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NICHOLS & PRATT ADVISERS LLP /MA — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1141781 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-10-13

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NICHOLS & PRATT ADVISERS LLP /MA manages $1.68B in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 197 reported positions as of its 2026-09-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are AAPL (8.62%), GOOGL (7.55%), JNJ (6.21%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-06-30 filing) the fund opened 7 new positions and exited 6; 40 existing positions rose in reported value and 34 fell.

AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.

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AUM
$1.68B

Long-equity book

Holdings
197

Distinct positions

Period
2026-09-30

Filed 2026-10-13

Q/Q Activity
+7 / −6 / ↑40 / ↓34

vs 2026-06-30

Portfolio charts

Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.

Portfolio map

Q3 26
AAPL9.5% · -8%GOOGL8.2% · +5745%JNJ6.6% · -7%MSFT6.0% · +3%MA4.8% · -0%ADP4.6% · -2%MRK3.8% · -0%FAST3.4% · -1%KMI3.2% · -1%PG3.2% · -1%AMZN3.1% · -0%TJX3.1% · -0%PEP2.6% · -2%CAT2.5% · -9%VZ2.2% · -0%KO2.2% · -1%IQV2.1% · +0%QCOM2.0% · +8%TMO1.9% · +2%LIN1.8% · +1%BRK.B1.8% · +2%SNPS1.5% · +8%RTO1.2% · +1%CSCO1.1% · -4%SYK1.1% · +14%ALC1.0% · +29%APD1.0% · +1%NVO1.0% · -4%SO0.9% · -2%INTU0.9% · +1%XOM0.7% · -4%META0.6% · +276%MDT0.6% · -19%INTC0.5% · -4%STT0.5% · 0%JPM0.5% · +7%ACN0.5% · -6%ABBV0.4% · +12%NVDA0.4% · -5%GE0.4% · -1%FISV0.4% · -43%COST0.4% · +12%BHP0.4% · 0%GPN0.3% · -1%KEYS0.3% · -2%RTX0.3% · -0%ECL0.3% · +1%EMR0.3% · -4%ABT0.3% · +14%QSR0.2% · +1%GEV0.2% · +2%SHW0.2% · +24%ISRG0.2% · newV0.2% · +0%WDS0.2% · +0%CVX0.2% · +95%WAT0.2% · 0%NVS0.1% · -3%EXPD0.1% · 0%MMM0.1% · -2%

Box size = position value; colour = change in share count vs the prior quarter (green added, red trimmed, blue new). Rows split across managers or share classes are combined. Click a box for the stock.

Sector mix

% of 13F value

Sectors from each company's SIC code; funds and ETFs grouped separately.

Biggest buys and sells

Q2 26 → Q3 26

Estimated from the change in shares held × the quarter-end price, so price moves alone don't count as buying. New and exited positions are included.

13F assets and positions

4 quarters

Total reported 13F value (bars) and number of positions (line) each quarter. Value changes include market moves.

Top positions over time

reported value

The eight largest current positions, valued at each quarter end.

Concentration

top 10 = 53.3%

Cumulative share of the portfolio held in the largest N positions.

Firm Profile & Key People

As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Aug 26, 2026.

Assets Under Management
$2.43B
Discretionary
$2.18B
Employees
20
Accounts
642
Address
10 POST OFFICE SQUARE, SUITE N500
BOSTON, MA 02109-4640
Phone
(617) 523-6800
Website
Name Title / Status Ownership Type
BATOR, THOMAS, EWING ControlPARTNER
since Jan 1997
10–25%Individual
HERBERT, JOHN, KINGSTON ControlPARTNER
since Jan 2001
10–25%Individual
LATIFI, KIMBERLY, HAZARD ControlCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/PARTNER
since Jan 2003
10–25%Individual
MELILLO, CRAIG, LONERGAN ControlPARTNER
since Jan 2022
10–25%Individual
NICHOLS, RICHARD, KILLIAN ControlPARTNER
since Jan 1997
10–25%Individual
POPOV, PATRICIA, DEBENEDICTIS ControlPARTNER
since Jan 2002
10–25%Individual
Ownership & leadership changes · 2 filings with changes since Mar 29, 2012

From the firm’s regulatory filings, newest first. Dates are filing dates: a filing that no longer lists someone does not say when they left.

Mar 30, 2023 filing
  • No longer listedNICHOLS, JAMES, RICHARD · PARTNER · 10–25% · control person · listed since Aug 1994
  • No longer listedPRATT, HAROLD, IRVING · PARTNER · 10–25% · control person · listed since Aug 1994
  • AddedMELILLO, CRAIG, LONERGAN · PARTNER · 10–25% · control person
May 1, 2020 filing
  • No longer listedPATENAUDE, LEONARD, JOSEPH · PARTNER · 10–25% · control person · listed since Aug 1994
Mar 29, 2012 filing (earliest on record)
  • ListedBATOR, THOMAS, EWING · PARTNER · 10–25% · control person
  • ListedHERBERT, JOHN, KINGSTON · PARTNER · 10–25% · control person
  • ListedLATIFI, KIMBERLY, HAZARD · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/PARTNER · 10–25% · control person
  • ListedNICHOLS, JAMES, RICHARD · PARTNER · 10–25% · control person
  • ListedNICHOLS, RICHARD, KILLIAN · PARTNER · 10–25% · control person
  • ListedPATENAUDE, LEONARD, JOSEPH · PARTNER · 10–25% · control person
  • ListedPOPOV, PATRICIA, DEBENEDICTIS · PARTNER · 10–25% · control person
  • ListedPRATT, HAROLD, IRVING · PARTNER · 10–25% · control person

Quarter-over-quarter changes

Changes in reported position value vs the prior 13F, so price moves count too, not just shares bought or sold.

