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Cowen Inc. Historical SEC 13F Holdings & Archive (Q2 2019)
Cowen Inc.CIK: 0001466538
Diversified strategyHigh-turnover traderSector-focused
Total reported value
$1.4B
Reporting period: 2019-06-30 · Number of holdings: 511
COWEN INC. disclosed 511 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2019-06-30, with total reported value of $1.4B and a quarterly turnover rate of 122.1%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 10.15
- Portfolio Stability
- 100
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 100
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 71.18
Cowen Inc.'s disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.025 — mathematically equivalent to about 39 equally-sized positions, well below its 511 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes vary widely across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 2.88), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
No strong tilt toward either adding to existing winners or initiating outsized new positions was observed in the latest reported quarter.
Sector classification currently covers about 2% of this portfolio's disclosed value; the remainder includes holdings (e.g. unmapped tickers, options, or other security types) not yet covered by our sector mapping.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govTrim ONCEEUR
-96.0% -$60.6M
Add BNS
-0.0% $60.1M
Trim WP
-69.8% -$33.0M
Add CELG
+15.7% $57.0M
Add ZAYOEUR
+1409.1% $49.2M
Add WBC1EUR
+553.7% $48.7M
Holdings Map
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Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 200 holdings (of 511 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHT1EUR | Red Hat Inc | Stock-Other | 6.46% | -0.87% | +51.25% | |
| 2 | ✓ | Mellanox Technologies LTD | Stock-Other | 6.26% | +0.69% | +60.99% | |
| 3 | DATA | Tableau Software Inc-cl A | Stock-Other | 4.58% | +4.58% | NEW | |
| 4 | CELG | Celgene CORP | Stock-Other | 4.53% | +3.89% | +15.74% | |
| 5 | SAN | Banco Santander Sa-spon Adr | Stock-Financials | 4.44% | +4.44% | NEW | |
| 6 | BNS | Bank Of Nova Scotia | Stock-Financials | 4.33% | +4.33% | -0.00% | |
| 7 | WBC1EUR | Wabco Holdings Inc | Stock-Other | 4.14% | +3.20% | +553.66% | |
| 8 | ZAYOEUR | Zayo Group Holdings Inc | Stock-Other | 3.56% | +3.54% | +1409.07% | |
| 9 | APC3EUR | Anadarko Petroleum CORP | Stock-Other | 3.10% | +3.10% | NEW | |
| 10 | ORTXUSD | Orchard Therapeutics PLC | Stock-Other | 3.06% | -2.53% | +4.39% | |
| 11 | CYEUR | Cypress Semiconductor CORP | Stock-Other | 2.95% | +2.95% | NEW | |
| 12 | CNC | Centene CORP | Stock-Healthcare | 1.96% | +1.95% | +2568.94% | |
| 13 | SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui-spons Adr | Stock-Financials | 1.73% | +1.73% | NEW | |
| 14 | LYG | Lloyds Banking Group Plc-adr | Stock-Financials | 1.71% | -1.42% | -7.81% | |
| 15 | MDSOEUR | Medidata Solutions Inc | Stock-Other | 1.68% | +1.68% | NEW | |
| 16 | VSMEUR | Versum Materials Inc | Stock-Other | 1.57% | +1.57% | +370.09% | |
| 17 | STNL | Sentinel Energy Service-cl A | Stock-Other | 1.33% | +1.33% | NEW | |
| 18 | WP | Worldpay Inc-class A | Stock-Other | 1.15% | -4.10% | -69.84% | |
| 19 | MFG | Mizuho Financial Group-adr | Stock-Financials | 1.14% | +0.81% | +452.45% | |
| 20 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 1.03% | — | +7.47% | ||
| 21 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.98% | +0.98% | NEW | |
| 22 | VOD | Vodafone Group Plc-sp Adr | Stock-Comm Services | 0.93% | +0.93% | NEW | |
| 23 | CZREUR | Caesars Entertainment CORP | Stock-Other | 0.87% | +0.53% | +179.40% | |
| 24 | UNUSD | Unilever N V -ny Shares | Stock-Other | 0.86% | +0.23% | +96.79% | |
| 25 | ✓ | Social Cap Hedosophia Hldgs | Stock-Other | 0.83% | — | +9.95% | |
| 26 | CCX-U | Churchill Capital CORP Ii | Stock-Other | 0.81% | +0.81% | NEW | |
| 27 | ✓ | Trident Acq CORP | Stock-Other | 0.74% | +0.62% | +797.47% | |
| 28 | ARRYEUR | Array Biopharma Inc | Stock-Other | 0.73% | +0.73% | NEW | |
| 29 | ✓ | Pure Acquisition CORP | Stock-Other | 0.68% | — | +35.57% | |
| 30 | TSS | Total System Services Inc | Stock-Other | 0.63% | +0.63% | NEW | |
| 31 | CGC | Canopy Growth Corporation | Stock-Healthcare | 0.59% | — | +42.63% | |
