Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP

In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed February 5, 2025), Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP reported 101 stock positions worth $1.5 billion. Its top holding was Apple (AAPL) at 9.2% of the portfolio, followed by Automatic Data Processing (ADP, 6.3%) and Alphabet Class C (GOOG, 6.0%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 3 new positions, sold out of 6, added to 16 and reduced 59. The biggest buy was Rentokil Initial PLC-SP ADR (RTO, shares +11%) and the biggest sale Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR (NVO, shares −2%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
BOSTON, MA
CIK
0001141781
Portfolio Value
$1.5B (Q4 2024)
SEC Filing
0001141781-25-000001 ↗ filed Feb 5, 2025

Holdings Value

0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B Q1 2024: $1.5B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $1.5B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $1.5B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $1.5B $1.5B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $1.5B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $1.5B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $1.6B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $1.6B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $1.5B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $1.6B Q2 2026

Holdings 101 stocks · $1.5B

AAPL Apple Inc. 9.23% 552,753 $138.4M Reduce -2.7%
ADP Automatic Data Processing 6.25% 320,507 $93.8M Reduce -2.0%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 6.03% 475,010 $90.5M Reduce -1.1%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 5.17% 183,909 $77.5M Reduce -1.1%
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A 5.14% 146,440 $77.1M Reduce -1.1%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 4.85% 502,702 $72.7M Reduce -0.4%
FISV Fiserv Inc. 4.56% 333,133 $68.4M Reduce -1.2%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 4.25% 380,731 $63.8M Reduce -1.4%
PEP Pepsico Inc. 3.55% 350,264 $53.3M Reduce -1.2%
KMI Kinder Morgan Inc. 3.34% 1,831,329 $50.2M Reduce -0.6%
TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW 3.22% 400,311 $48.4M Reduce -0.8%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 3.00% 451,743 $44.9M Reduce -1.2%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 2.87% 195,989 $43.0M Reduce -0.5%
FAST Fastenal Co. 2.74% 572,624 $41.2M Reduce -1.3%
NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR 2.74% 477,879 $41.1M Reduce -2.1%
INTU Intuit Inc. 2.08% 49,619 $31.2M Reduce -2.4%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 2.06% 68,226 $30.9M Reduce -2.2%
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. 1.98% 741,090 $29.6M Add +1.6%
KO The Coca-Cola Co. 1.91% 460,697 $28.7M Reduce -2.0%
ACN Accenture PLC Class A 1.81% 77,184 $27.2M Reduce -0.6%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 1.75% 72,395 $26.3M Reduce -11.6%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 1.62% 157,784 $24.2M Add +2.4%
LIN Linde PLC 1.61% 57,794 $24.2M Add +0.4%
IQV Iqvia Holdings Inc. 1.43% 109,144 $21.4M Add +2.7%
RTO Rentokil Initial PLC-SP ADR 1.34% 793,679 $20.1M Add +11.1%
SYK Stryker Corp. 1.21% 50,303 $18.1M Reduce -0.3%
SO The Southern Co. 1.03% 187,568 $15.4M Reduce -1.9%
ALC Alcon Inc. filed as ALCON AG 0.98% 174,070 $14.8M Reduce -1.1%
APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. 0.91% 47,213 $13.7M Add +0.5%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.86% 24,908 $13.0M Add +10.1%
MDT Medtronic PLC 0.86% 161,162 $12.9M Add +1.8%
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. 0.81% 206,370 $12.2M Reduce -36.5%
GPN Global Payments Inc. 0.76% 101,957 $11.4M Add +8.1%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.55% 77,012 $8.3M Reduce -1.0%
AZPN Aspen Technology Inc. 0.38% 23,036 $5.8M Reduce -22.6%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.36% 22,452 $5.4M Add +0.3%
