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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-04993
Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in charter)
411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2100, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Jennifer R. Kloehn, Senior Vice President and Treasurer
411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2100
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 414-272-4650
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2025
Date of reporting period: 10/31/2025
Item 1. Report to Stockholders.
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Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. Class I- NCLEX |
Annual Shareholder Report
October 31, 2025
This annual shareholder reportcontains important information about Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. (the "Fund") - Class I (the "Class") for the period of January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.nicholasfunds.com/FundMaterials. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-544-6547.
| Portfolio Name | Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Annualized Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment |
| Class I | $81 | 0.86% |
| (*) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end to October 31 during the period. The period is from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025. Expenses for a 12-month reporting period would be higher. |
For the ten-month period ended October 31, 2025, the Fund's Class I returned -12.46%.
Positioning
The Fund is typically exposed to more stable, profitable growth companies relative to its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. With this positioning, the Fund generally lags in strong equity returns environments such as those observed over the reporting period.
Performance
The Fund's Class I posted a negative return during the period, underperforming relative to its benchmark. Overall equity market returns were strong due to reasonably strong earnings growth, a benign employment picture and the anticipation of an accommodative Federal Reserve, which resumed easing its fed funds target rate at the September and October 2025 Federal Open Market Committee meetings after a pause since December 2024. The actions of the Federal Reserve served to underpin a rally in a number of speculative companies and sectors where the Fund tends not to invest, such as pre-commercial stage biopharma companies. These factors hindered the Fund's performance.
What factors influenced performance?
The period featured strong equity performance, although overall returns for small cap securities continued to lag their large cap counterparts. Industrials was the top performing sector within the Russell 2000 Growth Index, driven by companies within the aerospace and defense industry, with the information technology sector also performing well. Strength within the information technology sector was led by the semiconductor and semi capital equipment group given their exposure to the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) theme. The Fund, however, tends to prefer the predictable and less cyclical nature of many software companies, which tended to underperform hardware-related technology companies in the period, leading the Fund to underperform within the information technology sector, in particular. With the dip in short-term interest rates during the year, more interest rate-sensitive sectors such as industrials also performed well, and the Fund benefitted from its overweight position in this sector.
Top Contributors:
The largest contributors to the Fund's performance were positive stock selection within the consumer discretionary sector and a sector overweight of the industrials sector.
Individual name contributors (portfolio contribution to return basis):
WNS Holdings Ltd. (WNS)
CyberArk Software (CYBR)
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX)
Top Detractors:
Security selection within the industrials and information technology sectors detracted the most from the Fund's performance over the year.
Individual name detractors (portfolio contribution to return basis):
SPS Commerce, Inc. (SPSC)
Q2 Holdings, Inc. (QTWO)
Grid Dynamics Holdings Class A (GDYN)
Investment approaches cycle in and out of favor, and a focus on quality businesses with sustainable competitive advantages while remaining cognizant of the price paid has been out of favor since the market bottom of October 2022. The investment team remains focused on owning what we believe are high-quality growth companies with sustainable competitive advantages, consistent revenue and earnings growth, strong balance sheets, capable management teams, and that are trading at reasonable valuations.
The following graph compares the initial account value and subsequent account value at the end of each of the most recently completed ten fiscal years of the Class to the same investment over the same periods in the Russell 2000 Index, the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the Russell 3000 Index. The graph assumes a $100,000 investment in the Fund and the indices at the beginning of the period. The comparison is shown for illustrative purposes only.
The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 US companies designed to represent approximately 98% of the investable US equity market. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent approximately 98% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
| 10 Month | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
| Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. - Class I | -12.46% | -10.29% | 4.67% | 8.07% |
| Russell 3000 Index | 16.85% | 20.81% | 16.74% | 14.08% |
| Russell 2000 Growth Index | 15.27% | 18.81% | 8.94% | 9.65% |
| Russell 2000 Index | 12.39% | 14.41% | 11.50% | 9.36% |
The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.nicholasfunds.com/returns.
| Net Assets | $402,352,603 |
| Number of Portfolio Holdings | 68 |
| Portfolio Turnover Rate | 13.96% |
| Total Advisory Fees Paid | $2,848,198 |
| Name | Percentage of Net Assets |
| i3 Verticals, Inc. | 2.50% |
| Dorman Products, Inc. | 2.46% |
| Encompass Health Corporation | 2.37% |
| Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc | 2.25% |
| ExlService Holdings, Inc. | 2.19% |
| Descartes Systems Group Inc. | 2.19% |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 2.12% |
| Lattice Semiconductor Corporation | 2.11% |
| OPENLANE, Inc. | 2.11% |
| Q2 Holdings, Inc. | 2.07% |
| Total of top ten | 22.37% |
Changes in fiscal and tax year end: Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund's fiscal and tax year ends changed from December 31 to October 31. The Fund prepared this annual report for the 10-month period ended October 31, 2025.
Additional information is available on the Fund's website, www.nicholasfunds.com/FundMaterials, including its:
prospectus
financial information
proxy voting information
Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those of other members of your household, please call the Fund at 1-800-544-6547.
