UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
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OMB Number:3235-0006
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hours per response:23.8
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
09-30-2021
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:
Nicholas Investment Partners, LP
Address:
P.O. BOX 9267
RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067
Form 13F File Number:
028-12426

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.


Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:
Christopher Siriani
Title:
Chief Compliance Officer
Phone:
858-759-4545


Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Christopher Siriani
                         [Signature]
Rancho Santa Fe, CALIFORNIA
                 [City, State]
11-15-2021
                           [Date]
                          

Report Type (Check only one.):

☐ 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) 

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☒ 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)



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Form 13F File NumberNameCIK
028-12592
Bank of New York Mellon Corp
0001390777

Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:
0
Form 13F Information table Entry Total:
188
Form 13F Information table Value Total:
1369766
          (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
Estimated average burden
hours per response:23.8
COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
VALUESHRS ORSH/PUT/INVESTMENTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUERTITLE OF CLASSCUSIP(x$1000)PRN AMTPRNCALLDISCRETIONMANAGERSOLESHAREDNONE
908 DEVICES INCCOM65443P1029,360287,815SHSOLE287,815 0 0
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDCOM00724F1013,3315,785SHSOLE5,785 0 0
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INCCOM0079031078858,604SHSOLE8,604 0 0
AIRBNB INCCOM CL A0090661011,1416,804SHSOLE6,804 0 0
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INCNOTE 0.125% 5/000971TAJ02,9862,460,000PRNSOLE2,460,000 0 0
ALPHA TEKNOVA INCCOM02080L10215,053604,770SHSOLE604,770 0 0
ALPHABET INCCAP STK CL C02079K1071,450544SHSOLE544 0 0
ALX ONCOLOGY HLDGS INCCOM00166B1053,53647,872SHSOLE47,872 0 0
AMAZON COM INCCOM0231351066,0211,833SHSOLE1,833 0 0
AMERESCO INCCL A02361E1086,356108,781SHSOLE108,781 0 0
AMERICAN FINL GROUP INC OHIOCOM0259321043,94731,370SHSOLE31,370 0 0
AMYRIS INCCOM NEW03236M20012,994946,366SHSOLE946,366 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES INCCOM0326541057744,621SHSOLE4,621 0 0
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INCCOM CL A03768E1054,61975,000SHSOLE75,000 0 0
APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT INCCOM NEW03784Y2003,028192,509SHSOLE192,509 0 0
APTIV PLCSHSG6095L1093,78525,406SHSOLE25,406 0 0
ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS INCCOM NEW04004760711,875199,410SHSOLE199,410 0 0
ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONCL A COM STK03990B10112,551170,000SHSOLE170,000 0 0
ARGENX SESPONSORED ADR04016X10116,70055,298SHSOLE55,298 0 0
ASCENDIS PHARMA A/SSPONSORED ADR04351P1014,32527,134SHSOLE27,134 0 0
ASML HOLDING N VN Y REGISTRY SHSN070592105,7487,714SHSOLE7,714 0 0
ATLASSIAN CORP PLCCL AG062421047,31118,677SHSOLE18,677 0 0
AVANTOR INCCOM05352A10018,304447,542SHSOLE447,542 0 0
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BIOHAVEN PHARMACTL HLDG CO LCOMG1119610528,047201,905SHSOLE201,905 0 0
