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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: 12/31/2021

Date of reporting period: 06/30/2021

SEMIANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2021

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you
specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such
as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website,
www.nicholasfunds.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided
with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this
change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other
communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically by contacting your financial
intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); direct shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-544-6547.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund or your
financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by
contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank); direct shareholders may call
the Fund at 1-800-544-6547. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with
the Fund complex or your financial intermediary.

WWW.NICHOLASFUNDS.COM

NICHOLAS LIMITED EDITION, INC.

August 2021

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, Nicholas Limited Edition (the “Fund”) Class I posted a return of 7.44% compared to 8.98% for the Russell 2000 Growth Index, 17.54% for the Russell 2000 Index and 15.25% for the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index.

The stock market performance during the first half of 2021 was driven by the reopening of the U.S. economy following the decline in the number of domestic Covid-19 cases thanks to emergency use authorization of several vaccines in late 2020. The prospect of a strong rebound in sales and earnings, along with continued fiscal stimulus and ultra-accommodative monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, drove investors to seek out the stocks of companies most levered to economic recovery. These companies, which have business cycles that tend to be more cyclical in nature, significantly outperformed during this six-month period. While we are optimistic the worst of the pandemic is behind us, many questions remain surrounding the duration of the economic recovery, the path of interest rates, and the persistence of inflation.

Returns for the Fund and selected indices are provided in the chart below for the periods ended June 30, 2021.


					Average Annual Total Return
		6 Months			1	Year	3	Year	5	Year	10	Year
Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. –
Class I		7.44	%		37.59	%	15.71	%	16.89	%	12.37	%
Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. –
Class N		7.33	%		37.32	%	15.44	%	16.58	%	12.02	%
Russell 2000 Growth Index		8.98	%		51.36	%	15.94	%	18.76	%	13.52	%
Russell 2000 Index		17.54	%		62.03	%	13.52	%	16.47	%	12.34	%
Morningstar Small-Cap Growth
Fund Category		12.40	%		55.69	%	19.34	%	20.72	%	13.98	%
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index		15.25	%		40.79	%	18.67	%	17.65	%	14.84	%
Ending value of $10,000 invested in
Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. –
Class I	$	10,744		$	13,759	$	15,491	$	21,817	$	32,099
Ending value of $10,000 invested in
Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. –
Class N	$	10,733		$	13,732	$	15,383	$	21,532	$	31,126
Fund’s Class I Expense Ratio (from 04/30/21 Prospectus): 0.86%
Fund’s Class N Expense Ratio (from 04/30/21 Prospectus): 1.07%

The Fund’s expense ratios for the period ended December 31, 2020 can be found in the financial highlights included within this report.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by visiting www.nicholasfunds.com/returns.html.

The Fund’s returns are reduced by expenses, while the market indices are not. The ending values above illustrate the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund over the timeframes listed. Assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. These figures do not imply any future performance.

Class N of the Fund commenced operations on February 28, 2005. Class I shares and Class N shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities. Annual returns will generally differ only to the extent that the classes do not have the same expenses. Please see the respective prospectus for details.

The Fund’s performance for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, relative to the Russell 2000 Growth Index was positively impacted by stock selection in the health care, real estate, and financial sectors. Detractors from relative performance were largely driven by technology, due to our overweight in software stocks, and consumer discretionary where the Fund was underweight hotel and retail stocks. On an absolute basis, the top 5 performers for the Fund during the first half of 2021 were InMode, Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Bio-Techne, Atricure, and A.O. Smith. The bottom 5 holdings that detracted from absolute performance were CyberArk, Q2 Holdings, Tabula Rasa Healthcare, Qualys, and BlackLine.

As of June 30, 2021, the Fund consisted of 70 stocks and approximately 3% cash.

We believe the Fund is well diversified with sector weightings consisting of approximately 31% Information Technology, 20% Health Care, 18% Industrials, 10% Consumer Discretionary, 6% Financials, 4% Consumer Staples, 4% Materials, 3% Real Estate, and 1% Communication Services. During the first half of 2021, we saw cyclical and value stocks take over market leadership from growth and defensive stocks. The sustainability of this market rotation will largely be based on the extent to which there is above average economic growth. We continue to focus on opportunities in companies that we believe can generate sales and profit growth, have good returns on capital, and sell at relatively attractive valuations.

