Next Century Growth Investors LLC 13F Portfolio

CIK 1134007 Filing since Q1 2014 Q2 2026 filed Aug 14, 2026
Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from the 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.

Portfolio Snapshot

110 positions · Q2 2026

Next Century Growth Investors LLC reported 110 positions worth $1.84B for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 36.2% on the prior quarter. It opened 17 new positions, added to 36, trimmed 57 and exited 17. Its largest holding is Xometry, Inc. at 3.8% of the portfolio.

Portfolio Value
$1.84B
+36.2% QoQ · +49.6% YoY
Positions
110
17 new · 17 sold out
Top 10 Concentration
28.7%
of portfolio value
Largest Position
XMTR 3.8%
Xometry, Inc.
Net Buying
-$64.92M
$463.02M bought · $527.94M sold
Turnover
29.1%
of the portfolio traded
Top Sector
Technology
33.6% of value
Track Record
50
quarters on file since Q1 2014

Portfolio Value & Positions

Value Positions

Reported 13F market value at each quarter end. A change mixes trading with price moves in the positions held.

Sector Allocation

7 sectors
33.61%
Technology
Technology33.61%
Industrials27.84%
Healthcare22.38%
Consumer Discretionary7.22%
Basic Materials5.22%
Consumer Staples2.38%
Financial Services1.36%

Quarterly Buying & Selling

Bought Sold

Dollar value of shares bought and sold each quarter, at that quarter’s price. It counts trading only, not price changes.

Position Changes

How many positions were opened, added to, trimmed or closed each quarter.

Sector Allocation Over Time

Share of reported value in each sector at every quarter end.

TechnologyIndustrialsHealthcareConsumer DiscretionaryBasic MaterialsConsumer StaplesFinancial ServicesEnergyCommunication ServicesReal EstateOther

Largest Buys

Q2 2026
Holding Change Change % Trade Value Weight
BLLN BillionToOne, Inc. +273.9K +302.4% $32.86M 2.38%
LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc +102.7K +107.1% $32.45M 3.42%
IPGP Ipg Photonics Corp +270.8K – $31.76M 1.73%
GH Guardant Health, Inc. +173.7K +644.1% $26.06M 1.64%
AGYS Agilysys Inc +205.6K +128.1% $21.48M 2.08%
VCEL Vericel Corp +459.8K +301.0% $20.46M 1.48%
DPC DPC Holdings PLC +347.0K – $17.02M 0.927%
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. +213.3K +135.4% $16.61M 1.57%
BRZE Braze, Inc. +747.3K – $16.21M 0.882%
OUST Ouster, Inc. +252.2K – $15.77M 0.858%

Largest Sells

Q2 2026
Holding Change Change % Trade Value Weight
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. -270.7K -84.4% $40.11M 0.403%
COHR Coherent Corp. -101.6K -92.3% $40.07M 0.181%
AORT Artivion, Inc. -1.02M -100.0% $37.49M Exited
STRL Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. -41.2K -61.1% $34.58M 1.2%
AEHR Aehr Test Systems -344.0K -45.6% $33.05M 2.15%
MYRG Myr Group Inc. -56.0K -43.2% $28.04M 2%
ATEC Alphatec Holdings, Inc. -2.37M -100.0% $25.79M Exited
MTSI MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. -66.5K -51.0% $25.29M 1.32%
LSCC Lattice Semiconductor Corp -139.7K -50.0% $21.37M 1.16%
SITM SITIME Corp -26.2K -52.3% $19.50M 0.967%

New Positions

Q2 2026
Holding Shares Trade Value Weight
IPGP Ipg Photonics Corp +270.8K $31.76M 1.73%
DPC DPC Holdings PLC +347.0K $17.02M 0.927%
BRZE Braze, Inc. +747.3K $16.21M 0.882%
OUST Ouster, Inc. +252.2K $15.77M 0.858%
DOCN DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. +79.6K $12.50M 0.68%
MXL Maxlinear, Inc +93.6K $11.98M 0.652%
ATROB Astronics Corp +152.1K $11.56M 0.629%
BLZE Backblaze, Inc. +687.5K $10.90M 0.594%
WLDN Willdan Group, Inc. +126.4K $10.00M 0.544%
VELO Velo3D, Inc. +553.4K $9.71M 0.529%

Closed Positions

Q2 2026
Holding Shares Sold Trade Value Prior Weight
AORT Artivion, Inc. -1.02M $37.49M 2.78%
ATEC Alphatec Holdings, Inc. -2.37M $25.79M 1.91%
LGN Legence Corp. -238.1K $13.44M 0.997%
APLD Applied Digital Corp. -431.9K $10.25M 0.76%
WULF Terawulf Inc. -694.5K $10.02M 0.743%
CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc. -277.3K $9.84M 0.73%
TMDX TransMedics Group, Inc. -96.4K $9.59M 0.711%
ADMA Adma Biologics, Inc. -774.4K $6.98M 0.517%
WAY Waystar Holding Corp. -216.6K $5.22M 0.387%
YSS York Space Systems Inc. -191.8K $4.25M 0.315%
Holdings · Q2 2026

110 Positions

As ofJun 30, 2026
Value$1.84B
Top 1028.7%
Avg position$16.70M
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About Next Century Growth Investors LLC’s 13F Portfolio

What are Next Century Growth Investors LLC’s largest holdings?

As of its Q2 2026 13F filing, Next Century Growth Investors LLC’s five largest positions were Xometry, Inc. (XMTR) at 3.8%, Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND) at 3.4%, Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (ALHC) at 3.3%, Astronics Corp (ATRO) at 3.3%, Lincoln Educational Services Corp (LINC) at 3.2% of the reported portfolio.

How much is Next Century Growth Investors LLC’s portfolio worth?

Next Century Growth Investors LLC reported a 13F portfolio worth $1.84B across 110 positions for Q2 2026. That is up 36.2% from the previous quarter.

What did Next Century Growth Investors LLC buy in Q2 2026?

Its largest purchases by value were BillionToOne, Inc. ($32.86M), Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc ($32.45M), Ipg Photonics Corp ($31.76M). It opened 17 new positions.

What did Next Century Growth Investors LLC sell in Q2 2026?

Its largest sales by value were Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. ($40.11M), Coherent Corp. ($40.07M), Artivion, Inc. ($37.49M). It exited 17 positions entirely.

Where does this data come from?

From the Form 13F-HR reports Next Century Growth Investors LLC files with the SEC each quarter, within 45 days of quarter end. A 13F lists long positions in US-listed equities and options; it excludes short positions, cash, bonds and most non-US holdings.

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