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Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. Class N- NNLEX |
Annual Shareholder Report
October 31, 2025
This annual shareholder report contains important information about Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. (the "Fund") - Class N (the "Class") for the period of January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.nicholasfunds.com/FundMaterials. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-544-6547.
| Portfolio Name | Costs of a $10,000 Investment | Annualized Costs Paid as a Percentage of a $10,000 Investment |
| Class N | $109 | 1.16% |
| (*) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end to October 31 during the period. The period is from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025. Expenses for a 12-month reporting period would be higher. |
For the ten-month period ended October 31, 2025, the Fund's Class N returned -12.70%.
Positioning
The Fund is typically exposed to more stable, profitable growth companies relative to its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. With this positioning, the Fund generally lags in strong equity returns environments such as those observed over the reporting period.
Performance
The Fund's Class N posted a negative return during the period, underperforming relative to its benchmark. Overall equity market returns were strong due to reasonably strong earnings growth, a benign employment picture and the anticipation of an accommodative Federal Reserve, which resumed easing its fed funds target rate at the September and October 2025 Federal Open Market Committee meetings after a pause since December 2024. The actions of the Federal Reserve served to underpin a rally in a number of speculative companies and sectors where the Fund tends not to invest, such as pre-commercial stage biopharma companies. These factors hindered the Fund's performance.
What factors influenced performance?
The period featured strong equity performance, although overall returns for small cap securities continued to lag their large cap counterparts. Industrials was the top performing sector within the Russell 2000 Growth Index, driven by companies within the aerospace and defense industry, with the information technology sector also performing well. Strength within the information technology sector was led by the semiconductor and semi capital equipment group given their exposure to the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) theme. The Fund, however, tends to prefer the predictable and less cyclical nature of many software companies, which tended to underperform hardware-related technology companies in the period, leading the Fund to underperform within the information technology sector, in particular. With the dip in short-term interest rates during the year, more interest rate-sensitive sectors such as industrials also performed well, and the Fund benefitted from its overweight position in this sector.
Top Contributors:
The largest contributors to the Fund's performance were positive stock selection within the consumer discretionary sector and a sector overweight of the industrials sector.
Individual name contributors (portfolio contribution to return basis):
WNS Holdings Ltd. (WNS)
CyberArk Software (CYBR)
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX)
Top Detractors:
Security selection within the industrials and information technology sectors detracted the most from the Fund's performance over the year.
Individual name detractors (portfolio contribution to return basis):
SPS Commerce, Inc. (SPSC)
Q2 Holdings, Inc. (QTWO)
Grid Dynamics Holdings Class A (GDYN)
Investment approaches cycle in and out of favor, and a focus on quality businesses with sustainable competitive advantages while remaining cognizant of the price paid has been out of favor since the market bottom of October 2022. The investment team remains focused on owning what we believe are high-quality growth companies with sustainable competitive advantages, consistent revenue and earnings growth, strong balance sheets, capable management teams, and that are trading at reasonable valuations.
The following graph compares the initial account value and subsequent account value at the end of each of the most recently completed ten fiscal years of the Class to the same investment over the same periods in the Russell 2000 Index, the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the Russell 3000 Index. The graph assumes a $10,000 investment in the Fund and the indices at the beginning of the period. The comparison is shown for illustrative purposes only.
The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 US companies designed to represent approximately 98% of the investable US equity market. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent approximately 98% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
| 10 Month | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
| Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. - Class N | -12.70% | -10.58% | 4.37% | 7.76% |
| Russell 3000 Index | 16.85% | 20.81% | 16.74% | 14.08% |
| Russell 2000 Growth Index | 15.27% | 18.81% | 8.94% | 9.65% |
| Russell 2000 Index | 12.39% | 14.41% | 11.50% | 9.36% |
The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future.
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.nicholasfunds.com/returns.
| Net Assets | $402,352,603 |
| Number of Portfolio Holdings | 68 |
| Portfolio Turnover Rate | 13.96% |
| Total Advisory Fees Paid | $2,848,198 |
| Name | Percentage of Net Assets |
| i3 Verticals, Inc. | 2.50% |
| Dorman Products, Inc. | 2.46% |
| Encompass Health Corporation | 2.37% |
| Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc | 2.25% |
| ExlService Holdings, Inc. | 2.19% |
| Descartes Systems Group Inc. | 2.19% |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 2.12% |
| Lattice Semiconductor Corporation | 2.11% |
| OPENLANE, Inc. | 2.11% |
| Q2 Holdings, Inc. | 2.07% |
| Total of top ten | 22.37% |
Changes in fiscal and tax year end: Effective January 1, 2025, the Fund's fiscal and tax year ends changed from December 31 to October 31. The Fund prepared this annual report for the 10-month period ended October 31, 2025.
Additional information is available on the Fund's website, www.nicholasfunds.com/FundMaterials, including its:
prospectus
financial information
proxy voting information
Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those of other members of your household, please call the Fund at 1-800-544-6547.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) The registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) During the period covered by the report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the Code of Ethics adopted in Item 2(a) above.
