Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) Ownership
CTSH ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 116.0% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.14% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 450.4M
- Float
- 449.1M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 7.35% 33.1M shares short
- Days to cover
- 5.15 short interest down 8.3% vs prior month
- Institutions 116.01%
- Insiders 0.14%
CTSH top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 10.25% | 46.2M | $3.05B | +1.8M (+4.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.87% | 31.0M | $2.04B | −127,433 (−0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Pzena Investment Management, LLC | 5.89% | 26.5M | $1.75B | +6.3M (+30.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 5.81% | 26.1M | $1.73B | −10,124 (−0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street Corp | 5.62% | 25.3M | $1.67B | +1.1M (+4.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Amvescap Plc. | 4.03% | 18.1M | $1.20B | −10.0M (−35.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 3.32% | 15.0M | $987.3M | −6.0M (−28.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.30% | 14.8M | $980.5M | +68,517 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Dodge & Cox | 3.23% | 14.5M | $960.2M | +269,586 (+1.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Fidelity International Ltd | 2.13% | 9.6M | $635.0M | +2.9M (+42.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Capital Research Global Investors | 2.05% | 9.2M | $610.8M | −261,025 (−2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.99% | 8.9M | $590.5M | −4.3M (−32.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.74% | 7.8M | $517.5M | +2.5M (+47.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | First Trust Advisors L.P. | 1.72% | 7.7M | $510.2M | +1.2M (+18.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Assenagon Asset Management SA | 1.62% | 7.3M | $482.3M | +6.9M (+1,951.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | SG Americas Securities, LLC | 1.58% | 7.1M | $470.1M | +7.0M (+4,285.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.42% | 6.4M | $423.0M | −1.2M (−16.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 1.38% | 6.2M | $410.2M | −193,134 (−3.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.26% | 5.7M | $374.6M | +131,863 (+2.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Amundi | 1.22% | 5.5M | $363.0M | −680,456 (−11.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 11 holders added 30.2M shares and 9 cut 22.8M.
CTSH top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.34% | 15.1M | $994.1M | −34,615 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.63% | 11.8M | $780.8M | −760,898 (−6.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Dodge & Cox Stock I | 2.46% | 11.1M | $732.8M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl | 2.14% | 9.6M | $636.9M | −604,536 (−5.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | GS India Equity I Inc USD | 1.64% | 7.4M | $488.1M | +6.8M (+1,158.7%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 6 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.37% | 6.2M | $406.2M | +23,631 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | First Trust Rising Dividend Achiev ETF | 1.34% | 6.1M | $399.9M | +10,461 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 6.0M | $396.3M | −9,657 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.23% | 5.5M | $364.9M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | American Funds American Mutual A | 1.17% | 5.3M | $348.6M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.95% | 4.3M | $283.3M | −233,560 (−5.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard Information Technology ETF | 0.95% | 4.3M | $282.2M | +9,820 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Vanguard Windsor II Inv | 0.89% | 4.0M | $265.6M | +1.9M (+90.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Vanguard Windsor Investor Shares | 0.84% | 3.8M | $251.0M | +935,737 (+32.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF | 0.83% | 3.7M | $246.3M | +2,610 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 0.75% | 3.4M | $222.1M | −7,030 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | State Street®TechSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.72% | 3.3M | $214.6M | +2,000 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Invesco Comstock A | 0.72% | 3.2M | $212.7M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Value ETF | 0.62% | 2.8M | $185.7M | −255,492 (−8.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | American Funds IS® Growth-Income 1 | 0.57% | 2.6M | $169.2M | — | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
CTSH insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $61.06 | — | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Kevin Hern | Sell | $61.32 | — | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Alina Kerdman | Sell | $60.78 | 131 | $7,962 |
| 2026-03-13 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $60.37 | — | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $61.06 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $65.18 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $76.84 | — | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Surya Gummadi | Sell | $83.06 | 1,728 | $143,528 |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $82.45 | — | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Michael Patsalos-Fox | Sell | $84.23 | 2,000 | $168,460 |
| 2025-12-29 | Michael Patsalos-Fox | Sell | $85.17 | 3,000 | $255,510 |
| 2025-12-24 | Michael Patsalos-Fox | Sell | $85.30 | 4,000 | $341,200 |
| 2025-12-22 | Michael Patsalos-Fox | Sell | $85.15 | 3,000 | $255,450 |
| 2025-12-19 | Ravi Kumar Singisetti | Sell | $85.06 | 2,950 | $250,927 |
| 2025-12-15 | Alina Kerdman | Sell | $84.45 | 131 | $11,063 |
| 2025-12-11 | Michael Patsalos-Fox | Sell | $83.52 | 7,000 | $584,640 |
| 2025-12-04 | John Sunshin Kim | Sell | $80.00 | 2,500 | $200,000 |
| 2025-12-04 | Ravi Kumar Singisetti | Sell | $80.01 | 3,125 | $250,031 |
| 2025-11-03 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $72.73 | — | — |
| 2025-10-29 | John Sunshin Kim | Sell | $75.18 | 2,500 | $187,950 |
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.
CTSH shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns CTSH
Institutional investors own 116.0% of Cognizant's shares and insiders 0.14%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 10.25% of the shares (46.2M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 11 added shares and 9 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 7.35% of the float, or 5.15 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 21.3% since 2014.
Related: CTSH analyst forecast, CTSH key metrics, CTSH dividend history. See the CTSH stock overview for the latest quote and news.
CTSH ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Cognizant stock?
The largest shareholders of Cognizant are BlackRock Inc (10.25%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.87%), Pzena Investment Management, LLC (5.89%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (5.81%), State Street Corp (5.62%).
What percentage of Cognizant is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 116.0% of Cognizant's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.14%.
Which funds own Cognizant?
The largest fund holders of Cognizant are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.34%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.63%), Dodge & Cox Stock I (2.46%), Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl (2.14%), GS India Equity I Inc USD (1.64%).
What is Cognizant's short interest?
33.1M shares of Cognizant were sold short, 7.35% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 5.15 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Cognizant?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Cognizant (since October 29, 2025), 6 were purchases and 14 were sales.
How many shares of Cognizant are outstanding?
Cognizant has 450.4M shares outstanding, of which 449.1M are in the public float.