NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC — 13F Holdings & Portfolio
CIK 1134007 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-08-14
NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC manages $1.89B in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 113 reported positions as of its 2026-06-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are XMTR (3.70%), LGND (3.33%), ALHC (3.20%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-03-31 filing) the fund opened 18 new positions and exited 17; 65 existing positions rose in reported value and 24 fell.
AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.
Long-equity book
Distinct positions
Filed 2026-08-14
vs 2026-03-31
Portfolio charts
Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.
| Name | Title / Status | Ownership | Type |
|---|
Quarter-over-quarter changes
Changes in reported position value vs the prior 13F, so price moves count too, not just shares bought or sold.
Top Adds (vs prior quarter)
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals$43.6M +227.9%
- Xometry Inc$37.7M +117.1%
- BillionToOne$36.6M +511.7%
- Guardant Health$27.6M +1108.7%
- Agilysys$26.8M +235.0%
Top Trims
- Coherent Corp-$22.9M -87.3%
- Applied Optoelectronics-$19.7M -72.7%
- Paymentus Holdings-$10.8M -36.6%
- Ollie's Bargain Outlet-$6.9M -56.2%
- Karman Holdings-$5.6M -41.0%
New Positions
- IPG Photonics Corp$31.8M
- DPC Holdings$17.0M
- Braze Inc$16.2M
- Ouster Inc$15.8M
- DigitalOcean Holdings$12.5M
Exited Positions
- Artivion Inc$37.5M
- Alphatec Holdings Inc$25.8M
- Legence Corp$13.4M
- Applied Digital Corp$10.3M
- Terawulf Inc$10.0M
NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC Holdings (2026-06-30)
Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).
| # | Issuer | Symbol | CUSIP | Value | Weight | Shares | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xometry Inc | XMTR | 98423F109 | $69.8M | 3.70% | 723,351 | SH |
| 2 | Ligand Pharmaceuticals | LGND | 53220K504 | $62.8M | 3.33% | 198,542 | SH |
| 3 | Alignment Healthcare | ALHC | 01625V104 | $60.4M | 3.20% | 2,537,598 | SH |
| 4 | Astronics Corp | ATRO | 046433108 | $60.4M | 3.20% | 743,086 | SH |
| 5 | Lincoln Educational Services | LINC | 533535100 | $58.7M | 3.11% | 1,175,462 | SH |
| 6 | Mirum Pharmaceuticals | MIRM | 604749101 | $49.2M | 2.61% | 420,213 | SH |
| 7 | BillionToOne | BLLN | 090168105 | $43.7M | 2.32% | 364,467 | SH |
| 8 | Global-E Online | GLBE | M5216V106 | $40.7M | 2.16% | 1,171,927 | SH |
| 9 | Universal Technical Institute | UTI | 913915104 | $40.6M | 2.15% | 949,379 | SH |
| 10 | Axogen Inc | AXGN | 05463X106 | $40.3M | 2.14% | 872,546 | SH |
| 11 | Aehr Test Systems | AEHR | 00760J108 | $39.5M | 2.09% | 410,731 | SH |
| 12 | Agilysys | AGYS | 00847J105 | $38.3M | 2.03% | 366,052 | SH |
| 13 | MYR Group Inc | MYRG | 55405W104 | $36.8M | 1.95% | 73,541 | SH |
| 14 | Park AeroSpace | PKE | 70014A104 | $36.5M | 1.94% | 957,571 | SH |
| 15 | Mama's Creations | MAMA | 56146T103 | $35.5M | 1.88% | 1,990,717 | SH |
| 16 | IPG Photonics Corp | IPGP | 44980X109 | $31.8M | 1.68% | 270,752 | SH |
