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 ($221.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 272.5m as of 2025-06-30, 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 ≈ $307.76. Options: 45 managers hold calls ($805.0m notional), 46 hold puts ($741.1m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,203 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,281 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,232 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,331 |
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 2023 | 498 | 491 |
| Q4 2023 | 575 | 477 |
| Q1 2024 | 645 | 532 |
| Q2 2024 | 662 | 541 |
| Q3 2024 | 579 | 644 |
| Q4 2024 | 623 | 531 |
| Q1 2025 | 584 | 645 |
| Q2 2025 | 690 | 559 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $573.7m | $632.9m | 1.10 |
| Q4 2024 | $648.1m | $614.4m | 0.95 |
| Q1 2025 | $423.7m | $589.1m | 1.39 |
| Q2 2025 | $805.0m | $741.1m | 0.92 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +688.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +647.9k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Added | +632.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +615.6k |
| SCGE MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | +609.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +603.9k |
| Bain Capital Public Equity Management II, LLC | New | +423.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +397.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +357.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Added | +306.2k |
Biggest sellers
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC | Sold out | -1.2m |
| Capital World Investors | Sold out | -905.6k |
| Aspex Management (HK) Ltd | Sold out | -569.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -500.4k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -393.2k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -381.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $162.6m527.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $82.8m268.7k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $74.0m240.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $67.8m220.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $67.0m217.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $61.2m198.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $50.8m165.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $33.4m108.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $29.3m96.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $21.6m70.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $132.9m431.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $95.8m311.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $65.8m213.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $49.1m160.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $48.6m157.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $32.1m104.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $31.4m102.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $28.2m91.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $28.1m91.3k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $26.2m850 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 2025
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 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $11.0m | $11.0m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $8.5m | $8.5m |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $13.9k | 4 | $39.5m | $39.5m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $8.6m | $8.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-17 | TENG CHIN-CHI Sr. Vice President | Sold plan | $2.7m8.9k shares |
| 2025-06-13 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Sold plan | $302.0k1.0k shares |
| 2025-06-10 | Brennan Ita M Director | Sold plan | $54.7k180 shares |
| 2025-06-02 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Sold plan | $185.9k650 shares |
| 2025-05-16 | PLUMMER JAMES D Director · Held by Trust | Sold | $277.7k868 shares |
| 2025-05-02 | DEVGAN ANIRUDH President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $3.3m10.7k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Sold plan | $196.9k650 shares |
| 2025-04-29 | Scannell Paul Sr. Vice President | Sold plan | $1.4m4.7k shares |
| 2025-04-24 | Brennan Ita M Director | Sold plan | $49.5k180 shares |
| 2025-04-01 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Sold plan | $164.2k650 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 29.9m $9.2bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 26.6m $8.2bn | Added +256.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 12.3m $3.8bn | Added +172.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 9.3m $2.9bn | Added +273.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 8.3m $2.5bn | Reduced -112.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.4m $2.0bn | Added +77.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.49% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -500.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.6m $1.4bn | Reduced -114.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.45% of their portfolio | 4.6m $1.4bn | Reduced -276.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.3m $1.3bn | Added +603.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 4.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -28.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.2bn | Reduced -30.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.2bn | Added +67.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 1.22% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -18.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.9m $908.1m | Reduced -48.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.8m $867.6m | Reduced -82.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.4m $753.0m | Added +27.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.2m $675.2m | Reduced -54.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $669.7m | Added +615.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.88% of their portfolio | 2.2m $669.2m | Reduced -381.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.1m $634.3m | Added +283.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.69% of their portfolio | 2.0m $610.1m | First filing |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.9m $595.2m | Reduced -17.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.9m $576.0m | Reduced -170.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $562.5m | Added +45.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.8m $555.1m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $547.6m | Reduced -106.2k |
