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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 (2015Q4)
Portfolio Summary: 281 holdings with a total value of $1,447,868,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 ALLIED WRLD ASSUR COM HLDG A 1,199,166 44,597,000 3.08%
2 LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP 535,866 23,492,000 1.62%
3 ALLERGAN PLC 21,705 22,334,000 1.54%
4 LIBERTY INTERACTIVE LLC DEB 11,100,000 16,692,000 1.15% PRN
5 NUVASIVE INC 11,375,000 15,520,000 1.07% PRN
6 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V 13,395,000 14,676,000 1.01% PRN
7 CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP NEW 128,965 13,834,000 0.96%
8 TWITTER INC 15,880,000 13,270,000 0.92% PRN
9 RTI INTL METALS INC 12,780,000 13,076,000 0.90% PRN
10 VAIL RESORTS INC 101,904 13,043,000 0.90%
11 POST HLDGS INC 209,024 12,897,000 0.89%
12 LINKEDIN CORP 12,180,000 12,774,000 0.88% PRN
13 TESLA MTRS INC 12,550,000 11,499,000 0.79% PRN
14 VISTEON CORP COM NEW 96,822 11,086,000 0.77%
15 J2 GLOBAL INC 8,375,000 10,977,000 0.76% PRN
16 KROGER CO 253,171 10,590,000 0.73%
17 BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC 8,175,000 10,495,000 0.72% PRN
18 HORIZON PHARMA PLC 483,687 10,481,000 0.72%
19 SINA CORP 10,810,000 10,445,000 0.72% PRN
20 GRAPHIC PACKAGING HLDG CO 812,298 10,422,000 0.72%
21 BLACKHAWK NETWORK COM USD0.001 235,158 10,396,000 0.72%
22 INSULET CORP 2 06/15/2019 9,795,000 10,144,000 0.70% PRN
23 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC 57,744 10,066,000 0.70%
24 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INC 9,420,000 10,032,000 0.69% PRN
25 JAZZ INVESTMENTS I LTD 9,565,000 10,007,000 0.69% PRN
26 HOWARD HUGHES CORP 86,343 9,771,000 0.67%
27 ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH ETF 69,800 9,722,000 0.67%
28 MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC 146,374 9,686,000 0.67%
29 PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCS IN 11,410,000 9,641,000 0.67% PRN
30 JACK IN THE BOX INC 123,673 9,487,000 0.66%
31 SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES INC NOTE 0.750 8/1 9,425,000 9,472,000 0.65% PRN
32 NEWELL BRANDS 211,532 9,324,000 0.64%
33 ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC DEL 8,125,000 9,141,000 0.63% PRN
34 CARDTRONICS INC 9,770,000 9,068,000 0.63% PRN
35 AIR LEASE CORP 6,655,000 9,051,000 0.63% PRN
36 DELTA AIRLINES INC DEL 171,155 8,676,000 0.60%
37 EXPEDIA INC DEL 68,147 8,471,000 0.59%
38 Palo Alto Networks Inc 5,055,000 8,398,000 0.58% PRN
39 VULCAN MATLS CO 87,640 8,323,000 0.57%
40 OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE IN 138,718 8,194,000 0.57%
41 MATADOR RES CO 399,611 7,900,000 0.55%
42 ABIOMED INC 86,832 7,839,000 0.54%
43 SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INC COM CL A 156,293 7,826,000 0.54%
44 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 9,190,000 7,639,000 0.53% PRN
45 PRICELINE GRP INC 5,360,000 7,621,000 0.53% PRN
46 Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc 66,281 7,488,000 0.52%
47 TYSON FOODS INC TANG EQ UNIT 122,670 7,444,000 0.51%
48 BANK OF THE OZARKS 149,981 7,418,000 0.51%
49 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC 191,035 7,395,000 0.51%
50 PROOFPOINT INC NOTE 1.25012/1 4,260,000 7,338,000 0.51% PRN
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001085146-16-003052, filed 2016.02.12).

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.