Nichols Asset Management

Nichols Asset Management as of Dec. 31, 2012

Portfolio Holdings for Nichols Asset Management

Nichols Asset Management holds 122 positions in its portfolio as reported in the December 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 132k 40.71
Healthcare Services (HCSG) 2.0 $4.4M 191k 23.23
Wright Express (WEX) 1.9 $4.3M 58k 75.37
Ultratech 1.9 $4.3M 116k 37.30
Bottomline Technologies 1.9 $4.2M 158k 26.39
Cray 1.8 $4.1M 258k 15.95
Balchem Corporation (BCPC) 1.8 $4.1M 112k 36.40
iShares S&P US Pref Stock Idx Fnd (PFF) 1.8 $4.1M 102k 39.62
Littelfuse (LFUS) 1.8 $4.0M 65k 61.72
BioScrip 1.8 $4.0M 371k 10.77
MWI Veterinary Supply 1.8 $4.0M 36k 109.99
CoStar (CSGP) 1.7 $3.9M 44k 89.38
Susser Holdings Corporation 1.7 $3.9M 113k 34.49
Entegris (ENTG) 1.7 $3.9M 422k 9.18
Cyberonics 1.7 $3.8M 73k 52.53
Middleby Corporation (MIDD) 1.7 $3.8M 30k 128.21
TCF Financial Corporation 1.7 $3.8M 314k 12.15
BroadSoft 1.7 $3.8M 105k 36.33
Deluxe Corporation (DLX) 1.7 $3.8M 118k 32.24
Insulet Corporation (PODD) 1.7 $3.8M 177k 21.22
Ultimate Software 1.7 $3.7M 40k 94.42
Akorn 1.6 $3.7M 278k 13.36
Tennant Company (TNC) 1.6 $3.6M 83k 43.96
Advisory Board Company 1.6 $3.6M 77k 46.79
FEI Company 1.6 $3.5M 64k 55.46
Blucora 1.6 $3.5M 223k 15.71
Life Time Fitness 1.5 $3.4M 69k 49.21
Ann 1.5 $3.4M 99k 33.84
Us Silica Hldgs (SLCA) 1.5 $3.4M 201k 16.73
DigitalGlobe 1.5 $3.3M 136k 24.44
Abaxis 1.5 $3.3M 90k 37.10
Pdc Energy 1.5 $3.3M 100k 33.21
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings 1.5 $3.3M 74k 44.31
Power Integrations (POWI) 1.4 $3.3M 97k 33.61
IPC The Hospitalist Company 1.4 $3.3M 82k 39.71
Steven Madden (SHOO) 1.4 $3.2M 77k 42.27
Neogen Corporation (NEOG) 1.4 $3.2M 71k 45.32
American Public Education (APEI) 1.4 $3.2M 88k 36.11
Stifel Financial (SF) 1.4 $3.2M 99k 31.97
Fresh Market 1.4 $3.2M 66k 48.08
Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 1.4 $3.1M 183k 16.80
Proto Labs (PRLB) 1.4 $3.1M 78k 39.43
Medidata Solutions 1.3 $3.0M 77k 39.19
ICU Medical, Incorporated (ICUI) 1.3 $3.0M 49k 60.92
Ellie Mae 1.3 $3.0M 109k 27.75
Hibbett Sports (HIBB) 1.3 $3.0M 57k 52.70
On Assignment 1.3 $2.9M 142k 20.28
Titan International (TWI) 1.2 $2.8M 128k 21.72
Kodiak Oil & Gas 1.2 $2.7M 301k 8.85
Cincinnati Bell 1.1 $2.6M 467k 5.48
Cardtronics 1.1 $2.5M 106k 23.74
Thermon Group Holdings (THR) 1.1 $2.4M 106k 22.53
Approach Resources 1.0 $2.3M 94k 25.01
HMS Holdings 0.9 $2.1M 83k 25.92
Steelcase (SCS) 0.9 $2.0M 157k 12.74
Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO) 0.9 $2.0M 57k 34.97
Myr (MYRG) 0.9 $2.0M 88k 22.25
iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Cred Bd Fd ETF (IGSB) 0.7 $1.6M 15k 105.46
PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 0.6 $1.4M 21k 65.12
Spdr S&p 500 Etf (SPY) 0.6 $1.4M 9.7k 142.37
Diamonds Trust Series I 0.6 $1.3M 10k 130.58
Natus Medical 0.5 $1.2M 106k 11.18
Prestige Brands Holdings (PBH) 0.5 $1.1M 55k 20.03
EMC Corporation 0.5 $1.1M 43k 25.30
