CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC CDNS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 127387108 · ISIN US1273871087
American electronic design automation (EDA) software and engineering services company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersSan Jose, CA
- Founded1988
- Websitecadence.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 ($400.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 273.8m as of 2024-06-30, 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 ≈ $307.90. Options: 39 managers hold calls ($537.0m notional), 35 hold puts ($423.4m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 828 |
| Q4 2022 | 884 |
| Q1 2023 | 958 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,030 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,043 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,186 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,254 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,273 |
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 | 388 | 405 |
| Q1 2023 | 496 | 411 |
| Q2 2023 | 506 | 456 |
| Q3 2023 | 498 | 491 |
| Q4 2023 | 575 | 477 |
| Q1 2024 | 645 | 532 |
| Q2 2024 | 662 | 541 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $299.8m | $405.6m | 1.35 |
| Q4 2023 | $397.9m | $632.2m | 1.59 |
| Q1 2024 | $527.8m | $499.8m | 0.95 |
| Q2 2024 | $537.0m | $423.4m | 0.79 |
Biggest buyers
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
| AXA S.A. | Added | +1.1m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +1.0m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +857.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +581.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +535.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +533.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +483.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +471.1k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -6.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.7m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -883.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -718.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -520.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -519.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Reduced | -477.7k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -472.1k |
| Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -429.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -427.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $116.0m376.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $108.0m351.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $53.6m174.3k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $32.3m105.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $30.4m98.8k shares |
| Calamos Advisors LLC | Added | $30.0m96.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $23.1m75.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $18.8m61.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $16.3m53.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $13.7m44.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $103.6m336.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $57.0m185.3k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $36.9m120.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $22.3m72.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $20.9m68.0k shares |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP | New | $18.5m60.0k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $17.5m57.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $17.3m56.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $16.4m53.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $16.3m52.9k 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 2025-04-24 | 8.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.4% |
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 | — | 8 | $66.2m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $30.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $66.7m | $6.3m |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $47.9m | $37.0m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 9 | $19.8m | $15.8m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $6.1m | $6.1m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $95.2m | $94.5m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $12.2m | $12.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-14 | SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO Director | Sold plan | $463.6k1.5k shares |
| 2024-06-11 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Sold plan | $191.8k650 shares |
| 2024-06-06 | TENG CHIN-CHI Sr. Vice President | Sold plan | $9.6m32.2k shares |
| 2024-06-03 | Nisewaner Karna SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $172.4k600 shares |
| 2024-05-15 | SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO Director | Sold plan | $430.7k1.5k shares |
| 2024-05-01 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Sold plan | $275.4k1.0k shares |
| 2024-05-01 | Nisewaner Karna SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $165.2k600 shares |
| 2024-04-15 | SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO Director | Sold plan | $463.2k1.5k shares |
| 2024-04-01 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Sold plan | $310.5k1.0k shares |
| 2024-04-01 | Nisewaner Karna SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $186.3k600 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 30.7m $9.4bn | Reduced -108.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 25.4m $7.8bn | Added +471.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.16% of their portfolio | 11.9m $3.7bn | Added +205.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 9.5m $2.9bn | Reduced -239.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.89% of their portfolio | 9.5m $2.9bn | Reduced -718.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 7.4m $2.3bn | Added +322.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 6.3m $1.9bn | Added +148.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.0m $1.5bn | Reduced -519.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.5bn | Added +535.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.1m $1.3bn | Added +75.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.2bn | Added +857.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.1bn | Added +243.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -6.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.1m $966.0m | Reduced -1.7m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.33% of their portfolio | 3.1m $956.9m | Added +581.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.13% of their portfolio | 2.8m $866.3m | Added +1.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.7m $835.4m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.92% of their portfolio | 2.6m $798.6m | Reduced -165.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.84% of their portfolio | 2.3m $718.7m | Added +273.4k |
