Nichols Asset Management

Nichols Asset Management as of Sept. 30, 2012

Portfolio Holdings for Nichols Asset Management

Nichols Asset Management holds 126 positions in its portfolio as reported in the September 2012 quarterly 13F filing

Company (Ticker)
Portfolio Weight
Valued At
Change in Shares
Share Count
Share Price
SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield B 2.4 $5.4M 134k 40.21
iShares S&P US Pref Stock Idx Fnd (PFF) 2.0 $4.4M 111k 39.86
Healthcare Services (HCSG) 1.9 $4.3M 187k 22.87
HMS Holdings 1.9 $4.2M 127k 33.43
Steven Madden (SHOO) 1.9 $4.2M 96k 43.72
Balchem Corporation (BCPC) 1.8 $4.0M 109k 36.73
Susser Holdings Corporation 1.8 $4.0M 111k 36.17
Ultimate Software 1.8 $4.0M 39k 102.11
Wright Express (WEX) 1.8 $3.9M 56k 69.72
Fresh Market 1.7 $3.9M 65k 59.98
Blucora 1.7 $3.9M 219k 17.81
Bottomline Technologies 1.7 $3.8M 154k 24.69
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings 1.7 $3.8M 73k 51.62
MWI Veterinary Supply 1.7 $3.8M 35k 106.67
Cyberonics 1.7 $3.7M 71k 52.41
Insulet Corporation (PODD) 1.7 $3.7M 173k 21.58
Ann 1.6 $3.7M 97k 37.73
IPC The Hospitalist Company 1.6 $3.7M 80k 45.70
Littelfuse (LFUS) 1.6 $3.6M 64k 56.54
Akorn 1.6 $3.6M 272k 13.22
Ultratech 1.6 $3.6M 113k 31.38
Deluxe Corporation (DLX) 1.6 $3.5M 115k 30.56
CoStar (CSGP) 1.6 $3.5M 43k 81.53
MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) 1.6 $3.5M 26k 134.07
Tennant Company (TNC) 1.5 $3.5M 81k 42.82
Middleby Corporation (MIDD) 1.5 $3.4M 29k 115.65
Entegris (ENTG) 1.5 $3.4M 413k 8.13
FEI Company 1.5 $3.3M 63k 53.50
BioScrip 1.5 $3.3M 363k 9.11
Hibbett Sports (HIBB) 1.5 $3.3M 55k 59.45
Cray 1.4 $3.2M 252k 12.70
American Public Education (APEI) 1.4 $3.1M 86k 36.44
Abaxis 1.4 $3.1M 88k 35.92
BroadSoft 1.4 $3.1M 77k 41.01
Cardtronics 1.4 $3.1M 104k 29.78
Pdc Energy 1.4 $3.1M 98k 31.64
Life Time Fitness 1.4 $3.1M 68k 45.74
Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 1.4 $3.1M 179k 17.10
OSI Systems (OSIS) 1.4 $3.0M 39k 77.85
ICU Medical, Incorporated (ICUI) 1.3 $2.9M 48k 60.49
Advisory Board Company 1.3 $2.8M 59k 47.83
Kodiak Oil & Gas 1.2 $2.8M 296k 9.36
Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO) 1.2 $2.8M 79k 35.19
Approach Resources 1.2 $2.8M 92k 30.13
Zumiez (ZUMZ) 1.2 $2.7M 98k 27.73
DigitalGlobe 1.2 $2.7M 134k 20.39
TCF Financial Corporation 1.2 $2.7M 226k 11.94
Us Silica Hldgs (SLCA) 1.2 $2.7M 197k 13.56
Cincinnati Bell 1.2 $2.6M 457k 5.70
Power Integrations (POWI) 1.1 $2.4M 78k 30.43
Stifel Financial (SF) 1.1 $2.4M 70k 33.60
Neogen Corporation (NEOG) 1.0 $2.2M 53k 42.70
Pandora Media 1.0 $2.2M 204k 10.95
Titan International (TWI) 1.0 $2.2M 125k 17.66
Caribou Coffee Company 0.9 $2.1M 156k 13.73
Hub (HUBG) 0.9 $2.1M 71k 29.67
Thermon Group Holdings (THR) 0.8 $1.9M 76k 24.99
Ellie Mae 0.8 $1.8M 66k 27.23
iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Cred Bd Fd ETF (IGSB) 0.7 $1.6M 15k 105.75
PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 0.7 $1.5M 23k 68.55
Spdr S&p 500 Etf (SPY) 0.6 $1.4M 9.8k 144.01
Natus Medical 0.6 $1.4M 106k 13.07
Diamonds Trust Series I 0.6 $1.4M 10k 134.03
Medidata Solutions 0.6 $1.4M 33k 41.50
EMC Corporation 0.6 $1.2M 45k 27.26
