Balance in Leadership and Workforce

27 / 40

Gender Equality: Equal Compensation and Work Life Balance

8 / 30

Gender Equality: Policies Promoting Gender Equality

19 / 20

Gender Equality: Commitment, Transparency, and Accountability

1 / 10

Fund Holdings: Gender Equality

Highest scoring holdings

Highest scoring holdings

Top 10 holdings by Gender Equality score

  • Holding
    % invested
    USD$
  • 1. AstraZeneca PLC
         % of fund invested: 2.04%
         $USD invested: $81.01M
  • 2. Sanofi SA
         % of fund invested: 1.59%
         $USD invested: $63.38M
  • 3. Boston Scientific Corp
         % of fund invested: 1.47%
         $USD invested: $58.38M
  • 4. Mastercard Inc
         % of fund invested: 1.63%
         $USD invested: $64.8M
  • 5. JPMorgan Chase & Co
         % of fund invested: 1.6%
         $USD invested: $63.76M
  • 6. Microsoft Corp
         % of fund invested: 4.4%
         $USD invested: $174.85M
  • 7. S&P Global Inc
         % of fund invested: 2.19%
         $USD invested: $86.95M
  • 8. McDonald's Corp
         % of fund invested: 1.41%
         $USD invested: $56.08M
  • 9. Coca-Cola Co/The
         % of fund invested: 1.85%
         $USD invested: $73.41M
  • 10. Starbucks Corp
         % of fund invested: 1.31%
         $USD invested: $52.11M
Lowest scoring holdings

Lowest scoring holdings

Bottom 10 holdings by Gender Equality score

  • Holding
    % invested
    USD$
  • 1. Cintas Corp
         % of fund invested: 1.25%
         $USD invested: $49.61M
  • 2. O'Reilly Automotive Inc
         % of fund invested: 1.81%
         $USD invested: $72.08M
  • 3. Snowflake Inc
         % of fund invested: 1.18%
         $USD invested: $46.99M
  • 4. Trade Desk Inc/The
         % of fund invested: 0.77%
         $USD invested: $30.69M
  • 5. Zscaler Inc
         % of fund invested: 1.12%
         $USD invested: $44.47M
  • 6. Fastenal Co
         % of fund invested: 1.44%
         $USD invested: $57.26M
  • 7. Vulcan Materials Co
         % of fund invested: 1.44%
         $USD invested: $57.2M
  • 8. Broadcom Inc
         % of fund invested: 1.33%
         $USD invested: $53.01M
  • 9. Cadence Design Systems Inc
         % of fund invested: 1.01%
         $USD invested: $40.16M
  • 10. Waste Connections Inc
         % of fund invested: 1.58%
         $USD invested: $62.95M

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EXCLUSION RATINGS

Prisons & Borders
Military Weapons

PRISONS & BORDERS

Fund Nicholas Fund Inc - Nicholas

Totals

Holdings
Assets
Weight
Prisons
6.0
$863.58M
22%
     Prisons high risk
0.0
$0
0%
     Private prisons
0.0
$0
0%
Borders
5.0
$778.52M
20%
     Borders high risk
0.0
$0
0%
Total
7.0
$917.22M
23%
Full fund results

Holdings — 7 flagged holdings

1.
Alphabet Inc
Prisons
Borders
$249.9M
6.29%
Prisons
Borders :
$249.9M
6.29%
2.
Amazon.com Inc
Prisons
Borders
$207.99M
5.23%
Prisons
Borders :
$207.99M
5.23%
3.
Microsoft Corp
Prisons
Borders
$174.85M
4.4%
Prisons
Borders :
$174.85M
4.4%
4.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
Prisons
Borders
$92.13M
2.32%
Prisons
Borders :
$92.13M
2.32%
5.
Costco Wholesale Corp
Prisons
$82.62M
2.08%
Prisons
$82.62M
2.08%
6.
McDonald's Corp
Prisons
$56.08M
1.41%
Prisons
$56.08M
1.41%
7.
Salesforce Inc
Borders
$53.64M
1.35%
Borders :
$53.64M
1.35%
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