(d) During the period covered by the report, no implicit or explicit waivers were made with respect to the provisions of the Code of Ethics adopted in Item 2(a) above.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) The registrant's Code of Ethics is attached as Exhibit 19(a)(1) to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Fund's Board of Directors has determined that Mr. David P. Pelisek, an independent director, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as that term is defined for purposes of this item. He was selected as the Fund's Audit Committee Financial Expert at the Fund's Board of Directors Meeting held on February 3, 2020.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the "Reporting Periods") for professional services rendered by the Fund's principal accountant (the "Auditor") for the audit of the Fund's annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $22,500 in the fiscal year ended 10/31/2025 and $34,363 in the fiscal year ended 12/31/2024.
(b) Audit-Related Fees. There were no fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services rendered by the Auditor to the Fund that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Fund's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4.
(c) Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning ("Tax Services") were $5,500 in the fiscal year ended 10/31/2025 and $6,355 in the fiscal year ended 12/31/2024. These services consisted of (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held.
(d) All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the Auditor to the Fund's investment adviser were approximately $22,330 in 2024 and $21,680 in 2023. These services were for the audit of the investment adviser for the adviser's fiscal year ended 10/31/2024 and 10/31/2023, respectively.
(e) (1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Fund's Board of Director's has not adopted any pre-approval policies and procedures as described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. The Fund's Board of Directors meets with the Auditors and management to review and authorize the Auditor's engagements for audit and non-audit services to the Fund and its Adviser prior to each engagement.
(e) (2) The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(f) No disclosures are required by this Item 4(f).
(g) There were no non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years by the Auditor for services rendered to the Fund or the Fund's investment adviser that provides ongoing services.
(h) No disclosures are required by this Item 4(h).
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 6. Investments.
The schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the financial statements and financial highlights for open-end management investment companies under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) and (b)
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Financial Highlights Class I (NCLEX) For a share outstanding throughout each period |
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Ten Months Ended |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/31/2025 * | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 30.33 | $ | 27.77 | $ | 24.27 | $ | 33.81 | $ | 33.07 | $ | 28.33 | ||||||||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) (1) | (.05 | ) | (.02 | ) | .00 | (2) | (.08 | ) | (.17 | ) | (.08 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net gain (loss) on securities (realized and unrealized) | (3.73 | ) | 3.34 | 4.17 | (7.95 | ) | 6.47 | 6.51 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total from investment operations | (3.78 | ) | 3.32 | 4.17 | (8.03 | ) | 6.30 | 6.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| LESS DISTRIBUTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| From net capital gain | - | (.76 | ) | (.67 | ) | (1.51 | ) | (5.56 | ) | (1.69 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Total distributions | - | (.76 | ) | (.67 | ) | (1.51 | ) | (5.56 | ) | (1.69 | ) | |||||||||||||
| NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 26.55 | $ | 30.33 | $ | 27.77 | $ | 24.27 | $ | 33.81 | $ | 33.07 | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL RETURN | (12.46 | )%(3) | 11.94 | % | 17.17 | % | (23.66 | )% | 19.00 | % | 22.73 | % | ||||||||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period (millions) | $ | 388.3 | $ | 472.0 | $ | 442.8 | $ | 399.6 | $ | 559.2 | $ | 507.9 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets | .86 | %(4) | .85 | % | .85 | % | .86 | % | .85 | % | .86 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (.22 | )%(4) | (.06 | )% | .00 | %(2) | (.29 | )% | (.47 | )% | (.28 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 13.96 | %(3) | 12.81 | % | 12.38 | % | 27.93 | % | 28.32 | % | 28.16 | % | ||||||||||||
| * | The Fund changed its fiscal year end to October 31 during the period. The period is from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025. |
| (1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
| (2) | The amount rounds to $0.00 or .00%. |
| (3) | Not annualized. |
| (4) | Annualized. |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these highlights.
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Financial Highlights Class N (NNLEX) For a share outstanding throughout each period |
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Ten Months Ended |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/31/2025 * | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | $ | 26.85 | $ | 24.74 | $ | 21.75 | $ | 30.60 | $ | 30.44 | $ | 26.24 | ||||||||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss (1) | (.11 | ) | (.09 | ) | (.07 | ) | (.15 | ) | (.23 | ) | (.12 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net gain (loss) on securities (realized and unrealized) | (3.30 | ) | 2.96 | 3.73 | (7.19 | ) | 5.95 | 6.01 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total from investment operations | (3.41 | ) | 2.87 | 3.66 | (7.34 | ) | 5.72 | 5.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| LESS DISTRIBUTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| From net investment income | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| From net capital gain | - | (.76 | ) | (.67 | ) | (1.51 | ) | (5.56 | ) | (1.69 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Total distributions | - | (.76 | ) | (.67 | ) | (1.51 | ) | (5.56 | ) | (1.69 | ) | |||||||||||||
| NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD | $ | 23.44 | $ | 26.85 | $ | 24.74 | $ | 21.75 | $ | 30.60 | $ | 30.44 | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL RETURN | (12.70 | )%(2) | 11.58 | % | 16.81 | % | (23.86 | )% | 18.70 | % | 22.48 | % | ||||||||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period (millions) | $ | 14.0 | $ | 20.8 | $ | 20.9 | $ | 17.8 | $ | 27.7 | $ | 28.0 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.16 | %(3) | 1.15 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.07 | % | 1.07 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (.52 | )%(3) | (.36 | )% | (.31 | )% | (.57 | )% | (.70 | )% | (.48 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 13.96 | %(2) | 12.81 | % | 12.38 | % | 27.93 | % | 28.32 | % | 28.16 | % | ||||||||||||
| * | The Fund changed its fiscal year end to October 31 during the period. The period is from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025. |
| (1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
| (2) | Not annualized. |
| (3) | Annualized. |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these highlights.