Thank you for your continued support.

The information above represents the opinions of the Fund manager, is subject to change, and any forecasts made cannot be guaranteed.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund may invest in small- and mid-cap companies, which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility.

Diversification does not assure a profit nor protect against loss in a declining market.

Earnings growth is not representative of the Fund’s future performance.

Please refer to the schedule of investments in the report for complete Fund holdings information. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 10% 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. The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of 500 stocks, which is widely recognized as representative of the equity market in general. One cannot invest directly in an index. Each Morningstar Category average represents a universe of funds with similar investment objectives.

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

The Nicholas Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

Financial Highlights Class I (NCLEX)
For a share outstanding throughout each period


		Six Months
		Ended
		06/30/2021						Years Ended December 31,
		(unaudited)			2020			2019			2018			2017			2016
NET ASSET VALUE,
BEGINNING OF PERIOD	$	33.07		$	28.33		$	23.50		$	26.32		$	23.69		$	23.31
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss)⁽¹⁾		(.07	)		(.08	)		.06			.01			(.04	)		.01
Net gain (loss) on securities
(realized and unrealized)		2.53			6.51			6.37			(.31	)		4.77			2.90
Total from
investment operations		2.46			6.43			6.43			(.30	)		4.73			2.91
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
From net investment income		—			—			(.06	)		(.01	)		—			(.00	)⁽²⁾
From net capital gain		—			(1.69	)		(1.54	)		(2.51	)		(2.10	)		(2.53	)
Total distributions		—			(1.69	)		(1.60	)		(2.52	)		(2.10	)		(2.53	)
NET ASSET VALUE,
END OF PERIOD	$	35.53		$	33.07		$	28.33		$	23.50		$	26.32		$	23.69

TOTAL RETURN		7.44	%⁽³⁾		22.73	%		27.37	%		(1.00	)%		19.92	%		12.37	%

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period (millions)	$	527.1		$	507.9		$	433.4		$	341.4		$	358.0		$	298.0
Ratio of expenses
to average net assets.		.86	%⁽⁴⁾		.86	%		.86	%		.86	%		.86	%		.86	%
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
to average net assets		(.43	)%⁽⁴⁾		(.28	)%		.22	%		.05	%		(.14	)%		.04	%
Portfolio turnover rate		35.54	%⁽⁴⁾		28.16	%		21.56	%		23.38	%		29.67	%		42.07	%

(1)	Computed based on average shares outstanding.
(2)	The amount rounds to $0.00.
(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


		Six Months
		Ended
		06/30/2021						Years Ended December 31,
		(unaudited)			2020			2019			2018			2017			2016
NET ASSET VALUE,
BEGINNING OF PERIOD	$	30.44		$	26.24		$	21.86		$	24.74		$	22.44		$	22.27
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Net investment loss⁽¹⁾		(.10	)		(.12	)		(.01	)		(.07	)		(.11	)		(.07	)
Net gain (loss) on securities
(realized and unrealized)		2.33			6.01			5.93			(.30	)		4.51			2.77
Total from
investment operations		2.23			5.89			5.92			(.37	)		4.40			2.70
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
From net investment income		—			—			—			—			—			—
From net capital gain		—			(1.69	)		(1.54	)		(2.51	)		(2.10	)		(2.53	)
Total distributions		—			(1.69	)		(1.54	)		(2.51	)		(2.10	)		(2.53	)
NET ASSET VALUE,
END OF PERIOD	$	32.67		$	30.44		$	26.24		$	21.86		$	24.74		$	22.44

TOTAL RETURN		7.33	%⁽²⁾		22.48	%		27.09	%		(1.33	)%		19.57	%		12.00	%

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period (millions)	$	27.7		$	28.0		$	30.0		$	28.6		$	33.0		$	33.3
Ratio of expenses
to average net assets.		1.06	%⁽³⁾		1.07	%		1.11	%		1.17	%		1.19	%		1.21	%
Ratio of net investment loss
to average net assets		(.64	)%⁽³⁾		(.48	)%		(.03	)%		(.27	)%		(.46	)%		(30	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		35.54	%⁽³⁾		28.16	%		21.56	%		23.38	%		29.67	%		42.07	%

