Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Ownership
CDNS ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 91.7% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.33% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 275.8M
- Float
- 274.2M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 2.15% 5.9M shares short
- Days to cover
- 2.19 short interest up 35.6% vs prior month
- Institutions 91.71%
- Insiders 0.33%
- Other investors 7.96%
CDNS top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 9.68% | 26.7M | $8.52B | +1.2M (+4.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.54% | 18.0M | $5.76B | +203,207 (+1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 4.73% | 13.0M | $4.16B | +539,368 (+4.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | FMR Inc | 3.47% | 9.6M | $3.05B | +401,741 (+4.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Amvescap Plc. | 3.26% | 9.0M | $2.87B | +163,883 (+1.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2.86% | 7.9M | $2.51B | +1.3M (+20.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.61% | 7.2M | $2.30B | −691,332 (−8.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.53% | 7.0M | $2.22B | −70,060 (−1.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Van Eck Associates Corporation | 1.78% | 4.9M | $1.56B | +874,392 (+21.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Capital Research & Mgmt Co - Division 3 | 1.77% | 4.9M | $1.56B | +931,790 (+23.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Wellington Management Company LLP | 1.77% | 4.9M | $1.56B | −20,895 (−0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | AllianceBernstein L.P. | 1.73% | 4.8M | $1.52B | −250,181 (−5.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Jennison Associates LLC | 1.64% | 4.5M | $1.44B | −1.3M (−21.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.54% | 4.2M | $1.36B | +217,879 (+5.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.30% | 3.6M | $1.15B | +111,487 (+3.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | NORGES BANK | 1.23% | 3.4M | $1.08B | −933,211 (−21.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc | 1.23% | 3.4M | $1.08B | +48,937 (+1.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 1.06% | 2.9M | $933.6M | −52,537 (−1.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.04% | 2.9M | $911.8M | −37,867 (−1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Franklin Templeton Inc | 1.02% | 2.8M | $901.3M | +130,162 (+4.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 12 holders added 6.2M shares and 8 cut 3.3M.
CDNS top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.18% | 8.8M | $2.80B | −17,869 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.63% | 7.2M | $2.31B | −94,819 (−1.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Invesco QQQ Trust | 2.09% | 5.8M | $1.84B | −9,372 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | 1.58% | 4.3M | $1.39B | +24,752 (+0.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 3.7M | $1.17B | −5,920 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.30% | 3.6M | $1.14B | +13,751 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.23% | 3.4M | $1.08B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard MStar Growth Index Investor | 1.16% | 3.2M | $1.02B | +172,889 (+5.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | American Funds Growth Fd of Amer A | 1.04% | 2.9M | $913.4M | +899,910 (+45.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | American Funds New Perspective A | 0.96% | 2.7M | $847.8M | +1.0M (+60.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard Information Technology ETF | 0.74% | 2.0M | $649.9M | +4,681 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | State Street®TechSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.72% | 2.0M | $634.9M | +1,224 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Vanguard Wellington Inv | 0.69% | 1.9M | $611.3M | −479,031 (−20.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Fidelity Magellan | 0.64% | 1.8M | $562.4M | −219,700 (−11.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.53% | 1.5M | $465.4M | −17,822 (−1.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Vanguard US Growth Investor | 0.51% | 1.4M | $449.6M | +42,038 (+3.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sect ETF | 0.49% | 1.3M | $428.0M | +12,675 (+1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | 0.46% | 1.3M | $404.5M | +2,940 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | AllianceBernstein US L/C Growth Eqty MF | 0.45% | 1.2M | $396.5M | −51,350 (−4.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Swedbank Robur Technology A | 0.40% | 1.1M | $351.5M | −200,000 (−15.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
CDNS insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | John M Wall | Sell | $309.45 | 21,500 | $6.7M |
| 2026-04-01 | Paul Cunningham | Sell | $280.19 | 1,000 | $280,190 |
| 2026-03-17 | Ita M Brennan | Sell | $295.03 | 180 | $53,105 |
| 2026-03-02 | Paul Cunningham | Sell | $297.78 | 1,000 | $297,780 |
| 2026-02-24 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $290.63 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $270.14 | — | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Paul Cunningham | Sell | $295.09 | 1,000 | $295,090 |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $302.67 | — | — |
| 2026-01-21 | Moshe Gavrielov | Sell | $312.56 | 5 | $1,563 |
| 2026-01-06 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $314.64 | — | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Paul Cunningham | Sell | $315.70 | 1,000 | $315,700 |
| 2025-12-16 | John M Wall | Sell | $318.57 | 27,805 | $8.9M |
| 2025-12-10 | Ita M Brennan | Sell | $337.48 | 180 | $60,746 |
| 2025-12-10 | Paul Scannell | Sell | $339.43 | 5,490 | $1.9M |
| 2025-12-05 | Anirudh Devgan | Sell | $340.00 | 20,000 | $6.8M |
| 2025-12-02 | Moshe Gavrielov | Sell | $316.76 | 20 | $6,335 |
| 2025-12-01 | Paul Cunningham | Sell | $312.64 | 1,000 | $312,640 |
| 2025-11-05 | Anirudh Devgan | Sell | $327.80 | 5,550 | $1.8M |
| 2025-11-03 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $335.41 | — | — |
| 2025-11-03 | Paul Cunningham | Sell | $340.26 | 1,000 | $340,260 |
Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.
CDNS shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns CDNS
Institutional investors own 91.7% of Cadence's shares and insiders 0.33%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 9.68% of the shares (26.7M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 12 added shares and 8 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 2.15% of the float, or 2.19 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 12.0% since 2014.
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CDNS ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Cadence stock?
The largest shareholders of Cadence are BlackRock Inc (9.68%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.54%), State Street Corp (4.73%), FMR Inc (3.47%), Amvescap Plc. (3.26%).
What percentage of Cadence is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 91.7% of Cadence's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.33%.
Which funds own Cadence?
The largest fund holders of Cadence are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.18%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.63%), Invesco QQQ Trust (2.09%), VanEck Semiconductor ETF (1.58%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.33%).
What is Cadence's short interest?
5.9M shares of Cadence were sold short, 2.15% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.19 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Cadence?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Cadence (since November 3, 2025), 2 were purchases and 18 were sales.
How many shares of Cadence are outstanding?
Cadence has 275.8M shares outstanding, of which 274.2M are in the public float.