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 ($13.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 86.0m as of 2026-01-31, 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 ≈ $71.64. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($15.7m notional), 6 hold puts ($4.5m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 225 |
| Q4 2022 | 228 |
| Q1 2023 | 258 |
| Q2 2023 | 260 |
| Q3 2023 | 257 |
| Q4 2023 | 289 |
| Q1 2024 | 303 |
| Q2 2024 | 324 |
| Q3 2024 | 343 |
| Q4 2024 | 372 |
| Q1 2025 | 358 |
| Q2 2025 | 358 |
| Q3 2025 | 373 |
| Q4 2025 | 352 |
| Q1 2026 | 349 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 183 | 125 |
| Q3 2024 | 163 | 141 |
| Q4 2024 | 171 | 161 |
| Q1 2025 | 165 | 192 |
| Q2 2025 | 156 | 188 |
| Q3 2025 | 188 | 176 |
| Q4 2025 | 175 | 185 |
| Q1 2026 | 189 | 176 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $9.2m | $6.3m | 0.69 |
| Q3 2025 | $13.3m | $2.6m | 0.20 |
| Q4 2025 | $16.2m | $3.7m | 0.23 |
| Q1 2026 | $15.7m | $4.5m | 0.29 |
Biggest buyers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +1.6m |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Added | +1.2m |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | Added | +1.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +717.8k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +709.6k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Added | +697.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +643.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +452.6k |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +348.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Added | +329.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Durable Capital Partners LP | Sold out | -1.7m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -924.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -728.3k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Reduced | -534.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -485.1k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -397.2k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Reduced | -392.0k |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd | Sold out | -334.4k |
| Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -306.2k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL | Reduced | -188.3k |
Biggest calls
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $5.0m70.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.6m49.7k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $2.3m32.1k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $1.3m17.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.2m16.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m14.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $980.4k13.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $350.6k4.9k shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | New | $7.2k100 shares |
Biggest puts
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $2.1m28.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $701.3k9.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $665.5k9.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $622.6k8.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $343.5k4.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $143.1k2.0k 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 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.
None reported in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.3m $448.3m | Reduced -728.3k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.8m $274.3m | Added +1.2m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $184.1m | Added +100.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.4m $175.3m | Reduced -924.4k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4m $169.9m | First filing |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $156.2m | Added +1.6m |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 3.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $151.1m | Reduced -397.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $109.3m | Reduced -31.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $106.5m | Reduced -95.8k |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.5m $104.7m | Unchanged |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $95.0m | Reduced -101.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.1m | Reduced -485.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $87.1m | Added +709.6k |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. 7.62% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.1m | Added +1.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.3m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $81.1m | Added +717.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $78.8m | Added +643.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $78.1m | Reduced -33.6k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.1m | Added +697.8k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $76.7m | Reduced -106.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $74.5m | Added +83.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $72.5m | Added +329.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 988.7k $70.8m | Added +188.8k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.20% of their portfolio | 837.2k $59.9m | Reduced -534.0k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 801.9k $57.4m | Reduced -392.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 798.8k $57.2m | Added +125.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 769.0k $55.0m | Added +193.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 749.2k $53.7m | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 733.5k $52.5m | Added +280.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 657.2k $47.0m | Reduced -35.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 650.8k $46.6m | Added +281.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 603.8k $43.2m | Reduced -150.2k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.41% of their portfolio | 553.6k $39.7m | Added +57.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 511.7k $36.5m | Added +321.7k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 490.9k $35.1m | Added +45.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 474.3k $33.9m | Added +70.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 468.5k $33.5m | Added +452.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 465.4k $33.2m | Added +186.8k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 451.4k $32.3m | Reduced -82.9k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.05% of their portfolio | 413.9k $29.6m | Reduced -10.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 404.1k $28.9m | Added +348.7k |
| Sone Capital Management, LLC 2.36% of their portfolio | 391.8k $28.1m | Added +194.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 391.6k $28.0m | Reduced -21.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 371.3k $26.6m | Added +135.3k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 368.3k $26.4m | Reduced -28.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 347.9k $24.9m | Added +122.3k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 342.5k $24.5m | First filing |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. 0.84% of their portfolio | 340.4k $24.3m | Added +8.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 333.3k $23.9m | Added +5.9k |
| SEB Asset Management AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 319.4k $22.8m | First filing |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 1.59% of their portfolio | 317.5k $22.5m | Reduced -23.0k |
| Praesidium Investment Management Company, LLC 5.26% of their portfolio | 307.5k $22.0m | Added +141.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 305.9k $21.9m | Added +250.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 292.0k $20.9m | Reduced -22.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.4k $20.7m | Added +61.6k |
| Zeno Equity Partners LLP 8.32% of their portfolio | 286.4k $20.5m | New |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 281.7k $20.2m | Added +141.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 278.2k $19.8m | Added +170.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.2k $19.8m | Reduced -53.8k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 254.3k $18.2m | Reduced -5.5k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 250.5k $17.9m | Reduced -179.0k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 246.2k $17.6m | Added +53.5k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 228.6k $16.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 218.6k $15.6m | Added +10.9k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 199.8k $14.3m | Reduced -32.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 198.0k $14.1m | Added +8.4k |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 190.9k $13.6m | Added +40.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.1k $13.1m | Added +171.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 183.7k $13.2m | Added +177.7k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 183.5k $13.1m | Reduced -168.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.9k $12.9m | Reduced -57.1k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 179.4k $12.8m | Reduced -39.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 169.5k $12.0m | Reduced -177.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.02% of their portfolio | 169.1k $12.1m | Reduced -101.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 166.4k $16.4m | Added +9.0k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.1k $11.6m | First filing |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.5k $11.4m | Added +46.8k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 159.8k $11.4m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. 0.82% of their portfolio | 158.7k $11.4m | New |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 0.25% of their portfolio | 156.6k $11.2m | Added +26.2k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 156.4k $11.2m | Added +31.2k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 156.3k $11.2m | New |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 2.27% of their portfolio | 154.6k $11.1m | Reduced -24.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.7k $11.0m | Reduced -97.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 151.9k $10.9m | Added +21.1k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 145.6k $10.4m | Added +28.4k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 1.44% of their portfolio | 145.0k $10.4m | Reduced -40.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.04% of their portfolio | 142.5k $10.2m | Reduced -118.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.0k $10.4m | Reduced -139.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.8k $9.4m | Added +21.0k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.2k $9.3m | Added +13.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.8k $9.3m | Added +129.3k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 128.7k $9.2m | Added +117.1k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 128.2k $9.2m | Reduced -76.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 128.2k $9.2m | Reduced -163.3k |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 121.3k $8.7m | Added +67.3k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 121.2k $8.7m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 114.5k $8.2m | Added +25.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 111.3k $8.0m | Reduced -5.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.8k $7.8m | Reduced -34.4k |