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Schedule of Investments October 31, 2025 |
|
Shares or Principal Amount |
Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS - 93.71% | ||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary - Automobiles & Components - 3.97% | ||||||||
| 73,862 | Dorman Products, Inc.* | $ | 9,907,110 | |||||
| 39,705 | Modine Manufacturing Company* | 6,083,203 | ||||||
| 15,990,313 | ||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary - Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail - 2.54% | ||||||||
| 8,035 | Murphy USA, Inc. | 2,878,137 | ||||||
| 60,880 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc* | 7,354,913 | ||||||
| 10,233,050 | ||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary - Consumer Durables & Apparel - 1.55% | ||||||||
| 196,866 | La-Z-Boy Incorporated | 6,240,652 | ||||||
| Consumer Discretionary - Consumer Services - 2.66% | ||||||||
| 131,500 | Carriage Services Inc. | 5,878,050 | ||||||
| 22,256 | Wingstop Inc. | 4,821,317 | ||||||
| 10,699,367 | ||||||||
| Consumer Staples - Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 2.05% | ||||||||
| 328,076 | Mama's Creations, Inc.* | 3,474,325 | ||||||
| 421,967 | Nomad Foods Ltd. | 4,768,227 | ||||||
| 8,242,552 | ||||||||
| Financials - Financial Services - 6.60% | ||||||||
| 124,635 | Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 8,515,063 | ||||||
| 213,210 | EVERTEC, Inc. | 6,070,089 | ||||||
| 25,975 | Morningstar, Inc. | 5,514,492 | ||||||
| 93,214 | Shift4 Payments, Inc. Class A* | 6,441,087 | ||||||
| 26,540,731 | ||||||||
| Financials - Insurance - 1.00% | ||||||||
| 182,595 | Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. Class A* | 4,035,350 | ||||||
| Health Care - Health Care Equipment & Services - 12.53% | ||||||||
| 202,765 | AtriCure, Inc.* | 7,005,531 | ||||||
| 562,397 | Certara, Inc.* | 6,540,677 | ||||||
| 83,653 | Encompass Health Corporation | 9,523,894 | ||||||
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) October 31, 2025 |
|
Shares or Principal Amount |
Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS - 93.71% (continued) | ||||||||
| Health Care - Health Care Equipment & Services - 12.53% (continued) | ||||||||
| 128,303 | Globus Medical Inc Class A* | $ | 7,748,218 | |||||
| 247,880 | Option Care Health Inc* | 6,452,316 | ||||||
| 209,384 | Phreesia, Inc.* | 4,740,454 | ||||||
| 259,145 | Simulations Plus, Inc. | 4,452,111 | ||||||
| 20,536 | UFP Technologies, Inc.* | 3,956,055 | ||||||
| 50,419,256 | ||||||||
| Health Care - Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 4.99% | ||||||||
| 87,245 | Bio-Techne Corporation | 5,458,920 | ||||||
| 149,595 | Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc* | 9,065,457 | ||||||
| 221,064 | Stevanato Group SpA | 5,575,234 | ||||||
| 20,099,611 | ||||||||
| Industrials - Capital Goods - 7.82% | ||||||||
| 95,911 | A. O. Smith Corporation | 6,329,167 | ||||||
| 1,685 | Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 1,627,002 | ||||||
| 36,896 | Construction Partners, Inc. Class A* | 4,219,058 | ||||||
| 11,060 | CSW Industrials, Inc. | 2,769,645 | ||||||
| 70,945 | Donaldson Company, Inc. | 5,977,116 | ||||||
| 47,439 | SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.* | 6,156,159 | ||||||
| 19,545 | SPX Technologies, Inc.* | 4,375,930 | ||||||
| 31,454,077 | ||||||||
| Industrials - Commercial & Professional Services - 13.99% | ||||||||
| 78,333 | Casella Waste Systems, Inc.* | 6,937,954 | ||||||
| 225,856 | ExlService Holdings, Inc.* | 8,830,970 | ||||||
| 90,010 | Exponent, Inc. | 6,373,608 | ||||||
| 83,175 | ICF International, Inc. | 6,677,289 | ||||||
| 320,572 | OPENLANE, Inc.* | 8,469,512 | ||||||
| 42,923 | Paylocity Holding Corp.* | 6,063,732 | ||||||
| 62,131 | RB Global, Inc. | 6,164,638 | ||||||
| 211,365 | Tetra Tech, Inc. | 6,759,453 | ||||||
| 56,277,156 | ||||||||
| Industrials - Transportation - 2.46% | ||||||||
| 129,965 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Class A | 5,864,021 | ||||||
| 393,631 | Marten Transport, Ltd. | 4,034,718 | ||||||
| 9,898,739 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) October 31, 2025 |
|
Shares or Principal Amount |
Value | |||||||
| COMMON STOCKS - 93.71% (continued) | ||||||||
| Information Technology - Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.77% | ||||||||
| 116,535 | Lattice Semiconductor Corporation* | $ | 8,502,394 | |||||
| 45,216 | Onto Innovation, Inc.* | 6,102,351 | ||||||
| 109,205 | Power Integrations, Inc. | 4,574,597 | ||||||
| 19,179,342 | ||||||||
| Information Technology - Software & Services - 21.23% | ||||||||
| 297,427 | Alkami Technology, Inc.* | 6,034,794 | ||||||
