William Blair Investment Management’s Cadence Design Systems CDNS Stock Holding History

William Blair Investment Management’s Portfolio CDNS Stock Details CDNS Fund Activity

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q2	$18.6M	Buy	+49,478	New	+$17.3M	0.06%	258
2023 Q2	–	Sell	-6,785	Closed	-$1.43M	–	402
2023 Q1	$1.43M	Sell	6,785 -130	-2%	-$24.6K	0.01%	347
2022 Q4	$1.11M	Sell	6,915 -31,025	-82%	-$4.96M	﹤0.01%	352
2022 Q3	$6.2M	Sell	37,940 -3,950	-9%	-$679K	0.02%	319
2022 Q2	$6.29M	Buy	41,890 +90	+0.2%	+$13.6K	0.02%	323
2022 Q1	$6.87M	Sell	41,800 -107,310	-72%	-$16.5M	0.02%	334
2021 Q4	$27.8M	Sell	149,110 -92,724	-38%	-$16.2M	0.08%	261
2021 Q3	$36.6M	Sell	241,834 -3,200	-1%	-$488K	0.1%	234
2021 Q2	$33.5M	Buy	245,034 +8,477	+4%	+$1.12M	0.11%	171
2021 Q1	$32.4M	Sell	236,557 -7,333	-3%	-$984K	0.1%	174
2020 Q4	$33.3M	Sell	243,890 -66,714	-21%	-$7.83M	0.11%	160
2020 Q3	$33.1M	Sell	310,604 -3,901	-1%	-$410K	0.13%	148
2020 Q2	$30.2M	Buy	+314,505	New	+$26.3M	0.12%	151
2019 Q2	–	Sell	-10,840	Closed	-$688K	–	378
2019 Q1	$688K	Sell	10,840 -14,784	-58%	-$783K	﹤0.01%	397
2018 Q4	$1.11M	Buy	25,624 +3,746	+17%	+$163K	0.01%	372
2018 Q3	$992K	Sell	21,878 -2,796	-11%	-$127K	﹤0.01%	397
2018 Q2	$1.07M	Buy	24,674 +6,548	+36%	+$269K	﹤0.01%	399
2018 Q1	$666K	Sell	18,126 -1,537	-8%	-$62.7K	﹤0.01%	426
2017 Q4	$822K	Sell	19,663 -1,512	-7%	-$65K	﹤0.01%	416
2017 Q3	$836K	Buy	21,175 +53	+0.3%	+$1.95K	﹤0.01%	416
2017 Q2	$707K	Sell	21,122 -3,097	-13%	-$103K	﹤0.01%	437
2017 Q1	$760K	Sell	24,219 -15,579	-39%	-$455K	﹤0.01%	410
2016 Q4	$1M	Sell	39,798 -7,011	-15%	-$180K	﹤0.01%	392
2016 Q3	$1.2M	Sell	46,809 -670,612	-93%	-$16.8M	﹤0.01%	395
2016 Q2	$17.4M	Sell	717,421 -343,791	-32%	-$8.24M	0.07%	234
2016 Q1	$25M	Sell	1,061,212 -131,131	-11%	-$2.75M	0.1%	180
2015 Q4	$24.8M	Sell	1,192,343 -62,011	-5%	-$1.35M	0.1%	169
2015 Q3	$25.9M	Buy	+1,254,354	New	+$25.6M	0.05%	433

Other funds holding CDNS

BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return

Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.38T AUM 44.17% 1-Year Est. Return

Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return

Invesco Atlanta, Georgia $1.26T AUM 61.52% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return

Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM

VanEck Associates New York $164B AUM 112.45% 1-Year Est. Return

Capital International Investors Los Angeles, California $484B AUM 34.9% 1-Year Est. Return

William Blair Investment Management's CDNS Position: Q2 2026 in Review

William Blair Investment Management opened a new position in Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) in Q2 2026: 49,478 shares worth $18.6M. The stake represents 0.06% of the portfolio and ranks #258 among its holdings. This is a return to the name: William Blair Investment Management previously reported a position in CDNS as recently as Q1 2023.

William Blair Investment Management first reported a position in CDNS in Q3 2015 and has held it in 28 quarters since. The position peaked at $36.6M in Q3 2021. 1,509 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold CDNS as of Q2 2026.

William Blair Investment Management held 49,478 shares of Cadence Design Systems worth $18.6M as of Q2 2026.
Cadence Design Systems was a new William Blair Investment Management position in Q2 2026.
Cadence Design Systems made up 0.06% of William Blair Investment Management's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #258 holding.
William Blair Investment Management first reported a position in Cadence Design Systems in Q3 2015 and has held it in 28 quarters since.
William Blair Investment Management's Cadence Design Systems position peaked at $36.6M in Q3 2021.
1,509 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Cadence Design Systems as of Q2 2026.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 12 Aug 2026.