| AXA S.A. 1.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $686.5m | Added +1.1m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.96% of their portfolio | 2.2m $675.7m | Added +209.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.2m $667.0m | Reduced -59.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.0m $623.1m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $601.1m | Reduced -49.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.9m $593.6m | Added +1.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $506.9m | Reduced -261.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $505.4m | Added +282.6k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.56% of their portfolio | 1.6m $499.9m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $494.0m | Added +51.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.5m $468.7m | Added +109.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.5m $467.7m | Added +1.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $406.8m | Added +148.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $404.9m | Reduced -172.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $401.0m | Reduced -427.9k |
| Amundi 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $390.1m | Reduced -256.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $352.1m | Added +6.0k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 1.42% of their portfolio | 1.1m $349.2m | Added +43.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.1m $341.0m | Reduced -43.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.1m $335.8m | Reduced -182.6k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 2.43% of their portfolio | 1.1m $330.2m | Added +231.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $318.8m | Added +59.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.22% of their portfolio | 954.1k $293.6m | Added +13.5k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 1.18% of their portfolio | 922.8k $309.0m | Reduced -344.1k |
| Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd 7.46% of their portfolio | 906.9k $279.1m | Added +240.1k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 2.41% of their portfolio | 898.4k $276.5m | Reduced -101.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 879.6k $270.7m | Added +280.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.17% of their portfolio | 807.1k $248.4m | Reduced -7.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.21% of their portfolio | 781.9k $240.6m | Reduced -520.5k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 3.39% of their portfolio | 774.4k $238.3m | Reduced -28.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 764.7k $235.3m | Added +483.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 748.1k $230.2m | Added +66.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 741.3k $228.1m | Added +77.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.26% of their portfolio | 734.7k $226.1m | Reduced -5.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.25% of their portfolio | 734.3k $226.0m | Added +533.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 713.5k $219.6m | Reduced -78.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.24% of their portfolio | 707.8k $217.8m | Reduced -906 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.20% of their portfolio | 707.7k $217.8m | Reduced -316.3k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.39% of their portfolio | 701.7k $215.9m | Reduced -154.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 701.6k $215.9m | Added +14.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.45% of their portfolio | 685.1k $210.8m | Added +174.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 647.7k $199.3m | Added +127.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 642.2k $197.6m | Reduced -97.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.23% of their portfolio | 639.2k $196.7m | Added +12.2k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 638.8k $196.6m | Reduced -14.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 629.4k $193.7m | Added +49.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.34% of their portfolio | 600.8k $184.9m | Added +232.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 596.9k $183.7m | Added +42.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.35% of their portfolio | 591.9k $182.2m | Reduced -15.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 584.8k $180.4m | Reduced -18.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 563.5k $173.4m | Reduced -50.8k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.83% of their portfolio | 550.4k $169.4m | Added +179.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 535.1k $164.7m | Reduced -10.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.30% of their portfolio | 532.6k $165.0m | Added +15.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.15% of their portfolio | 531.5k $163.6m | Added +164 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.20% of their portfolio | 524.1k $161.3m | Added +96.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 521.3k $160.4m | Added +5.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 511.8k $157.5m | Reduced -3.7k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 486.2k $149.6m | Added +89.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.39% of their portfolio | 484.6k $149.1m | Reduced -477.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 478.5k $149.2m | Added +22.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 476.9k $146.8m | Reduced -45.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.20% of their portfolio | 471.0k $145.0m | Added +285.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 470.8k $144.9m | Added +116.8k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.47% of their portfolio | 459.0k $141.3m | Reduced -20.1k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 457.9k $145.3m | Added +188.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.37% of their portfolio | 454.6k $139.9m | Reduced -208.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 451.7k $139.0m | Reduced -35.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.18% of their portfolio | 443.7k $136.5m | Reduced -5.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.17% of their portfolio | 437.7k $134.7m | Added +409 |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. 5.46% of their portfolio | 430.2k $132.4m | Added +268.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.12% of their portfolio | 420.9k $129.5m | Reduced -57.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.23% of their portfolio | 404.6k $124.5m | Added +19.7k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.19% of their portfolio | 399.9k $123.1m | Added +95.3k |
| SCGE MANAGEMENT, L.P. 2.29% of their portfolio | 380.0k $116.9m | Unchanged |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 379.5k $116.8m | Reduced -58.4k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.69% of their portfolio | 372.4k $114.6m | Added +22.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.16% of their portfolio | 364.4k $112.1m | Added +17.1k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 338.8k $104.3m | Reduced -831 |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.17% of their portfolio | 337.4k $96.9m | Added +128.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 336.0k $103.4m | Reduced -82.6k |