| 139,960 | BlackLine, Inc.* | 8,012,710 | ||||||
| 100,050 | Descartes Systems Group Inc.* | 8,825,411 | ||||||
| 379,226 | Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. Class A* | 3,541,971 | ||||||
| 326,775 | i3 Verticals, Inc.* | 10,048,331 | ||||||
| 136,906 | Intapp, Inc.* | 5,254,452 | ||||||
| 251,297 | nCino Inc* | 6,704,604 | ||||||
| 134,991 | Q2 Holdings, Inc.* | 8,337,044 | ||||||
| 46,906 | Qualys, Inc.* | 5,781,634 | ||||||
| 63,584 | SPS Commerce, Inc.* | 5,229,148 | ||||||
| 189,897 | Tenable Holdings, Inc.* | 5,510,811 | ||||||
| 152,570 | Varonis Systems, Inc.* | 5,375,041 | ||||||
| 79,815 | Workiva Inc. Class A* | 6,785,073 | ||||||
| 85,441,024 | ||||||||
| Information Technology - Technology Hardware & Equipment - 2.99% | ||||||||
| 88,558 | ePlus inc. | 6,478,903 | ||||||
| 43,775 | Novanta Inc* | 5,559,863 | ||||||
| 12,038,766 | ||||||||
| Materials - Materials - 1.72% | ||||||||
| 59,500 | AptarGroup, Inc. | 6,902,595 | ||||||
| Real Estate - Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.84% | ||||||||
| 109,550 | NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | 3,359,899 | ||||||
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (cost $273,109,837) | 377,052,480 | |||||||
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) October 31, 2025 |
|
Shares or Principal Amount |
Value | |||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.68% | ||||||||
| Money Market Deposit Account - 0.49% | ||||||||
| $ | 1,948,522 | U.S. Bank Money Market, 3.70% | $ | 1,948,522 | ||||
| Money Market Fund - 0.99% | ||||||||
| 4,000,000 | First American Money Market Funds Government Obligations Fund - X Class, 7-day net yield, 3.987% | 4,000,000 | ||||||
| U.S. Government Securities - 5.20% | ||||||||
| 6,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill 11/20/2025, 3.522% | 5,989,021 | ||||||
| 5,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill 12/11/2025, 3.753% | 4,979,520 | ||||||
| 5,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill 12/23/2025, 3.803% | 4,973,055 | ||||||
| 5,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill 12/26/2025, 3.835% | 4,971,272 | ||||||
| 20,912,868 | ||||||||
| TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $26,858,203) | 26,861,390 | |||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS (cost $299,968,040) - 100.39% | 403,913,870 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES, NET OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.39)% | (1,561,267 | ) | ||||||
| TOTAL NET ASSETS (basis of percentages disclosed above) - 100% | $ | 402,352,603 | ||||||
| * | Non-income producing security. |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities October 31, 2025 |
| ASSETS | ||||
| Investments in securities at value (cost $299,968,040) | $ | 403,913,870 | ||
| Receivables | ||||
| Capital stock subscription | 32,765 | |||
| Dividend and interest | 111,467 | |||
| Total receivables | 144,232 | |||
| Other | 31,161 | |||
| Total assets | 404,089,263 | |||
| LIABILITIES | ||||
| Payables | ||||
| Investment securities purchased | 1,218,172 | |||
| Due to adviser | ||||
| Management fee | 269,229 | |||
| Accounting and administration fee | 5,923 | |||
| Total due to adviser | 275,152 | |||
| Capital stock redemption | 166,991 | |||
| 12b-1 and servicing fee | 15,535 | |||
| Other payable and accrued expense | 60,810 | |||
| Total liabilities | 1,736,660 | |||
| Total net assets | $ | 402,352,603 | ||
| NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | ||||
| Paid in capital | $ | 270,290,250 | ||
| Accumulated distributable earnings | 132,062,353 | |||
| Total net assets | $ | 402,352,603 | ||
| CLASS I | ||||
| Net assets | $ | 388,320,084 | ||
| Shares outstanding | 14,626,667 | |||
| NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ($.01 par value, 39,000,000 shares authorized), offering price and redemption price | $ | 26.55 | ||
| CLASS N | ||||
| Net assets | $ | 14,032,519 | ||
| Shares outstanding | 598,510 | |||
| NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ($.01 par value, 11,000,000 shares authorized), offering price and redemption price | $ | 23.44 |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statements of Operations For the ten months ended October 31, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024 |
|
Ten Months Ended 10/31/2025 (*) |
Year Ended 12/31/2024 |
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| INCOME | ||||||||
| Dividend (net of foreign taxes of $14,615 and $33,949, respectively) | $ | 1,845,202 | $ | 2,472,417 | ||||
| Interest | 580,026 | 1,316,448 | ||||||
| Total income | 2,425,228 | 3,788,865 | ||||||
