NON-VANGUARD FUNDS

NICSX Nicholas Fund

NTF funds

YTD performance

-4.04%

as of 03/18/2025

Asset class

Domestic Stock

Category

Large Growth

Gross Expense ratio

0.70%

as of 07/29/2024

NAV price

$90.10

as of 03/20/2025

Investment minimum

$500

as of 03/20/2025

Overview

Key facts

Asset class

Domestic Stock

Category

Large Growth

Inception date

07/14/1969

Fund Number

1301

Price

Minimum Investment

$500

NAV Price

$90.10

as of 03/20/2025

NAV change

decreased-$0.23 (-0.25%)

as of 03/20/2025

Gross Expense Ratio

0.70%

as of 07/29/2024

Performance

YTD returns

-4.04%

as of 03/18/2025

Product summary
The investment seeks to increase the value of the investment over the long-term ("long-term growth"). The fund primarily invests in common stocks of domestic small, medium- and large-sized companies believed to have growth potential. The adviser believes a company's annual sales volume and market capitalization (the number of shares outstanding multiplied by the per share price) are the factors most illustrative of a company's size. In distinguishing company size in terms of sales volume, the adviser considers a company's sales volume relative to peer companies in the company's industry.
Fund management

Manager Name: Shelton/Strong/Nicholas

Manager Tenure: 8 years

Performance & fees

Total returns
Month-end/Quarterly Pre-Tax Toggle

as of 02/28/2025

Recent returns

Average annual

Month-end3-Month totalYTD1-yr3-yr5-yr10-yr

Since inception

07/14/1969

NICSX

-2.28%-2.51%2.02%10.65%13.36%15.95%11.02%11.66%

Benchmark

-1.30%-0.97%1.44%18.41%12.55%16.85%12.98%

as of 12/31/2024

Year

Total return by NAV

202416.71%
202334.23%
2022-18.13%
202126.55%
202018.89%
201933.49%
2018-1.52%
201717.54%
20160.92%
2015-2.95%

Gross Expense Ratio

NICSX

0.70%

Average expense ratio of similar funds2

0.94%

Historical volatility measures
as of 01/31/2025
R-Squared3Beta3
NICSX0.950.98
Fund-specific fees

Purchase fee

None

Fund family redemption fee

See prospectus

Transaction fee4

None

Note: There may be a broker-assisted fee for trades placed by phone. See the Vanguard brokerage commission and fee schedule for more information.

Load

None

$50 early redemption fee will apply to all sales within 60 calendar days of the most recent purchase trade date.

Minimums
Initial minimumAdditional investments
General account$500$500
UGMA/UTMA$500$500
IRA$500$500

The performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited.

Performance data do not reflect the deduction of the $25 annual account service fee that may be applied to certain accounts. If this fee was included, performance would be lower.

Account Profile
Fund options
Dividend ReinvestmentYes
Dollar Cost AveragingEligible
Trading Cutoffs
Deadline for Purchases4:00 p.m. Eastern
Deadline for Redemptions4:00 p.m. Eastern
Deadline for Exchanges4:00 p.m. Eastern
Settlement Date
PurchasesNext
RedemptionsNext
Note

Price

Closing price

Closing price as of 03/20/2025

NAV

$90.10

NAV change

decreased-$0.23 (-0.25%)

52-week High

$102.80

as of 12/04/2024

52-week Low

$87.57

as of 08/05/2024

52-week Difference

$15.23 (17.39%)

Historical prices
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NameDateNAV
NICSX 03/20/2025
$90.10

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Portfolio composition

Characteristics

as of 09/30/2024

FundamentalNICSX
Number of stocks 60
Median market cap $219.8 B
Earnings growth rate 14.4%
Short-term reserves 2.1%
P/E ratio 34.3x
P/B ratio 6.8x
Turnover rate (Fiscal Year-end 03/31/2024) 10.7%
Return on equity 31.7%
Foreign holdings 5.1%
Fund total net assets as of 01/31/2025 $4.4 B
Stylebox

Equity

Market Captialization Large Investment Style Blend

Weighted exposures

as of 12/31/2024

2.85%Basic Materials
SectorsNICSXBasic Materials2.85%Communication Services5.14%Consumer Cyclical14.59%Consumer Defensive5.50%Energy1.29%Financial Services10.84%Healthcare14.15%Industrials7.54%Technology38.10%

Weighted equity exposures exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index futures. Some short-term fixed income securities are classified as cash and are excluded from the weighted bond exposures.

Month end 10 largest holdings

30.96% of total net assets as of 12/31/2024

RankHoldings% of fund
1Alphabet Inc Class C5.03%
2Microsoft Corp4.55%
3Amazon.com Inc4.31%
4Apple Inc3.46%
5Fiserv Inc2.39%
6NVIDIA Corp2.32%
7Costco Wholesale Corp2.28%
8Salesforce Inc2.24%
9ServiceNow Inc2.24%
10Mastercard Inc Class A2.14%

Dashboard

1

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Performance & fees

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3

R-squared and beta are calculated from trailing 36-month fund returns relative to the associated benchmark.

4

No-transaction-fee (NTF) funds may carry a redemption fee. See the Vanguard brokerage commission and fee schedule for more information.

Price

5

For non-Vanguard funds, yield is defined as a fund's annualized current rate of investment income, calculated with a Securities and Exchange Commission formula that includes the fund's net income (based on the yield to maturity of each bond it holds), the average number of outstanding fund shares during the 30-day period reported by Morningstar, and the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period. The data is provided by Morningstar and is only as current as the information supplied to Morningstar by third parties. The yield for a money market fund more closely reflects the current earnings of the fund than its total return.

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U.S. government backing of Treasury or agency securities applies only to the underlying securities and does not prevent share-price fluctuations. Unlike stocks and bonds, U.S. Treasury bills are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest.

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High-yield bonds generally have medium- and lower-range credit quality ratings and are therefore subject to a higher level of credit risk than bonds with higher credit quality ratings.

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Stocks of companies based in emerging markets are subject to national and regional political and economic risks and to the risk of currency fluctuations. These risks are especially high in emerging markets.

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