About William L. Owens
William L. Owens is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015. A Democrat, he represented New York’s 21st congressional district after first winning a special election in 2009 and later serving two full terms. Before entering Congress, Owens worked as a lawyer and business executive in northern New York.
William L. Owens disclosed 47 stock trades during his time in Congress, with an estimated total trading volume of about $0.5 million. His activity leaned heavily toward selling, with 38 sales compared with 9 purchases. The stocks he traded most frequently included Netflix (NFLX) and BENEFF (BNEFF), each with 3 trades, followed by Avista (AVA), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), and Bank of Montreal (BMO) with 2 trades each. Overall, his disclosed trading volume and frequency place him on the lower end of activity compared with more active congressional traders.
William L. Owens's Trades
Trading Activity
| Date | Asset | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-10 | VZ | buy | $15K-$50K |
| 2012-07-10 | NUAN | buy | $15K-$50K |
| 2012-07-10 | JLL | buy | $15K-$50K |
| 2012-07-10 | JNJ | buy | $15K-$50K |
| 2012-05-01 | BNS | buy | $15K-$50K |
| 2012-05-01 | BMO | buy | $15K-$50K |
| 2012-03-01 | NUAN | sell | $15K-$50K |
| 2009-09-10 | GE Money Bank UT CTF of DepOTHE | sell | $50K-$100K |
| 2009-08-10 | GMAC Bank UT CTF of DepOTHE | sell | $50K-$100K |
| 2009-08-10 | Merrick Bank Ut Ctf of DepOTHE | sell | $50K-$100K |
| 2007-08-10 | Vanguard IndOTHE | sell | $15K-$50K |
| 2007-08-10 | T Rowe Price Small CapOTHE | sell | $15K-$50K |
| 2007-08-10 | Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund aka Dodge & Cox International Stock FundFUND | sell | $15K-$50K |
Estimated current holdings
Derived from disclosed buys minus sells at range midpoints. Positions opened before disclosure records began, or reported only in ranges, make this an estimate of direction and scale, not a brokerage statement.