Who owns Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
Which tracked institutional funds hold CDNS, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See CDNS company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings (latest filed 2026-09-22). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
The tracked-fund tape on CDNS is one-sided between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2: 688 added or opened and 171 trimmed or exited — on balance accumulating.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
CDNS’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, BlackRock, Inc., sizes it at 0.1% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.2% of theirs — a 0.0pp gap the other way — the median holder sizes CDNS more heavily than its largest holder by dollar value does.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in CDNS divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2, across 1425 tracked filers holding CDNS, 785 increased or opened the position and 689 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, open-market insider Form 4s were net sales.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in CDNS between the 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 59
- Jupiter Topco LLC$689M
- Nykredit A/S$126M
- Driehaus Capital Management LLC$110M
- NATIXIS$51M
- E20 Capital Ltd$39M
- Bornite Capital Management LP$38M
Full exits 93
- JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC$639M
- Amundi$572M
- DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale$146M
- BESSEMER GROUP INC$119M
- Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec$93M
- Employees Retirement System of Texas$87M
Largest adds
- BlackRock, Inc.$3.4B
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$1.8B
- Invesco Ltd.$1.8B
- STATE STREET CORP$1.4B
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO$1.2B
- FMR LLC$1.0B
Largest trims
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.$243M
- D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.$199M
- APG Asset Management N.V.$84M
- Point72 Asset Management, L.P.$84M
- JANE STREET GROUP, LLC$78M
- Freestone Grove Partners LP$75M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, most shares held first (every row is from one quarter; reported value breaks ties). “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding.
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. added | 26,660,845 | $10.0B | 12.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 18,016,381 | $6.8B | 8.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| STATE STREET CORP added | 13,031,391 | $4.9B | 6.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| FMR LLC added | 9,554,947 | $3.6B | 4.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 8,980,518 | $3.4B | 4.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added | 7,865,907 | $2.9B | 3.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 7,184,139 | $2.7B | 3.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 6,961,873 | $2.6B | 3.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP added | 4,889,765 | $1.8B | 2.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Capital International Investors added | 4,886,202 | $1.8B | 2.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP trimmed | 4,880,334 | $1.8B | 2.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. trimmed | 4,758,484 | $1.3B | 1.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC trimmed | 4,503,061 | $1.7B | 2.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added | 4,243,582 | $1.6B | 2.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY added | 3,585,961 | $1.3B | 1.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORGES BANK trimmed | 3,395,031 | $1.3B | 1.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added | 3,385,655 | $1.3B | 1.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ trimmed | 2,921,983 | $1.1B | 1.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP trimmed | 2,853,719 | $1.1B | 1.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added | 2,820,743 | $1.1B | 1.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP added | 2,485,742 | $933M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added | 2,288,432 | $859M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added | 2,192,940 | $823M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Swedbank AB added | 2,165,074 | $813M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nuveen, LLC added | 2,086,191 | $783M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Legal & General Group Plc trimmed | 1,872,042 | $703M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| Jupiter Topco LLC new | 1,835,098 | $689M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,622,874 | $609M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp trimmed | 1,618,219 | $607M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO added | 1,585,025 | $595M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added | 1,452,385 | $545M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ trimmed | 1,418,359 | $532M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC trimmed | 1,334,480 | $501M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA added | 1,259,596 | $473M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS Group AG trimmed | 1,104,790 | $415M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ trimmed | 1,093,288 | $410M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added | 1,048,772 | $394M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. added | 1,044,325 | $392M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| BARCLAYS PLC added | 1,020,340 | $383M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC added | 983,147 | $369M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 842,895 | $316M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| APG Asset Management N.V. trimmed | 788,610 | $259M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. added | 780,375 | $293M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Swiss National Bank trimmed | 778,740 | $292M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mariner, LLC added | 763,085 | $286M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| National Pension Service added | 760,715 | $286M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC trimmed | 754,241 | $283M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN added | 679,647 | $255M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd trimmed | 672,466 | $252M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITIGROUP INC added | 649,117 | $244M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. trimmed | 643,268 | $241M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC trimmed | 640,925 | $241M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Local Pensions Partnership Investment Ltd trimmed | 602,828 | $226M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP added | 602,033 | $226M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC added | 600,179 | $225M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC trimmed | 595,024 | $223M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA trimmed | 568,967 | $214M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Rathbones Group PLC trimmed | 562,787 | $211M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 561,882 | $211M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP added | 552,651 | $207M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added | 550,559 | $207M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd added | 538,464 | $202M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO trimmed | 535,714 | $201M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Navera Investment Management Ltd. trimmed | 533,653 | $200M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC trimmed | 528,267 | $198M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Man Group plc trimmed | 510,302 | $192M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS added | 506,048 | $190M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| NZS Capital, LLC trimmed | 504,782 | $189M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD trimmed | 503,294 | $189M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS added | 500,047 | $188M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. trimmed | 489,631 | $184M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System added | 488,665 | $183M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC trimmed | 482,880 | $181M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich added | 470,684 | $177M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC trimmed | 452,846 | $171M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| AVIVA PLC trimmed | 451,524 | $169M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. trimmed | 450,564 | $169M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. trimmed | 442,908 | $166M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc trimmed | 426,623 | $160M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd trimmed | 425,983 | $160M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. added | 414,546 | $156M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM added | 412,897 | $155M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. trimmed | 410,280 | $154M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| TCW GROUP INC trimmed | 404,300 | $152M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP trimmed | 398,713 | $150M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Aberdeen Group plc trimmed | 392,752 | $147M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. added | 381,645 | $143M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. added | 380,655 | $143M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 380,245 | $143M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP trimmed | 351,934 | $132M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Tidal Investments LLC trimmed | 348,831 | $131M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| LPL Financial LLC added | 344,314 | $129M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. trimmed | 340,779 | $128M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nykredit A/S new | 334,586 | $126M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| TD Asset Management Inc trimmed | 333,949 | $125M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ added | 325,928 | $122M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS trimmed | 317,017 | $119M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH added | 316,949 | $119M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc trimmed | 312,165 | $117M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 308,555 | $116M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.