AUTODESK INC ADSK
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 052769106 · ISIN US0527691069
American software company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
- Founded1982
- Websiteautodesk.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($175.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 216.0m as of 2024-05-24, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $247.37. Options: 45 managers hold calls ($696.0m notional), 38 hold puts ($810.6m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,042 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,093 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,094 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,083 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,080 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,166 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,204 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,165 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 484 | 470 |
| Q1 2023 | 530 | 484 |
| Q2 2023 | 476 | 513 |
| Q3 2023 | 455 | 508 |
| Q4 2023 | 533 | 491 |
| Q1 2024 | 544 | 543 |
| Q2 2024 | 531 | 609 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $478.9m | $602.1m | 1.26 |
| Q4 2023 | $691.7m | $697.8m | 1.01 |
| Q1 2024 | $562.7m | $687.4m | 1.22 |
| Q2 2024 | $696.0m | $810.6m | 1.16 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +1.4m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | Added | +1.1m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +1.1m |
| Amundi | Added | +1.1m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +1.0m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +825.2k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +737.2k |
Biggest sellers
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -4.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -4.8m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -1.7m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -842.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -689.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -608.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -551.4k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP | Reduced | -550.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $99.0m399.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $91.8m370.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $82.7m334.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $48.0m194.1k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $47.2m190.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $32.7m132.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $30.3m122.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $27.1m109.4k shares |
| Standard Investments LLC | New | $24.7m100.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $22.2m89.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $118.8m480.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $98.0m395.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $81.2m328.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $79.0m319.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $54.1m218.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $46.9m189.7k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $38.1m153.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $35.0m141.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $29.5m119.3k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $21.7m87.5k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-07-08 | 11.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.3m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $398.8k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.5m | $1.8m |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $474.5k | $474.5k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.7m | $5.6m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $10.0m | $9.8m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.6m | $6.2m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.4m | $4.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-27 | Hope Stephen W. SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $18.3k75 shares |
| 2024-06-17 | MCDOWELL MARY T Director | Sold plan | $129.2k550 shares |
| 2024-06-14 | Blum Steven M EVP, Chief Operating Officer · Family Trust | Sold plan | $3.9m17.4k shares |
| 2024-06-14 | MCDOWELL MARY T Director | Sold plan | $248.8k1.1k shares |
| 2024-04-02 | Hope Stephen W. SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $18.7k75 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 19.9m $4.9bn | Added +514.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 19.4m $4.8bn | Added +1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 9.5m $2.4bn | Added +153.8k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 2.11% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.5bn | Added +60.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.6m $1.4bn | Added +141.7k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 3.47% of their portfolio | 5.1m $1.3bn | Added +1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.2bn | Added +159.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.06% of their portfolio | 4.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -61.3k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $782.8m | Added +737.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.2m $779.8m | Reduced -536.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.73% of their portfolio | 3.0m $737.4m | Added +212.9k |
| Amundi 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.8m $695.7m | Added +1.1m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 2.8m $683.5m | Reduced -128.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.77% of their portfolio | 2.7m $671.5m | Added +146.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.6m $653.6m | Added +5.7k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 2.72% of their portfolio | 2.5m $616.0m | Reduced -550.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $586.4m | Reduced -4.8m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.3m $575.1m | Added +652.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $544.2m | Reduced -159.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $535.5m | Reduced -689.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $486.4m | Reduced -842.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.9m $481.7m | Reduced -82.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $427.7m | Added +32.1k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.6m $406.6m | Added +825.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $404.4m | Added +236.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $403.9m | Added +6.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.5m $373.7m | Added +1.5m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.5m $365.9m | Added +1.0m |