| 32 | ✓ | Constellation Alpha Cap CORP | Stock-Other | 0.57% | — | +1.64% | |
| 33 | BP | Bp Plc-spons Adr | Stock-Energy | 0.56% | +0.56% | NEW | |
| 34 | ✓ | Trident Acquisitions CORP | Stock-Other | 0.52% | — | +3.49% | |
| 35 | ✓ | Black Ridge Acquisition Corp | Stock-Other | 0.50% | +0.50% | NEW | |
| 36 | EP-PC | El Paso Energy Capital Trust I PFD CV TR SECS | Stock-Other | 0.50% | +0.50% | NEW | |
| 37 | ✓ | South Mtn Merger CORP | Stock-Other | 0.48% | +0.48% | NEW | |
| 38 | ✓ | Legacy Acquisition CORP | Stock-Other | 0.45% | — | -21.51% | |
| 39 | OPESEUR | Burgerfi International Inc | Stock-Other | 0.43% | — | +311.77% | |
| 40 | TPG | TPG Inc. | Stock-Financials | 0.42% | — | +173.23% | |
| 41 | ✓ | Leisure Acquisition Corp | Stock-Other | 0.42% | +0.31% | +459.30% | |
| 42 | ✓ | Trine Acquisition CORP | Stock-Other | 0.41% | — | +35.15% | |
| 43 | GTENU | Gores Holdings X, Inc. | Stock-Other | 0.40% | +0.40% | NEW | |
| 44 | OAK | Oaktree Capital Group LLC | Stock-Other | 0.40% | — | +215.86% | |
| 45 | APH1EUR | Aphria Inc | Stock-Other | 0.39% | — | +525.72% | |
| 46 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 0.39% | — | -14.54% | ||
| 47 | ✓ | Spartan Energy A | Stock-Other | 0.39% | — | +6.90% | |
| 48 | SMH | Vaneck Semiconductor ETF | ETF-Other | 0.39% | +0.38% | +725.15% | |
| 49 | UA | Under Armour Inc-class C | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.39% | — | +13.46% | |
| 50 | TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutic-sp Adr | Stock-Healthcare | 0.38% | — | -16.90% |
1–50 of 200
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q2 | 511 | $1.4B | 100 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 418 | $930.7M | 100 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 363 | $903.4M | 100 | ||
| 2018 Q3 | 569 | $1.1B | 100 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 559 | $2.4B | 100 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 418 | $976.8B | 0 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 319 | $49.9B | 0 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 251 | $2.8B | 100 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 331 | $1.9B | 100 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 243 | $2.1B | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 254 | $2.4B | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 230 | $1.7B | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 217 | $1.5B | 0 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 270 | $2.7B | 100 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 356 | $1.4B | 100 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 262 | $1.7B | 100 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 519 | $1.7B | 100 | ||
| 2015 Q1 | 455 | $1.2B | 100 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 278 | $1.3B | 100 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 314 | $970.0M | 93 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 267 | $890.7M | 100 | ||
| 2014 Q1 | 208 | $811.1M | 100 | ||
| 2013 Q4 | 226 | $594.9M | 100 | ||
| 2013 Q3 | 230 | $677.6M | 95 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 281 | $988.2M | 100 |
Holding changes this quarter
Cowen Inc.'s most significant position changes for 2019-06-30: Sold out: Ultimate Software Group Inc; New buy: Tableau Software Inc-cl A (DATA); New buy: Banco Santander Sa-spon Adr (SAN); New buy: Anadarko Petroleum CORP (APC3EUR); New buy: Cypress Semiconductor CORP (CYEUR).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BNS | Bank Of Nova Scotia | +4.3% | -0.00% | Trim |
| 2 | CELG | Celgene CORP | +3.9% | +15.74% | Add |
| 3 | ZAYOEUR | Zayo Group Holdings Inc | +3.5% | +1409.07% | Add |
| 4 | WBC1EUR | Wabco Holdings Inc | +3.2% | +553.66% | Add |
| 5 | CNC | Centene CORP | +2% | +2568.94% | Add |
| 6 | VSMEUR | Versum Materials Inc | +1.6% | +370.09% | Add |
| 7 | MFG | Mizuho Financial Group-adr | +0.8% | +452.45% | Add |
| 8 | ✓ | Mellanox Technologies LTD | +0.7% | +60.99% | Add |
| 9 | ✓ | Trident Acq CORP | +0.6% | +797.47% | Add |
| 10 | CZREUR | Caesars Entertainment CORP | +0.5% | +179.40% | Add |
| 11 | SMH | Vaneck Semiconductor ETF | +0.4% | +725.15% | Add |
| 12 | ✓ | Leisure Acquisition Corp | +0.3% | +459.30% | Add |
| 13 | UNUSD | Unilever N V -ny Shares | +0.2% | +96.79% | Add |
| 14 | ✓ | -0.7% | -75.22% | Trim | |
