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13F filer, CIK 1466538, NEW YORK, NY

COWEN INC. reported $49,853,753,000 across 292 holdings for the quarter ended 2017-12-31, in a 13F-HR/A filed 2018-02-26. Its ten largest share positions make up 61.8% of the portfolio.

Filed (acceptance time not in the bulk data set), ingested 13F-HR/A 0001085146-18-000927

Period
2017-12-31
Reported value
$49.9B
Holdings
292
Top 10 weight
61.8%
New
187
Sold out
120

Largest buys vs the previous quarter

SecurityShares changeApprox. value
MONSANTO CO NEWadded+954,772$111M
AETNA INC NEWnew+529,837$95.6M
ROCKWELL COLLINS INCadded+500,801$67.9M
QCOMnew+944,921$60.5M
AKORN INCadded+1,502,770$48.4M

Ranked by the share change valued at this quarter's implied price (value over shares in the 13F). A position sold out is valued at the previous quarter's price, its last report.

Largest sells vs the previous quarter

SecurityShares changeApprox. value
KITE PHARMA INCexited-4,200,600-$755M
NXPIreduced-2,042,204-$239M
BARD C R INCexited-571,487-$183M
TIME WARNER INCreduced-1,872,276-$171M
SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT INreduced-1,219,079-$104M

Ranked by the share change valued at this quarter's implied price (value over shares in the 13F). A position sold out is valued at the previous quarter's price, its last report.

Back to all 182 share positions

Options

Puts and calls, as filed. The amount and value describe the underlying shares, not the option premium, so they stay out of % of portfolio (H5).

