401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cowen Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$313M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,268
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$246,720
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cowen 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cowen Inc. · New York · Finance & Insurance

$313M in assets, 1,268 participants

Cowen Inc.'s Cowen 401(k) Plan reported $313M in total assets and 1,268 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #8,751 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Where Cowen 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Cowen 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $313M for 1,268 participants (~$246,720/participant), down 15.6% in 2022.

#8,751
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-15.6%
assets change YoY
3.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $58M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cowen 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cowen 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$312,841,430 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Cowen 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cowen 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,268 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 270423711 · Cowen Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Cowen 401(k) Plan · $313M · 1,268 · 97th

  • EIN $313M
  • EIN 1,268
  • EIN 97th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • EIN ind #8751

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Cowen 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ben E. Keith Company Retirement Savings PlanBen E. Keith Company Retirem…$313MCommunications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanCommunications Test Design, …$313MCowen 401(k) Plan$313MCrowley Retirement Income System Plan RsaCrowley Retirement Income Sy…$313MMedica 401(k) Matched Savings PlanMedica 401(k) Matched Saving…$312M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cowen 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$371M
Net Assets (End of Year)$313M
Net Income-$58M
Employer EIN270423711
Plan Effective Date2004-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cowen Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cowen Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$322M 2.889097841037231% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$310M$315M$320M$325M 20222023 $313M $322M ▲ +2.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,268 $313M
2023 2 2,426 $322M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Cowen 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Cowen 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.31284143 · Participants: 1268Cowen 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.363875208 · Participants: 56376IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.415517176 · Participants: 42924Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.067222 · Participants: 129846The Pepsico Savings PlanDeloitte 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.966899716 · Participants: 74687Deloitte 401(k) PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.681988279 · Participants: 22650The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Cowen 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Cowen 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cowen 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($313M); by covered participants it is Neustar Employee Savings Trust in VA (1,268 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($313M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,268 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cowen 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cowen 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 15.6% during 2022, from $371M to $313M. Reported net income was -$58M.
How have Cowen Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Cowen Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 2.9%, from $313M to $322M.
Where does Cowen 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cowen 401(k) Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cowen 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($313M, 8,896 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cowen 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Neustar Employee Savings Trust in VA (1,268 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 270423711.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.