| Meritage Group LP 8.92% of their portfolio | 1.4m $351.0m | Added +568.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.4m $349.5m | Added +636.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $348.2m | Reduced -213.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.4m $336.3m | Added +1.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $314.0m | Added +40.3k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $299.0m | Reduced -47.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.2m $293.2m | Added +1.2m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 1.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $274.5m | Added +1.1m |
| AXA S.A. 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.1m $267.6m | Added +439.7k |
| Standard Investments LLC 15.54% of their portfolio | 1.1m $267.2m | Added +600.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $266.5m | Added +44.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $262.7m | Added +262.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $259.3m | Added +110.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $247.8m | Added +188.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.17% of their portfolio | 959.3k $237.4m | Added +460.8k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.94% of their portfolio | 933.1k $230.9m | Reduced -85.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.20% of their portfolio | 917.6k $227.1m | Added +172.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 880.4k $217.8m | Reduced -608.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 847.6k $209.7m | Reduced -27.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.68% of their portfolio | 843.0k $208.6m | Added +664.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.24% of their portfolio | 840.7k $208.0m | Reduced -56.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 840.2k $208.1m | Added +228.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 805.7k $199.2m | Reduced -61.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 764.7k $189.2m | Reduced -151.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.35% of their portfolio | 739.0k $182.9m | Added +213.4k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 3.34% of their portfolio | 702.4k $173.8m | Added +122.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 701.2k $173.5m | Reduced -227.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.43% of their portfolio | 674.2k $166.8m | Added +245.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.15% of their portfolio | 666.5k $164.9m | Added +77.2k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 655.9k $162.3m | Added +49.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.11% of their portfolio | 633.3k $156.7m | Reduced -7.3k |
| DSM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC 2.13% of their portfolio | 594.8k $147.2m | Reduced -126.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.39% of their portfolio | 594.4k $147.1m | Added +216.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 590.9k $146.2m | Added +37.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 567.8k $140.5m | Added +16.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.35% of their portfolio | 547.8k $135.6m | Reduced -27.4k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.78% of their portfolio | 545.0k $134.9m | Added +85.1k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 537.7k $133.1m | Added +50.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 537.0k $132.9m | Reduced -231.9k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 536.9k $132.0m | Added +299.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 513.6k $127.1m | Added +53.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 511.8k $126.6m | Reduced -133.7k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 504.8k $124.9m | Added +279.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 502.9k $124.4m | Reduced -24.2k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 491.3k $121.6m | Added +50.8k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 1.71% of their portfolio | 485.2k $120.1m | Reduced -142.0k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.29% of their portfolio | 465.3k $115.1m | Reduced -2.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.16% of their portfolio | 458.3k $113.4m | Added +408.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 449.6k $111.2m | Added +285.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.35% of their portfolio | 430.6k $106.5m | Added +25.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.10% of their portfolio | 418.2k $103.5m | Added +2.6k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.19% of their portfolio | 399.5k $98.9m | Added +330.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.18% of their portfolio | 398.9k $97.5m | Reduced -50.6k |
| Contour Asset Management LLC 3.32% of their portfolio | 397.4k $98.3m | New |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.09% of their portfolio | 396.3k $98.1m | Reduced -38.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.11% of their portfolio | 394.4k $97.6m | Added +39.1k |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 0.57% of their portfolio | 379.9k $94.0m | Added +147.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 378.0k $93.5m | Added +92.5k |
| Ninety One North America, Inc. 4.37% of their portfolio | 349.7k $86.5m | Reduced -3.9k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 1.62% of their portfolio | 348.2k $86.2m | Reduced -1.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.11% of their portfolio | 338.3k $83.7m | Reduced -40.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 336.1k $83.2m | Reduced -551.4k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 0.77% of their portfolio | 331.5k $82.0m | Reduced -230.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 330.9k $81.9m | Reduced -13.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.05% of their portfolio | 325.9k $80.6m | Reduced -84.1k |
| KBC Group NV 0.23% of their portfolio | 310.7k $76.9m | Reduced -308.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 310.0k $76.7m | Reduced -142.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 296.4k $73.3m | Added +24.5k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 276.1k $68.3m | Reduced -23.6k |
| LGT Group Foundation 1.07% of their portfolio | 273.2k $67.6m | Added +272.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 265.5k $65.7m | Reduced -1.4m |