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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 (2015Q3)
Portfolio Summary: 294 holdings with a total value of $1,394,535,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 ALLIED WRLD ASSUR COM HLDG A 1,150,658 43,921,000 3.15%
2 LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP 535,866 20,347,000 1.46%
3 HOWARD HUGHES CORP 127,360 14,613,000 1.05%
4 NUVASIVE INC 11,375,000 14,340,000 1.03% PRN
5 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP 15,750,000 13,545,000 0.97% PRN
6 RTI INTL METALS INC 12,780,000 13,435,000 0.96% PRN
7 ALLERGAN PLC 14,055 13,260,000 0.95%
8 CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP NEW 128,965 13,136,000 0.94%
9 SUNPOWER CORP 11,760,000 12,488,000 0.90% PRN
10 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INC 12,130,000 12,403,000 0.89% PRN
11 LIBERTY INTERACTIVE LLC DEB 11,100,000 12,299,000 0.88% PRN
12 TESLA MTRS INC 13,065,000 12,297,000 0.88% PRN
13 PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCS IN 11,410,000 11,909,000 0.85% PRN
14 BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC 9,125,000 11,788,000 0.85% PRN
15 Palo Alto Networks Inc 7,000,000 11,393,000 0.82% PRN
16 POST HLDGS INC 189,421 11,195,000 0.80%
17 J2 GLOBAL INC 9,375,000 11,121,000 0.80% PRN
18 VAIL RESORTS INC 103,659 10,851,000 0.78%
19 SANDISK CORP 8,650,000 10,737,000 0.77% PRN
20 JACK IN THE BOX INC 138,705 10,686,000 0.77%
21 SINA CORP 11,080,000 10,484,000 0.75% PRN
22 INSULET CORP 2 06/15/2019 11,190,000 10,323,000 0.74% PRN
23 VISTEON CORP COM NEW 101,093 10,235,000 0.73%
24 NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW 14,600,000 10,156,000 0.73% PRN
25 BLACKHAWK NETWORK COM USD0.001 237,659 10,074,000 0.72%
26 AIR LEASE CORP 7,955,000 10,013,000 0.72% PRN
27 JAZZ INVESTMENTS I LTD 9,565,000 9,720,000 0.70% PRN
28 CARDTRONICS INC 10,270,000 9,513,000 0.68% PRN
29 TARGET CORP 118,145 9,293,000 0.67%
30 HORNBECK OFFSHORE SVCS INC N 12,285,000 9,114,000 0.65% PRN
31 GRAPHIC PACKAGING HLDG CO 691,549 8,845,000 0.63%
32 COBALT INTL ENERGY INC 12,315,000 8,759,000 0.63% PRN
33 PRA GROUP INC 164,629 8,712,000 0.62%
34 PALO ALTO NETWORKS 50,190 8,633,000 0.62%
35 CLOVIS ONCOLOGY INC NOTE 5,165,000 8,622,000 0.62% PRN
36 BURLINGTON STORES INC 165,863 8,466,000 0.61%
37 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 10,070,000 8,465,000 0.61% PRN
38 MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC 132,782 8,272,000 0.59%
39 HORIZON PHARMA PLC 409,825 8,123,000 0.58%
40 DELTA AIRLINES INC DEL 178,860 8,025,000 0.58%
41 UTI WORLDWIDE INC 10,455,000 7,711,000 0.55% PRN
42 AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD SHS 61,436 7,680,000 0.55%
43 JARDEN CORP 4,610,000 7,388,000 0.53% PRN
44 MATADOR RES CO 354,072 7,343,000 0.53%
45 RYLAND GROUP INC 5,265,000 7,289,000 0.52% PRN
46 BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC 6,730,000 7,155,000 0.51% PRN
47 SPECTRANETICS CORP 9,460,000 7,142,000 0.51% PRN
48 BANK OF THE OZARKS 162,582 7,115,000 0.51%
49 ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS INC 7,915,000 7,069,000 0.51% PRN
50 SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INC COM CL A 146,176 7,066,000 0.51%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001085146-15-002442, filed 2015.11.17).

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.