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13F filer, CIK 1466538, NEW YORK, NY

COWEN INC. reported $67,474,370,000 across 194 holdings for the quarter ended 2018-03-31, in a 13F-HR/A filed 2018-05-16. Its ten largest share positions make up 70.25% of the portfolio.

Filed (acceptance time not in the bulk data set), ingested 13F-HR/A 0001085146-18-001542

Period
2018-03-31
Reported value
$67.5B
Holdings
194
Top 10 weight
70.25%
New
95
Sold out
193

Largest buys vs the previous quarter

SecurityShares changeApprox. value
MICROSEMI CORPnew+3,153,819$204M
XL GROUP LTDnew+2,661,319$147M
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG COnew+1,808,091$125M
CAVIUM INCadded+1,291,075$102M
NXPIadded+325,563$38.1M

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
SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT INexited-1,383,868-$118M
MONSANTO CO NEWreduced-709,938-$82.8M
TRIBUNE COMPANYexited-1,043,003-$44.3M
TIME WARNER INCreduced-325,302-$30.8M
QCOMreduced-544,001-$30.1M

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 105 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 Stockcall1,000,000$32B-3,088,200
AETNA INC NEWAETNA INC NEW COMcall1,000,000$28.8B+230,500
CIGNA CORPORATIONCIGNA CORPORATION COMcall225,000$1.96Bnew
SMHVANECK ETF TRUST COMput224,000$749M-113,500
QCOMQUALCOMM INC COMput350,000$432Mnew
QCOMQUALCOMM INC COMcall557,300$412M+553,100
CVSCVS HEALTH CORP COMcall619,900$378Mnew
XL GROUP LTDXL GROUP LTD COMput1,673,100$248Mnew
SPYSTATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T SHScall484,300$233M-452,500
TAT&T INC COMcall1,131,100$217M-760,400
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG COEXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO COMcall113,900$123Mnew
MICROSEMI CORPMICROSEMI CORP COMcall710,000$109Mnew
IPINTERNATIONAL PAPER CO Stockcall200,000$80.3Mnew
IWMISHARES TR SHSput375,000$56.9M-125,000
AKORN INCAKORN INC COMcall50,800$53.3M-217,100
MICROSEMI CORPMICROSEMI CORP COMput250,000$29.3Mnew
PowerShares QQQ Trust Unit …PowerShares QQQ Trust Unit Ser COMput180,000$28.8M+75,000
SPYSTATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T SHSput76,500$20.1M+19,000
DDOMINION ENERGY INC Stockcall200,000$16.7Mnew
ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INCACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC COMput285,600$16.6Mnew
ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INCACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC COMcall109,300$5.31Mnew
VISNVISTANCE NETWORKS INC COMcall125,000$5Mnew
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INCSIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC COMput750,000$4.68Mnew
ROKUROKU INC Stockcall150,000$4.67Mnew
XOMEXXON MOBIL CORP COMput15,400$1.15M-2,400
JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON COMput5,500$705K-3,300
ADPAUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN COMput5,600$636Knew
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGSSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS SHScall10,700$626Knew
BKNGBOOKING HOLDINGS INC COMput300$624Knew
