DESCARTES SYS GROUP INC DSGX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 249906108 · ISIN CA2499061083
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- 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 ($9.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 84.8m as of 2023-01-31, 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 ≈ $81.84. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($451.4k notional), 2 hold puts ($241.8k).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 225 |
| Q4 2022 | 228 |
| Q1 2023 | 258 |
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 | 91 | 126 |
| Q1 2023 | 136 | 96 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $940.0k | $1.2m | 1.29 |
| Q4 2022 | $725.2k | $704.2k | 0.97 |
| Q1 2023 | $451.4k | $241.8k | 0.54 |
Biggest buyers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | New | +657.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +177.3k |
| Man Group plc | New | +137.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +134.6k |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC | Added | +133.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +133.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +118.1k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | New | +103.0k |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +100.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +81.8k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -350.1k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -334.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -181.9k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -167.1k |
| Durable Capital Partners LP | Reduced | -140.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -104.9k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -95.0k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -91.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -74.4k |
Biggest calls
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $266.0k3.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $177.3k2.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $8.0k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $241.8k3.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution -1.5 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BlackRock, Inc. (3.8%, 2026-10-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
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.
None reported in Q1 2023.
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 9.2m $738.4m | Reduced -1.8m |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 2.33% of their portfolio | 4.7m $377.7m | Reduced -8.0k |
| Durable Capital Partners LP 2.89% of their portfolio | 3.8m $307.9m | Reduced -140.6k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 4.06% of their portfolio | 3.0m $242.2m | Added +16.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $238.8m | Added +20.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.9m $234.7m | Reduced -167.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.3m $188.7m | Added +35.4k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.1m $166.1m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $138.1m | Reduced -104.9k |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 1.6m $130.1m | Added +133.9k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.5m $122.0m | Added +11.8k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.38% of their portfolio | 1.4m $116.6m | Added +21.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $110.4m | Added +56.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $134.6m | Reduced -74.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $82.5m | Added +24.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 995.4k $80.3m | Added +61.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 879.4k $70.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 876.0k $70.6m | Added +10.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 873.4k $87.9m | Added +37.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 867.9k $70.0m | Added +8.1k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 741.2k $59.7m | Reduced -24.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 722.3k $58.2m | Reduced -46.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 716.3k $57.7m | Reduced -44.5k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 712.2k $57.4m | Added +1.6k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 691.6k $55.8m | Reduced -91.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.07% of their portfolio | 657.0k $53.0m | New |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.08% of their portfolio | 605.6k $48.9m | Reduced -334.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 561.4k $45.3m | Reduced -350.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 517.0k $41.7m | Added +25.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 502.9k $40.5m | Added +2.9k |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 1.51% of their portfolio | 481.2k $38.1m | Added +9.8k |
| Aperture Investors, LLC 4.78% of their portfolio | 421.2k $34.0m | Added +36.3k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.10% of their portfolio | 407.8k $32.9m | Added +4.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 388.8k $31.3m | Added +953 |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 363.8k $29.3m | Reduced -8.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 347.0k $28.2m | Added +23.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 340.6k $27.5m | Reduced -16.8k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 3.53% of their portfolio | 336.8k $27.1m | Reduced -50.9k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 326.3k $26.3m | Added +9.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 317.2k $25.6m | Reduced -35.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 317.1k $25.6m | Reduced -33.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 306.6k $24.7m | Added +118.1k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 297.1k $24.0m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. 1.96% of their portfolio | 294.3k $23.7m | Added +54.2k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 5.10% of their portfolio | 285.0k $23.0m | Reduced -25.0k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.09% of their portfolio | 283.6k $22.9m | Added +71.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 276.5k $22.3m | Added +25.2k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 272.7k $22.0m | Added +4.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 272.2k $21.9m | Added +177.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 263.4k $21.3m | Reduced -14.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 261.5k $21.1m | Added +22.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 253.7k $20.5m | Added +134.6k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 1.10% of their portfolio | 244.3k $26.6m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 243.2k $19.6m | Added +65.7k |
| Pembroke Management, LTD 2.79% of their portfolio | 234.0k $25.5m | Reduced -42.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 232.7k $18.8m | Added +12.9k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 212.2k $17.1m | Added +848 |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 210.9k $17.0m | Added +5.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.5k $16.9m | Added +2.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 200.9k $16.2m | Added +81.8k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.15% of their portfolio | 190.8k $15.4m | Added +45.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.04% of their portfolio | 186.1k $15.0m | Added +15.1k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.11% of their portfolio | 182.4k $14.7m | Added +13.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.5k $14.2m | Added +27.3k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 166.2k $13.4m | Reduced -36.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 165.0k $13.3m | Unchanged |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 150.0k $12.1m | Added +100.0k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 148.7k $12.0m | Added +11.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.5k $11.7m | Added +133.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.9k $11.5m | Reduced -6.9k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 142.8k $11.5m | Added +3.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.06% of their portfolio | 139.8k $11.3m | Added +1.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 137.9k $11.1m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.1k $10.9m | Added +7.4k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 0.28% of their portfolio | 134.5k $10.8m | Added +174 |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 131.7k $10.6m | Reduced -3.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 130.0k $10.5m | Reduced -7.7k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.21% of their portfolio | 127.4k $10.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 120.5k $9.7m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 111.7k $9.0m | Reduced -7.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.9k $8.6m | Reduced -422 |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 105.9k $8.5m | Added +9.7k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.71% of their portfolio | 103.0k $8.3m | New |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.23% of their portfolio | 101.8k $8.2m | Unchanged |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 87.1k $7.0m | Added +408 |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 84.9k $6.8m | Added +875 |
| NBW CAPITAL LLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 81.2k $6.6m | Reduced -196 |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 80.1k $6.5m | Added +18.2k |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd 0.58% of their portfolio | 72.7k $5.9m | Unchanged |
| Thematics Asset Management 0.32% of their portfolio | 71.8k $5.8m | Added +2.3k |
| OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 71.7k $5.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| TOBAM 0.37% of their portfolio | 69.0k $5.5m | Added +7.9k |
| CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. 0.44% of their portfolio | 68.4k $5.5m | Reduced -2.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.9k $5.3m | Added +774 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.0k $5.0m | Added +52.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 56.4k $4.5m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST CO 0.48% of their portfolio | 54.6k $4.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 54.6k $4.4m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Independent Advisor Alliance 0.20% of their portfolio | 51.9k $4.2m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.7k $4.2m | Added +6.2k |