| EXPENSES | ||||||||
| Management fee | 2,848,198 | 3,599,503 | ||||||
| Transfer agent fees | 96,503 | 122,113 | ||||||
| Administration services | 62,660 | 79,189 | ||||||
| Registration fees | 52,688 | 55,035 | ||||||
| Accounting & pricing services | 45,784 | 55,763 | ||||||
| 12b-1 fees - Class N | 31,258 | 47,331 | ||||||
| Audit and tax fees | 28,318 | 41,322 | ||||||
| Custodian fees | 19,330 | 24,282 | ||||||
| Printing | 18,689 | 20,570 | ||||||
| Directors' fees | 16,256 | 21,675 | ||||||
| Insurance | 15,790 | 18,107 | ||||||
| Legal fees | 15,175 | 16,090 | ||||||
| Servicing fees - Class N | 11,366 | 16,932 | ||||||
| Postage and mailing | 8,756 | 8,979 | ||||||
| Other operating expenses | 17,845 | 17,335 | ||||||
| Total expenses | 3,288,616 | 4,144,226 | ||||||
| Net investment loss | (863,388 | ) | (355,361 | ) | ||||
| NET REALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 26,072,453 | 14,480,307 | ||||||
| CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/ DEPRECIATION ON INVESTMENTS | (84,303,298 | ) | 40,132,943 | |||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (58,230,845 | ) | 54,613,250 | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (59,094,233 | ) | $ | 54,257,889 | |||
| (*) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end to October 31 during the period. The period is from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025. |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets For the ten months ended October 31, 2025 and the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 |
|
Ten Months Ended 10/31/2025 (*) |
Year Ended 12/31/2024 |
Year Ended 12/31/2023 |
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| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||
| Net investment loss | $ | (863,388 | ) | $ | (355,361 | ) | $ | (34,893 | ) | |||
| Net realized gain on investments | 26,072,453 | 14,480,307 | 14,048,374 | |||||||||
| Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | (84,303,298 | ) | 40,132,943 | 55,882,600 | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (59,094,233 | ) | 54,257,889 | 69,896,081 | ||||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM | ||||||||||||
| Investment operations - Class I | - | (11,672,101 | ) | (10,552,822 | ) | |||||||
| Investment operations - Class N | - | (571,753 | ) | (551,328 | ) | |||||||
| Total distributions | - | (12,243,854 | ) | (11,104,150 | ) | |||||||
| CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued - Class I (304,779, 532,803 and 656,813 shares, respectively) | 8,731,695 | 15,463,895 | 17,193,609 | |||||||||
| Reinvestment of distributions - Class I (0, 231,591 and 317,495 shares, respectively) | - | 7,077,294 | 8,915,240 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed - Class I (1,241,147, 1,147,614 and 1,494,661 shares, respectively) | (35,395,225 | ) | (33,595,886 | ) | (39,305,698 | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued - Class N (61,219, 108,692 and 228,302 shares, respectively) | 1,553,495 | 2,773,753 | 5,381,746 | |||||||||
| Reinvestment of distributions - Class N (0, 21,010 and 21,870 shares, respectively) | - | 568,676 | 547,198 | |||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed - Class N (236,783, 200,889 and 221,075 shares, respectively) | (6,193,975 | ) | (5,265,448 | ) | (5,197,543 | ) | ||||||
| Change in net assets derived from capital share transactions | (31,304,010 | ) | (12,977,716 | ) | (12,465,448 | ) | ||||||
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (90,398,243 | ) | 29,036,319 | 46,326,483 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) For the ten months ended October 31, 2025 and the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 |
|
Ten Months Ended 10/31/2025 (*) |
Year Ended 12/31/2024 |
Year Ended 12/31/2023 |
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| NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||
| Beginning of period | $ | 492,750,846 | $ | 463,714,527 | $ | 417,388,044 | ||||||
| End of period | $ | 402,352,603 | $ | 492,750,846 | $ | 463,714,527 | ||||||
| (*) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end to October 31 during the period. The period is from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025. |
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements October 31, 2025 |
| (1) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - |
Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. (the "Fund") is organized as a Maryland corporation and is registered as an open-end, diversified management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The primary objective of the Fund is long-term growth.