KRKROGER CO Stockcall24,900$596Knew
BMYBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COMput9,400$595Knew
UPSUNITED PARCEL SVCS INC COMcall5,600$586Knew
AZOAUTOZONE INC Stockput900$584Knew
CMGCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC STOKput1,700$549Knew
MOALTRIA GROUP INC COMcall8,700$542K+5,800
HDHOME DEPOT INC COMput2,900$517K-1,000
GOOGALPHABET INC COMput500$516K-500
TXNTEXAS INSTRS INC COMcall4,800$499Knew
NKENIKE INC COMcall7,500$498Knew
AAPLAPPLE INC COMput2,900$487K-5,500
AAPLAPPLE INC COMcall2,900$487K-3,500
COPCONOCOPHILLIPS COMput8,100$480Knew
GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COMcall1,900$479Knew
CSCOCISCO SYS INC COMput10,900$468K-3,800
KOCOCA COLA CO COMput10,700$465Knew
PGPROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMput5,800$460K+300
VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COMcall9,400$450K+4,300
AMZNAMAZON COM INC COMcall300$434K-200
TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COMput2,000$413Knew
GDGENERAL DYNAMICS CORP Stockcall1,800$398Knew
ACNACCENTURE PLC IRELAND COMput2,400$368Knew
MDLZMONDELEZ INTL INC COMput8,800$367Knew
PEPPEPSICO INC COMcall3,200$349K-2,200
PGPROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMcall4,400$349K-3,100
ORCLORACLE CORP COMcall7,300$334K-200
PCGPG&E CORP Stockcall7,400$325Knew
RAYTHEON CORAYTHEON CO COM NEWput1,500$324Knew
UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COMput1,500$321K-600
PSXPHILLIPS 66 Stockcall3,300$317Knew
LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COMput900$304Knew
CVXCHEVRON CORPORATION COMput2,600$297Knew
SBUXSTARBUCKS CORP COMcall5,100$295Knew
USBUS BANCORP COM NEWcall5,600$283Knew
OXYOCCIDENTAL PETE CORP COMput4,200$273Knew
MRKMERCK & CO INC COMcall5,000$272K+1,000
MDLZMONDELEZ INTL INC COMcall6,500$271Knew
DISDISNEY WALT CO COMput2,700$271K-300
TXNTEXAS INSTRS INC COMput2,600$270Knew
MOALTRIA GROUP INC COMput4,200$262K-300
TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COMcall1,200$248Knew
METMETLIFE INC Stockcall5,300$243Knew
MDTMEDTRONIC PLC COMcall2,900$233Knew
SPGSIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEW REITcall1,500$232Knew
JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON COMcall1,800$231K-4,300
WMTWALMART INC COMcall2,600$231K-400
DISDISNEY WALT CO COMcall2,300$231K-200
IBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COMput1,500$230Knew
IBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COMcall1,500$230K-400
MRKMERCK & CO INC COMput4,200$229Knew
PEPPEPSICO INC COMput2,100$229Knew
SLBSLB LIMITED COMput3,400$220Knew
WFCWELLS FARGO & CO COMput4,200$220Knew
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP COMcall2,400$219K-4,200
PMPHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COMput2,200$219K-100
RAYTHEON CORAYTHEON CO COM NEWcall1,000$216Knew
MDTMEDTRONIC PLC COMput3,600$211K+700
BKNGBOOKING HOLDINGS INC COMcall100$208Knew
COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION COMput1,100$207Knew
COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION COMcall1,100$207Knew

