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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DUNLAP MICHAEL S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NELNET INC [NNI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman of Board (Last) (First) (Middle) 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/05/2017 (Street) LINCOLN, NE 68508 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class B Common Stock 01/05/2017   G(1) V 233,285 D $ 0 0 I By GRAT Class B Common Stock 01/05/2017   G(2) V 220,343 D $ 0 0 I By GRAT Class B Common Stock 01/05/2017   G V 151,209 A $ 0 151,209 (3) I By trust Class B Common Stock 01/05/2017   G V 151,210 A $ 0 151,210 (4) I By trust Class B Common Stock 01/05/2017   G V 151,209 A $ 0 151,209 (5) I By trust Class B Common Stock               1,042,803 (6) D   Class B Common Stock               925,110 (7) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock               446,241 (8) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock               498,888 (9) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock               374,395 (10) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock               425,648 (11) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock               1,586,691 (12) I By corporation Class B Common Stock               181,923 (13) I By spouse Class B Common Stock               455,415 (14) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock               489,158 (15) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock               498,284 (16) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock               432,142 (17) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock               466,355 (18) I By GRAT Class B Common Stock               477,723 (19) I By GRAT Class A Common Stock               2,099,574 D   Class A Common Stock               52,675 I By spouse Class A Common Stock               4,160 I By adult son Class A Common Stock               1,983 I As UTMA custodian for son Class A Common Stock               1,215 I As UTMA custodian for son Class B Common Stock               125,000 (20) I By Dynasty Trust Class B Common Stock               125,000 (21) I By Dynasty Trust Class B Common Stock               125,000 (22) I By Dynasty Trust Class B Common Stock               100 I By son Class B Common Stock               100 I By son Class B Common Stock               100 I By son

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DUNLAP MICHAEL S 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET SUITE 100 LINCOLN, NE 68508	X	X	Executive Chairman of Board

Signatures

/s/ Kirsten J. Foos, Attorney-in-Fact for Michael S. Dunlap		01/10/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares were held by the Michael S. Dunlap Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated December 19, 2011. In connection with the expiration of the term of the grantor retained annuity trust on December 19, 2016, a total of 233,285 shares were transferred to trusts for the benefit of the reporting person's children as discussed in footnotes (3) through (5) below. A total of 134,965 shares were previously transferred to the reporting person in annuity distributions since November 10, 2015 and continue to be reported in this Form 4 as directly owned.
(2)	Shares were held by a separate Michael S. Dunlap Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated December 19, 2011. In connection with the expiration of the term of the grantor retained annuity trust on December 19, 2016, a total of 220,343 shares were transferred to trusts for the benefit of the reporting person's children as discussed in footnotes (3) through (5) below. A total of 105,807 shares were previously transferred to the reporting person in annuity distributions since November 10, 2015 and continue to be reported in this Form 4 as directly owned.
(3)	Shares held by the Michael S. Dunlap 2011 Post Annuity Irrevocable Trust, of which an adult son of the reporting person is the beneficiary.
(4)	Shares held by a separate Michael S. Dunlap 2011 Post Annuity Irrevocable Trust, of which a son of the reporting person is the beneficiary.
(5)	Shares held by a separate Michael S. Dunlap 2011 Post Annuity Irrevocable Trust, of which a son of the reporting person is the beneficiary.
(6)	Includes shares distributed to the reporting person by grantor retained annuity trusts as discussed in footnotes (1) and (2) and footnotes (7) through (11).
(7)	Shares held by the Michael S. Dunlap Class B Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated August 28, 2003, which reflects an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person of 21,500 shares on August 26, 2016. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(8)	Shares held by a separate Michael S. Dunlap Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated December 19, 2011, which reflect annuity distributions from the trust to the reporting person of a total of 34,259 shares since November 10, 2015. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein
(9)	Shares held by a separate Michael S. Dunlap Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated December 19, 2011, which reflect annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person of 1,112 shares since November 10, 2015. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(10)	Shares held by a separate Michael S. Dunlap Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated December 19, 2011, which reflect annuity distributions from the trust to the reporting person of a total of 50,305 shares since November 10, 2015. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(11)	Shares held by a separate Michael S. Dunlap Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated December 19, 2011, which reflect annuity distributions from the trust to the reporting person of a total of 31,902 shares since November 10, 2015. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(12)	Shares held by Union Financial Services, Inc. ("UFS"), of which the reporting person is chairman and owns 50.0% of the outstanding capital stock. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by UFS, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by UFS except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(13)	Includes shares distributed to the reporting person's spouse by grantor retained annuity trusts as discussed in footnotes (14) through (19).
(14)	Shares held by a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated October 16, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person's spouse of 44,585 shares on November 21, 2016. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(15)	Shares held by a separate Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated October 16, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person's spouse of 10,842 shares on November 21, 2016. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(16)	Shares held by a separate Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated October 16, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person's spouse of 1,716 shares on November 21, 2016. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(17)	Shares held by a separate Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated October 16, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person's spouse of 67,858 shares on November 21, 2016. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(18)	Shares held by a separate Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated October 16, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person's spouse of 33,645 shares on November 21, 2016. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(19)	Shares held by a separate Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated October 16, 2015, which reflect an annuity distribution from the trust to the reporting person's spouse of 22,277 shares on November 21, 2016. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(20)	Shares held by a Dynasty Trust, of which an adult son of the reporting person is the initial beneficiary. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(21)	Shares held by a Dynasty Trust, of which a son of the reporting person is the initial beneficiary. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(22)	Shares held by a Dynasty Trust, of which a son of the reporting person is the initial beneficiary. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein

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