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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 (2016Q4)
Portfolio Summary: 267 holdings with a total value of $1,319,882,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 ALLIED WRLD ASSUR COM HLDG A 1,100,000 59,081,000 4.48%
2 MELCO ENTMT ADR 2,500,000 39,750,000 3.01%
3 ALLERGAN PLC 21,175 16,145,000 1.22%
4 QUANTA SVCS INC 384,800 13,412,000 1.02%
5 DYCOM INDS INC 12,220,000 13,335,000 1.01% PRN
6 LIBERTY INTERACTIVE LLC 11,500,000 12,363,000 0.94% PRN
7 PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCS IN 12,635,000 11,901,000 0.90% PRN
8 SQUARE INC 850,377 11,590,000 0.88%
9 SALESFORCE COM INC SR CV NT 0.25 18 9,830,000 11,446,000 0.87% PRN
10 MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL 391,138 11,277,000 0.85%
11 SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES INC 10,345,000 10,863,000 0.82% PRN
12 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V 9,360,000 10,648,000 0.81% PRN
13 OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE IN 123,982 10,635,000 0.81%
14 HORIZON PHARMA INVT LTD 11,085,000 10,546,000 0.80% PRN
15 PROOFPOINT INC SR CV BD 0.75 20 9,115,000 10,294,000 0.78% PRN
16 BLACKHAWK NETWORK 268,924 10,129,000 0.77%
17 MEDICINES CO SR GLBL CV NT 22 8,165,000 9,788,000 0.74% PRN
18 BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC SR SB CONV NT 20 8,210,000 9,622,000 0.73% PRN
19 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4,700,000 9,529,000 0.72% PRN
20 EAGLE MATERIALS INC 96,614 9,519,000 0.72%
21 PRICELINE GRP INC SR CONV NT 1 18 6,010,000 9,462,000 0.72% PRN
22 SUNPOWER CORP 13,235,000 9,438,000 0.72% PRN
23 BRUNSWICK CORP 169,231 9,230,000 0.70%
24 NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC 10,140,000 9,158,000 0.69% PRN
25 CALLAWAY GOLF CO 827,141 9,066,000 0.69%
26 VAIL RESORTS INC 56,193 9,065,000 0.69%
27 ROSS STORES INC 137,839 9,041,000 0.68%
28 APPLIED MATLS INC 277,326 8,950,000 0.68%
29 EVERCORE PARTNERS INC 125,544 8,626,000 0.65%
30 PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 6,675,000 8,465,000 0.64% PRN
31 SHOPIFY INC 195,751 8,391,000 0.64%
32 YAHOO INC SR CV ZERO NT 18 8,485,000 8,384,000 0.64% PRN
33 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INC 7,875,000 8,352,000 0.63% PRN
34 INPHI CORPORATION 185,269 8,266,000 0.63%
35 TESARO INCORPORATED 60,698 8,162,000 0.62%
36 ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS INC SR CONV NT2.5 20 8,280,000 8,115,000 0.61% PRN
37 HOLOGIC INC 6,605,000 8,096,000 0.61% PRN
38 RYLAND GROUP INC 6,625,000 7,925,000 0.60% PRN
39 EVERBRIDGE INC 428,645 7,908,000 0.60%
40 RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS 224,516 7,634,000 0.58%
41 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC SR SB CONV NT 25 5,860,000 7,589,000 0.57% PRN
42 J2 GLOBAL INC SR CV NT 3.25 29 5,690,000 7,518,000 0.57% PRN
43 BERRY PLASTICS GROUP INC 153,286 7,469,000 0.57%
44 INPHI CORP SR CV NT1.125 20 5,750,000 7,429,000 0.56% PRN
45 Mentor Graphics Corp 3,895,000 7,262,000 0.55% PRN
46 CONTINENTAL RESOURE 140,718 7,252,000 0.55%
47 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE 6,745,000 7,243,000 0.55% PRN
48 BURLINGTON STORES INC 83,504 7,076,000 0.54%
49 INTUIT 61,499 7,048,000 0.53%
50 TRIMBLE INC 232,917 7,022,000 0.53%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001085146-17-000416, filed 2017.02.10).

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.