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 ($123.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 211.0m as of 2026-05-21, 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 ≈ $194.78. Options: 33 managers hold calls ($405.6m notional), 33 hold puts ($624.4m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,200 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,303 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,315 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,375 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,399 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,432 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,321 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,192 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 562 | 535 |
| Q4 2024 | 564 | 538 |
| Q1 2025 | 641 | 572 |
| Q2 2025 | 700 | 564 |
| Q3 2025 | 677 | 588 |
| Q4 2025 | 653 | 611 |
| Q1 2026 | 561 | 787 |
| Q2 2026 | 477 | 755 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $687.3m | $836.1m | 1.22 |
| Q4 2025 | $476.8m | $673.2m | 1.41 |
| Q1 2026 | $307.2m | $467.3m | 1.52 |
| Q2 2026 | $405.6m | $624.4m | 1.54 |
Biggest buyers
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | Added | +3.6m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.9m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +2.9m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +818.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +763.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +643.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | Added | +595.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +585.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +555.1k |
Biggest sellers
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.8m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -831.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -453.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -447.4k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | Reduced | -444.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -409.9k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -403.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $74.0m380.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $55.1m283.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $52.3m268.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $39.2m201.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $34.8m179.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $28.1m144.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $16.9m86.8k shares |
| ADAPT Investment Managers SA | Unchanged | $14.6m75.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $14.2m73.2k shares |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $11.2m57.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $149.2m767.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $119.1m612.6k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $89.6m461.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $65.7m337.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $52.8m271.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $18.9m97.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $18.7m96.2k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $18.4m94.4k shares |
| ADAPT Investment Managers SA | Unchanged | $14.6m75.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $13.2m67.8k 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 since 1 Apr 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.4m | $1.4m |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $534.2k | 1 | $655.4k | $655.4k |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.9m | $1.9m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $12.5m | $12.5m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 4 | $2.2m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | CAHILL JOHN T Director · Revocable Trust. | Bought | $378.4k2.0k shares |
| 2026-06-16 | Anagnost Andrew President and CEO, director | Bought | $498.5k2.5k shares |
| 2026-06-15 | Moorjani Janesh EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Bought | $494.2k2.5k shares |
| 2026-05-29 | Smith Stacy J Director | Bought | $794.1k3.4k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 24.8m $4.8bn | Added +2.9m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 13.8m $2.7bn | Added +17.7k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 11.6m $2.3bn | Added +2.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 10.3m $2.0bn | Added +284.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.5bn | Added +763.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.9m $1.3bn | Added +1.1m |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 1.54% of their portfolio | 6.3m $1.2bn | Added +595.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.0m $980.7m | Added +818.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $739.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 1.65% of their portfolio | 3.8m $738.7m | Reduced -226.0k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 3.6m $692.3m | Added +3.6m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.3m $642.7m | Added +161.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.0m $576.7m | Added +435.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $564.5m | Not comparable |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.8m $547.9m | Reduced -317.5k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.7m $534.0m | Added +643.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $528.7m | Reduced -162.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $504.8m | Added +27 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $422.9m | Added +45.7k |
| Amundi 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $388.0m | Reduced -112.9k |
| FIL Ltd 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.8m $355.0m | Added +197.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $343.6m | Added +555.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $336.8m | Added +403.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $333.3m | Added +142.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $322.9m | Added +145.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $331.4m | Reduced -1.8m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $285.9m | Added +78.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $279.7m | Reduced -13.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $266.8m | Reduced -118.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.3m $247.8m | Added +26.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.2m $241.0m | Added +257.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $239.7m | Added +585.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $235.9m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $228.9m | Reduced -61.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $224.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.1m $216.1m | Added +119.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $210.1m | Added +48.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $207.9m | Reduced -107.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 979.0k $190.3m | Added +65.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 905.4k $175.8m | Reduced -78.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.22% of their portfolio | 897.4k $211.8m | Added +45.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 893.7k $173.7m | Reduced -115.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.11% of their portfolio | 849.9k $165.2m | Added +33.4k |
| Standard Investments LLC 9.16% of their portfolio | 845.0k $164.3m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 754.8k $146.7m | Reduced -76.8k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 743.6k $144.6m | Added +105.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 701.3k $136.3m | Reduced -397.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.34% of their portfolio | 683.2k $132.8m | Added +487.1k |
| Local Pensions Partnership Investment Ltd 2.77% of their portfolio | 680.4k $132.2m | Reduced -74.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 607.4k $118.1m | Added +228.0k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 600.1k $116.7m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.18% of their portfolio | 595.3k $115.8m | Added +117.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 595.2k $115.7m | Reduced -27.0k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.28% of their portfolio | 581.5k $113.1m | Added +120.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 575.2k $111.9m | Added +31.9k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.86% of their portfolio | 565.6k $110.3m | Added +207.3k |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd 0.70% of their portfolio | 536.1k $105.0m | Added +296.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 532.7k $103.6m | Added +33.6k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 518.7k $100.8m | Added +22.6k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 1.60% of their portfolio | 512.9k $99.7m | Reduced -147 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 511.9k $99.5m | Reduced -37.5k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.63% of their portfolio | 500.7k $97.3m | Added +173.1k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.19% of their portfolio | 495.2k $96.3m | Added +130.9k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 493.9k $96.0m | Added +14.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 493.8k $96.0m | Added +98.4k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 484.4k $94.2m | Reduced -164.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 477.9k $92.9m | Added +192.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 475.3k $92.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 469.0k $91.2m | Added +35.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 465.8k $90.6m | Reduced -389.2k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 465.5k $90.5m | Added +1.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 461.1k $89.6m | Reduced -110.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.07% of their portfolio | 444.4k $86.4m | Added +239.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 440.2k $85.6m | Added +162.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 434.4k $84.4m | Added +16.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 431.1k $83.8m | Reduced -8.8k |
| SEB Asset Management AB 0.31% of their portfolio | 423.4k $82.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 421.0k $81.9m | Reduced -2.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 417.1k $81.1m | Reduced -15.0k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 410.2k $79.7m | Added +41.6k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 398.1k $77.4m | Reduced -95.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 388.8k $75.6m | Reduced -133.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.15% of their portfolio | 380.8k $90.8m | Unchanged |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 358.1k $69.6m | Reduced -27.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 356.7k $69.3m | Reduced -37.4k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 1.02% of their portfolio | 356.0k $69.2m | Added +27.6k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 1.14% of their portfolio | 354.0k $68.8m | Added +117.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 349.2k $67.9m | Reduced -8.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.13% of their portfolio | 341.3k $66.3m | Added +74.8k |
| DSM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 330.5k $64.3m | Reduced -101.9k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 1.02% of their portfolio | 309.3k $60.1m | Added +7.6k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 1.21% of their portfolio | 302.5k $58.8m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 301.9k $58.7m | Added +155.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 301.4k $58.6m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.26% of their portfolio | 299.7k $58.2m | Added +34.2k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.15% of their portfolio | 294.2k $57.3m | Added +1.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 287.6k $55.9m | Added +32.2k |
| M&G PLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 281.6k $54.6m | Added +64.5k |
| Ninety One North America, Inc. 2.54% of their portfolio | 279.4k $54.3m | Reduced -21.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 267.7k $52.0m | Reduced -9.9k |