STT State Street Corp. 0.34% 52,232 $5.1M Reduce -5.0%
CVS CVS Health Corp. 0.33% 109,939 $4.9M Reduce -27.2%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.32% 5,184 $4.7M Reduce -0.9%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.31% 26,199 $4.7M Reduce -1.5%
EMR Emerson Electric Co. 0.29% 35,512 $4.4M Reduce -2.2%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.29% 31,940 $4.3M No change
ABT Abbott Laboratories 0.27% 35,927 $4.1M No change
GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE 0.27% 24,358 $4.1M No change
WAT Waters Corp. 0.24% 9,612 $3.6M Reduce -1.9%
ECL Ecolab Inc. 0.24% 15,120 $3.5M Reduce -2.1%
MKC McCormick & Co.-Non VTG SHRS 0.23% 46,042 $3.5M Reduce -2.3%
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. 0.23% 9,938 $3.4M Reduce -2.2%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.18% 8,762 $2.8M Reduce -1.8%
BHP BHP Group Ltd.-Spon ADR 0.18% 55,639 $2.7M Reduce -0.8%
RTX RTX Corp. 0.16% 21,357 $2.5M Reduce -3.9%
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.16% 5,426 $2.4M No change
EXPD Expeditors Intl Wash Inc. 0.15% 19,841 $2.2M Reduce -48.2%
DHR Danaher Corp. 0.14% 9,184 $2.1M No change
MMM 3M Co. 0.14% 16,190 $2.1M Reduce -1.2%
WDS Woodside Energy Group-ADR 0.13% 127,579 $2.0M Reduce -15.4%
SYY Sysco Corp. 0.12% 23,675 $1.8M No change
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.12% 9,495 $1.8M No change
QSR Restaurant Brands Intern 0.12% 26,928 $1.8M Add +10.1%
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 0.12% 7,958 $1.7M Reduce -2.5%
NVS Novartis AG-Sponsored ADR 0.11% 17,722 $1.7M Reduce -52.5%
SPGI S&P Global Inc. 0.11% 3,378 $1.7M No change
INTC Intel Corp. 0.11% 82,743 $1.7M Reduce -4.7%
PFE Pfizer Inc. 0.09% 50,605 $1.3M Reduce -2.9%
GEV GE Vernova Inc. 0.09% 4,016 $1.3M No change
CB Chubb Ltd. 0.08% 4,422 $1.2M Reduce -3.3%
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc. 0.08% 7,375 $1.2M Add +14.4%
UNP Union Pacific Corp. 0.07% 4,500 $1.0M No change
CRM Salesforce Inc. 0.06% 2,755 $921K Reduce -1.8%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.06% 1,486 $871K No change
AMGN Amgen Inc. 0.06% 3,309 $862K Reduce -20.1%
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. 0.05% 9,000 $818K Reduce -0.6%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.05% 3,300 $765K Add +2.5%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.05% 12,545 $710K Reduce -2.7%
SHOP Shopify Inc. Class A 0.05% 6,500 $691K No change
CVX Chevron Corp. 0.04% 4,538 $657K Reduce -3.0%
T AT&T Inc. 0.03% 22,072 $503K Reduce -3.2%
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.03% 1,211 $471K Add +1.6%
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. 0.03% 6,200 $435K No change
GIS General Mills Inc. 0.03% 6,155 $393K No change
MCD McDonald's Corp. 0.03% 1,300 $377K Reduce -10.3%
NKE Nike Inc. Class B 0.02% 4,876 $369K No change
NOW ServiceNow Inc. 0.02% 330 $350K No change
SOLV Solventum Corp. 0.02% 5,281 $349K Reduce -12.2%
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF 0.02% 1,512 $334K Reduce -24.0%
ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.02% 1,375 $324K No change
ASO Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc. 0.02% 5,600 $322K Add +4.7%
CTAS Cintas Corp. 0.02% 1,600 $292K No change
MRSH Marsh & McLennan Cos 0.02% 1,277 $271K No change
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. 0.02% 3,777 $271K Reduce -23.9%
AFL Aflac Inc. 0.02% 2,440 $252K No change
AMT American Tower Corp. 0.02% 1,375 $252K No change
MS Morgan Stanley 0.02% 1,945 $245K No change
ITW Illinois Tool Works 0.02% 950 $241K Reduce -11.6%
UNM Unum Group 0.02% 3,270 $239K New
SBUX Starbucks Corp. 0.01% 2,465 $225K Reduce -50.4%
SLB SLB Ltd. filed as SCHLUMBERGER LTD 0.01% 5,864 $225K Reduce -4.9%
GWW WW Grainger Inc. filed as GRAINGER W W INC 0.01% 211 $222K No change
RGEN Repligen Corp. 0.01% 1,505 $217K Add +11.1%
AXP American Express Co. 0.01% 700 $208K New

