Nicholas Equity Income I  NSEIX
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Mid-Cap Value Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-10-31
Day Change
$ -0.03
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 12.40
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
29.00%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
48
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Nicholas Equity Income I
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Mid-Cap Value
Index: S&P 500 TR
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1993-11-23 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 29.00 57.67 1.46 5.46 4.71 6.03
+/- Category 6.00 39.81 8.22 3.78 -2.22 ---
+/- S&P 500 TR 5.48 8.87 7.36 4.78 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 25.04 2.94 2.71 5.50 5.12 6.11
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 24.11 18.14 0.88 5.07 4.71 6.03
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 16.99 -0.75 3.60 3.55 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 11.97 0.29 3.85 3.55 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 339 funds), (5 yrs : out of 249 funds), (10 yrs : out of 87 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 11.50
Software 1.43
Hardware 2.25
Media 0.00
Telecommunications 7.82
Service 42.41
Healthcare 7.71
Consumer Services 11.44
Business Services 9.74
Financial Services 13.53
Manufacturing 46.08
Consumer Goods 29.70
Industrial Materials 4.31
Energy 4.76
Utilities 7.32
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 5.6
Stocks 89.4
Bonds 0.9
Other 4.2
Foreign Stocks 7.2
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-10-31 Data through 2009-10-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 43 Turnover % 36
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % 4.54
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 29.39 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %		 % of Net
Assets
Oshkosh Corporation 31.06 328.23 3.96
Dorchester Minerals L.P. 6.90 40.84 3.54
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. 27.17 -6.49 3.07
Healthcare Services Group 26.53 28.63 2.97
W.W. Grainger, Inc. 13.05 25.49 2.77
AT&T, Inc. 13.19 -2.95 2.71
Altria Group Inc. 10.17 32.54 2.68
Frontier Communications Corporation B 15.34 -5.72 2.58
Diebold Incorporated 18.48 -3.56 2.56
Fresenius Medical Care Corporation ADR 17.15 13.50 2.55
Data through 2009-10-31
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1993-11-23
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Albert O. Nicholas  (1993-11-23)
Nicholas is president of Nicholas Company, the company he founded in 1967. Previously, he spent eight years as an investment analyst and then an assistant vice president with Marshall & Ilsley Bank. Nicholas holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-07-31)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.90
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-03-31)
Correspondence Information
700 North Water Street
Suite 1010
Milwaukee,  WI  53202
USA
Telephone:
800-544-6547
414-276-0535
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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