Change in Fiscal and Tax Year Ends: On February 10, 2025, the Fund's Board of Directors approved that the Fund's fiscal and tax year ends be changed from December 31 to October 31.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
| (a) | Equity securities traded on a stock exchange will ordinarily be valued on the basis of the last sale price on the date of valuation on the securities principal exchange, or if in the absence of any sale on that day, the closing bid price. For securities principally traded on the NASDAQ market, the Fund uses the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Investments in shares of open-end mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their daily closing net asset value. Debt securities, excluding short-term investments, are valued at their current evaluated bid price as determined by an independent pricing service, which generates evaluations on the basis of dealer quotes for normal institutional-sized trading units, issuer analysis, bond market activity and various other factors. Short-term investments are valued using evaluated bid prices. Securities for which market quotations may not be readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has delegated fair value responsibilities to Nicholas Company, Inc., the Fund's adviser. The Fund did not maintain any positions in derivative instruments or engage in hedging activities during the period. Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are recorded on trade date. |
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820-10, "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820-10"), fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. ASC 820-10 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value such as a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the
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|
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) October 31, 2025 |
asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
| Level 1 - | quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| Level 2 - | other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, benchmark yields, bids, offers, transactions, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among market securities, underlying equity of the issuer, proprietary pricing models, credit risk, etc.) |
| Level 3 - | significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2025 in valuing the Fund's investments carried at value:
| Valuation Inputs |
Investments in Securities |
|||
| Level 1 - | ||||
| Common Stocks(1) | $ | 377,052,480 | ||
| Money Market Deposit Account | 1,948,522 | |||
| Money Market Fund | 4,000,000 | |||
| Level 2 - | ||||
| U.S. Government Security | 20,912,868 | |||
| Level 3 - | ||||
| None | - | |||
| Total | $ | 403,913,870 | ||
| (1) | See Schedule of Investments for further detail by industry. |
The Fund did not hold any Level 3 investments during the period.
| (b) | Net realized gain (loss) on portfolio securities was computed on the basis of specific identification. |
| (c) | Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at value on date of distribution. Generally, discounts and premiums on long-term debt security purchases, if any, are amortized over the expected lives of the respective securities using the effective yield method. |
Investment income, net capital gains (losses) and all expenses incurred by the Fund are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class, except for 12b-1
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|
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) October 31, 2025 |
fees and shareholder servicing fees and certain other fees and expenses related to one class of shares.
Class N shares are subject to a 0.25% 12b-1 fee and a 0.10% servicing fee, as described in its prospectus. During the period, the 12b-1 fee was 0.22% and the service fee was 0.08%. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares.
| (d) | Provision has not been made for federal income taxes or excise taxes since the Fund has elected to be taxed as a "regulated investment company" and intends to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized capital gains on sales of investments to its shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. |
| (e) | Dividends and distributions paid to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net investment income are generally declared and paid at least annually. Distributions of net realized capital gain, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. |
The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book-to-tax differences to reflect tax character. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. At October 31, 2025, reclassifications were recorded to increase undistributed ordinary income by $863,388, decrease accumulated undistributed net realized capital gains by $1,723,220 and increase paid in capital by $859,832.
The tax character of distributions paid during the ten months ended October 31, 2025 and the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, was as follows:
| 10/31/2025 | 12/31/2024 | 12/31/2023 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary income | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
| Long-term capital gain | - | 12,243,854 | 11,104,150 | |||||||||
| Total distributions paid | $ | - | $ | 12,243,854 | $ | 11,104,150 | ||||||
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) October 31, 2025 |
As of October 31, 2025, investment cost for federal tax purposes was $299,936,295 and the tax basis components of net assets were as follows:
| Unrealized appreciation | $ | 131,156,437 | ||
| Unrealized depreciation | (27,178,862 | ) | ||
| Net unrealized appreciation | 103,977,575 | |||
| Undistributed ordinary income | - | |||
| Accumulated undistributed net realized capital gains | 28,084,785 | |||
| Other accumulated gain/(loss) | (7 | ) | ||
| Paid in capital | 270,290,250 | |||
| Net assets | $ | 402,352,603 |
The differences between U.S. GAAP financial statement and tax-basis cost is attributable primarily to the Fund's holdings in REITs.
The Fund had no material uncertain tax positions and has not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of October 31, 2025. Also, the Fund recognized no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits during the period ended October 31, 2025. At October 31, 2025, the fiscal years 2022 through 2025 remain open to examination in the Fund's major tax jurisdictions.
| (f) | The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") ASC 946, "Financial Services - Investment Companies." U.S. GAAP guidance requires management to make estimates and assumptions that effect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from estimates. |
| (g) | In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote. |
| (h) | In connection with the preparation of the Fund's financial statements, management evaluated subsequent events after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities of October 31, 2025. There have been no material subsequent events since October 31, 2025 that would require adjustment to or additional disclosure in these financial statements. |
| (2) | Related Parties - |
| (a) | Investment Adviser and Management Agreement - |
The Fund has an agreement with Nicholas Company, Inc. (with whom certain officers and directors of the Fund are affiliated) (the "Adviser") to serve as investment adviser and manager. Under the terms of the agreement, a monthly
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|
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) October 31, 2025 |
fee is paid to the Adviser based on an annualized fee of 0.75% of the average net asset value.
