Nicholas Investments Partners

Nicholas Investment Partners as of Dec. 31, 2012

Portfolio Holdings for Nicholas Investment Partners

Nicholas Investment Partners holds 268 positions in its portfolio as reported in the December 2012 quarterly 13F filing

Company (Ticker) Portfolio Weight Valued At Change in Shares Share Count Share Price
Allied World Assurance 3.3 $28M 350k 78.80
Directv 3.3 $28M 550k 50.16
Howard Hughes 1.6 $13M 180k 73.02
General Mtrs Co jr pfd cnv srb 1.5 $12M 277k 44.13
Electronic Arts Inc conv 1.5 $12M 13M 0.92
Hologic Inc frnt 2.000%12/1 1.2 $9.6M 8.6M 1.12
Chart Industries 2% conv 1.2 $9.7M 7.9M 1.23
Sandisk Corp note 1.500% 8/1 1.2 $9.6M 8.3M 1.16
Mgm Mirage conv 1.1 $9.4M 8.9M 1.06
Gilead Sciences conv 1.1 $8.6M 5.3M 1.64
Chesapeake Energy Corp note 2.500% 5/1 1.0 $8.5M 9.5M 0.90
Medivation Inc note 2.625% 4/0 1.0 $8.4M 6.6M 1.28
GAME Technolog debt 1.0 $8.3M 8.0M 1.04
Broadsoft Inc. 1.5% 07/01/2018 conv 1.0 $8.3M 7.4M 1.12
Walter Invt Mgmt Corp note 1.0 $8.3M 7.8M 1.06
Liberty Media Corp New deb 3.125% 3/3 1.0 $8.2M 5.7M 1.45
Allegheny Technologies Inc note 4.250% 6/0 1.0 $8.1M 7.5M 1.09
Sba Communications Corp note 4.000%10/0 0.9 $7.9M 3.3M 2.36
Airtran Hldgs Inc note 5.250%11/0 0.9 $7.7M 6.0M 1.29
Royal Gold Inc conv 0.9 $7.8M 7.0M 1.11
Volcano Corporation note 1.750%12/0 0.9 $7.7M 7.6M 1.01
Alliance Data Systems Corp note 1.750% 8/0 0.9 $7.6M 4.1M 1.84
Chart Industries (GTLS) 0.9 $7.6M 114k 66.69
Xilinx Inc sdcv 3.125% 3/1 0.9 $7.3M 5.8M 1.27
Nuance Communications Inc note 2.750%11/0 0.9 $7.2M 6.6M 1.09
Phh Corp note 4.000% 9/0 0.8 $6.9M 6.2M 1.12
Nuvasive Inc. conv 0.8 $6.7M 7.6M 0.88
Aol 0.8 $6.3M 213k 29.61
Cornerstone Ondemand 0.8 $6.4M 217k 29.53
Lam Research Corp conv 0.7 $6.0M 6.1M 0.99
Teva Pharm Finance Llc Cvt cv bnd 0.7 $5.9M 5.8M 1.02
Brookdale Senior Living note 0.7 $5.9M 5.2M 1.15
Aspen Technology 0.7 $5.8M 210k 27.64
Greenbrier Co Inc conv bnd 0.7 $5.6M 6.2M 0.91
Hawaiian Holdings Inc conv 0.7 $5.6M 5.0M 1.11
D R Horton Inc note 2.000% 5/1 0.6 $5.0M 3.2M 1.58
Vail Resorts (MTN) 0.6 $4.9M 91k 54.09
Tyson Foods Inc note 3.250%10/1 0.6 $4.8M 4.0M 1.21
Theravance Inc note 3.000% 1/1 0.6 $4.7M 4.2M 1.12
Alkermes (ALKS) 0.6 $4.6M 247k 18.52
Halcon Resources 0.6 $4.5M 654k 6.92
Gnc Holdings Inc Cl A 0.5 $4.4M 133k 33.28
Ixia note 0.5 $4.4M 3.8M 1.16
Maximus (MMS) 0.5 $4.2M 67k 63.23
United Rentals (URI) 0.5 $4.2M 91k 45.52
Georgia Gulf Corporation 0.5 $4.1M 99k 41.28
Annaly Cap Mgmt Inc note 4.000% 2/1 0.5 $4.1M 3.6M 1.15