Sold out in Q1 2018

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

SecurityShares beforeValue beforeType
TIME WARNER INCTIME WARNER INC144,300$372Mcall
SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT INSCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN211,500$173Mput
TAT&T INC1,268,400$136Mput
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP119,200$119Mput
SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT INSCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN1,383,868$118Mshares
MONSANTO CO NEWMONSANTO CO NEW308,000$89.1Mcall
DISCOVERY INCDISCOVERY INC592,900$84.2Mcall
TRIBUNE COMPANYTRIBUNE COMPANY1,043,003$44.3Mshares
DISCOVERY INCDISCOVERY INC675,900$40Mput
SMHVANECK ETF TRUST53,000$37Mcall
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS ISTRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I48,300$33.6Mput
ILG INCILG INC241,000$33Mcall
BROADSOFT INCBROADSOFT INC201,400$31.6Mput
POWERSHARESPOWERSHARES1,306,000$30.1Mput
CENTURYLINK INCCENTURYLINK INC684,300$13.8Mcall
CALPINE CORPCALPINE CORP885,779$13.4Mshares
HUNTER MARITIME ACQUISITIONHUNTER MARITIME ACQUISITION1,247,211$12.2Mshares
ZAYO GROUP HLDGS INC COMZAYO GROUP HLDGS INC COM324,100$11.9Mshares
XLPSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR202,300$11.5Mput
VANTAGE ENERGY ACQUISITIONVANTAGE ENERGY ACQUISITION1,048,945$10.7Mshares
TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INCTWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC204,700$9.36Mput
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS ISTRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATNS I51,388$9.34Mshares
KAYNE ANDERSON ACQUISITIONKAYNE ANDERSON ACQUISITION845,593$8.42Mshares
ACTVISION BLIZZARD INCACTVISION BLIZZARD INC127,733$8.09Mshares
GOOGLALPHABET INC7,127$7.51Mshares
MCDMCDONALDS CORP42,420$7.3Mshares
EWYISHARES INC94,900$7.11Mput
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS…DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS CLASS…85,900$6.98Mshares
BABOEING CO23,237$6.85Mshares
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPLIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP122,311$6.63Mshares
AKORN INCAKORN INC36,600$6.33Mput
LOGMEIN INCLOGMEIN INC55,100$6.31Mcall
GIGCAPITAL INCGIGCAPITAL INC588,042$5.88Mshares
FOX CORP CLASS BFOX CORP CLASS B160,765$5.49Mshares
SIMOSILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CO100,200$5.31Mput
DYNEGY INC NEW DELDYNEGY INC NEW DEL430,735$5.1Mshares
FTNTFORTINET INC100,000$4.37Mcall
GLOBAL PARTNER ACQUISITION CGLOBAL PARTNER ACQUISITION C434,183$4.36Mshares
AMBAAMBARELLA INC72,403$4.25Mshares
FIRST DATA CORP NEW COM CL AFIRST DATA CORP NEW COM CL A244,837$4.09Mshares
FEDERAL STR ACQUISITION CORPFEDERAL STR ACQUISITION CORP416,951$4.05Mshares
SINA CORPSINA CORP39,092$3.92Mshares
DANDANA INC100,000$3.2Mput
XEROX CORPXEROX CORP105,000$3.06Mcall
GORES HLDGS II INCGORES HLDGS II INC279,059$2.77Mshares
XILINX INCXILINX INC40,000$2.7Mcall
Yogaworks, Inc.Yogaworks, Inc.935,000$2.65Mshares
ILG INCILG INC91,889$2.62Mshares
FTNTFORTINET INC57,680$2.52Mshares
GLDSPDR GOLD TR20,000$2.47Mput
GTY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INCGTY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC246,895$2.45Mshares
GISGENERAL MILLS INC40,200$2.38Mput
CM SEVEN STAR ACQUISITION COCM SEVEN STAR ACQUISITION CO229,151$2.21Mshares
WBWEIBO CORP20,000$2.07Mcall
SMTCSEMTECH CORP60,000$2.05Mcall
PNRPENTAIR PLC28,614$2.02Mshares
MODERN MEDIA ACQUISITIONMODERN MEDIA ACQUISITION178,699$1.88Mshares
XEROX CORPXEROX CORP64,250$1.87Mshares
SILVER RUN ACQUISITIONSILVER RUN ACQUISITION185,603$1.84Mshares
ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP169,599$1.83Mshares
CNDTCONDUENT INC110,500$1.79Mshares
JCIJOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION45,180$1.72Mshares
MGMMGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL50,000$1.67Mput
NESRNATIONAL ENERGY SERVICES REU166,815$1.66Mshares
RIGTRANSOCEAN LTD150,000$1.6Mput
TMUST-MOBILE US INC25,000$1.59Mshares
PDFSPDF SOLUTIONS INC100,000$1.57Mcall
SMTCSEMTECH CORP43,521$1.49Mshares
GLNGGOLAR LNG LTD49,576$1.48Mshares
CONSTELLATION ALPHA CAP CORPCONSTELLATION ALPHA CAP CORP150,365$1.47Mshares
SNAPSNAP INC100,000$1.46Mshares
SNAPSNAP INC100,000$1.46Mput
JBGSJBG SMITH PPTYS41,800$1.45Mshares
SLVISHARES SILVER TR90,000$1.44Mput
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP16,200$1.39Mput
SJNKSPDR SERIES TRUST50,305$1.39Mshares
TPG PACE HLDGS CORPTPG PACE HLDGS CORP126,055$1.3Mshares
HD SUPPLY HLDGS INCHD SUPPLY HLDGS INC32,000$1.28Mshares
GGP INCGGP INC52,844$1.24Mshares
RIGTRANSOCEAN LTD110,166$1.18Mshares
AAGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC17,500$1.17Mshares
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPCYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP75,000$1.14Mcall
TE CONNECTIVITY LTDTE CONNECTIVITY LTD12,000$1.14Mshares
MLMMARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC5,000$1.1Mcall
FORUM MERGER II CORPFORUM MERGER II CORP100,000$1.09Mshares
SERVICEMASTER GLOBAL HOLDINGSERVICEMASTER GLOBAL HOLDING20,600$1.06Mshares
EQTEQT CORP18,200$1.04Mshares
M III ACQUISITION CORPM III ACQUISITION CORP95,500$1.01Mshares
SINA CORPSINA CORP10,000$1Mput
JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO8,800$941Kcall
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL4,700$932Kput
METAMETA PLATFORMS INC4,900$865Kput
SFMSPROUTS FMRS MKT INC35,380$862Kshares
M I ACQUISITIONS INCM I ACQUISITIONS INC77,790$826Kshares
HORIZON PHARMA PLCHORIZON PHARMA PLC53,500$781Kshares
GOOGLALPHABET INC700$738Kcall
ELECTRUM SPL ACQUISITION CORELECTRUM SPL ACQUISITION COR67,999$702Kshares
SMHVANECK ETF TRUST7,150$699Kshares
VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC13,100$693Kput
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP12,500$671Kshares
ENSCO PLCENSCO PLC91,900$655Kcall
ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP60,000$648Kcall
NXPINXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V16,800$608Kput
CVXCHEVRON CORPORATION4,800$601Kcall
KOCOCA COLA CO12,900$592Kcall
AMZNAMAZON COM INC500$585Kput
LANDCADIA HLDGS INCLANDCADIA HLDGS INC57,082$567Kshares
BACBANK OF AMER CORP19,100$564Kcall
PFEPFIZER INC15,500$561Kput
ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC4,500$543Kshares
WFCWELLS FARGO & CO8,900$540Kcall
PMPHILIP MORRIS INTL INC5,100$539Kcall
GRFSGRIFOLS S A22,788$522Kshares
KBL MERGER CORP IVKBL MERGER CORP IV48,647$494Kshares
XOMEXXON MOBIL CORP5,900$493Kcall
CISION LTDCISION LTD180,000$490Kshares
GTY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INCGTY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC46,665$481Kshares
VVISA INC4,200$479Kcall
TSLATESLA INC1,500$467Kshares
Fgl Holdings Wt ExpFgl Holdings Wt Exp300,400$466Kshares
MODERN MEDIA ACQUISITIONMODERN MEDIA ACQUISITION46,711$458Kshares
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL2,300$456Kcall
ACTGACACIA RESH CORP111,085$450Kshares
HYTBLACKROCK CORPOR HI YLD FD I41,057$449Kshares
RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP INCRENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP INC37,450$442Kshares
GOOGLALPHABET INC400$422Kput
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS…MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L5,805$412Kshares
BUNGE LTDBUNGE LTD6,000$402Kshares
EAELECTRONIC ARTS INC3,700$389Kshares
STEMLINE THERAPEUTICS INCSTEMLINE THERAPEUTICS INC23,950$374Kshares
GENERAL ELEC COGENERAL ELEC CO21,300$372Kcall