(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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Top Ten Equity Portfolio Holdings
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)


	Percentage
Name	of Net Assets
Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)	2.23	%
Omnicell, Inc.	2.05	%
Cohen & Steers, Inc.	1.84	%
ICON plc	1.83	%
Syneos Health, Inc.	1.81	%
A.O. Smith Corporation	1.79	%
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated	1.71	%
ExlService Holdings, Inc.	1.71	%
WNS (Holdings) Limited	1.70	%
EVERTEC, Inc.	1.68	%
Total of top ten	18.35	%

Sector Diversification (As a Percentage of Portfolio)
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)

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Fund Expenses
For the six month period ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other operating expenses. The following table is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period.

The first line of the table below for each share class of the Fund provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios for each class of the Fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Fund’s actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as wire fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


Class I
		Beginning		Ending		Expenses
		Account		Account		Paid During
		Value		Value		Period*
		12/31/20		06/30/21		01/01/21 – 06/30/21
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,074.40	$	4.42
Hypothetical		1,000.00		1,020.74		4.31
(5% return before expenses)

*	Expenses are equal to the Class I six-month annualized expense ratio of 0.86%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period.

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Fund Expenses (continued)
For the six month period ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited)


Class N
		Beginning		Ending		Expenses
		Account		Account		Paid During
		Value		Value		Period**
		12/31/20		06/30/21		01/01/21 – 06/30/21
Actual	$	1,000.00	$	1,073.30	$	5.45
Hypothetical		1,000.00		1,019.74		5.31
(5% return before expenses)

**	Expenses are equal to the Class N six-month annualized expense ratio of 1.06%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period.

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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)


Shares or
Principal
Amount			Value
COMMON STOCKS — 97.51%
	Communication Services – Telecommunications Services — 0.76%
30,565	Bandwidth Inc. – Class A*	$	4,215,525
	Consumer Discretionary – Automobiles & Components — 2.65%
82,000	Dorman Products, Inc.*		8,500,940
85,000	Patrick Industries, Inc.		6,205,000
			14,705,940
	Consumer Discretionary – Durables & Apparel — 1.54%
230,645	La-Z-Boy Incorporated		8,543,091
	Consumer Discretionary – Retailing — 4.03%
68,500	Murphy USA Inc.*		9,135,845
71,555	Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*		6,019,922
321,565	Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. Class A*		7,206,272
			22,362,039
	Consumer Discretionary – Services — 1.82%
165,000	Carriage Services, Inc.		6,100,050
171,795	Wendy’s Company (The)		4,023,439
			10,123,489
	Consumer Staples – Food & Staples Retailing — 1.06%
170,000	Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*		5,892,200
	Consumer Staples – Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 2.61%
34,480	J & J Snack Foods Corp.		6,013,657
300,000	Nomad Foods Limited*		8,481,000
			14,494,657
	Financials – Banks — 1.00%
101,000	Glacier Bancorp, Inc.		5,563,080
	Financials – Diversified — 3.46%
124,635	Cohen & Steers, Inc.		10,231,287
34,800	Morningstar, Inc.		8,947,428
			19,178,715
	Financials – Insurance — 1.63%
170,000	Brown & Brown, Inc.		9,033,800
	Health Care – Equipment & Services — 13.36%
88,840	AtriCure, Inc.*		7,047,677
282,330	Covetrus, Inc.*		7,622,910
95,005	InMode Ltd.*		8,995,073
35,755	LHC Group, Inc.*		7,160,296
122,500	NuVasive, Inc.*		8,303,050
75,000	Omnicell, Inc.*		11,358,750

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)


