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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 (2015Q2)
Portfolio Summary: 304 holdings with a total value of $1,561,469,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 ALLIED WRLD ASSUR COM HLDG A 1,151,546 49,770,000 3.19%
2 LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP 535,866 28,170,000 1.80%
3 Receptos Inc 116,248 22,093,000 1.41%
4 HORIZON PHARMA PLC 538,901 18,721,000 1.20%
5 NUVASIVE INC 13,715,000 17,418,000 1.12% PRN
6 UTI WORLDWIDE INC 15,720,000 16,054,000 1.03% PRN
7 HOWARD HUGHES CORP 111,368 15,986,000 1.02%
8 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP 16,820,000 15,937,000 1.02% PRN
9 ALLERGAN PLC 15,220 15,915,000 1.02%
10 TESLA MTRS INC 15,635,000 15,293,000 0.98% PRN
11 SUNPOWER CORP 11,830,000 15,142,000 0.97% PRN
12 CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP NEW 145,230 14,954,000 0.96%
13 RTI INTL METALS INC 13,480,000 14,617,000 0.94% PRN
14 INSULET CORP 2 06/15/2019 14,830,000 14,348,000 0.92% PRN
15 BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC 9,200,000 14,180,000 0.91% PRN
16 PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCS IN 12,170,000 13,912,000 0.89% PRN
17 NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW 15,980,000 13,673,000 0.88% PRN
18 LIBERTY INTERACTIVE LLC DEB 11,850,000 13,224,000 0.85% PRN
19 RESTORATION HARDWARE HOLDINGS INC 12,950,000 12,861,000 0.82% PRN
20 Xilinx Inc 8,210,000 12,690,000 0.81% PRN
21 SANDISK CORP 9,700,000 12,543,000 0.80% PRN
22 INCYTE CORP 6,065,000 12,505,000 0.80% PRN
23 AIR LEASE CORP 8,630,000 11,483,000 0.74% PRN
24 SINA CORP 11,970,000 11,394,000 0.73% PRN
25 JARDEN CORP 6,590,000 11,046,000 0.71% PRN
26 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 12,150,000 10,973,000 0.70% PRN
27 HORNBECK OFFSHORE SVCS INC N 13,435,000 10,966,000 0.70% PRN
28 Electronic Arts, Inc. 5,200,000 10,868,000 0.70% PRN
29 MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL 563,895 10,291,000 0.66%
30 MYLAN N V 149,117 10,119,000 0.65%
31 J2 GLOBAL INC 8,725,000 10,116,000 0.65% PRN
32 VAIL RESORTS INC 90,378 9,869,000 0.63%
33 BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC 7,430,000 9,692,000 0.62% PRN
34 COBALT INTL ENERGY INC 12,815,000 9,459,000 0.61% PRN
35 CHENIERE ENERGY INC 12,575,000 9,447,000 0.61% PRN
36 PRA GROUP INC 151,441 9,436,000 0.60%
37 MATADOR RES CO 376,813 9,420,000 0.60%
38 RYLAND GROUP INC 6,150,000 9,329,000 0.60% PRN
39 BLUEBIRD BIO INCORPORATED 54,755 9,219,000 0.59%
40 VERINT SYS INC 8,003,000 9,053,000 0.58% PRN
41 CST BRANDS INCORPORATED 228,327 8,918,000 0.57%
42 BANK OF THE OZARKS 192,702 8,816,000 0.56%
43 ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP 107,412 8,452,000 0.54%
44 VISTEON CORP COM NEW 80,418 8,442,000 0.54%
45 PROOFPOINT INC NOTE 1.25012/1 4,810,000 8,132,000 0.52% PRN
46 LAZARD LTD 144,485 8,126,000 0.52%
47 GRAPHIC PACKAGING HLDG CO 579,033 8,066,000 0.52%
48 ILLUMINA INC 6,755,000 7,908,000 0.51% PRN
49 AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD SHS 58,825 7,820,000 0.50%
50 WEX INC 67,889 7,737,000 0.50%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001085146-15-001880, filed 2015.08.17).

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.