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Nicholas Investment Partners, LP
Nicholas Investment Partners, LP (CIK: 0001389574) incorporated in Delaware, located at 6451 El Sicomoro Street, Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holdings (2015Q1)
Portfolio Summary: 304 holdings with a total value of $1,599,979,000.
#
Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 ALLIED WRLD ASSUR COM HLDG A 1,150,114 46,465,000 2.90%
2 LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP 530,292 29,187,000 1.82%
3 HOWARD HUGHES CORP 143,248 22,206,000 1.39%
4 Receptos Inc 126,804 20,909,000 1.31%
5 TESLA MTRS INC 18,530,000 15,519,000 0.97% PRN
6 CIENA CORP 11,985,000 15,229,000 0.95% PRN
7 UTI WORLDWIDE INC 13,450,000 15,081,000 0.94% PRN
8 SANDISK CORP 14,895,000 14,951,000 0.93% PRN
9 INCYTE CORP 7,745,000 14,372,000 0.90% PRN
10 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP 14,960,000 14,334,000 0.90% PRN
11 HORIZON PHARMA PLC 542,990 14,101,000 0.88%
12 SUNPOWER CORP 10,125,000 14,099,000 0.88% PRN
13 PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCS IN 12,855,000 13,851,000 0.87% PRN
14 BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC 9,255,000 13,773,000 0.86% PRN
15 MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL 12,070,000 13,745,000 0.86% PRN
16 ALLERGAN PLC 13,480 13,642,000 0.85%
17 RTI INTL METALS INC 11,670,000 13,421,000 0.84% PRN
18 AIR LEASE CORP 8,980,000 12,926,000 0.81% PRN
19 PROOFPOINT INC NOTE 1.25012/1 8,110,000 12,920,000 0.81% PRN
20 LIBERTY INTERACTIVE LLC DEB 10,260,000 12,530,000 0.78% PRN
21 SINA CORP 13,725,000 12,455,000 0.78% PRN
22 INSULET CORP 2 06/15/2019 12,350,000 12,450,000 0.78% PRN
23 OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE IN 147,121 11,372,000 0.71%
24 HORNBECK OFFSHORE SVCS INC N 14,075,000 11,313,000 0.71% PRN
25 SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES INC NOTE 0.750 8/1 9,680,000 11,174,000 0.70% PRN
26 CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP NEW 106,505 11,165,000 0.70%
27 WEX INC 102,167 10,969,000 0.69%
28 PRICELINE GRP INC 8,015,000 10,695,000 0.67% PRN
29 JARDEN CORP 6,190,000 10,604,000 0.66% PRN
30 VAIL RESORTS INC 101,822 10,530,000 0.66%
31 CST BRANDS INCORPORATED 239,388 10,492,000 0.66%
32 SERVICENOW INC 8,480,000 10,425,000 0.65% PRN
33 EAGLE MATERIALS INC 119,540 9,989,000 0.62%
34 MATADOR RES CO 443,889 9,730,000 0.61%
35 VEEVA SYS INC 371,693 9,489,000 0.59%
36 ALLSTATE CORP 132,228 9,411,000 0.59%
37 GRAPHIC PACKAGING HLDG CO 635,997 9,247,000 0.58%
38 VERINT SYS INC COM 147,646 9,144,000 0.57%
39 BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC 6,555,000 9,103,000 0.57% PRN
40 SERVICENOW INC 115,253 9,080,000 0.57%
41 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 8,175,000 9,039,000 0.56% PRN
42 GENESEE & WYOMING INC 5.000% 1 74,465 9,021,000 0.56%
43 ILLUMINA INC 48,333 8,973,000 0.56%
44 CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC 76,913 8,938,000 0.56%
45 J2 GLOBAL INC 7,710,000 8,876,000 0.55% PRN
46 TYSON FOODS INC TANG EQ UNIT 182,075 8,827,000 0.55%
47 VERINT SYS INC 7,408,000 8,621,000 0.54% PRN
48 SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED SHS 61,523 8,539,000 0.53%
49 VERIFONE SYS INC 236,873 8,264,000 0.52%
50 ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP 100,011 8,186,000 0.51%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001085146-15-001259, filed 2015.05.15).

From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.