Shares or
Principal
Amount			Value
COMMON STOCKS — 97.51% (continued)
	Health Care – Equipment & Services — 13.36% (continued)
174,060	Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.*	$	9,051,120
58,590	Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*		5,706,666
222,246	Vocera Communications, Inc.*		8,856,503
			74,102,045
	Health Care – Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &
	Life Sciences — 7.31%
11,335	Bio-Techne Corporation		5,103,697
49,000	ICON plc*		10,128,790
113,880	Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*		6,910,238
160,000	Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.*		8,336,000
112,500	Syneos Health, Inc.*		10,067,625
			40,546,350
	Industrials – Capital Goods — 7.59%
137,500	A.O. Smith Corporation		9,908,250
155,990	Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*		8,306,467
183,163	Builders FirstSource, Inc.*		7,813,734
268,918	Construction Partners, Inc. – Class A*		8,444,025
115,000	Mercury Systems, Inc.*		7,622,200
			42,094,676
	Industrials – Commercial & Professional Services — 7.47%
100,000	Exponent, Inc.		8,921,000
160,000	IAA, Inc.*		8,726,400
88,000	ICF International, Inc.		7,731,680
375,000	KAR Auction Services, Inc.		6,581,250
160,000	Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated		9,484,800
			41,445,130
	Industrials – Transportation — 2.65%
164,000	Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.		7,455,440
440,649	Marten Transport, Ltd.		7,266,302
			14,721,742
	Information Technology – Hardware & Equipment — 1.41%
90,000	ePlus inc.*		7,802,100
	Information Technology – Semiconductors &
	Semiconductor Equipment — 5.55%
128,970	Lattice Semiconductor Corporation*		7,245,535
104,430	Onto Innovation Inc.*		7,627,567
110,280	Power Integrations, Inc.		9,049,577
100,100	Semtech Corporation*		6,886,880
			30,809,559

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)


Shares or
Principal
Amount			Value
COMMON STOCKS — 97.51% (continued)
	Information Technology – Software & Services — 24.03%
56,465	BlackLine, Inc.*	$	6,282,861
43,750	CyberArk Software Ltd.*		5,699,312
179,000	Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)*		12,379,640
213,210	EVERTEC, Inc.		9,306,616
89,155	ExlService Holdings, Inc.*		9,473,610
305,000	i3 Verticals, Inc. – Class A*		9,217,100
149,800	Mimecast Limited*		7,946,890
244,329	Model N, Inc.*		8,373,155
35,500	Paylocity Holding Corporation*		6,773,400
78,000	Q2 Holdings, Inc.*		8,001,240
69,500	Qualys, Inc.*		6,997,955
84,020	Rapid7, Inc.*		7,950,813
345,000	Repay Holdings Corporation*		8,293,800
97,500	SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.*		4,979,325
52,240	SPS Commerce, Inc.*		5,216,164
168,585	Tenable Holdings, Inc.*		6,970,990
118,085	WNS (Holdings) Limited*		9,431,449
			133,294,320
	Materials — 3.68%
59,500	AptarGroup, Inc.		8,379,980
281,000	GCP Applied Technologies Inc.*		6,536,060
95,292	UFP Technologies, Inc.*		5,471,667
			20,387,707
	Other — 1.05%
35,170	iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF		5,830,131
	Real Estate — 2.85%
154,933	Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated		7,353,120
154,200	NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.		8,477,916
			15,831,036
	TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
	(cost $318,484,209)		540,977,332

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)


	Shares or
	Principal
	Amount			Value
	SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.96%
		U.S. Treasury Bills — 1.46%
$	3,100,000	U.S. Treasury Bill 07/20/2021, 0.015%	$	3,099,975
	5,000,000	U.S. Treasury Bill 08/26/2021, 0.025%		4,999,806
				8,099,781
		Variable Rate Security — 1.50%
	8,304,546	Morgan Stanley Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio
		(Institutional Class), 7-day net yield 0.03%		8,304,546
		TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
		(cost $16,404,327)		16,404,327
		TOTAL INVESTMENTS
		(cost $334,888,536) — 100.47%		557,381,659
		LIABILITIES, NET OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.47)%		(2,592,020	)
		TOTAL NET ASSETS
		(basis of percentages disclosed above) — 100%	$	554,789,639

	* 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
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)


ASSETS
Investments in securities at value (cost $334,888,536)	$	557,381,659
Receivables –
Investment securities sold		292,293
Capital stock subscription		75,948
Dividend and interest		32,357
Total receivables		400,598
Other		8,600
Total assets		557,790,857