SecurityTypeAmountValueChange
NXPINXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V Stockcall4,088,200$29.5Bnew
AETNA INC NEWAETNA INC NEW COMcall769,500$16.9Bnew
TIME WARNER INCTIME WARNER INC COM NEWcall144,300$372Mnew
SPYSTATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T SHScall936,800$341Mnew
SMHVANECK ETF TRUST COMput337,500$252Mnew
SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT INSCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN CL A COMput211,500$173Mnew
TAT&T INC COMput1,268,400$136Mnew
TAT&T INC COMcall1,891,500$120Mnew
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMput119,200$119Mnew
MONSANTO CO NEWMONSANTO CO NEW COMcall308,000$89.1Mnew
AKORN INCAKORN INC COMcall267,900$85.9Mnew
DISCOVERY INCDISCOVERY INC COM SER Ccall592,900$84.2Mnew
IWMISHARES TR SHSput500,000$76.2Mnew
DISCOVERY INCDISCOVERY INC COM SER Cput675,900$40Mnew
SMHVANECK ETF TRUST COMcall53,000$37Mnew
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS ISTRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I CL Bput48,300$33.6Mnew
ILG INCILG INC COMcall241,000$33Mnew
BROADSOFT INCBROADSOFT INC COMput201,400$31.6Mnew
POWERSHARESPOWERSHARES EXCHANGE TRADEDput1,306,000$30.1Mnew
PowerShares QQQ Trust Unit …PowerShares QQQ Trust Unit Ser COMput105,000$16.4Mnew
SPYSTATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T SHSput57,500$15.3Mnew
CENTURYLINK INCCENTURYLINK INC COMcall684,300$13.8Mnew
XLPSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR STATE STREET CONput202,300$11.5Mnew
TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INCTWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC CL Aput204,700$9.36Mnew
EWYISHARES INC MSCI STH KOR ETFput94,900$7.11Mnew
AKORN INCAKORN INC COMput36,600$6.33Mnew
LOGMEIN INCLOGMEIN INC COMMON STOCKcall55,100$6.31Mnew
SIMOSILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CO ADRput100,200$5.31Mnew
FTNTFORTINET INC Stockcall100,000$4.37Mnew
DANDANA INC COMput100,000$3.2Mnew
XEROX CORPXEROX CORP COM NEWcall105,000$3.06Mnew
XILINX INCXILINX INC COMcall40,000$2.7Mnew
GLDSPDR GOLD TR GOLD SHSput20,000$2.47Mnew
GISGENERAL MILLS INC Stockput40,200$2.38Mnew
WBWEIBO CORP ADRcall20,000$2.07Mnew
SMTCSEMTECH CORP Stockcall60,000$2.05Mnew
MGMMGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL COMput50,000$1.67Mnew
RIGTRANSOCEAN LTD Stockput150,000$1.6Mnew
PDFSPDF SOLUTIONS INC COMMON STOCKcall100,000$1.57Mnew
XOMEXXON MOBIL CORP COMput17,800$1.49Mnew
SNAPSNAP INC CL Aput100,000$1.46Mnew
SLVISHARES SILVER TR COMput90,000$1.44Mnew
AAPLAPPLE INC COMput8,400$1.42Mnew
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP COMput16,200$1.39Mnew
JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON COMput8,800$1.23Mnew
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPCYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COMcall75,000$1.14Mnew
MLMMARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC Stockcall5,000$1.1Mnew
AAPLAPPLE INC COMcall6,400$1.08Mnew
GOOGALPHABET INC COMput1,000$1.05Mnew
SINA CORPSINA CORP ORDput10,000$1Mnew
JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO COMcall8,800$941Knew
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL COMput4,700$932Knew
METAMETA PLATFORMS INC COMput4,900$865Knew
JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON COMcall6,100$851Knew
HDHOME DEPOT INC COMput3,900$739Knew
GOOGLALPHABET INC COMcall700$738Knew
VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COMput13,100$693Knew
PGPROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMcall7,500$689Knew
ENSCO PLCENSCO PLC SHS CLASS Acall91,900$655Knew
PEPPEPSICO INC COMcall5,400$648Knew
ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP CL Acall60,000$648Knew
NXPINXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V Stockput16,800$608Knew
CVXCHEVRON CORPORATION COMcall4,800$601Knew
KOCOCA COLA CO COMcall12,900$592Knew
AMZNAMAZON COM INC COMput500$585Knew
AMZNAMAZON COM INC COMcall500$585Knew
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP COMcall6,600$565Knew
BACBANK OF AMER CORP COMcall19,100$564Knew
CSCOCISCO SYS INC COMput14,700$563Knew
PFEPFIZER INC COMput15,500$561Knew
WFCWELLS FARGO & CO COMcall8,900$540Knew
PMPHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COMcall5,100$539Knew
PGPROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMput5,500$505Knew
XOMEXXON MOBIL CORP COMcall5,900$493Knew
VVISA INC COMcall4,200$479Knew
UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COMput2,100$463Knew
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL COMcall2,300$456Knew
GOOGLALPHABET INC COMput400$422Knew
GENERAL ELEC COGENERAL ELEC CO COMcall21,300$372Knew
PFEPFIZER INC COMcall9,900$359Knew
ORCLORACLE CORP COMcall7,500$355Knew
DOWDUPONT INCDOWDUPONT INC COMput4,800$342Knew
DISDISNEY WALT CO COMput3,000$323Knew
UNPUNION PAC CORP COMput2,400$322Knew
MOALTRIA GROUP INC COMput4,500$321Knew
CCITIGROUP INC COMput4,100$305Knew
AMGNAMGEN INC COMput1,700$296Knew
WMTWALMART INC COMcall3,000$296Knew
MCDMCDONALDS CORP COMcall1,700$293Knew
IBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COMcall1,900$291Knew
MMM3M CO Stockput1,200$282Knew
JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO COMput2,600$278Knew
CCITIGROUP INC COMcall3,700$275Knew
VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COMcall5,100$270Knew
QCOMQUALCOMM INC COMcall4,200$269Knew
DISDISNEY WALT CO COMcall2,500$269Knew
BABOEING CO COMput900$265Knew
HONHONEYWELL INTL INC COMput1,700$261Knew
INTCINTEL CORP COMcall5,400$249Knew
BACBANK OF AMER CORP COMput8,400$248Knew
PMPHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COMput2,300$243Knew
MAMASTERCARD INCORPORATED COMput1,600$242Knew
DOWDUPONT INCDOWDUPONT INC COMcall3,400$242Knew
MDTMEDTRONIC PLC COMput2,900$234Knew
MRKMERCK & CO INC COMcall4,000$225Knew
ABTABBOTT LABORATORIES COMcall3,900$223Knew
MAMASTERCARD INCORPORATED COMcall1,400$212Knew
MOALTRIA GROUP INC COMcall2,900$207Knew
MCDMCDONALDS CORP COMput1,200$207Knew
INTCINTEL CORP COMput4,400$203Knew

Sold out in Q4 2017

Positions in the previous quarter's report that this quarter's report no longer lists.

