Cognizant Technology Solutions
CTSH · NASDAQ
Who owns CTSH
Largest institutional holders, from their latest 13F filings
The 10 largest institutions hold 44.5% of CTSH’s shares.
- BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.7.0%
- Vanguard Capital Management, LLC6.9%
- Pzena Investment Management, LLC5.9%
- Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC5.8%
- Next 6 largest institutions18.9%
- All other shareholders55.5%
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 31.66M | 7.03% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 30.95M | 6.87% |
| Pzena Investment Management, LLC | 26.53M | 5.89% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 26.15M | 5.81% |
| State Street Investment Management (US) | 25.30M | 5.62% |
| Geode Capital Management, L.L.C. | 14.85M | 3.30% |
| Dodge & Cox | 14.54M | 3.23% |
| JP Morgan Asset Management | 11.79M | 2.62% |
| Invesco Advisers, Inc. | 9.31M | 2.07% |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 9.25M | 2.05% |
Largest mutual fund holders
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 15.09M | 3.35% |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 12.44M | 2.76% |
| Dodge & Cox Stock Fund | 11.10M | 2.46% |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | 10.26M | 2.28% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 6.32M | 1.40% |
Insider trades
Form 4 filings by officers, directors and large holders
Over the last 6 months, insiders bought $209.77K (1 trade) and sold $1.02M (10 trades) of CTSH on the open market.
| Insider | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerdman Alina | Option exercise | 207 | — |
| Kerdman Alina | Tax withholding | 69 | $3.96K |
| Kerdman Alina | Option exercise | 207 | — |
| Kerdman Alina | Sale | 139 | $7.91K |
| Kerdman Alina | Option exercise | 200 | — |
| Kerdman Alina | Tax withholding | 66 | $4.23K |
| Kerdman Alina | Option exercise | 200 | — |
| Varrier Rajesh | Option exercise | 249 | — |
| Varrier Rajesh | Option exercise | 272 | — |
| Varrier Rajesh | Option exercise | 749 | — |
Congressional trades
Disclosed by members of Congress over the last 12 months
| Member | Type | Amount | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan ArmstrongSenator | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Kevin HernHouse | Sale | $15K–$50K | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Gil CisnerosHouse | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Ro KhannaHouse | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Nov 3, 2025 |
Short interest
Settled Sep 30, 2026
- Shares short
- 33.06M
- Days to cover
- 4.67
- % of shares outstanding
- 7.34%
- Average daily volume
- 7.07M
- Change since last report
- −8.3%
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