Cadence Design Systems
CDNS · NASDAQ
Who owns CDNS
Largest institutional holders, from their latest 13F filings
The 10 largest institutions hold 34.1% of CDNS’s shares.
- Vanguard Capital Management, LLC6.5%
- BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.5.9%
- State Street Investment Management (US)4.7%
- Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC3.2%
- Next 6 largest institutions13.7%
- All other shareholders65.9%
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 18.02M | 6.54% |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 16.26M | 5.90% |
| State Street Investment Management (US) | 13.03M | 4.73% |
| Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC | 8.83M | 3.21% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | 8.22M | 2.98% |
| Geode Capital Management, L.L.C. | 7.18M | 2.61% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 6.96M | 2.53% |
| JP Morgan Asset Management | 5.52M | 2.00% |
| Van Eck Associates Corporation | 4.89M | 1.78% |
| Capital International Investors | 4.89M | 1.77% |
Largest mutual fund holders
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 8.78M | 3.19% |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 7.24M | 2.63% |
| Invesco QQQ Trust | 5.93M | 2.15% |
| VanEck Semiconductor ETF | 4.58M | 1.66% |
| Statens Pensjonsfond Utland | 3.89M | 1.41% |
Insider trades
Form 4 filings by officers, directors and large holders
Over the last 6 months, insiders sold $69.13M (73 trades) of CDNS on the open market, with no buys.
| Insider | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham Paul | Option exercise | 1.00K | — |
| Cunningham Paul | Sale | 2.00K | $648.26K |
| Cunningham Paul | Option exercise | 1.00K | $138.02K |
| SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO | Sale | 1.25K | $437.59K |
| Scannell Paul | Tax withholding | 937 | $263.07K |
| Cunningham Paul | Tax withholding | 1.18K | $331.58K |
| TENG CHIN-CHI | Tax withholding | 1.18K | $331.58K |
| WALL JOHN M | Tax withholding | 1.43K | $402.33K |
| DEVGAN ANIRUDH | Tax withholding | 3.78K | $1.06M |
| Cunningham Paul | Option exercise | 1.00K | — |
Congressional trades
Disclosed by members of Congress over the last 12 months
| Member | Type | Amount | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron DonaldsHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Byron DonaldsHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Ro KhannaHouse | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Alan ArmstrongSenator | Sale (Full) | $50K–$100K | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Ro KhannaHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Michael McCaulHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Oct 27, 2025 |
Short interest
Settled Sep 30, 2026
- Shares short
- 5.90M
- Days to cover
- 2.17
- % of shares outstanding
- 2.14%
- Average daily volume
- 2.72M
- Change since last report
- +35.6%
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