The largest 100 of 120. All 120

SecurityShares beforeValue beforeType
KITE PHARMA INCKITE PHARMA INC4,200,600$755Mshares
BARD C R INCBARD C R INC571,487$183Mshares
TLTISHARES TR379,500$47.3Mshares
CENTURYLINK INCCENTURYLINK INC2,289,100$43.3Mshares
IWMISHARES TR265,000$39.3Mshares
ADVISORY BOARD CO/THEADVISORY BOARD CO/THE671,001$36Mshares
NEW YORK REIT INCNEW YORK REIT INC4,571,213$35.9Mshares
TAT&T INC856,100$33.5Mshares
POWERSHARESPOWERSHARES1,306,000$30.2Mshares
VWR CORPVWR CORP705,658$23.4Mshares
ALERE INCALERE INC436,014$22.2Mshares
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INCLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC332,005$17.7Mshares
XLPSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR303,800$16.4Mshares
Boulevard Acquisition Corp …Boulevard Acquisition Corp II1,165,997$11.7Mshares
EWWISHARES INC210,500$11.5Mshares
INDAISHARES TR284,600$9.35Mshares
TURISHARES INC215,600$9.01Mshares
HLFHERBALIFE LTD118,300$8.03Mshares
LULULULULEMON ATHLETICA INC126,400$7.87Mshares
LBRDALIBERTY BROADBAND CORP74,451$7.01Mshares
ENSCO PLCENSCO PLC1,172,000$7Mshares
EWYISHARES INC94,900$6.55Mshares
MONEYGRAM INTL INCMONEYGRAM INTL INC369,501$5.95Mshares
DISCOVERY INCDISCOVERY INC276,200$5.88Mshares
HUNHUNTSMAN CORP208,533$5.72Mshares
KHCKRAFT HEINZ CO67,500$5.24Mshares
POWERSHARESPOWERSHARES266,000$5.05Mshares
CAGCONAGRA BRANDS INC149,371$5.04Mshares
GP INVTS ACQUISITION CORGP INVTS ACQUISITION COR516,015$4.9Mshares
I AM CAP ACQUISITION COI AM CAP ACQUISITION CO475,996$4.88Mshares
CF CORPCF CORP423,338$4.74Mshares
GENERAL COMMUNICATION INCGENERAL COMMUNICATION INC112,403$4.58Mshares
MPCMARATHON PETE CORP79,401$4.45Mshares
DDSDILLARDS INC78,000$4.37Mshares
UNITED STATES NATL GAS FUNDUNITED STATES NATL GAS FUND574,200$3.77Mshares
VVISA INC35,400$3.73Mshares
HAINHAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC90,000$3.7Mshares
GDDYGODADDY INC85,000$3.7Mshares
NORDSTROM INCNORDSTROM INC75,000$3.54Mshares
THCTENET HEALTHCARE CORP202,000$3.32Mshares
LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COLA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL CO93,700$3.26Mshares
Vale SaVale Sa319,881$2.99Mshares
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INCSINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC90,700$2.91Mshares
NEURODERM LTDNEURODERM LTD64,000$2.86Mshares
WBWEIBO CORP25,000$2.47Mshares
ALLERGAN PLCALLERGAN PLC11,800$2.42Mshares
FOLDAMICUS THERAPEUTIC147,000$2.22Mshares
SILVER RUN ACQUISITIONSILVER RUN ACQUISITION199,655$2.15Mshares
TPG PACE ENERGY HLDGS CORPTPG PACE ENERGY HLDGS CORP198,525$2.02Mshares
NORTEL INVERSORA S ANORTEL INVERSORA S A51,647$2.01Mshares
ORBITAL ATK INCORBITAL ATK INC14,900$1.98Mshares
NXSTAGE MEDICAL INCNXSTAGE MEDICAL INC69,100$1.91Mshares
BMYBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO30,000$1.9Mshares
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPHOLLYFRONTIER CORP52,100$1.87Mshares
ROKROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC10,000$1.78Mshares
M III ACQUISITION CORPM III ACQUISITION CORP176,110$1.73Mshares
PSECPROSPECT CAP CORP248,000$1.67Mshares
SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD SILVERSPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD SILVER112,350$1.42Mshares
LUVSOUTHWEST AIRLS CO25,000$1.4Mshares