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) 0.4 $816k 24k 34.47
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) 0.3 $751k 8.5k 88.19
Nestle SA Reg Shs. Ser. B Spons (NSRGY) 0.3 $741k 11k 65.19
iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY) 0.3 $706k 12k 57.25
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.3 $669k 10k 65.43
3M Company (MMM) 0.3 $678k 7.3k 92.88
Novartis (NVS) 0.3 $621k 9.8k 63.29
United Technologies Corporation 0.3 $587k 7.2k 82.06
General Electric Company 0.2 $561k 27k 21.00
CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) 0.2 $563k 12k 48.32
International Business Machines (IBM) 0.2 $555k 2.9k 191.56
Basf Se (BASFY) 0.2 $571k 6.0k 94.95
Chevron Corporation (CVX) 0.2 $547k 5.1k 108.03
Chubb Corporation 0.2 $527k 7.0k 75.27
Intel Corporation (INTC) 0.2 $525k 26k 20.61
Gilead Sciences (GILD) 0.2 $520k 7.1k 73.39
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.2 $502k 7.2k 70.14
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) 0.2 $485k 4.9k 98.78
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) 0.2 $484k 7.1k 68.20
Nike (NKE) 0.2 $466k 9.0k 51.58
Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) 0.2 $445k 4.3k 104.64
Syngenta 0.2 $458k 5.7k 80.78
Oracle Corporation (ORCL) 0.2 $455k 14k 33.31
Pepsi (PEP) 0.2 $408k 6.0k 68.41
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) 0.2 $386k 4.5k 86.79
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 0.2 $378k 10k 37.31
Northeast Utilities System 0.2 $364k 9.3k 39.11
Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (KOF) 0.2 $355k 2.4k 148.85
General Mills (GIS) 0.2 $360k 8.9k 40.40
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) 0.1 $334k 4.0k 84.45
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.1 $330k 5.2k 63.82
Apple (AAPL) 0.1 $338k 635.00 532.00
SYSCO Corporation (SYY) 0.1 $311k 9.8k 31.65
TJX Companies (TJX) 0.1 $310k 7.3k 42.40
Southern Company (SO) 0.1 $316k 7.4k 42.86
National Grid 0.1 $326k 5.7k 57.39
Hongkong Electric Holdings 0.1 $320k 37k 8.55
Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) 0.1 $287k 2.3k 125.60
Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) 0.1 $292k 3.7k 78.28
Procter & Gamble Company (PG) 0.1 $292k 4.3k 67.91
Statoil ASA 0.1 $290k 12k 25.07
Amazon (AMZN) 0.1 $288k 1.2k 250.00
American Tower Reit (AMT) 0.1 $301k 3.9k 77.19
Kinder Morgan Management 0.1 $280k 3.7k 75.39
Siemens (SIEGY) 0.1 $274k 2.5k 109.38
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) 0.1 $243k 14k 17.15
Health Care REIT 0.1 $240k 5.3k 45.25
Biogen Idec (BIIB) 0.1 $258k 1.8k 146.18
BP (BP) 0.1 $226k 5.4k 41.70
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) 0.1 $234k 8.8k 26.74
Baxter International (BAX) 0.1 $226k 3.4k 66.43
Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.1 $220k 3.2k 68.75
Cisco Sys Inc option 0.1 $217k 11k 19.67
Ektron 0.1 $219k 93k 2.36
SK Tele 0.1 $195k 12k 15.82
Deere & Company (DE) 0.1 $214k 2.5k 85.71
Abb (ABBNY) 0.1 $204k 9.8k 20.81
Eaton Vance Small Cap Fund 0.1 $153k 10k 14.70