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Next Century Growth Investors LLC

CIK:0001134007
Investment Adviser
$1B AUM
123 holdings
Plymouth, MN, United States
Founded:1998
9 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

Next Century Growth Investors LLC is a registered investment adviser headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota. Founded in 1998, the firm focuses on growth equity strategies for institutional and high-net-worth clients. As of 2025, it has roughly 9 employees, over half of whom are investors, and serves clients seeking professionally managed portfolios primarily in public equities.

Investment Strategy

Next Century Growth Investors LLC employs a growth-oriented investment approach, primarily focusing on small- and mid-cap equities in the U.S. market. The strategy centers on identifying companies with strong revenue and earnings growth prospects, robust fundamentals, and the potential for long-term capital appreciation. The firm’s disciplined research process emphasizes in-depth fundamental analysis and leverages a concentrated portfolio to maximize returns for institutional and high-net-worth clients.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

Next Century Growth Investors LLC filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 121 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $1B. The fund increased holdings in Sterling Infrastruture, Care DX, Transmedics Group Inc. among other positions. Next Century Growth Investors LLC reduced exposure to Grid Dynamics Holdings Inc., Genedx Holding Corp., Innodata Inc. among others.

Top Buys
S
STRLSterling Infrastruture
+$25.6M
C
CDNACare Dx
+$17.1M
T
TMDXTransmedics Group Inc
+$16.0M
I
IRTCIRhythm Technologies
+$12.8M
A
AGYSAgilysys
+$12.4M
Top Sells
G
GDYNGrid Dynamics Holdings Inc.
-$22.5M
W
WGSGeneDx Holding Corp
-$16.5M
I
INODInnodata Inc
-$13.0M
P
PYCRPaycor HCM
-$9.7M
A
AAONAaon Inc
-$9.7M

Top Holdings

A
ATROAstronics Corp
+3.3%$42.4M
P
PAYPaymentus Holdings
+2.9%$37.0M
S
STRLSterling Infrastruture
+2.7%$34.8M
I
IRTCIRhythm Technologies
+2.7%$34.6M
U
UTIUniversal Technical Institute
+2.5%$32.5M

Equity Positions (121)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
Astronics Corp3.28%$42.4M1,267,874$16.30$33.48+$11.3M
Paymentus Holdings2.86%$37.0M1,129,725$19.72$32.75+$1.6M
Sterling Infrastruture2.69%$34.8M150,972$180.68$230.73+$25.6M
IRhythm Technologies2.67%$34.6M224,863$108.33$153.96+$12.8M
Universal Technical Institute2.51%$32.5M958,891$18.01$33.89+$5.5M

Industry Allocation

SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+9.6%
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
+8.1%
SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
+6.6%
SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS
+6.2%
AIRCRAFT PARTS & AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, NEC
+5.4%

Investment Team (3)

NameRoleLocationLinkedIn
J
Joe Grundfeldt
Senior Equity TraderMinneapolis, MN , United States
K
Kaj Doerring
Portfolio Manager, PartnerChanhassen, MN , United States
Peter Capouch
Peter Capouch
Portfolio managerMinneapolis, MN , United States