First Trust Advisors’s Cadence Design Systems CDNS Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $138M | Sell |
497,625
-104,187
| -17% | -$31.1M | 0.1% | 249 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $188M | Buy |
601,812
+202,396
| +51% | +$66M | 0.14% | 182 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $140M | Buy |
399,416
+16,722
| +4% | +$5.75M | 0.1% | 232 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $118M | Sell |
382,694
-67,644
| -15% | -$19.7M | 0.09% | 259 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $115M | Sell |
450,338
-26,928
| -6% | -$7.49M | 0.1% | 249 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $143M | Sell |
477,266
-69,266
| -13% | -$20.1M | 0.13% | 186 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $148M | Buy |
546,532
+25,272
| +5% | +$6.99M | 0.14% | 180 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $160M | Buy |
521,260
+5,542
| +1% | +$1.64M | 0.16% | 161 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $161M | Buy |
515,718
+2,993
| +0.6% | +$885K | 0.16% | 162 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $140M | Sell |
512,725
-61,466
| -11% | -$15.8M | 0.15% | 172 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $135M | Buy |
574,191
+99,040
| +21% | +$23.2M | 0.16% | 169 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $111M | Buy |
475,151
+118,527
| +33% | +$25.8M | 0.13% | 200 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $74.9M | Sell |
356,624
-118,516
| -25% | -$22.4M | 0.09% | 336 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $76.3M | Buy |
475,140
+24,401
| +5% | +$3.9M | 0.09% | 332 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $73.7M | Buy |
450,739
+15,335
| +4% | +$2.64M | 0.1% | 298 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $65.3M | Sell |
435,404
-200,915
| -32% | -$30.3M | 0.08% | 367 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $105M | Sell |
636,319
-152,486
| -19% | -$23.4M | 0.11% | 239 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $147M | Buy |
788,805
+55,691
| +8% | +$9.71M | 0.14% | 185 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $111M | Sell |
733,114
-284,853
| -28% | -$43.4M | 0.12% | 221 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $139M | Sell |
1,017,967
-30,563
| -3% | -$4.05M | 0.15% | 169 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $144M | Buy |
1,048,530
+16,396
| +2% | +$2.2M | 0.17% | 151 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $141M | Sell |
1,032,134
-71,589
| -6% | -$8.4M | 0.19% | 134 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $118M | Sell |
1,103,723
-171,500
| -13% | -$18M | 0.19% | 133 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $122M | Buy |
1,275,223
+134,953
| +12% | +$11.3M | 0.21% | 111 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $75.3M | Sell |
1,140,270
-452,466
| -28% | -$31.4M | 0.17% | 150 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $110M | Sell |
1,592,736
-204,602
| -11% | -$13.7M | 0.19% | 111 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $119M | Sell |
1,797,338
-146,236
| -8% | -$10.3M | 0.22% | 81 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $138M | Buy |
1,943,574
+118,053
| +6% | +$7.89M | 0.26% | 63 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $116M | Buy |
1,825,521
+249,724
| +16% | +$13.2M | 0.23% | 91 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $68.5M | Sell |
1,575,797
-756,384
| -32% | -$32.8M | 0.16% | 143 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $106M | Buy |
2,332,181
+551,793
| +31% | +$25.1M | 0.2% | 102 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $77.1M | Sell |
1,780,388
-827,495
| -32% | -$34M | 0.16% | 128 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $95.9M | Buy |
2,607,883
+229,581
| +10% | +$9.36M | 0.22% | 87 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $99.5M | Buy |
2,378,302
+2,139,046
| +894% | +$91.9M | 0.24% | 79 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $9.44M | Sell |
239,256
-221,518
| -48% | -$8.16M | 0.02% | 782 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $15.4M | Buy |
460,774
+217,889
| +90% | +$7.25M | 0.04% | 593 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $7.63M | Buy |
242,885
+94,776
| +64% | +$2.77M | 0.02% | 872 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $3.73M | Sell |
148,109
-267,711
| -64% | -$6.89M | 0.01% | 1116 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $10.6M | Sell |
415,820
-111,515
| -21% | -$2.79M | 0.03% | 710 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $12.8M | Buy |
527,335
+187,217
| +55% | +$4.48M | 0.04% | 595 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $8.02M | Sell |
340,118
-423,051
| -55% | -$8.86M | 0.03% | 773 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $15.9M | Buy |
763,169
+312,395
| +69% | +$6.78M | 0.04% | 499 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $9.32M | Buy |
450,774
+266,662
| +145% | +$5.43M | 0.03% | 691 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $3.62M | Sell |
184,112
-231,711
| -56% | -$4.49M | 0.01% | 1182 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $7.67M | Sell |
415,823
-494,692
| -54% | -$9.01M | 0.02% | 855 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $17.3M | Buy |
910,515
+148,581
| +20% | +$2.67M | 0.06% | 451 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $13.1M | Buy |
761,934
+249,761
| +49% | +$4.33M | 0.05% | 584 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $8.96M | Buy |
512,173
+112,003
| +28% | +$1.79M | 0.04% | 714 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $6.22M | Buy |
400,170
+309,353
| +341% | +$4.59M | 0.03% | 883 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $1.27M | Sell |
90,817
-159,731
| -64% | -$2.14M | 0.01% | 1540 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $3.38M | Buy |
250,548
+180,580
| +258% | +$2.59M | 0.02% | 1041 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $1.01M | Buy |
+69,968
| New | +$985K | 0.01% | 1451 |
|
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First Trust Advisors's CDNS Position: Q1 2026 in Review
First Trust Advisors reduced its Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) stake by 17% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $31.1M and leaving 497,625 shares worth $138M. The position accounts for 0.1% of the portfolio, ranked #249.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in CDNS in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $188M in Q4 2025. 1,397 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold CDNS as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors held 497,625 shares of Cadence Design Systems worth $138M as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors sold 104,187 Cadence Design Systems shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $31.1M.
- Cadence Design Systems made up 0.1% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #249 holding.
- First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Cadence Design Systems in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- First Trust Advisors's Cadence Design Systems position peaked at $188M in Q4 2025.
- 1,397 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Cadence Design Systems as of Q1 2026.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.