| 17 | Saia Inc | SAIA | 78709Y105 | $31.8M | 1.68% | 75,418 | SH |
| 18 | Ultra Clean Holdings | UCTT | 90385V107 | $31.4M | 1.66% | 220,115 | SH |
| 19 | RBC Bearings Inc | RBC | 75524B104 | $30.6M | 1.62% | 47,561 | SH |
| 20 | Guardant Health | GH | 40131M109 | $30.1M | 1.60% | 200,672 | SH |
| 21 | FTAI Aviation | FTAI | G3730V105 | $28.9M | 1.53% | 106,992 | SH |
| 22 | Knight-Swift Transportation Ho | KNX | 499049104 | $28.9M | 1.53% | 370,809 | SH |
| 23 | Almonty Industries | ALM | 020398707 | $28.8M | 1.53% | 1,740,455 | SH |
| 24 | Innodata Inc | INOD | 457642205 | $27.6M | 1.47% | 365,746 | SH |
| 25 | Vericel Corp | VCEL | 92346J108 | $27.3M | 1.45% | 612,584 | SH |
| 26 | Forgent Power Solutions | FPS | 34631F102 | $25.7M | 1.36% | 460,047 | SH |
| 27 | Covenant Logistics Group | CVLG | 22284P105 | $24.4M | 1.29% | 551,906 | SH |
| 28 | MACOM Technology Solutions Hol | MTSI | 55405Y100 | $24.3M | 1.29% | 63,773 | SH |
| 29 | Carpenter Technology | CRS | 144285103 | $23.7M | 1.26% | 38,489 | SH |
| 30 | Nvidia Corporation | NVDA | 67066G104 | $22.6M | 1.20% | 113,187 | SH |
| 31 | iRhythm Holdings | IRTC | 450056106 | $22.3M | 1.18% | 187,064 | SH |
| 32 | Sterling Infrastruture | STRL | 859241101 | $22.0M | 1.17% | 26,209 | SH |
| 33 | Lattice Semiconductor Corp | LSCC | 518415104 | $21.4M | 1.13% | 139,866 | SH |
| 34 | Alphabet Inc-Cl A | GOOGL | 02079K305 | $21.3M | 1.13% | 59,493 | SH |
| 35 | Arteris | AIP | 04302A104 | $21.2M | 1.13% | 437,179 | SH |
| 36 | JFrog | FROG | M6191J100 | $21.0M | 1.11% | 230,703 | SH |
| 37 | Heartflow | HTFL | 42238D107 | $19.7M | 1.04% | 671,404 | SH |
| 38 | Paymentus Holdings | PAY | 70439P108 | $18.7M | 0.99% | 772,520 | SH |
| 39 | Sitime Corp | SITM | 82982T106 | $17.8M | 0.94% | 23,825 | SH |
| 40 | Silvaco Group | SVCO | 82728C102 | $17.4M | 0.92% | 1,260,902 | SH |
| 41 | DPC Holdings | DPC | G2R11M108 | $17.0M | 0.90% | 347,007 | SH |
| 42 | Orion Group Holdings | ORN | 68628V308 | $16.6M | 0.88% | 988,549 | SH |
| 43 | Braze Inc | BRZE | 10576N102 | $16.2M | 0.86% | 747,301 | SH |
| 44 | Ichor Holdings | ICHR | G4740B105 | $16.0M | 0.85% | 142,610 | SH |
| 45 | Biolife Solutions | BLFS | 09062W204 | $15.8M | 0.84% | 558,829 | SH |
| 46 | Ouster Inc | OUST | 68989M202 | $15.8M | 0.84% | 252,227 | SH |
| 47 | Frequency Electronics | FEIM | 358010106 | $15.3M | 0.81% | 230,728 | SH |
| 48 | Apple Computer Inc | AAPL | 037833100 | $15.0M | 0.80% | 51,841 | SH |
| 49 | Dutch Bros Inc | BROS | 26701L100 | $14.6M | 0.78% | 203,529 | SH |
| 50 | Tactile Systems | TCMD | 87357P100 | $14.3M | 0.76% | 480,207 | SH |
| Period | Filed | AUM | Holdings | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-14 | $1.89B | 113 | 0001134007-26-000006 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-14 | $1.38B | 112 | 0001134007-26-000003 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | $1.44B | 121 | 0001134007-26-000002 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-14 | $1.37B | 124 | 0001134007-25-000012 |
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