401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cowen Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$322M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,312
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$245,335
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

$322M in assets, 1,312 participants

Cowen Inc.'s Cowen 401(k) Plan reported $322M in total assets and 1,312 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,335 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Where Cowen 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Cowen 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $322M for 1,312 participants (~$245,335/participant), up 2.9% in 2023.

#8,335
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+2.9%
assets growth YoY
3.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$321,879,725 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cowen 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,312 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cowen 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$58M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cowen 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,268 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,312 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cowen 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $313M in the plan year 2022 filing to $322M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 270423711 · Cowen Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Cowen 401(k) Plan · $322M · 1,312 · 96th

  • EOY $322M
  • 5500 1,312
  • ASSETS 96th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Ryan, LLC Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
  • RANK ind #8335

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

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cowen 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$313M
Net Assets (End of Year)$322M
Net Income$16M
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 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Cowen 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.321879725 · Participants: 1312Cowen 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The 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 Ryan, LLC Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in TX ($322M); by covered participants it is Cleco Power LLC 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan in LA (1,312 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($322M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,312 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Cowen 401(k) Plan edged up modestly - up 2.9% during 2023, from $313M to $322M. Reported net income was $16M.
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 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Ryan, LLC Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in TX ($322M, 2,522 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 Cleco Power LLC 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan in LA (1,312 participants, $451M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.