SYNOPSYS INC SNPS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 871607107 · ISIN US8716071076
American software company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersSunnyvale, CA
- Founded1986
- Websitesynopsys.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 ($273.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 191.6m as of 2026-02-23, 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 ≈ $396.39. Options: 42 managers hold calls ($1.1bn notional), 44 hold puts ($1.2bn).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 880 |
| Q4 2022 | 921 |
| Q1 2023 | 937 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,017 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,041 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,200 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,246 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,258 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,250 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,297 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,288 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,299 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,432 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,407 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,400 |
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 | 676 | 503 |
| Q3 2024 | 619 | 569 |
| Q4 2024 | 596 | 572 |
| Q1 2025 | 688 | 552 |
| Q2 2025 | 697 | 554 |
| Q3 2025 | 977 | 464 |
| Q4 2025 | 542 | 838 |
| Q1 2026 | 740 | 649 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $884.2m | $659.3m | 0.75 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5bn | $2.4bn | 0.98 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.0bn | $1.9bn | 0.97 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1bn | $1.2bn | 1.06 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.3m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.2m |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | New | +910.1k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +873.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +725.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +586.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +573.4k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +566.1k |
| Aspex Management (HK) Ltd | Added | +544.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +477.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital World Investors | Sold out | -6.6m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -894.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -658.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -523.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -518.0k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP | Sold out | -499.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -467.8k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -416.9k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. | Sold out | -378.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -363.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $343.9m867.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $242.7m612.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $222.3m560.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $137.0m345.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $22.2m55.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $16.4m41.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $15.9m40.0k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $15.4m38.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $14.9m37.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $14.8m37.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $398.7m1.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $263.2m663.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $104.0m262.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $91.6m231.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $76.0m191.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $48.4m122.0k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $18.5m46.6k shares |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | $17.8m45.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $14.5m36.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $12.5m32.5k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), Capital World Investors (4.2%, 2025-11-13)
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $33.0m | $26.7m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $42.7m | $42.7m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $22.8m | $22.8m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $13.0m | $13.0m |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $148.9k | 3 | $16.8m | $8.9m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.7m | $1.7m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $260.0k | $260.0k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | LEE JANET GC & Corporate Secretary | Sold plan | $132.5k250 shares |
| 2026-01-07 | LEE JANET GC & Corporate Secretary | Sold plan | $127.5k250 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 15.9m $6.3bn | Added +725.2k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 12.4m $4.9bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 8.9m $3.5bn | Added +110.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 8.4m $3.3bn | Added +873.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 5.9m $2.3bn | Reduced -124.2k |
| NVIDIA CORP 10.40% of their portfolio | 4.8m $1.9bn | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.9bn | First filing |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.6m $1.8bn | Added +254.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.6bn | Reduced -658.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.2bn | Added +2.3m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.86% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.1bn | Added +293.9k |
| Aspex Management (HK) Ltd 15.35% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.1bn | Added +544.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.65% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.0bn | Reduced -190.8k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 5.65% of their portfolio | 2.2m $876.1m | Reduced -416.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.2m $870.1m | Added +244.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.1m $817.8m | Added +167.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $763.4m | Added +29.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.9m $763.3m | Added +1.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $751.3m | Reduced -323.3k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.53% of their portfolio | 1.8m $733.3m | Reduced -44.2k |