Kemet Corporation Cmn 0.5 $1.2M 267k 4.40
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) 0.4 $843k 9.2k 91.78
iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY) 0.3 $786k 14k 57.66
Nestle SA Reg Shs. Ser. B Spons (NSRGY) 0.3 $753k 12k 63.18
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.3 $737k 11k 68.56
3M Company (MMM) 0.3 $709k 7.7k 92.44
Apple (AAPL) 0.3 $715k 1.1k 668.00
Novartis (NVS) 0.3 $650k 11k 61.32
International Business Machines (IBM) 0.3 $628k 3.0k 207.60
Chevron Corporation (CVX) 0.3 $611k 5.2k 116.47
General Electric Company 0.3 $615k 27k 22.70
Intel Corporation (INTC) 0.3 $611k 27k 22.64
CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) 0.3 $578k 12k 48.44
United Technologies Corporation 0.3 $589k 7.5k 78.35
Gilead Sciences (GILD) 0.3 $575k 8.7k 66.28
Chubb Corporation 0.2 $556k 7.3k 76.36
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) 0.2 $546k 7.4k 73.87
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) 0.2 $507k 5.1k 100.20
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.2 $511k 7.4k 68.92
Basf Se (BASFY) 0.2 $527k 6.2k 84.54
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 0.2 $500k 12k 41.39
Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) 0.2 $455k 4.3k 107.14
Nike (NKE) 0.2 $448k 4.7k 95.02
Pepsi (PEP) 0.2 $446k 6.3k 70.75
Syngenta 0.2 $444k 5.9k 74.87
Oracle Corporation (ORCL) 0.2 $457k 15k 31.45
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) 0.2 $408k 4.5k 91.66
Northeast Utilities System 0.2 $389k 10k 38.26
General Mills (GIS) 0.2 $380k 9.5k 39.83
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) 0.2 $392k 12k 33.91
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) 0.2 $362k 4.2k 85.88
Kinder Morgan Management 0.2 $368k 4.8k 76.48
Southern Company (SO) 0.2 $350k 7.6k 46.09
Statoil ASA 0.1 $331k 13k 25.76
TJX Companies (TJX) 0.1 $340k 7.6k 44.72
National Grid 0.1 $346k 6.2k 55.40
Hongkong Electric Holdings 0.1 $332k 39k 8.46
Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (KOF) 0.1 $324k 2.5k 129.08
SYSCO Corporation (SYY) 0.1 $321k 10k 31.24
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.1 $318k 5.4k 58.88
Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) 0.1 $306k 3.9k 78.46
Procter & Gamble Company (PG) 0.1 $312k 4.5k 69.33
Newport Corporation 0.1 $316k 29k 11.07
American Tower Reit (AMT) 0.1 $314k 4.4k 71.35
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) 0.1 $293k 9.9k 29.75
Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) 0.1 $282k 2.4k 118.74
Amazon (AMZN) 0.1 $293k 1.2k 255.00
Biogen Idec (BIIB) 0.1 $279k 1.9k 149.20
Siemens (SIEGY) 0.1 $269k 2.7k 100.19
BP (BP) 0.1 $238k 5.6k 42.40
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) 0.1 $253k 16k 15.84
Health Care REIT 0.1 $236k 5.3k 44.50
Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.1 $224k 3.2k 70.00
Ektron 0.1 $219k 93k 2.36
Baxter International (BAX) 0.1 $204k 3.4k 60.00
Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM) 0.1 $200k 3.6k 55.94
Deere & Company (DE) 0.1 $207k 2.5k 82.86
Streettracks Gold Tr gold 0.1 $200k 1.2k 171.67
Cisco Sys Inc option 0.1 $211k 11k 19.13
SK Tele 0.1 $186k 13k 14.50
Eaton Vance Small Cap Fund 0.1 $150k 10k 14.99