| 15 | ✓ | -0.8% | -30.28% | Trim | |
| 16 | RHT1EUR | Red Hat Inc | -0.9% | +51.25% | Add |
| 17 | LYG | Lloyds Banking Group Plc-adr | -1.4% | -7.81% | Trim |
| 18 | ORTXUSD | Orchard Therapeutics PLC | -2.5% | +4.39% | Add |
| 19 | WP | Worldpay Inc-class A | -4.1% | -69.84% | Trim |
| 20 | ONCEEUR | Spark Therapeutics Inc | -6.5% | -96.04% | Trim |
| 21 | ✓ | Ultimate Software Group Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 22 | DATA | Tableau Software Inc-cl A | — | NEW | New buy |
| 23 | SAN | Banco Santander Sa-spon Adr | — | NEW | New buy |
| 24 | APC3EUR | Anadarko Petroleum CORP | — | NEW | New buy |
| 25 | CYEUR | Cypress Semiconductor CORP | — | NEW | New buy |
| 26 | ✓ | Bemis Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 27 | FDC | First Data Corp- Class A | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 28 | ✓ | Luxoft Holding Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 29 | SMFG | Sumitomo Mitsui-spons Adr | — | NEW | New buy |
| 30 | MDSOEUR | Medidata Solutions Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 31 | STNL | Sentinel Energy Service-cl A | — | NEW | New buy |
| 32 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 33 | ✓ | Saban Capital Acquisition Co | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 34 | VOD | Vodafone Group Plc-sp Adr | — | NEW | New buy |
| 35 | CCX-U | Churchill Capital CORP Ii | — | NEW | New buy |
| 36 | HSBC | Hsbc Holdings Plc-spons Adr | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 37 | ARRYEUR | Array Biopharma Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 38 | MGLNUSD | Magellan Health Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 39 | TSS | Total System Services Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 40 | ✓ | Integrated Device Technology Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 41 | COTY | Coty Inc-cl A | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 42 | ✓ | Maxwell Technologies Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 43 | BP | Bp Plc-spons Adr | — | NEW | New buy |
| 44 | ✓ | Black Ridge Acquisition Corp | — | NEW | New buy |
| 45 | EP-PC | El Paso Energy Capital Trust I PFD CV TR SECS | — | NEW | New buy |
| 46 | ✓ | South Mtn Merger CORP | — | NEW | New buy |
| 47 | GTENU | Gores Holdings X, Inc. | — | NEW | New buy |
| 48 | ✓ | Chaserg Technlgy Acquisitn C | — | NEW | New buy |
| 49 | LKNCY | Luckin Coffee Inc - Adr | — | NEW | New buy |
| 50 | GWPH | Gw Pharmaceuticals LTD | — | EXIT | Sold out |
Filing History
FAQ
What is Cowen Inc. and what type of investor is it?
Cowen Inc. is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2019-06-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $1.4B, spread across 511 disclosed positions.
What are Cowen Inc.'s largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Cowen Inc.'s top holdings by market value are:
1. Red Hat Inc (RHT1EUR) — $89.6M (6.5%)
2. Mellanox Technologies LTD — $86.9M (6.3%)
3. Tableau Software Inc-cl A (DATA) — $63.5M (4.6%)
4. Celgene CORP (CELG) — $62.9M (4.5%)
5. Banco Santander Sa-spon Adr (SAN) — $61.6M (4.4%)
What changes did Cowen Inc. make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Cowen Inc. made 50 notable position adjustments: 19 new positions were initiated, 14 existing holdings were added to, 6 positions were partially reduced, and 11 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Ultimate Software Group Inc; New buy: Tableau Software Inc-cl A (DATA); New buy: Banco Santander Sa-spon Adr (SAN); New buy: Anadarko Petroleum CORP (APC3EUR); New buy: Cypress Semiconductor CORP (CYEUR)
What sectors does Cowen Inc. focus on?
Cowen Inc. is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Consumer Discretionary: 56.8%
• Financials: 19.2%
• Health Care: 10.3%
• Communication Services: 6.0%
• Information Technology: 4.5%
• Energy: 1.5%
Investment Profile
Cowen Inc.'s portfolio is broadly diversified and fast-trading, with 56.8% of the portfolio concentrated in Consumer Discretionary.
Its concentration score has fallen from 31 to 10 over the past 4 quarters — a shift toward broader diversification.
It has added to its CELG position over the past two quarters (+$62.6M, now $62.9M), while trimming TMUS over the same stretch (-$17.3M, still holding $31.0K).
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