NICHOLS & PRATT ADVISERS LLP /MA Holdings (2026-09-30)

Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).

# Issuer Symbol CUSIP Value Weight Shares Type
1 Apple Inc AAPL 037833100 $144.8M 8.62% 438,226 SH
2 Alphabet Inc GOOGL 02079K305 $126.9M 7.55% 378,755 SH
3 Johnson & Johnson JNJ 478160104 $104.4M 6.21% 403,601 SH
4 Microsoft Corp MSFT 594918104 $91.6M 5.45% 178,594 SH
5 Mastercard Inc MA 57636Q104 $75.5M 4.50% 137,319 SH
6 Automatic Data Processing Inc ADP 053015103 $73.4M 4.37% 277,940 SH
7 Merck & Co Inc MRK 58933Y105 $58.7M 3.50% 408,492 SH
8 Fastenal Co FAST 311900104 $53.0M 3.15% 1,054,497 SH
9 Kinder Morgan Inc KMI 49456B101 $50.1M 2.98% 1,641,802 SH
10 Procter & Gamble CO/THE PG 742718109 $50.0M 2.97% 347,151 SH
11 TJX Cos Inc/The TJX 872540109 $48.2M 2.87% 360,650 SH
12 Amazon.com Inc AMZN 023135106 $47.0M 2.80% 189,483 SH
13 Caterpillar Inc CAT 149123101 $41.1M 2.44% 49,683 SH
14 PepsiCo Inc PEP 713448108 $40.6M 2.42% 322,981 SH
15 Coca-Cola Co/The KO 191216100 $34.6M 2.06% 401,678 SH
16 Verizon Communications Inc VZ 92343V104 $33.3M 1.98% 724,184 SH
17 IQVIA Holdings Inc IQV 46266C105 $32.4M 1.93% 124,153 SH
18 Qualcomm Inc QCOM 747525103 $30.7M 1.83% 168,439 SH
19 Linde PLC LIN G54950103 $29.5M 1.75% 62,733 SH
20 Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRK.B 084670702 $28.8M 1.72% 57,566 SH
21 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc TMO 883556102 $28.8M 1.71% 44,091 SH
22 Synopsys Inc SNPS 871607107 $23.9M 1.42% 48,672 SH
23 Rentokil Initial PLC RTO 760125104 $17.9M 1.07% 904,972 SH
24 Alcon AG ALC H01301128 $16.4M 0.97% 255,795 SH
25 Stryker CORP SYK 863667101 $15.9M 0.95% 58,294 SH
26 Novo Nordisk A/S NVO 670100205 $15.7M 0.94% 420,348 SH
27 Air Products and Chemicals Inc APD 009158106 $15.6M 0.93% 57,181 SH
28 Cisco Systems Inc CSCO 17275R102 $14.9M 0.89% 136,762 SH
29 Apple Inc AAPL 037833100 $14.5M 0.86% 43,811 SH
30 Southern Co/The SO 842587107 $14.1M 0.84% 168,835 SH
31 Intuit Inc INTU 461202103 $13.0M 0.77% 45,905 SH
32 ExxonMobil Holdings Corp XOM 30233Q108 $9.9M 0.59% 60,698 SH
33 Meta Platforms Inc META 30303M102 $9.6M 0.57% 13,162 SH
34 Alphabet Inc GOOGL 02079K305 $9.4M 0.56% 27,951 SH
35 Medtronic PLC MDT G5960L103 $8.6M 0.51% 99,759 SH
36 Microsoft Corp MSFT 594918104 $8.5M 0.51% 16,646 SH
37 State Street Corp STT 857477103 $8.3M 0.49% 47,345 SH
38 JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM 46625H100 $7.9M 0.47% 23,648 SH
39 Intel Corp INTC 458140100 $7.4M 0.44% 61,509 SH
40 Accenture PLC ACN G1151C101 $7.3M 0.43% 34,181 SH
41 NVIDIA Corp NVDA 67066G104 $7.0M 0.42% 30,480 SH
42 Johnson & Johnson JNJ 478160104 $6.9M 0.41% 26,773 SH
43 GE Aerospace Com GE 369604301 $6.5M 0.39% 20,935 SH
44 Fiserv Inc FISV 337738108 $6.2M 0.37% 137,569 SH
45 AbbVie INC ABBV 00287Y109 $5.5M 0.32% 20,992 SH
46 Mastercard Inc MA 57636Q104 $5.4M 0.32% 9,883 SH
47 Amazon.com Inc AMZN 023135106 $5.2M 0.31% 20,814 SH
48 BHP Group Ltd BHP 088606108 $5.0M 0.30% 59,005 SH
49 Global Payments Inc GPN 37940X102 $4.8M 0.28% 59,556 SH
50 Merck & Co Inc MRK 58933Y105 $4.6M 0.27% 32,036 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-09-30 2026-10-13 $1.68B 197 0001141781-26-000015
2026-06-30 2026-08-05 $1.65B 195 0001141781-26-000003
2026-03-31 2026-04-29 $1.55B 188 0001141781-26-000002
2025-12-31 2026-01-29 $1.60B 192 0001141781-26-000001
Filer Information
Address
50 CONGRESS STREET
BOSTON, MA 02109
Phone
(617) 523-6800
Filing Manager
NICHOLS & PRATT ADVISERS LLP /MA
BOSTON, MA
Signatory
Kimberly H. Latifi
Chief Compliance Officer