| Amundi 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.8m $698.6m | Added +61.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 1.12% of their portfolio | 1.8m $697.9m | Added +573.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $667.4m | Added +477.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.7m $658.0m | Added +214.0k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.82% of their portfolio | 1.6m $622.2m | Added +566.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $616.8m | Reduced -294 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.5m $606.3m | Reduced -190.6k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.70% of their portfolio | 1.5m $579.0m | Added +19.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $562.0m | Added +586.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $555.0m | Added +72.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $549.8m | Added +352.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $526.4m | Reduced -341.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $522.0m | Added +444.1k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 2.85% of their portfolio | 1.2m $481.0m | Added +214.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $470.8m | Reduced -44.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.2m $458.9m | Reduced -109.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $434.9m | First filing |
| Swedbank AB 0.41% of their portfolio | 990.9k $392.9m | Reduced -82.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 954.4k $378.4m | Reduced -249.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 936.6k $371.3m | Reduced -40.4k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 910.1k $360.9m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.12% of their portfolio | 909.4k $360.6m | Reduced -102.7k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 3.36% of their portfolio | 901.0k $357.2m | Reduced -223.4k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.93% of their portfolio | 848.6k $336.4m | Added +64.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.30% of their portfolio | 835.4k $326.0m | Reduced -108.7k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.26% of their portfolio | 822.4k $326.1m | Added +87.6k |
| W1M Asset Management Ltd 3.40% of their portfolio | 786.8k $311.9m | Added +71.4k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 761.8k $302.0m | Reduced -894.7k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.92% of their portfolio | 676.3k $268.1m | Reduced -14.3k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.84% of their portfolio | 671.2k $266.1m | Reduced -173.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 638.6k $253.2m | Reduced -363.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 631.4k $250.3m | Reduced -34.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 627.0k $248.6m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.13% of their portfolio | 561.5k $222.6m | Added +52.5k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 548.7k $217.6m | Reduced -6.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 503.4k $199.6m | Added +79.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 503.3k $199.5m | Reduced -70.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.21% of their portfolio | 494.6k $196.1m | Reduced -523.1k |
| Employees Provident Fund Board 1.48% of their portfolio | 494.3k $196.0m | Reduced -150.0k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.94% of their portfolio | 484.9k $192.1m | Added +17.9k |
| M&G PLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 476.3k $188.6m | Reduced -83.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 470.2k $186.4m | Added +103.3k |
| Dream Peak Capital Ltd 27.18% of their portfolio | 462.6k $183.4m | Reduced -288.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.14% of their portfolio | 461.4k $182.9m | Added +11.4k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.26% of their portfolio | 459.2k $182.1m | Added +288.7k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP 4.08% of their portfolio | 449.2k $178.1m | Added +200.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.40% of their portfolio | 439.3k $174.2m | Added +388.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.15% of their portfolio | 423.0k $167.7m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 418.6k $166.0m | First filing |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 404.4k $160.3m | Added +223.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 396.5k $157.2m | Reduced -59.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 390.0k $154.6m | Added +4.1k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.94% of their portfolio | 384.8k $152.6m | Added +108.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 363.2k $144.0m | Added +28.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.09% of their portfolio | 362.1k $143.6m | Added +152.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 353.7k $142.6m | Reduced -135.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 338.0k $134.0m | Added +5.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 335.3k $132.9m | Reduced -74.2k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 332.7k $131.9m | First filing |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 331.3k $131.4m | Added +8.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 330.4k $131.0m | Reduced -281.9k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 1.27% of their portfolio | 323.5k $126.9m | Added +29.0k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.87% of their portfolio | 315.5k $125.1m | Reduced -127.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.08% of their portfolio | 314.5k $124.7m | Added +62.4k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.79% of their portfolio | 308.2k $122.2m | Added +2.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 304.2k $120.6m | New |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.25% of their portfolio | 299.0k $118.6m | Reduced -30.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 294.4k $116.7m | Reduced -26.0k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 291.9k $115.7m | Added +30.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 289.1k $114.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.59% of their portfolio | 287.7k $109.7m | Added +242.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 283.0k $112.2m | Reduced -21.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 282.1k $111.9m | Added +146.4k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 1.65% of their portfolio | 281.3k $108.8m | Reduced -170.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 279.3k $110.7m | Reduced -51.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 270.5k $107.2m | Added +85.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.15% of their portfolio | 261.8k $103.8m | Added +6.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 253.4k $100.9m | Added +47.9k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.98% of their portfolio | 245.2k $97.2m | Added +66.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 237.9k $94.3m | Reduced -518.0k |