PFEPFIZER INC9,900$359Kcall
DOWDUPONT INCDOWDUPONT INC4,800$342Kput
VYXNCR VOYIX CORPORATION10,000$340Kshares
SQMSOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA DE5,500$327Kshares
UNPUNION PAC CORP2,400$322Kput
SPHSUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS L13,300$322Kshares
HOLXHOLOGIC INC7,500$321Kshares
CPFL ENERGIA SA SPONS ADRCPFL ENERGIA SA SPONS ADR27,262$314Kshares
SPRINT CORPSPRINT CORP52,900$312Kshares
JUNO THERAPEUTICS INCJUNO THERAPEUTICS INC6,750$309Kshares
CCITIGROUP INC4,100$305Kput
BDXBECTON DICKINSON & CO1,427$305Kshares
CAPITOL INVT CORP IVCAPITOL INVT CORP IV271,248$298Kshares
AMGNAMGEN INC1,700$296Kput
MCDMCDONALDS CORP1,700$293Kcall
AGROFRESH SOLUTIONS INCAGROFRESH SOLUTIONS INC696,334$285Kshares
MMM3M CO1,200$282Kput
JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO2,600$278Kput
CCITIGROUP INC3,700$275Kcall
PWRQUANTA SVCS INC7,000$274Kshares
SABAN CAP ACQUISITION CORPSABAN CAP ACQUISITION CORP27,636$274Kshares
BABOEING CO900$265Kput
HONHONEYWELL INTL INC1,700$261Kput
MATLIN & PARTNERS ACQUISITIOMATLIN & PARTNERS ACQUISITIO620,252$261Kshares
GORES HLDGS II INCGORES HLDGS II INC161,549$254Kshares
SOCIAL CAP HEDOSOPHIA HLDGSSOCIAL CAP HEDOSOPHIA HLDGS23,680$251Kshares
INTCINTEL CORP5,400$249Kcall
BACBANK OF AMER CORP8,400$248Kput
MAMASTERCARD INCORPORATED1,600$242Kput
DOWDUPONT INCDOWDUPONT INC3,400$242Kcall
AMGNAMGEN INC1,300$226Kshares
REVANCE THERAPEUTICS INCREVANCE THERAPEUTICS INC6,300$225Kshares
ABTABBOTT LABORATORIES3,900$223Kcall
ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS LPENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS LP11,973$215Kshares
HENNESSY CAP ACQUSTON CORP IHENNESSY CAP ACQUSTON CORP I21,967$215Kshares
MAMASTERCARD INCORPORATED1,400$212Kcall
MCDMCDONALDS CORP1,200$207Kput
KLX INCKLX INC3,000$205Kshares
INTCINTEL CORP4,400$203Kput
SOCIAL CAP HEDOSOPHIA HLDGSSOCIAL CAP HEDOSOPHIA HLDGS109,031$191Kshares
VANTAGE ENERGY ACQUISITIONVANTAGE ENERGY ACQUISITION150,568$181Kshares
FORUM MERGER CORPFORUM MERGER CORP246,992$168Kshares
HENNESSY CAP ACQUSTON CORP IHENNESSY CAP ACQUSTON CORP I195,123$165Kshares
FORUM MERGER CORPFORUM MERGER CORP15,536$155Kshares
SILVER RUN ACQUISITIONSILVER RUN ACQUISITION97,318$145Kshares
WTS/HUNTER MARITIME ACQUISI…WTS/HUNTER MARITIME ACQUISITIEXP1…461,987$140Kshares
FINTECH ACQUISITION CORP IIFINTECH ACQUISITION CORP II12,150$121Kshares
NII HLDGS INC COM PAR $0.001NII HLDGS INC COM PAR $0.001266,938$113Kshares
NATIONAL ENERGY SERVICES REUNATIONAL ENERGY SERVICES REU135,395$111Kshares
TPG PACE HLDGS CORPTPG PACE HLDGS CORP69,695$108Kshares
INDUSTREA ACQUISITION CORPINDUSTREA ACQUISITION CORP10,000$97Kshares
CM SEVEN STAR ACQUISITION COCM SEVEN STAR ACQUISITION CO314,829$91Kshares
SABAN CAP ACQUISITION CORPSABAN CAP ACQUISITION CORP33,832$42Kshares
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEWCOMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEW5,464,288$39Kshares
KBL MERGER CORP IV RTKBL MERGER CORP IV RT128,865$37Kshares
UNIVAR SOLUTIONSUNIVAR SOLUTIONS37,600$23Kshares
MODERN MEDIA ACQUISITIONMODERN MEDIA ACQUISITION55,586$22Kshares
WRLSW US 08 Aug 22 C11.5WRLSW US 08 Aug 22 C11.532,750$18Kshares
WILLSCOT CORPWILLSCOT CORP12,447$18Kshares
INDUSTREA ACQUISITION CORPINDUSTREA ACQUISITION CORP34,243$14Kshares
MODERN MEDIA ACQUISITIONMODERN MEDIA ACQUISITION17,404$10Kshares
PENSARE ACQUISITION CORPPENSARE ACQUISITION CORP13,030$7Kshares

How Q1 2018 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 0001085146-18-001481 superseded2018-05-15acceptance time not in the bulk data set
13F-HR/A 0001085146-18-001538 supersededrestatement2018-05-16acceptance time not in the bulk data set
13F-HR/A 0001085146-18-001542 baserestatement2018-05-16acceptance time not in the bulk data set