LIABILITIES
Payables –
Investment securities purchased		2,503,361
Due to adviser –
Management fee		341,540
Accounting and administrative fee		11,385
Total due to adviser		352,925
Capital stock redemption		66,469
12b-1 and servicing fee		22,357
Other payables and accrued expense		56,106
Total liabilities		3,001,218
Total net assets	$	554,789,639

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF
Paid in capital	$	277,451,205
Accumulated distributable earnings		277,338,434
Total net assets	$	554,789,639

Class I
Net assets	$	527,099,719
Shares outstanding		14,834,745
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ($.01 par value,
39,000,000 shares authorized), offering price and redemption price	$	35.53

Class N
Net assets	$	27,689,920
Shares outstanding		847,633
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ($.01 par value,
11,000,000 shares authorized), offering price and redemption price	$	32.67

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited)


INCOME
Dividend	$	1,165,740
Interest		3,833
Total income		1,169,573

EXPENSES
Management fee		2,043,366
Transfer agent fees		70,769
Accounting and administrative fees		68,112
Registration fees		45,463
12b-1 fees – Class N		28,410
Accounting system and pricing service fees		16,873
Audit and tax fees		14,475
Custodian fees		14,107
Postage and mailing		12,208
Directors’ fees		10,838
Foreign tax on dividends		10,560
Printing		9,904
Insurance		8,465
Legal fees		5,357
Other operating expenses		12,447
Total expenses		2,371,354
Net investment loss		(1,201,781	)

NET REALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS		56,068,290

CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/DEPRECIATION
ON INVESTMENTS		(15,546,739	)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments		40,521,551
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	39,319,770

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 six months ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited)
and the year ended December 31, 2020


		Six Months Ended
		06/30/2021			Year Ended
		(unaudited)			12/31/2020
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment loss	$	(1,201,781	)	$	(1,321,735	)
Net realized gain on investments		56,068,290			26,144,410
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation
on investments		(15,546,739	)		75,291,321
Net increase in net assets
resulting from operations		39,319,770			100,113,996

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM
Investment operations – Class I		—			(24,677,475	)
Investment operations – Class N		—			(1,488,887	)
Total distributions		—			(26,166,362	)

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Proceeds from shares issued – Class I
(484,042 and 2,064,914 shares, respectively)		16,788,137			56,244,918
Reinvestment of distributions – Class I
(— and 690,857 shares, respectively)		—			22,667,001
Cost of shares redeemed – Class I
(1,008,450 and 2,694,700 shares, respectively)		(34,926,723	)		(75,603,756	)
Proceeds from shares issued – Class N
(60,743 and 174,298 shares, respectively)		1,924,469			4,402,964
Reinvestment of distributions – Class N
(— and 48,809 shares, respectively)		—			1,474,032
Cost of shares redeemed – Class N
(134,027 and 445,267 shares, respectively)		(4,273,898	)		(10,584,617	)
Change in net assets derived from
capital share transactions		(20,488,015	)		(1,399,458	)
Total increase in net assets		18,831,755			72,548,176

NET ASSETS
Beginning of period		535,957,884			463,409,708
End of period	$	554,789,639		$	535,957,884

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)

These financial statements have been prepared pursuant to reporting rules for interim
financial statements. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(“U.S.GAAP”) for annual financial statements. These financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements and financial highlights and notes in the Fund’s
Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended December 31, 2020.

These financial statements have not been audited. Management believes that these financial
statements include all adjustments (which, unless otherwise noted, include only normal
recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial results for each
period shown.

(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. 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 net asset value, which is calculated as of the
close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. 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. 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. Short-term investments
purchased at par are valued at cost, which approximates market value. Short-term
investments purchased at a premium or discount are stated at amortized cost, which
approximates market value. The Fund did not maintain any positions in derivative
instruments or engage in hedging activities during the year. Investment transactions
for financial statement purposes are recorded on trade date.

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820-10, “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures” (“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

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)

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 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 June 30, 2021 in valuing the
Fund’s investments carried at value:


		Investments
Valuation Inputs		in Securities
Level 1 –
Common Stocks⁽¹⁾	$	540,977,332
Money Market Fund		8,304,546
Level 2 –
U.S. Government Securities		8,099,781
Level 3 –
None		—
Total	$	557,381,659

(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.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)

(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.