| Amundi 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.7m $513.7m | Added +252.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $502.6m | Reduced -228.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $501.0m | Reduced -248.3k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.43% of their portfolio | 1.6m $500.1m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.5m $469.3m | Added +3.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 1.17% of their portfolio | 1.5m $394.5m | Added +632.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $410.8m | Added +357.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $404.6m | Added +2.3k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 1.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $390.5m | Added +53.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $375.8m | Added +688.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $370.8m | Added +64.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $337.8m | Reduced -23.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $325.9m | Added +20.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.1m $325.9m | Reduced -76.4k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 954.4k $294.1m | Added +218.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.15% of their portfolio | 830.4k $255.9m | Added +56.9k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 2.97% of their portfolio | 823.4k $253.7m | Added +276.2k |
| Navera Investment Management Ltd. 4.60% of their portfolio | 821.3k $253.0m | Added +6.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.38% of their portfolio | 786.8k $242.5m | Added +647.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 764.2k $235.5m | Reduced -261.6k |
| MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC 2.70% of their portfolio | 736.3k $226.9m | Added +101.2k |
| Local Pensions Partnership Investment Ltd 4.17% of their portfolio | 732.6k $225.7m | Unchanged |
| National Pension Service 0.19% of their portfolio | 731.2k $225.3m | Added +94.5k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 707.9k $218.2m | Reduced -262.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 702.1k $216.4m | Added +21.0k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 3.10% of their portfolio | 701.8k $216.3m | Reduced -111.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 670.7k $206.7m | Added +82.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 661.2k $203.7m | Reduced -125.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 654.8k $201.8m | Added +295.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 610.1k $188.0m | Added +23.1k |
| SCGE MANAGEMENT, L.P. 3.94% of their portfolio | 609.0k $187.7m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 607.8k $187.3m | Added +40.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 601.8k $186.2m | Reduced -5.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 591.3k $182.2m | Reduced -48.6k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 561.6k $173.1m | Reduced -7.6k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 552.9k $170.4m | Reduced -25.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.22% of their portfolio | 548.7k $169.1m | Reduced -19.3k |
| NZS Capital, LLC 5.54% of their portfolio | 528.8k $163.0m | Added +80.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.28% of their portfolio | 526.2k $162.3m | Reduced -34.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.14% of their portfolio | 524.1k $161.5m | Reduced -462 |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 1.01% of their portfolio | 523.1k $161.2m | Added +135.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.28% of their portfolio | 516.2k $158.0m | Reduced -514 |
| Mariner, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 506.0k $155.9m | Added +188.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 502.7k $154.9m | Added +39.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 497.8k $153.4m | Added +32.8k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 496.0k $152.8m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd 4.40% of their portfolio | 491.9k $151.6m | Reduced -145.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 490.4k $151.1m | Reduced -63.8k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.97% of their portfolio | 490.3k $151.1m | Added +3.7k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.22% of their portfolio | 487.2k $150.1m | Reduced -6.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.12% of their portfolio | 486.8k $150.0m | Reduced -290.2k |
| TCW GROUP INC 1.14% of their portfolio | 473.6k $146.0m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.82% of their portfolio | 463.9k $142.0m | Reduced -45.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 448.6k $138.2m | Reduced -191.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 431.1k $132.8m | Added +18.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 427.4k $131.7m | Reduced -1.8k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 1.67% of their portfolio | 426.3k $131.4m | Added +25.4k |
| Bain Capital Public Equity Management II, LLC 6.18% of their portfolio | 423.6k $130.5m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 423.2k $130.4m | Added +397.3k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 409.3k $126.1m | Added +212.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.17% of their portfolio | 405.7k $125.0m | Reduced -2.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 382.7k $117.9m | Reduced -67.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.32% of their portfolio | 376.5k $116.0m | Added +56.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.12% of their portfolio | 375.7k $115.8m | Added +287.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.18% of their portfolio | 363.2k $112.0m | Reduced -22.0k |
| Carmignac Gestion 1.68% of their portfolio | 354.0k $109.1m | Reduced -70.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.17% of their portfolio | 350.8k $108.1m | Added +306.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.09% of their portfolio | 342.2k $105.4m | Reduced -16.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 328.6k $101.2m | Reduced -55.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 327.1k $100.8m | Reduced -150.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.24% of their portfolio | 324.6k $100.0m | Reduced -1.2k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 320.4k $98.7m | Added +7.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 316.9k $97.7m | Reduced -31.4k |