UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 3/31/2010 Check here if Amendment []; Amendment Number: ------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [] is a restatement. [] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Nomura Holdings Inc. Address: 1-9-1, Nihonbash Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8011, Japan Form 13F File Number: 001-15270 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Brendan Daly Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 212-667-1246 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Brendan Daly New York, NY 5/6/2010 --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 42 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 329,895 -------------- (In Thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- ----------------- ---------- -------- -------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ------- ------ ----- SARA LEE CORP 803111103 487 40000 SH DEFINED 01 40000 0 0 SCHLUMBERGER LTD 806857108 227 3593 SH DEFINED 02 3593 0 0 SCHWAB CHARLES CORP NEW 808513105 230 12390 SH DEFINED 02 12390 0 0 SCOTTS MIRACLE GRO CO 810186106 361 9190 SH DEFINED 01 9190 0 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 81369Y100 385 11700 SH DEFINED 01 11700 0 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 81369Y209 271 8435 SH DEFINED 02 8435 0 0 SEMICONDUCTOR HLDRS TR 816636203 9,282 332450 SH DEFINED 01 332450 0 0 SEMTECH CORP 816850101 453 26000 SH DEFINED 02 26000 0 0 SILGAN HOLDINGS INC 827048109 1,447 25000 SH DEFINED 01 25000 0 0 SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC 82966C103 277 7300 SH DEFINED 02 7300 0 0 SOLARFUN POWER HOLDINGS CO L 83415U108 152 20000 SH DEFINED 01 20000 0 0 SOLUTIA INC 834376501 2,695 167289 SH DEFINED 01 167289 0 0 SOLUTIA INC 834376501 213 13222 SH DEFINED 01 0 13222 SPRINT NEXTEL CORP 852061100 281 72600 SH DEFINED 02 72600 0 0 STAPLES INC 855030102 5,065 205995 SH DEFINED 01 205995 0 0 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC 866810203 4,169 445000 SH DEFINED 01 445000 0 0 SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW 867224107 860 24365 SH DEFINED 01 24365 0 0 SUPERMEDIA INC 868447103 122 3003 SH DEFINED 01 3003 0 0 SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES 87155S108 88 16025 SH DEFINED 01 16025 0 0 SYNOVUS FINL CORP 87161C105 563 171300 SH DEFINED 02 171300 0 0 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD 874039100 3,151 301700 SH DEFINED 02 301700 0 0 TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAR 874054109 6,332 630091 SH DEFINED 01 630091 0 0 TIFFANY & CO NEW 886547108 302 6380 SH DEFINED 02 6380 0 0 TYSON FOODS INC 902494103 1,380 72037 SH DEFINED 02 72037 0 0 UAL CORP 902549807 129 10000 SH DEFINED 04 10000 0 0 US BANCORP DEL 902973304 980 43569 SH DEFINED 01 43569 0 0 UQM TECHNOLOGIES INC 903213106 184 26900 SH DEFINED 01 26900 0 0 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 911312106 1,482 23100 SH DEFINED 02 23100 0 0 UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW 912909108 16,010 290470 SH DEFINED 01 290470 0 0 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 91324P102 44,257 1452014 SH DEFINED 01 1452014 0 0 URBAN OUTFITTERS INC 917047102 2,037 53600 SH DEFINED 02 53600 0 0 VCA ANTECH INC 918194101 1,060 37832 SH DEFINED 02 37832 0 0 VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW 91913Y100 1,736 103688 SH DEFINED 01 103688 0 0 VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW 91913Y100 3,594 183164 SH DEFINED 02 183164 0 0 VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT 92334N103 685 20834 SH DEFINED 01 20834 0 0 VERIFONE HLDGS INC 92342Y109 681 33700 SH DEFINED 02 33700 0 0 VISA INC 92826C839 207,678 2374554 SH DEFINED 01 2374554 0 0 0WELLPOINT INC 94973V107 6,547 112328 SH DEFINED 01 112328 0 0 WELLPOINT INC 94973V107 358 5547 SH DEFINED 02 5547 0 0 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW 949746101 3,072 113825 SH DEFINED 01 113825 0 0 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW 949746101 309 10000 SH DEFINED 02 10000 0 0 ZOLTEK COS INC 98975W104 303 31924 SH DEFINED 01 31924 0 0