American Vanguard (AVD) 0.5 $4.0M 129k 31.07
Advisory Board Company 0.5 $4.0M 86k 46.79
Holdings Inc Note 5.25 0.5 $4.1M 2.0M 2.03
DSW 0.5 $4.0M 60k 65.69
Fifth & Pac Cos 0.5 $4.0M 321k 12.45
IPG Photonics Corporation (IPGP) 0.5 $3.9M 58k 66.66
Pentair 0.5 $3.9M 79k 49.15
Blount International 0.5 $3.8M 242k 15.82
Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.5 $3.8M 65k 58.50
American Railcar Industries 0.5 $3.8M 120k 31.73
Cirrus Logic (CRUS) 0.5 $3.8M 131k 28.97
Genesee & Wyoming 0.5 $3.8M 50k 76.08
E M C Corp Mass note 1.750%12/0 0.5 $3.7M 2.3M 1.60
Oasis Petroleum 0.4 $3.6M 114k 31.80
Marriott Vacations Wrldwde Cp (VAC) 0.4 $3.6M 87k 41.67
Bonanza Creek Energy 0.4 $3.6M 131k 27.79
AutoZone (AZO) 0.4 $3.5M 10k 354.38
Conn's (CONN) 0.4 $3.5M 115k 30.66
Istar Finl Inc Note 3.000%11/1 Added Conv 11/15/2016 0.4 $3.6M 3.5M 1.02
Allstate Corporation (ALL) 0.4 $3.5M 86k 40.18
Air Methods Corporation 0.4 $3.5M 94k 36.91
United Technol conv prf 0.4 $3.4M 62k 55.70
Micron Technology Inc note 0.4 $3.5M 3.9M 0.91
La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) 0.4 $3.3M 236k 14.15
Ixia 0.4 $3.4M 199k 16.98
Group 1 Automotive Inc frnt 2.250% 6/1 0.4 $3.3M 2.8M 1.17
Susser Holdings Corporation 0.4 $3.3M 95k 34.49
Spectranetics Corporation 0.4 $3.3M 225k 14.77
Shfl Entertainment 0.4 $3.3M 229k 14.50
Insulet Corporation Cvt 3.75 0 convert 0.4 $3.2M 3.0M 1.09
Nationstar Mortgage 0.4 $3.2M 103k 30.98
Archer Daniels Midland Co note 0.875% 2/1 0.4 $3.1M 3.1M 1.00
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) 0.4 $3.1M 30k 106.59
Tyler Technologies (TYL) 0.4 $3.2M 65k 48.44
CommVault Systems (CVLT) 0.4 $3.1M 45k 69.66
Thoratec Corporation 0.4 $3.0M 80k 37.52
Hertz Global Holdings 0.4 $3.1M 189k 16.27
Genesee & Wyoming 0.4 $3.1M 28k 111.40
WABCO Holdings 0.4 $2.9M 45k 65.20
Ultimate Software 0.4 $2.9M 31k 94.40
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance (ULTA) 0.4 $2.9M 30k 98.25
Generac Holdings (GNRC) 0.4 $3.0M 87k 34.31
Interoil Corp note 2.750%11/1 0.4 $2.9M 3.4M 0.87
Ensco Plc Shs Class A 0.4 $3.0M 51k 59.28
SBA Communications Corporation 0.3 $2.9M 41k 70.97
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation 0.3 $2.9M 55k 53.20
Sirona Dental Systems 0.3 $2.9M 45k 64.46
Oil States International (OIS) 0.3 $2.9M 41k 71.55
Proto Labs (PRLB) 0.3 $2.9M 74k 39.42
DaVita (DVA) 0.3 $2.8M 25k 110.53
Watson Pharmaceuticals 0.3 $2.8M 33k 86.01
Whitewave Foods 0.3 $2.8M 180k 15.54
Chuys Hldgs (CHUY) 0.3 $2.7M 121k 22.34
Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) 0.3 $2.7M 30k 88.36
Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.3 $2.6M 51k 50.97
Hca Holdings (HCA) 0.3 $2.7M 88k 30.18
Wageworks 0.3 $2.7M 150k 17.80
Servicenow (NOW) 0.3 $2.6M 88k 30.03
Affiliated Managers (AMG) 0.3 $2.6M 20k 130.15
Moody's Corporation (MCO) 0.3 $2.4M 49k 50.32
PerkinElmer (RVTY) 0.3 $2.4M 77k 31.74
Discovery Communications 0.3 $2.5M 39k 63.47
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 0.3 $2.5M 99k 25.36
Hexcel Corporation (HXL) 0.3 $2.4M 91k 26.96
Ocwen Financial Corporation 0.3 $2.5M 71k 34.58
Portfolio Recovery Associates 0.3 $2.4M 23k 106.86
HealthStream (HSTM) 0.3 $2.5M 101k 24.31
Millennial Media 0.3 $2.5M 200k 12.53
Encore Capital Group note 3.000%11/2 0.3 $2.5M 2.3M 1.10
HFF 0.3 $2.4M 162k 14.90
Quanta Services (PWR) 0.3 $2.4M 88k 27.29
Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) 0.3 $2.4M 226k 10.53
PolyOne Corporation 0.3 $2.4M 116k 20.42
NetSuite 0.3 $2.4M 35k 67.31
Pvh Corporation (PVH) 0.3 $2.4M 22k 111.02
Advanced Micro Devices Inc note 6.000% 5/0 0.3 $2.3M 2.5M 0.93
Rackspace Hosting 0.3 $2.3M 31k 74.27
Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.3 $2.3M 156k 15.04
Visteon Corporation (VC) 0.3 $2.3M 43k 53.83
Natural Grocers By Vitamin C (NGVC) 0.3 $2.3M 122k 19.09
Meritage Homes Corp conv 0.3 $2.3M 2.3M 1.00
Teradata Corporation (TDC) 0.3 $2.3M 37k 61.89
Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) 0.3 $2.2M 33k 68.06
Brown Shoe Company 0.3 $2.2M 121k 18.37
Titan Machinery (TITN) 0.3 $2.3M 91k 24.70
PRGX Global 0.3 $2.2M 339k 6.45
Dex (DXCM) 0.3 $2.2M 163k 13.59
Industries N shs - a - (LYB) 0.3 $2.2M 39k 57.10
Bottomline Tech Del Inc note 1.500%12/0 0.3 $2.2M 2.0M 1.11
Elizabeth Arden 0.3 $2.1M 47k 45.00
AllianceBernstein Holding (AB) 0.3 $2.1M 122k 17.43
Hornbeck Offshore Services 0.3 $2.1M 62k 34.34
CoreLogic 0.3 $2.1M 79k 26.92
SolarWinds 0.3 $2.2M 41k 52.45
Ascena Retail 0.3 $2.1M 115k 18.47
Cavium 0.3 $2.1M 68k 31.21
Exacttarget 0.3 $2.1M 106k 20.00
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 0.2 $2.0M 22k 94.30
Fastenal Company (FAST) 0.2 $2.1M 45k 46.65
Wabtec Corporation (WAB) 0.2 $2.1M 24k 87.54
Apollo Invt Corp note 5.750% 1/1 0.2 $2.1M 2.0M 1.04
Omnicare Inc 3.75% '42 conv 0.2 $2.0M 2.0M 1.02
Equinix Inc note 3.000%10/1 0.2 $2.0M 1.0M 1.95
Equifax (EFX) 0.2 $2.0M 37k 54.13
Polaris Industries (PII) 0.2 $2.0M 24k 84.17
Raymond James Financial (RJF) 0.2 $2.0M 51k 38.53
Capital Senior Living Corporation 0.2 $2.0M 107k 18.69