ENERGEN CORPENERGEN CORP25,000$1.37Mshares
BUDANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NV11,285$1.35Mshares
PBFPBF ENERGY INC48,200$1.33Mshares
LOGMEIN INCLOGMEIN INC11,750$1.29Mshares
SAGE THERAPEUTICS INCSAGE THERAPEUTICS INC20,000$1.25Mshares
HCAHCA HEALTHCARE INC15,000$1.19Mshares
INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS ININTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS IN20,000$1.16Mshares
SYNGENTA AG ADRSYNGENTA AG ADR12,000$1.1Mshares
INSMINSMED INC34,500$1.08Mshares
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INCSILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC64,800$1.05Mshares
NXSTNEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC16,750$1.04Mshares
FRED S INC CLASS AFRED S INC CLASS A143,978$927Kshares
PENNPENN ENTERTAINMENT INC39,200$917Kshares
FORFORESTAR GROUP INC50,000$860Kshares
CMGCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC2,700$831Kshares
Viacom Inc Cl AViacom Inc Cl A20,000$734Kshares
WYNDHAM DESTINATIONS INCWYNDHAM DESTINATIONS INC6,900$727Kshares
MSMORGAN STANLEY15,000$723Kshares
TEXTEREX CORP NEW15,000$675Kshares
ALNYALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC5,700$670Kshares
ATLANTIC ACQUISITION CORPATLANTIC ACQUISITION CORP67,319$660Kshares
DOUBLE EAGLE ACQUISITION CORDOUBLE EAGLE ACQUISITION COR65,219$659Kshares
RAREULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL IN12,175$648Kshares
SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES INCSYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES INC66,900$624Kshares
MODEL PERFORMANCE ACQUISIT-AMODEL PERFORMANCE ACQUISIT-A60,359$592Kshares
PANDORA MEDIA INCPANDORA MEDIA INC69,500$535Kshares
EPDENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L20,455$533Kshares
SIMPLY GOOD FOODS COSIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO224,360$533Kshares
EXONE COEXONE CO45,000$511Kshares
BACBANK OF AMER CORP20,000$507Kshares
TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORPTWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP50,000$504Kshares
COGINT INCCOGINT INC95,256$467Kshares
PROSHARES TRPROSHARES TR8,915$416Kshares
BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERSBOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS25,780$379Kshares
CIGNA CORPORATIONCIGNA CORPORATION17,800$350Kshares
PINNACLE ENTMT INC NEWPINNACLE ENTMT INC NEW15,500$330Kshares
DRAPER OAKWOOD TECHNOLOGYDRAPER OAKWOOD TECHNOLOGY31,618$321Kshares
PENSARE ACQUISITION CORPPENSARE ACQUISITION CORP30,800$298Kshares
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLCDELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC3,000$295Kshares
Cyber Security ETFCyber Security ETF9,500$286Kshares
DASEKE INCDASEKE INC174,683$285Kshares

How Q4 2017 was built

Available 13F filings of this filer for the quarter and their roles: the base report is the latest original or restatement, NEW HOLDINGS amendments filed after it are added (method).

FilingRoleAmendmentFiledAcceptedIngested
13F-HR 0001085146-18-000889 superseded2018-02-15acceptance time not in the bulk data set
13F-HR/A 0001085146-18-000927 baserestatement2018-02-26acceptance time not in the bulk data set
13F-HR/A 0001085146-18-000928 addednew holdings2018-02-26acceptance time not in the bulk data set