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 ($300.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 191.5m as of 2026-05-22, 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 ≈ $445.93. Options: 40 managers hold calls ($1.6bn notional), 44 hold puts ($1.9bn).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,446 |
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 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 763 | 630 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $2.5bn | $2.4bn | 0.98 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.0bn | $1.9bn | 0.97 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1bn | $1.2bn | 1.06 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6bn | $1.9bn | 1.18 |
Biggest buyers
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +3.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +937.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +892.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +797.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +785.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +775.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +624.1k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +581.3k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +569.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.4m |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -981.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -729.6k |
| Swedbank AB | Reduced | -683.5k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -630.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -618.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -598.5k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP | Sold out | -449.2k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -444.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -396.8k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Added | $353.1m791.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $352.5m790.2k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $196.3m440.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $193.1m432.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $103.4m231.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $82.9m185.9k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $44.6m100.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $37.2m83.4k shares |
| Avalon Global Asset Management LLC | New | $31.2m70.0k shares |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC | New | $26.8m60.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $325.1m728.7k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $223.0m500.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $211.8m474.8k shares |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | New | $178.4m400.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $123.1m275.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $119.8m268.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $112.1m251.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $109.2m244.7k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $102.6m230.0k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | $74.1m166.2k 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.2m | $8.2m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $38.0m | $38.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Ghazi Sassine PRESIDENT AND CEO, director | Sold plan | $5.5m14.6k shares |
| 2026-09-01 | DE GEUS AART EXECUTIVE CHAIR, director | Sold plan | $10.3m24.6k shares |
| 2026-08-31 | DE GEUS AART EXECUTIVE CHAIR, director | Sold plan | $11.0m25.0k shares |
| 2026-08-28 | DE GEUS AART EXECUTIVE CHAIR, director | Sold plan | $11.1m25.0k shares |
| 2026-06-15 | Ghazi Sassine PRESIDENT AND CEO, director | Sold plan | $6.7m14.6k shares |
| 2026-06-12 | Glaser Shelagh CFO · by Trust | Sold plan | $1.5m3.4k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 16.2m $7.2bn | Added +338.2k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 12.5m $5.6bn | Added +64.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.1m $4.0bn | Added +174.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 6.0m $2.7bn | Added +116.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.0m $2.7bn | Reduced -2.4m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 1.42% of their portfolio | 4.9m $2.2bn | Added +3.2m |
| NVIDIA CORP 3.39% of their portfolio | 4.8m $2.2bn | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.5m $2.0bn | Reduced -54.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.5m $2.0bn | Reduced -237.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.8m $1.7bn | Reduced -147.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.94% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.5bn | Added +569.7k |
| Aspex Management (HK) Ltd 15.65% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.4bn | Added +442.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.4bn | Added +892.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.3bn | Added +320.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.2bn | Reduced -396.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.1bn | Added +474.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.0bn | Added +217.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.1m $948.0m | Added +797.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.1m $937.5m | Added +785.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $810.7m | Reduced -107.9k |
| Amundi 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.7m $779.9m | Reduced -13.7k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 1.7m $775.0m | Reduced -112.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.7m $747.4m | Added +15.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $716.6m | Not comparable |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $692.1m | Reduced -4.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.5m $672.5m | Added +1.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $665.6m | Added +92.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $656.7m | Reduced -57.0k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 1.4m $628.5m | Reduced -51.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.3m $592.8m | Added +171.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $569.5m | Reduced -618.1k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $566.9m | Reduced -298.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $558.1m | Added +624.1k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 5.65% of their portfolio | 1.2m $547.8m | Reduced -981.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $540.0m | Reduced -176.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $511.4m | Reduced -598.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $491.9m | Reduced -84.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $479.5m | Reduced -21.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 961.7k $429.0m | Added +51.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 937.0k $418.0m | New |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 895.4k $399.4m | Added +73.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 863.5k $385.2m | Added +581.3k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.98% of their portfolio | 859.1k $383.2m | Added +10.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.11% of their portfolio | 834.5k $372.2m | Reduced -74.9k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 2.17% of their portfolio | 829.6k $370.1m | Reduced -383.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 819.1k $365.4m | Reduced -135.2k |
| W1M Asset Management Ltd 3.34% of their portfolio | 816.7k $364.1m | Added +29.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 809.1k $360.9m | Added +775.3k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 3.53% of their portfolio | 807.3k $360.1m | Reduced -93.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 789.7k $352.3m | Reduced -146.8k |
| Employees Provident Fund Board 1.84% of their portfolio | 718.8k $320.6m | Added +224.4k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 1.04% of their portfolio | 693.5k $309.4m | Added +17.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 687.8k $306.8m | Reduced -729.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.31% of their portfolio | 684.8k $305.5m | Added +431.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 658.2k $293.6m | Added +322.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 612.9k $273.4m | Added +142.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.15% of their portfolio | 600.1k $267.7m | Added +238.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.25% of their portfolio | 593.4k $264.7m | Added +98.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 567.0k $252.9m | Reduced -64.4k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 544.1k $242.7m | Reduced -4.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 529.0k $236.0m | Reduced -109.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.12% of their portfolio | 513.3k $229.0m | Reduced -48.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.18% of their portfolio | 509.7k $225.9m | Reduced -325.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 503.0k $224.4m | Reduced -424 |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.91% of their portfolio | 484.9k $216.2m | Unchanged |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.26% of their portfolio | 470.2k $209.8m | Added +11.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.14% of their portfolio | 470.1k $209.7m | Added +8.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 453.6k $202.3m | Added +253.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.38% of their portfolio | 452.6k $201.9m | Added +13.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 448.1k $199.9m | Added +266.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 447.6k $199.7m | Added +51.2k |
| M&G PLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 439.7k $196.1m | Reduced -36.6k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.92% of their portfolio | 438.9k $195.8m | Added +396.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 438.2k $195.4m | Reduced -65.1k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 412.7k $184.1m | Reduced -6.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.46% of their portfolio | 398.4k $177.7m | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 384.4k $171.3m | Added +54.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.13% of their portfolio | 383.1k $170.9m | Added +247.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 375.4k $167.5m | Added +224.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 371.3k $165.6m | Reduced -33.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.14% of their portfolio | 366.3k $163.4m | Reduced -56.7k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 365.5k $163.0m | Added +32.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 357.6k $159.5m | Added +87.1k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 1.52% of their portfolio | 351.5k $156.8m | Added +28.0k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.97% of their portfolio | 332.9k $148.5m | Added +17.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 329.2k $146.9m | Added +34.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 319.1k $142.4m | Reduced -12.2k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 317.5k $141.6m | Reduced -444.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 317.1k $141.5m | Reduced -20.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 315.5k $140.7m | Reduced -47.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.08% of their portfolio | 314.8k $140.4m | Added +313 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 309.1k $137.9m | Added +26.1k |
| Swedbank AB 0.12% of their portfolio | 307.4k $137.1m | Reduced -683.5k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.67% of their portfolio | 306.1k $135.8m | Added +18.3k |
| Dream Peak Capital Ltd 13.09% of their portfolio | 297.2k $132.6m | Reduced -165.4k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.24% of their portfolio | 294.4k $131.3m | Reduced -4.6k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 280.5k $125.1m | Reduced -11.3k |
| Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd 2.15% of their portfolio | 280.0k $124.9m | Added +200.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 272.3k $121.4m | Reduced -16.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 257.3k $114.8m | Reduced -132.7k |