Nicholas Investment Partners, LP
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001389574
13F-HR · 49 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
Reported long-US-equity value
$0.28B
Top-10 concentration
52.3%
Nicholas Investment Partners, LP — $282M AUM allocation strategy
Nicholas Investment Partners, LP files SEC Form 13F and reports $282M of long US equity value across 49 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Information Technology 25.7%, followed by Energy 15.4% and Financials 11.2%.
The top 10 holdings account for 52% of reported value — a conviction-weighted book concentrated in its best ideas. The sector and industry splits below are of the same reported value. Track quarter-over-quarter adds, trims, new positions and exits below — sourced from SEC 13F filings, public domain.
Nicholas Investment Partners, LP — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$282M
total across 49 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
52% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$COP +42.5K sh · +$6.38M+$BNY +20.6K sh · +$4.81M+$CHRW +19K sh · +$3.18M
Biggest trims (shares)
−$BAC −37.8K sh · −$3.19M−$AVGO −16.4K sh · −$7.58M−$IWM −15.3K sh · −$4.92M
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
$NCLH ($10.2M last qtr)$ARES ($4.14M last qtr)$WYNN ($2.44M last qtr)$PANW ($1.63M last qtr)$ORCL ($537K last qtr)
Sector allocation (share of reported value)
each slice is a share of the reported long-US-equity value — smaller sectors and the rest of the book roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Industry allocation (share of reported value)
- Semiconductors17.8%—
- Heavy Electrical Equipment9.4%—
- Integrated Oil & Gas9.3%—
- Broadline Retail5.2%—
- Diversified Banks5.1%—
- Semiconductor Materials & Equipment4.8%—
- Investment Banking & Brokerage3.9%—
- Retail REITs3.3%—
- Other holdings41.2%—
the finer GICS cut of the same book — same denominator — smaller industries roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Top S&P 500 holdings
10 of 10 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $GEV | GE Vernova Inc | 30.4K | $26.5M | +0 | 9.4% |
| $NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 118K | $20.6M | -3.5K | 7.3% |
| $XOM | ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation | 106K | $17.9M | +0 | 6.4% |
| $AVGO | Broadcom Inc | 52.4K | $16.2M | -16.4K | 5.8% |
| $AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 70.3K | $14.7M | +1.02K | 5.2% |
| $MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems Inc | 12K | $13.2M | +117 | 4.7% |
| $GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 13K | $11M | +0 | 3.9% |
| $SPG | Simon Property Group Inc | 49.3K | $9.19M | +0 | 3.3% |
| $MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 24.4K | $9.02M | -10.1K | 3.2% |
| $WMB | Williams Companies Inc | 123K | $8.96M | +0 | 3.2% |
…and 39 more holdings in the full 13F filing (top positions only shown).
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How to read Δ QoQ — the five insight categories, and the caveats
The categories. Analysts, quants and retail traders look past total portfolio value to isolate actionable signals. Five categories matter.
Conviction & concentration shifts
New positions vs complete exits — a brand-new stock signals high conviction; a full liquidation suggests a broken thesis or tax-loss harvesting. Aggressive sizing — look at share count, not dollars: a 20% share increase during a drawdown is strong dip-buying. Concentration — a narrowing top-5/10 means conviction; spreading capital across more names means hedging.
Sector & macro allocation rotations
Aggregating Δ QoQ moves across sectors shows where smart money is leaning in or sneaking out — rotating out of growth into defensives or energy, for example. The fund's total long equity exposure quarter-over-quarter is a proxy for overall institutional risk appetite.
Crowding & smart-money consensus
When several managers initiate or expand the same stock in the same quarter, that is institutional consensus. Contrarian reads: top pickers buying hard into a beaten-down name the market is selling.
Derivative & option overlays
Reported call/put changes indicate whether managers are adding downside hedges or leveraging upside exposure. Note: a long increase may be half of a market-neutral pair trade.
Who reads this
| Retail "cloners" | High-conviction ideas to replicate ~45 days after quarter-end. |
| Corporate IR | Which funds bought or dumped the stock, before the next call. |
| Quant / algo traders | Cross-sectional factor inputs: flow, momentum, ownership. |
Four caveats before you trade on it
- 45-day lag — holdings are quarter-end; positions may already be closed.
- Long-only — 13Fs miss shorts, pair trades and cash.
- No non-US / fixed income — the picture is US equities plus options.
- Corporate actions — splits and spinoffs distort raw share deltas.
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