Heartware Intl Inc note 3.500%12/1 0.2 $2.0M 1.7M 1.16
Annie's 0.2 $2.0M 59k 33.43
Workday Inc cl a (WDAY) 0.2 $2.0M 36k 54.49
Harley-Davidson (HOG) 0.2 $1.9M 39k 48.84
Industrial SPDR (XLI) 0.2 $1.9M 49k 37.90
Medivation 0.2 $1.9M 37k 51.15
Nxp Semiconductors N V (NXPI) 0.2 $1.9M 72k 26.32
8x8 (EGHT) 0.2 $1.9M 260k 7.38
Ellie Mae 0.2 $1.9M 70k 27.74
Vanguard Health Systems 0.2 $1.9M 156k 12.25
Bloomin Brands (BLMN) 0.2 $1.9M 119k 15.64
Globus Med Inc cl a (GMED) 0.2 $1.9M 183k 10.49
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (EEM) 0.2 $1.8M 40k 44.36
Lumber Liquidators Holdings (LL) 0.2 $1.8M 35k 52.84
Energy Xxi 0.2 $1.8M 56k 32.18
Healthways 0.2 $1.8M 167k 10.70
Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) 0.2 $1.8M 164k 10.87
Towers Watson & Co 0.2 $1.8M 33k 56.21
Validus Holdings 0.2 $1.8M 52k 34.57
Endologix 0.2 $1.8M 130k 14.24
Catamaran 0.2 $1.8M 38k 47.11
V.F. Corporation (VFC) 0.2 $1.7M 11k 151.00
eBay (EBAY) 0.2 $1.8M 34k 51.00
Whole Foods Market 0.2 $1.7M 19k 91.14
Regal-beloit Corporation (RRX) 0.2 $1.8M 25k 70.46
Bottomline Technologies 0.2 $1.8M 67k 26.39
Steven Madden (SHOO) 0.2 $1.7M 41k 42.26
Walter Investment Management 0.2 $1.8M 41k 43.02
Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) 0.2 $1.7M 47k 36.70
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 0.2 $1.7M 32k 53.51
Citrix Systems 0.2 $1.7M 26k 65.62
Theravance 0.2 $1.7M 75k 22.24
Delta Air Lines (DAL) 0.2 $1.6M 136k 11.87
Medicines Company 0.2 $1.7M 70k 23.97
Gulfport Energy Corporation 0.2 $1.6M 43k 38.22
Alexion Pharmaceuticals 0.2 $1.6M 17k 93.76
Mellanox Technologies 0.2 $1.6M 27k 59.37
Novadaq Technologies 0.2 $1.6M 185k 8.88
Rli (RLI) 0.2 $1.6M 25k 64.66
Cummins (CMI) 0.2 $1.5M 14k 108.35
Accuray Incorporated (ARAY) 0.2 $1.6M 244k 6.43
EOG Resources (EOG) 0.2 $1.5M 12k 120.82
Equinix 0.2 $1.5M 7.1k 206.16
Colony Financial 0.2 $1.5M 77k 19.50
Sensata Technologies Hldg Bv 0.2 $1.5M 47k 32.49
Imperva 0.2 $1.5M 48k 31.53
Nordstrom (JWN) 0.2 $1.4M 27k 53.49
Ross Stores (ROST) 0.2 $1.4M 27k 54.11
Limited Brands 0.2 $1.4M 29k 47.07
Alliance Data Systems Corporation (BFH) 0.2 $1.4M 9.7k 144.78
Broadcom Corporation 0.2 $1.4M 41k 33.20
Panera Bread Company 0.2 $1.4M 8.7k 158.79
SanDisk Corporation 0.2 $1.4M 33k 43.49
Urban Outfitters (URBN) 0.2 $1.4M 36k 39.37
Genpact (G) 0.2 $1.4M 88k 15.50
Financial Engines 0.2 $1.4M 49k 27.74
Fusion-io 0.2 $1.4M 61k 22.92
Libertyinteractivecorp lbtventcoma 0.2 $1.4M 21k 67.75
Wolverine World Wide (WWW) 0.2 $1.3M 32k 40.98
Onyx Pharmaceuticals 0.2 $1.4M 18k 75.51