The Adviser may be paid for accounting and administration services rendered by its personnel, subject to the following guidelines: (i) up to five basis points, on an annual basis, of the average net asset value of the Fund up to and including $2 billion and up to three basis points, on an annual basis, of the average net asset value of the Fund greater than $2 billion, based on the average net asset value of the Fund as determined by valuations made at the close of each business day of each month, and (ii) where the preceding calculation results in an annual payment of less than $50,000, the Adviser, in its discretion, may charge the Fund up to $50,000 for such services.
| (b) | Legal Counsel - |
A director of the Adviser is affiliated with a law firm that provides services to the Fund. The Fund incurred expenses of $9,854 for the period ended October 31, 2025 for legal services rendered by this law firm.
| (3) | Investment Transactions - |
For the period ended October 31, 2025, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $61,162,323 and $88,493,756, respectively.
| (4) | Operating Segments - |
The Fund has adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting ("Topic 280") - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The standard impacts financial statement disclosures only and does not affect the Fund's financial position or the results of its operations. An operating segment is defined in Topic 280 as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The management committee of the Fund's adviser acts as the Fund's CODM. The Fund represents a single operating segment, as the CODM monitors the operating results of the Fund as a whole and the Fund's long-term strategic asset allocation is pre-determined in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, based on a defined investment strategy which is executed by the Fund's portfolio managers. The financial information in the form of the Fund's portfolio investments, total returns, expense ratios and changes in net assets (i.e., changes in net assets resulting from operations, subscriptions and redemptions), which are used by the CODM to assess the segment's performance versus the Fund's comparative benchmarks and to make resource allocation decisions for the Fund's single segment, is consistent with that presented within the Fund's financial statements. Segment assets are reflected on the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities as "total assets" and significant segment expenses are listed on the accompanying statement of operations.
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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. ( the "Fund"), including the schedule of investments, as of October 31, 2025, the related statements of operations, statements of changes in net assets, financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements and financial highlights"). In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2025, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the periods listed in the table below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
| Fund |
Statements of Operations |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
Financial Highlights |
| Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. | For the period from January 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024 | For the period from January 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025 and for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 | For the period from January 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025 and for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 |
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (continued) |
presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2025, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 22, 2025
We have served as the Company's auditor since 1977.
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Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (unaudited) |
A discussion of the Approval by the Board of Directors of the Fund's Investment Advisory Contract can be found in the Fund's Annual Financial Statements and Other Information dated December 31, 2024.
|
Information on Proxy Voting (unaudited) |
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-544-6547 or 414-276-0535. It also appears in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information, which can be found on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. A record of how the Fund voted its proxies for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, also is available on the Fund's website, www.nicholasfunds.com, and the SEC's website, www.sec.gov.
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Nicholas Funds Services Offered (unaudited) |
| ● | IRAs |
| ● | Traditional | ● | SEP |
| ● | Roth | ● | SIMPLE |
| ● | Coverdell Education Savings Accounts |
| ● | Automatic Investment Plan |
| ● | Direct Deposit of Dividend and Capital Gain Distributions |
| ● | Systematic Withdrawal Plan |
| ● | Monthly Automatic Exchange between Funds |
| ● | Telephone Purchase and Redemption |
| ● | Telephone Exchange |
| ● | 24-hour Automated Account Information (800-544-6547) |
| ● | 24-hour Internet Account Access (www.nicholasfunds.com) |
Please call a shareholder representative for further information on the above services or with any other questions you may have regarding the Nicholas Funds.
Directors and Officers
DAVID O. NICHOLAS, President and Director
JOHN A. HAUSER, Director
DAVID P. PELISEK, Director
JULIE M. VAN CLEAVE, Director
RYAN P. BUSHMAN, Senior Vice President
JENNIFER R. KLOEHN, Senior Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief Compliance Officer
LAWRENCE J. PAVELEC, Senior Vice President and Secretary
AARON D. HIZMI, Vice President
Investment Adviser
NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
www.nicholasfunds.com
414-276-0535 or 800-544-6547
Accountant
Dividend Disbursing Agent
Transfer Agent
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
414-276-0535 or 800-544-6547
Distributor
QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
Portland, Maine
Custodian
U.S. BANK N.A.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Counsel
MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The statutory and summary prospectus contain this and other important information about the investment company, and they may be obtained by calling 1-800-544-6547 or visiting www.nicholasfunds.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
There have been no such changes in or disagreements with accountants as contemplated by Item 304 of Regulation S-K.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable for this reporting period.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
The remuneration paid to directors, officers, and others is disclosed in the Statement of Operations included under Item 7.(a) Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies of this Report.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
The basis for approval of the investment advisory contract is included under Item 7.(a) Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies of this Report.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Applicable only to closed-end funds.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Applicable only to closed-end funds.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Applicable only to closed-end funds.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of directors.
Item 16. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Fund's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") are effective, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Applicable only to closed-end funds.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 19. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers (that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2), attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.
(a)(2) Not applicable to this filing.
(a)(3) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.
(a)(4) Not applicable to this filing.
(a)(5) Change in the registrant's independent public accountant.
Not applicable to this filing.
(b) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, attached hereto as EX-99.906 CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc.
| By: | /s/ David O. Nicholas | |
| Name: | David O. Nicholas | |
| Title: | Principal Executive Officer | |
| Date: | December 19, 2025 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: | /s/ David O. Nicholas | |
| Name: | David O. Nicholas | |
| Title: | Principal Executive Officer | |
| Date: | December 19, 2025 |
| By: | /s/ Jennifer R. Kloehn | |
| Name: | Jennifer R. Kloehn | |
| Title: | Principal Financial Officer | |
| Date: | December 19, 2025 |