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INCNOTE 0.599% 8/009061GAH45,6285,500,000PRNSOLE5,500,000 0 0
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BURLINGTON STORES INCNOTE 2.250% 4/1122017AB26,3764,390,000PRNSOLE4,390,000 0 0
BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INCCOM NEW12448X2012,10496,269SHSOLE96,269 0 0
CACI INTL INCCL A1271903043,29612,575SHSOLE12,575 0 0
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INCCOM1273871081,4839,795SHSOLE9,795 0 0
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC NECOM12769G10012,303109,572SHSOLE109,572 0 0
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CONOCOPHILLIPSCOM20825C1042,37235,000SHSOLE35,000 0 0
COSTAR GROUP INCCOM22160N1093,91445,483SHSOLE45,483 0 0
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COUPA SOFTWARE INCNOTE 0.375% 6/122266LAF34,7384,390,000PRNSOLE4,390,000 0 0
CROWDSTRIKE HLDGS INCCL A22788C1056,91228,124SHSOLE28,124 0 0
DA32 LIFE SCNCE TEC ACQSTN CCLASS A COM23312M1061,966200,000SHSOLE200,000 0 0
DARLING INGREDIENTS INCCOM2372661011,57621,917SHSOLE21,917 0 0
DATADOG INCNOTE 0.125% 6/123804LAB94,9533,000,000PRNSOLE3,000,000 0 0
DERMTECH INCCOM24984K10512,854400,308SHSOLE400,308 0 0
DESCARTES SYS GROUP INCCOM2499061085,84371,910SHSOLE71,910 0 0
DOCUSIGN INCCOM2561631068973,484SHSOLE3,484 0 0
DOW INCCOM2605571036,332110,000SHSOLE110,000 0 0
DYNAMICS SPECIAL PURPOSE CORCLASS A COM2680101051,740175,000SHSOLE175,000 0 0
ELASTIC N VORD SHSN1450610419,338129,796SHSOLE129,796 0 0
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INCCOM28618M10614,629674,751SHSOLE674,751 0 0
ENERGY RECOVERY INCCOM29270J1002,737143,806SHSOLE143,806 0 0
ENVIVA PARTNERS LPCOM UNIT29414J1072,32943,055SHSOLE43,055 0 0
EPAM SYS INCCOM29414B1049381,645SHSOLE1,645 0 0
ESTABLISHMENT LABS HLDGS INCCOMG3124910814,342200,370SHSOLE200,370 0 0
EVERBRIDGE INCCOM29978A1048,24254,569SHSOLE54,569 0 0
EVERBRIDGE INCNOTE 0.125%12/129978AAC83,6672,500,000PRNSOLE2,500,000 0 0
EXACT SCIENCES CORPCOM30063P10511,288118,259SHSOLE118,259 0 0
EXACT SCIENCES CORPNOTE 0.375% 3/030063PAC93,7203,465,000PRNSOLE3,465,000 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORPCOM30231G10212,352210,000SHSOLE210,000 0 0
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPCOM3138551085,297137,156SHSOLE137,156 0 0
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPCOM3167731007,427175,000SHSOLE175,000 0 0
FIRST REP BK SAN FRANCISCO CCOM33616C10012,99267,358SHSOLE67,358 0 0
FIVE9 INCCOM33830710110,46665,518SHSOLE65,518 0 0
FIVE9 INCNOTE 0.500% 6/0338307AD36,0414,480,000PRNSOLE4,480,000 0 0
GENERAC HLDGS INCCOM3687361042,0424,996SHSOLE4,996 0 0
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INCCL A SHS37611X10027,5992,381,270SHSOLE2,381,270 0 0
GOLDEN ENTMT INCCOM3810131012,54651,871SHSOLE51,871 0 0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCCOM38141G10413,23135,000SHSOLE35,000 0 0
GUARDANT HEALTH INCCOM40131M10911,79694,363SHSOLE94,363 0 0
HORIZON THERAPEUTICS PUB LSHSG4618810116,239148,245SHSOLE148,245 0 0
HUBSPOT INCCOM443573100413611SHSOLE611 0 0
HUNT J B TRANS SVCS INCCOM4456581076193,702SHSOLE3,702 0 0
INNOVATIVE INDL PPTYS INCCOM45781V10114,91864,534SHSOLE64,534 0 0
INSTIL BIO INCCOM45783C10112,140679,171SHSOLE679,171 0 0
INSULET CORPCOM45784P10114,24050,100SHSOLE50,100 0 0
INSULET CORPNOTE 0.375% 9/045784PAK75,6184,040,000PRNSOLE4,040,000 0 0
INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES INCCOM46116X10122,861613,212SHSOLE613,212 0 0
INTUITCOM4612021031,0281,905SHSOLE1,905 0 0
JOBY AVIATION INCCOMMON STOCKG651631001,495148,591SHSOLE148,591 0 0
JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPCOM4778391047,66754,547SHSOLE54,547 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & COCOM46625H1004,91130,000SHSOLE30,000 0 0
KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS INCCOM4834971033,794217,389SHSOLE217,389 0 0
KLA CORPCOM NEW4824801002,0086,002SHSOLE6,002 0 0
KONTOOR BRANDS INCCOM50050N10313,692274,124SHSOLE274,124 0 0
KORNIT DIGITAL LTDSHSM6372Q11330,966213,945SHSOLE213,945 0 0
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INCCOM50114710213,411256,875SHSOLE256,875 0 0
LAM RESEARCH CORPCOM5128071086,05210,634SHSOLE10,634 0 0
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPCOM51841510423,311360,576SHSOLE360,576 0 0
LAUDER ESTEE COS INCCL A5184391042,0826,943SHSOLE6,943 0 0
LAVA THERAPEUTICS NVSHSN515171053,131528,953SHSOLE528,953 0 0
LEVI STRAUSS & CO NEWCL A COM STK52736R10288836,240SHSOLE36,240 0 0
LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HLDGS ICOM53521910951735,412SHSOLE35,412 0 0
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INCOM5380341092,60328,561SHSOLE28,561 0 0
LPL FINL HLDGS INCCOM50212V1004292,738SHSOLE2,738 0 0
MACERICH COCOM5543821012,205131,952SHSOLE131,952 0 0
MADDEN STEVEN LTDCOM5562691089,741242,560SHSOLE242,560 0 0
MATCH GROUP INC NEWCOM57667L1074,22426,903SHSOLE26,903 0 0
MATTEL INCCOM57708110254229,223SHSOLE29,223 0 0
MAXCYTE INCCOM57777K10611,967980,122SHSOLE980,122 0 0
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC.COM5950171045563,622SHSOLE3,622 0 0
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC.NOTE 2.250% 2/1595017AH74,6972,090,000PRNSOLE2,090,000 0 0
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MIRATI THERAPEUTICS INCCOM60468T10521,233120,023SHSOLE120,023 0 0
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NOVOCURE LTDORD SHSG6674U1087,96868,593SHSOLE68,593 0 0
NVIDIA CORPORATIONCOM67066G1048,79642,461SHSOLE42,461 0 0
OAK STR HEALTH INCCOM67181A10711,764276,596SHSOLE276,596 0 0
OKTA INCNOTE 0.375% 6/1679295AF21,4531,190,000PRNSOLE1,190,000 0 0
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ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPNOTE 1.625%10/1682189AP04,5032,000,000PRNSOLE2,000,000 0 0
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PRIMO WATER CORPORATIONCOM74167P1083,288209,186SHSOLE209,186 0 0
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SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEWCOM82880610910,46080,482SHSOLE80,482 0 0
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TERADYNE INCCOM8807701023443,155SHSOLE3,155 0 0
TEXAS CAP BANCSHARES INCCOM88224Q1078,683144,667SHSOLE144,667 0 0
TFI INTL INCCOM87241L10915,893155,539SHSOLE155,539 0 0
TG THERAPEUTICS INCCOM88322Q10816,169485,838SHSOLE485,838 0 0
THE BEAUTY HEALTH COMPANYCOM CL A88331L10810,271395,494SHSOLE395,494 0 0
TRIMBLE INCCOM8962391005626,831SHSOLE6,831 0 0
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TWILIO INCCL A90138F1025,18516,251SHSOLE16,251 0 0
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPCOM90184D10014,341134,062SHSOLE134,062 0 0
TWITTER INCNOTE 0.250% 6/190184LAF96,4225,100,000PRNSOLE5,100,000 0 0
ULTA BEAUTY INCCOM90384S3037101,967SHSOLE1,967 0 0
UMH PPTYS INCCOM9030021034,780208,720SHSOLE208,720 0 0
VEEVA SYS INCCL A COM92247510813,32646,243SHSOLE46,243 0 0
VERRA MOBILITY CORPCOM92511U1024,077270,568SHSOLE270,568 0 0
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WILLSCOT MOBIL MINI HLDNG COCOM CL A97137810416,497520,077SHSOLE520,077 0 0
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