Westport Innovations 0.2 $1.3M 51k 26.72
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings (SPR) 0.2 $1.3M 79k 16.97
Market Leader 0.2 $1.3M 196k 6.55
Facebook Inc cl a (META) 0.2 $1.3M 50k 26.62
Kkr Financial Hldgs Llc note 7.500% 1/1 0.1 $1.3M 830k 1.53
Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.1 $1.2M 9.6k 127.58
Concho Resources 0.1 $1.2M 15k 80.56
Noble Corporation Com Stk 0.1 $1.3M 36k 34.82
Textainer Group Holdings (TGH) 0.1 $1.2M 39k 31.46
Jive Software 0.1 $1.3M 87k 14.53
MAP Pharmaceuticals 0.1 $1.2M 74k 15.65
Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 0.1 $1.2M 35k 34.19
BancorpSouth 0.1 $1.2M 82k 14.54
Allergan 0.1 $1.2M 13k 91.74
Symantec Corporation 0.1 $1.2M 63k 18.82
MarkWest Energy Partners 0.1 $1.1M 22k 50.99
Amazon (AMZN) 0.1 $1.1M 4.5k 250.94
iShares MSCI Japan Index 0.1 $1.2M 121k 9.75
BioScrip 0.1 $1.1M 105k 10.77
HMS Holdings 0.1 $1.1M 44k 25.91
Silicon Laboratories (SLAB) 0.1 $1.1M 27k 41.79
SPS Commerce (SPSC) 0.1 $1.1M 30k 37.27
Team Health Holdings 0.1 $1.2M 40k 28.77
Restoration Hardware Hldgs I 0.1 $1.1M 34k 33.73
VMware 0.1 $1.1M 12k 94.11
Antares Pharma 0.1 $1.1M 290k 3.81
Suntrust Banks Inc $1.00 Par Cmn 0.1 $970k 34k 28.35
Lennar Corporation (LEN) 0.1 $981k 25k 38.66
Penske Automotive (PAG) 0.1 $981k 33k 30.10
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 0.1 $968k 28k 34.27
India Fund (IFN) 0.1 $872k 42k 20.91
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.1 $939k 2.0M 0.46
Cabela's Incorporated 0.1 $879k 21k 41.76
Quidel Corporation 0.1 $944k 51k 18.68
athenahealth 0.1 $897k 12k 73.28
Tile Shop Hldgs (TTSH) 0.1 $892k 53k 16.83
Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) 0.1 $856k 60k 14.36
EMC Corporation 0.1 $836k 33k 25.30
Graham Corporation (GHM) 0.1 $758k 39k 19.49
Joy Global 0.1 $626k 9.8k 63.81
Apple (AAPL) 0.1 $543k 1.0k 532.35
US Airways 0.1 $599k 44k 13.51
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 0.1 $585k 7.7k 76.20
Willbros 0.1 $591k 110k 5.36
Zillow 0.1 $559k 20k 27.74
Home Loan Servicing Solution ord 0.1 $614k 33k 18.89
Huntsman Corporation (HUN) 0.1 $528k 33k 15.90
Buffalo Wild Wings 0.1 $464k 6.4k 72.78
Dynavax Technologies Corporation 0.1 $513k 180k 2.85
Digirad Corporation 0.1 $459k 224k 2.05
iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index (IWO) 0.1 $486k 5.1k 95.29
Fortinet (FTNT) 0.1 $474k 23k 21.01
iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) 0.0 $304k 3.6k 84.35
Fuel Systems Solutions 0.0 $354k 24k 14.72