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 service fees
and certain other fees and expenses related toone 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. From May 1, 2017 through November 1, 2020, the
servicing fee was voluntarily reduced to 0.06% and from November 2, 2020 through
period-end was reduced to zero. The 12b-1 fee from May 1, 2019 through
November 1, 2020, was voluntarily reduced to 0.15%, from November 2, 2020
through May 3, 2021, was increased to 0.20% and from May 4,2021 through period-
end increased to0.22%. 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.

(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. GAAP for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records
are adjusted for permanent book-to-tax differences to reflect tax character.

The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended June 30, 2021,
and the year ended December 31, 2020, was as follows:


		06/30/2021		12/31/2020
Distributions paid from:
Ordinary income	$	—	$	—
Long-term capital gain		—		26,166,362
Total distributions paid	$	—	$	26,166,362

As of June 30, 2021, investment cost for federal tax purposes was $334,668,208
and tax basis net unrealized appreciation were as follows:


Unrealized appreciation	$	227,397,102
Unrealized depreciation		(4,683,651	)
Net unrealized appreciation	$	222,713,451

The difference between financial statement and tax-basis investment cost is
attributable primarily to holdings in partnership interests and the tax deferral of
wash sales losses.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)

The Fund had no material uncertain tax positions and has not recorded a liability for
unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2021. Also, the Fund recognized no
interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits during the period ended
June 30, 2021. At June 30, 2021, the fiscal years 2017 through 2020 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 June 30, 2021. There have been no material subsequent events since
June 30, 2021, 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 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 administrative 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 $2,607 for the period ended June 30, 2021,
for legal services rendered by this law firm.

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Historical Record
(unaudited)


				Net
				Investment			Dollar		Growth of
		Net		Income		Capital Gain	Weighted		an Initial
		Asset Value		Distributions		Distributions	Price/Earnings		$10,000
Class I		Per Share		Per Share		Per Share	Ratio⁽²⁾		Investment⁽³⁾
May 18, 1987⁽¹⁾	$	10.00	$	—	$	—	—	$	10,000
December 31, 1987		9.15		.0900		—	13.9 times		9,242
December 31, 1988		11.29		.0969		.2527	14.1		11,762
December 31, 1989		12.49		.1453		.6151	16.3		13,804
December 31, 1990		12.03		.1207		.1213	14.2		13,566
December 31, 1991		16.86		.1228		.2407	21.9		19,429
December 31, 1992		18.77		.0815		.8275	18.8		22,690
December 31, 1993		18.68		.0867		1.6782	20.4		24,738
December 31, 1994		17.09		.1031		.9065	18.3		23,985
December 31, 1995		19.22		.0761		2.9353	25.2		31,223
December 31, 1996		20.74		.0124		2.6151	30.7		38,031
December 31, 1997		25.07		.0029		2.4886	33.0		50,590
December 31, 1998		24.20		.0142		1.2490	30.3		51,436
December 31, 1999		22.61		.0538		.5439	23.4		49,333
December 31, 2000		15.16		—		5.5800	25.9		45,063
December 31, 2001		16.37		—		.0357	25.5		48,764
December 31, 2002		12.49		—		.0311	21.4		37,299
December 31, 2003		17.43		—		—	24.2		52,051
December 31, 2004		19.59		—		.2679	25.3		59,309
December 31, 2005		19.23		—		1.8896	25.2		63,925
December 31, 2006		19.62		—		.8425	23.6		68,002
December 31, 2007		20.07		.0008		1.7607	24.7		75,615
December 31, 2008		13.93		.0301		.0327	14.9		52,733
December 31, 2009		17.76		.0005		—	23.5		67,234
December 31, 2010		21.85		—		1.5377	24.8		88,494
December 31, 2011		20.90		—		1.2484	22.9		89,672
December 31, 2012		21.06		.0043		2.0167	22.3		99,159
December 31, 2013		27.05		.0160		1.5957	23.9		134,984
December 31, 2014		25.63		.0002		2.6251	24.9		140,842
December 31, 2015		23.31		—		1.8767	23.4		138,262
December 31, 2016		23.69		.0012		2.5295	25.3		155,364
December 31, 2017		26.32		—		2.0989	27.7		186,320
December 31, 2018		23.50		.0063		2.5137	25.5		184,458
December 31, 2019		28.33		.0601		1.5436	29.2		234,944
December 31, 2020		33.07		—		1.6863	35.1		288,349
June 30, 2021		35.53		—		—	29.6		309,799

(1) Date of Initial Public Offering.
(2) Based on latest 12 months accomplished earnings.
(3) Assuming reinvestment of all distributions.