Show all 101 holdings

Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR Reduce -2.1% 2.74% −1.01
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Reduce -0.4% 4.85% −0.44
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Reduce -1.2% 3.00% −0.36
PEP Pepsico Inc. Reduce -1.2% 3.55% −0.35
CAT Caterpillar Inc. Reduce -11.6% 1.75% −0.32
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. Reduce -36.5% 0.81% −0.30
CVS CVS Health Corp. Reduce -27.2% 0.33% −0.28
KO The Coca-Cola Co. Reduce -2.0% 1.91% −0.27
EXPD Expeditors Intl Wash Inc. Reduce -48.2% 0.15% −0.18
NVS Novartis AG-Sponsored ADR Reduce -52.5% 0.11% −0.16
ALC Alcon Inc. Reduce -1.1% 0.98% −0.15
SO The Southern Co. Reduce -1.9% 1.03% −0.09
AZPN Aspen Technology Inc. Reduce -22.6% 0.38% −0.08
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Reduce -1.4% 4.25% −0.07
BHP BHP Group Ltd.-Spon ADR Reduce -0.8% 0.18% −0.04
NAPA The Duckhorn Portfolio Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.04
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Reduce -1.0% 0.55% −0.04
WDS Woodside Energy Group-ADR Reduce -15.4% 0.13% −0.04
ABBV Abbvie Inc. Reduce -1.5% 0.31% −0.03
AMGN Amgen Inc. Reduce -20.1% 0.06% −0.03
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. Reduce -2.2% 0.23% −0.03
WBD Warner Bros Discovery Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.02
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.02
INTC Intel Corp. Reduce -4.7% 0.11% −0.02
ECL Ecolab Inc. Reduce -2.1% 0.24% −0.02
MKC McCormick & Co.-Non VTG SHRS Reduce -2.3% 0.23% −0.02
SBUX Starbucks Corp. Reduce -50.4% 0.01% −0.02
CARR Carrier Global Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.02
AWK American Water Works Co. Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.01
CTVA Corteva Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.01
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Reduce -2.2% 2.06% −0.01
RTX RTX Corp. Reduce -3.9% 0.16% −0.01
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. Reduce -23.9% 0.02% −0.01
PFE Pfizer Inc. Reduce -2.9% 0.09% −0.01
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. Reduce -0.6% 0.05% −0.01
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF Reduce -24.0% 0.02% −0.01
MMM 3M Co. Reduce -1.2% 0.14% −0.01
SOLV Solventum Corp. Reduce -12.2% 0.02% −0.00
CB Chubb Ltd. Reduce -3.3% 0.08% −0.00
MCD McDonald's Corp. Reduce -10.3% 0.03% −0.00
ITW Illinois Tool Works Reduce -11.6% 0.02% −0.00
SLB SLB Ltd. Reduce -4.9% 0.01% −0.00
CVX Chevron Corp. Reduce -3.0% 0.04% −0.00
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. Reduce -2.5% 0.12% +0.00
T AT&T Inc. Reduce -3.2% 0.03% +0.00
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Reduce -2.7% 0.05% +0.00
WAT Waters Corp. Reduce -1.9% 0.24% +0.01
CRM Salesforce Inc. Reduce -1.8% 0.06% +0.01
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -1.1% 5.17% +0.02
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Reduce -0.9% 0.32% +0.02

Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

RTO Rentokil Initial PLC-SP ADR Add +11.1% 1.34% +0.19
GPN Global Payments Inc. Add +8.1% 0.76% +0.14
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Add +0.3% 0.36% +0.05
UNM Unum Group New 0.02% +0.02
AVGO Broadcom Inc. Add +2.5% 0.05% +0.02
AXP American Express Co. New 0.01% +0.01
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF New 0.01% +0.01
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc. Add +14.4% 0.08% +0.01
APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Add +0.5% 0.91% +0.01
QSR Restaurant Brands Intern Add +10.1% 0.12% +0.00
ASO Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc. Add +4.7% 0.02% +0.00
RGEN Repligen Corp. Add +11.1% 0.01% +0.00
HD Home Depot Inc. Add +1.6% 0.03% +0.00
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Add +10.1% 0.86% −0.04
MDT Medtronic PLC Add +1.8% 0.86% −0.06
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. Add +2.4% 1.62% −0.08
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. Add +1.6% 1.98% −0.14
LIN Linde PLC Add +0.4% 1.61% −0.16
IQV Iqvia Holdings Inc. Add +2.7% 1.43% −0.19

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 109$1.6BAAPL, GOOG, JNJ, MA, MSFT
Q1 2026 105$1.5BAAPL, GOOG, JNJ, MA, MSFT
Q4 2025 107$1.6BAAPL, GOOG, JNJ, MSFT, MA
Q3 2025 106$1.6BAAPL, GOOG, MSFT, JNJ, ADP
Q2 2025 104$1.5BAAPL, ADP, MSFT, GOOG, MA
Q1 2025 96$1.5BAAPL, ADP, JNJ, MA, GOOG
Q4 2024 101$1.5BAAPL, ADP, GOOG, MSFT, MA
Q3 2024 104$1.5BAAPL, ADP, JNJ, GOOG, MSFT
Q2 2024 97$1.5BAAPL, GOOG, MSFT, ADP, JNJ
Q1 2024 102$1.5BAAPL, ADP, MSFT, JNJ, GOOG