COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD CGNT
ORD SHS · Common Stock · CUSIP M25133105
Israeli software company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersHerzliya, Israel
- Founded2020
- Websitecognyte.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. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $8.77. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($4.8m notional), 5 hold puts ($7.4m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 124 |
| Q4 2022 | 100 |
| Q1 2023 | 88 |
| Q2 2023 | 97 |
| Q3 2023 | 98 |
| Q4 2023 | 112 |
| Q1 2024 | 111 |
| Q2 2024 | 115 |
| Q3 2024 | 112 |
| Q4 2024 | 111 |
| Q1 2025 | 127 |
| Q2 2025 | 121 |
| Q3 2025 | 120 |
| Q4 2025 | 125 |
| Q1 2026 | 126 |
| Q2 2026 | 135 |
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 | 41 | 56 |
| Q4 2024 | 45 | 54 |
| Q1 2025 | 70 | 36 |
| Q2 2025 | 54 | 58 |
| Q3 2025 | 46 | 54 |
| Q4 2025 | 63 | 45 |
| Q1 2026 | 64 | 58 |
| Q2 2026 | 75 | 51 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $7.7m | $7.9m | 1.03 |
| Q4 2025 | $8.9m | $4.0m | 0.45 |
| Q1 2026 | $12.5m | $6.7m | 0.53 |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8m | $7.4m | 1.55 |
Biggest buyers
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | New | +500.1k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC | Added | +490.8k |
| Samjo Management, LLC | Added | +404.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +329.9k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | +288.5k |
| Edenbrook Capital, LLC | Added | +257.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +231.7k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | Added | +230.3k |
| Value Base Ltd. | Added | +214.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +190.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Topline Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| WESTERLY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -480.0k |
| SCALAR GAUGE MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -315.4k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -312.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -293.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -246.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -219.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -193.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -160.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -96.8k |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $2.1m242.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.3m148.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $475.0k54.1k shares |
| HUB Investment Partners, LLC | New | $251.1k28.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $216.9k24.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $170.3k19.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $99.2k11.3k shares |
| Timothy G. Youngquist 2020 Irrevocable Trust | New | $79.6k22.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $38.6k4.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.0m569.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.2m253.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $115.0k13.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $26.3k3.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.8k200 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 |
|---|---|
| Topline Capital Management, LLC 13G · institution filed 2026-02-13 | 9.9% |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 13G · institution filed 2025-05-15 | 9.3% |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd 13G · institution +0.2 pts · filed 2025-07-08 | 5.7% |
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.
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Edenbrook Capital, LLC 22.27% of their portfolio | 7.3m $63.7m | Added +257.6k |
| Value Base Ltd. 34.90% of their portfolio | 6.5m $56.7m | Added +214.0k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.43% of their portfolio | 6.2m $54.3m | Reduced -312.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.5m $48.2m | Added +190.6k |
| Topline Capital Management, LLC 7.16% of their portfolio | 3.1m $27.6m | Reduced -1.8m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $25.6m | Unchanged |
| Y.D. More Investments Ltd 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.9m $16.3m | Unchanged |
| Samjo Management, LLC 4.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $12.0m | Added +404.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 997.6k $8.8m | Added +329.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 858.3k $7.5m | Added +100.5k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC 2.85% of their portfolio | 800.0k $7.0m | Added +490.8k |
| WESTERLY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.64% of their portfolio | 760.0k $6.7m | Reduced -480.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 697.9k $6.1m | Added +5.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 603.4k $5.3m | Added +86.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 578.7k $5.1m | Reduced -293.0k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 500.1k $4.4m | New |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 463.1k $4.1m | Added +51.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 462.6k $4.1m | Added +13.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 457.9k $4.0m | Reduced -8.1k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 405.9k $3.6m | Added +92.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 396.2k $3.5m | Added +288.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 395.2k $3.5m | Reduced -10.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 388.3k $3.4m | Added +3.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 384.3k $3.4m | Reduced -14.0k |
| Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 351.5k $3.1m | Unchanged |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 311.3k $2.7m | Added +230.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 288.8k $2.5m | Reduced -8.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 288.0k $2.5m | Reduced -246.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 284.1k $2.5m | Added +151.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 262.8k $2.3m | Added +231.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 252.4k $2.2m | Added +118.4k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 248.6k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| SCALAR GAUGE MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 233.6k $2.1m | Reduced -315.4k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.8k $2.0m | Reduced -15.2k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 201.9k $1.8m | Added +122.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 197.6k $1.7m | Added +112.1k |
| Bastion Asset Management Inc. 0.56% of their portfolio | 195.6k $1.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Strategic Global Advisors, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 180.6k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 165.5k $1.5m | Added +1.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.9k $1.4m | Added +43.5k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 158.6k $1.4m | Reduced -19.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.6k $1.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.9k $1.2m | New |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 137.7k $1.2m | Added +33.2k |
| Senvest Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 134.7k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.5k $1.2m | Added +61.6k |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 120.8k $1.1m | Added +108.4k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.4k $1.0m | Added +69.1k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.1k $1.0m | Added +62.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.6k $915.9k | Reduced -96.8k |
| Yelin Lapidot Holdings Management Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 104.9k $921.4k | Added +4.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.0k $913.3k | Added +16.9k |
| CM Management, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 100.0k $878.0k | Reduced -75.0k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.5k $829.6k | Added +19.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.0k $825.1k | Unchanged |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.9k $771.7k | Reduced -193.1k |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.2k $766.0k | Added +15.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.8k $673.2k | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.9k $543.5k | New |
| ANGELES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.7k $541.3k | Reduced -2.0k |
| WESTPORT ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 55.0k $482.9k | Added +10.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.4k $451.7k | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.8k $428.9k | Added +499 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.1k $413.2k | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.0k $404.3k | Unchanged |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 39.2k $343.8k | New |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.9k $306.2k | Unchanged |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $292.7k | New |
| State of Wyoming 0.03% of their portfolio | 33.1k $290.8k | Added +28.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.3k $274.8k | Unchanged |
| Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $271.5k | Added +9.6k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.5k $250.3k | Unchanged |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.4k $240.6k | Added +24.1k |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.4k $214.3k | New |
| Avestar Capital, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.3k $213.4k | New |
| FOX RUN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 22.8k $200.2k | Reduced -17.1k |
| VIRTUS ADVISERS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 22.7k $199.1k | Added +1.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.2k $194.6k | New |
| SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $187.0k | Reduced -636 |
| R Squared Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 20.7k $181.5k | Reduced -24.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.6k $181.3k | Added +10.2k |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.0k $175.6k | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.4k $161.9k | Added +448 |
| Poehling Capital Management, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.3k $160.6k | Reduced -50 |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.6k $154.9k | Reduced -1.0k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.6k $145.7k | Added +5.0k |
| FLPUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.4k $126.1k | New |
| PharVision Advisers, LLC 2.31% of their portfolio | 14.0k $122.7k | New |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.9k $116.6k | New |
| Savant Capital, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.9k $121.7k | Reduced -449 |
| Atom Investors LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.9k $113.7k | New |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.1k $106.0k | First filing |
| nVerses Capital, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 11.6k $101.9k | New |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.4k $100.1k | Reduced -87 |
| SIG BROKERAGE, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.2k $97.9k | New |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.3k $90.1k | New |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $87.8k | New |
| Clarus Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.0k $87.8k | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.8k $59.9k | Added +2.5k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.2k $54.4k | Added +5.3k |