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Historical Record (continued)
(unaudited)


				Net
				Investment			Dollar		Growth of
		Net		Income		Capital Gain	Weighted		an Initial
		Asset Value		Distributions		Distributions	Price/Earnings		$10,000
Class N		Per Share		Per Share		Per Share	Ratio⁽²⁾		Investment⁽³⁾
February 28, 2005⁽¹⁾	$	19.30	$	—	$	—	25.5 times	$	10,000
December 31, 2005		19.19		—		1.8581	25.2		10,903
December 31, 2006		19.51		—		.8425	23.6		11,560
December 31, 2007		19.86		—		1.7607	24.7		12,802
December 31, 2008		13.78		.0062		.0327	14.9		8,909
December 31, 2009		17.54		.0005		—	23.5		11,341
December 31, 2010		21.50		—		1.5377	24.8		14,888
December 31, 2011		20.47		—		1.2484	22.9		15,034
December 31, 2012		20.51		—		2.0167	22.3		16,568
December 31, 2013		26.21		—		1.5957	23.9		22,466
December 31, 2014		24.66		—		2.6251	24.9		23,361
December 31, 2015		22.27		—		1.8767	23.4		22,849
December 31, 2016		22.44		—		2.5295	25.3		25,591
December 31, 2017		24.74		—		2.0989	27.7		30,597
December 31, 2018		21.86		—		2.5137	25.5		30,189
December 31, 2019		26.24		—		1.5436	29.2		38,367
December 31, 2020		30.44		—		1.6863	35.1		46,994
June 30, 2021		32.67		—		—	29.6		50,436

(1) Date of Initial Public Offering.
(2) Based on latest 12 months accomplished earnings.
(3) Assuming reinvestment of all distributions.

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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 Report dated December 31, 2020.

Liquidity Risk Management Program
(unaudited)

The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”)
in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. The Program seeks to assess and manage
the Fund’s liquidity risk, i.e., the risk that the Fund is unable to satisfy redemption requests
without significantly diluting remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Directors
of the Fund has designated Nicholas Company, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser, to
administer the Program. Certain aspects of the Program rely on third parties to perform certain
functions, including the provision of market data and application of models.

The Program is comprised of various components designed to support the assessment
and/or management of liquidity risk, including: (1) the periodic assessment (no less
frequently than annually) of certain factors that influence the Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) the
periodic classification (no less frequently than monthly) of the Fund’s investments into one of
four liquidity categories that reflect an estimate of their liquidity under current market
conditions; (3) a 15% limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under Rule
22e-4); (4) for a Fund that does not invest primarily in “highly liquid investments” (as defined
under Rule 22e-4), the determination of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets that will
generally be invested in highly liquid investments (a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum”);
and (5) periodic reporting to the Board of Directors.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors on February 1, 2021, Nicholas Company, Inc. provided
a written report to the Board addressing the operation, and the adequacy and effectiveness of
the implementation, of the Program, including, as applicable, the operation of any Highly
Liquid Investment Minimum and any material changes to the Program, for the period from
January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (the “Reporting Period”). Among other things,
the annual report discussed: (1) the results of stress tests designed to assess liquidity under
a hypothetical stressed scenario involving elevated redemptions; and (2) an assessment of
the methodologies used to classify investments into one of four liquidity categories. The
report concluded that the Program was reasonably designed to assess and manage liquidity
risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all
circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information
regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

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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.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
(unaudited)

The Fund files its complete schedule of investments with the SEC for the first and third
quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s
Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be
reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information
on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

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Nicholas Limited Edition, Inc. respects each shareholder’s right to privacy. We are committed to safeguarding the information that you provide us to maintain and execute transactions on your behalf.

