Synopsys, Inc. (SNPS) Ownership
SNPS ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 93.2% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 2.99% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 191.6M
- Float
- 190.5M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 2.61% 5.0M shares short
- Days to cover
- 2.49 short interest down 12.9% vs prior month
- Institutions 93.18%
- Insiders 2.99%
- Other investors 3.84%
SNPS top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 8.46% | 16.2M | $7.37B | +338,178 (+2.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.53% | 12.5M | $5.69B | +64,122 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 4.73% | 9.1M | $4.13B | +174,850 (+2.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Amvescap Plc. | 3.15% | 6.0M | $2.74B | +116,499 (+2.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | FMR Inc | 3.13% | 6.0M | $2.72B | −2.4M (−28.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Assenagon Asset Management SA | 2.56% | 4.9M | $2.23B | +3.2M (+179.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | NVIDIA Corp | 2.52% | 4.8M | $2.19B | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.35% | 4.5M | $2.05B | −54,068 (−1.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.34% | 4.5M | $2.04B | −237,219 (−5.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.97% | 3.8M | $1.71B | −147,224 (−3.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Van Eck Associates Corporation | 1.80% | 3.5M | $1.57B | +569,687 (+19.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Aspex Management (HK) Ltd | 1.62% | 3.1M | $1.42B | +442,114 (+16.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc | 1.61% | 3.1M | $1.40B | +892,736 (+40.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Victory Capital Management Inc. | 1.49% | 2.9M | $1.30B | +320,452 (+12.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.43% | 2.7M | $1.24B | −396,846 (−12.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | UBS Group AG | 1.25% | 2.4M | $1.09B | +474,394 (+24.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Capital Research Global Investors | 1.19% | 2.3M | $1.04B | +216,999 (+10.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 1.11% | 2.1M | $966.2M | +797,413 (+60.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Barclays PLC | 1.10% | 2.1M | $955.5M | +784,987 (+59.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Northern Trust Corp | 0.95% | 1.8M | $826.3M | −107,864 (−5.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 13 holders added 8.3M shares and 6 cut 3.3M.
SNPS 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% | 6.1M | $2.77B | −12,144 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.62% | 5.0M | $2.29B | −61,112 (−1.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Invesco QQQ Trust | 2.09% | 4.0M | $1.82B | −6,534 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | 1.60% | 3.1M | $1.39B | +17,430 (+0.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 2.6M | $1.16B | −4,107 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.30% | 2.5M | $1.13B | +9,551 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.23% | 2.3M | $1.07B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard MStar Growth Index Investor | 1.17% | 2.2M | $1.02B | +116,341 (+5.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | American Funds AMCAP A | 0.85% | 1.6M | $742.8M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | State Street®TechSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.72% | 1.4M | $628.2M | +848 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard Information Technology ETF | 0.70% | 1.3M | $613.2M | +3,106 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.53% | 1.0M | $460.5M | −11,224 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sect ETF | 0.49% | 931K | $423.4M | +8,825 (+1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Parnassus Core Equity Investor | 0.47% | 908K | $412.8M | −115,447 (−11.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Fidelity Global Technology A-Dis-EUR | 0.47% | 904K | $411.0M | −272 (−0.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | 0.46% | 881K | $400.5M | +2,016 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Columbia Seligman Tech & Info A | 0.46% | 878K | $399.3M | +127,090 (+16.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | American Century Ultra® Inv | 0.45% | 864K | $392.8M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | MS INVF Global Brands A | 0.36% | 685K | $311.5M | −49,704 (−6.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv | 0.32% | 620K | $281.7M | +48,100 (+8.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
SNPS insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $383.14 | — | — |
| 2026-03-23 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $432.48 | — | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $440.72 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $421.95 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $410.44 | — | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $480.00 | — | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $511.80 | — | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Janet Lee | Sell | $530.00 | 250 | $132,500 |
| 2026-01-07 | Janet Lee | Sell | $510.00 | 250 | $127,500 |
| 2025-12-31 | Dan Newhouse | Buy | $469.72 | — | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Shelagh Glaser | Sell | $460.77 | 3,657 | $1.7M |
| 2025-11-18 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $383.82 | — | — |
| 2025-11-10 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $400.77 | — | — |
| 2025-10-09 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $484.41 | — | — |
| 2025-10-07 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $477.83 | — | — |
| 2025-09-25 | Michael T. McCaul | Sell | $487.20 | — | — |
| 2025-09-22 | Sudhindra Kankanwadi | Sell | $500.90 | 9,873 | $4.9M |
| 2025-09-19 | Sudhindra Kankanwadi | Sell | $482.00 | 6,000 | $2.9M |
| 2025-09-16 | Michael T. McCaul | Sell | $425.97 | — | — |
| 2025-09-11 | Robert G Painter | Buy | $425.44 | 350 | $148,904 |
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.
SNPS shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns SNPS
Institutional investors own 93.2% of Synopsys's shares and insiders 2.99%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 8.46% of the shares (16.2M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 13 added shares and 6 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 2.61% of the float, or 2.49 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 2.0% since 2014.
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SNPS ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Synopsys stock?
The largest shareholders of Synopsys are BlackRock Inc (8.46%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.53%), State Street Corp (4.73%), Amvescap Plc. (3.15%), FMR Inc (3.13%).
What percentage of Synopsys is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 93.2% of Synopsys's shares outstanding; insiders hold 2.99%.
Which funds own Synopsys?
The largest fund holders of Synopsys are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.18%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.62%), Invesco QQQ Trust (2.09%), VanEck Semiconductor ETF (1.60%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.33%).
What is Synopsys's short interest?
5.0M shares of Synopsys were sold short, 2.61% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.49 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Synopsys?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Synopsys (since September 11, 2025), 6 were purchases and 14 were sales.
How many shares of Synopsys are outstanding?
Synopsys has 191.6M shares outstanding, of which 190.5M are in the public float.