We collect the following non-public personal information about you:

*	Information we receive from you on applications or other forms, whether we receive the form in writing or electronically. This includes, but is not limited to, your name, address, phone number, tax identification number, date of birth, beneficiary information and investment selection.
*	Information about your transactions with us and account history with us. This includes, but is not limited to, your account number, balances and cost basis information. This also includes transaction requests made through our transfer agent.
*	Other general information that we may obtain about you such as demographic information.

WE DO NOT SELL ANY NON-PUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT OR FORMER SHAREHOLDERS.

INFORMATION SHARED WITH OUR TRANSFER AGENT, A THIRD PARTY COMPANY, ALSO IS NOT SOLD.

We may share, only as permitted by law, non-public personal information about you with third party companies. Listed below are some examples of third parties to whom we may disclose non-public personal information. While these examples do not cover every circumstance permitted by law, we hope they help you understand how your information may be shared.

We may share non-public personal information about you:

*	With companies who work for us to service your accounts or to process transactions that you may request. This would include, but is not limited to, our transfer agent to process your transactions, mailing houses to send you required reports and correspondence regarding the Fund and its Adviser, the Nicholas Company, Inc., and our dividend disbursing agent to process fund dividend checks.
*	With a party representing you, with your consent, such as your broker or lawyer.
*	When required by law, such as in response to a subpoena or other legal process.

The Fund and its Adviser maintain policies and procedures to safeguard your non-public personal information. Access is restricted to employees who the Adviser determines need the information in order to perform their job duties. To guard your non-public personal information we maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards.

In the event that you hold shares of the Fund with a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared with non-affiliated third parties.

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Automatic Investment Plan — An Update
(unaudited)

The Nicholas Family of Funds’ Automatic Investment Plan provides a simple method to dollar cost average into the fund(s) of your choice.

Dollar cost averaging involves making equal systematic investments over an extended time period. A fixed dollar investment will purchase more shares when the market is low and fewer shares when the market is high. The automatic investment plan is an excellent way for you to become a disciplined investor.

The following table illustrates what dollar cost averaging can achieve. Please note that past performance is no guarantee of future results. Nicholas Company recommends dollar cost averaging as a practical investment method. It should be consistently applied for long periods so that investments are made through several market cycles.


		Nicholas Limited Edition – Class I
$1,000 initial investment on		05/18/1987	*		06/30/2011
Number of years investing $100 each month
following the date of initial investment		34.1			10
Total cash invested	$	42,000		$	13,000
Total dividend and capital gain distributions reinvested	$	187,366		$	7,498
Total full shares owned at 06/30/2021		10,362			796
Total market value at 06/30/2021	$	368,162		$	28,301

The results above assume purchase on the last day of the month. The Nicholas Automatic Investment Plan actually invests on the date specified by the investor. Total market value includes reinvestment of all distributions.

*Date of Initial Public Offering.

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Nicholas Funds Services Offered
(unaudited)


•	IRAs
	• Traditional	• SIMPLE
	• Roth	• SEP
•	Coverdell Education 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 (800-544-6547).

Directors and Officers
DAVID O. NICHOLAS, President and Director

JOHN A. HAUSER, Director

DAVID P. PELISEK, Director

JAY H. ROBERTSON, Director

DAVID L. JOHNSON, Executive Vice President

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

CANDACE L. LESAK, Vice President

Investment Adviser
NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
www.nicholasfunds.com
414-276-0535 or 800-544-6547

Transfer Agent
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
414-276-0535 or 800-544-6547

Distributor
QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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

This report is submitted for the information of shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Applicable only to annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Applicable only to annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Applicable only to annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

The schedule of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Applicable only to annual reports filed by closed-end funds.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Applicable only to annual reports filed by closed-end funds.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

Applicable only to closed-end funds.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 11. 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 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Applicable only to closed-end funds.

Item 13. 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.

Applicable only to annual reports.

(a)(2) 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)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more person.

Applicable only to closed-end funds.

(a)(4) 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: August 30, 2021

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: August 30, 2021

By: /s/ Jennifer R. Kloehn
Name: Jennifer R. Kloehn
Title: Principal Financial Officer
Date: August 30, 2021