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1,382 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.2B invested in Cadence Design Systems in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 178 funds opening new positions, 559 increasing their positions, 468 reducing their positions, and 102 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 178 | Existing positions closed: 102

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 559 | Existing positions reduced: 468

16% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 22 (+3)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $71.7B → $81.2B (+$9.53B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,329 → 1,382 (+53)

0.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.29% → 85.45% (+0.17%)

0% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $752M | Put options by funds: $754M

Holders
1,382
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+3.99%
% of All Funds
18.14%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.79%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
178
Increased
559
Reduced
468
Closed
102
Calls
$752M
Puts
$754M
Net Calls
-$1.63M
Net Calls Change
-$12M

Top Buyers

1
VCM
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
+$416M
2
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$403M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$399M
4
Winslow Capital Management
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
+$367M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$256M

Top Sellers

1
Nordea Investment Management
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
-$379M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$364M
3
Axa
Axa
France
-$326M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$286M
5
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$209M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Alkeon Capital Management
26
Alkeon Capital Management
New York
$570M – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
27
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$569M -$3.83M -11,127 -0.7%
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$545M -$25.2M -73,341 -5%
Deutsche Bank
29
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$542M +$6.82M +19,812 +1%
Amundi
30
Amundi
France
$528M -$67M -194,684 -12%
American Century Companies
31
American Century Companies
Missouri
$476M +$14.3M +41,548 +3%
Barclays
32
Barclays
United Kingdom
$467M -$1.58M -4,594 -0.3%
APG Asset Management
33
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$421M -$32.2M -93,592 -6%
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34
Nuveen
North Carolina
$403M -$19.7M -57,156 -5%
Winslow Capital Management
35
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$374M +$367M +1,066,141 New
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
36
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$372M +$49.2K +143 +0%
Envestnet Asset Management
37
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$352M -$32.7M -95,151 -9%
Lazard Asset Management
38
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$335M -$235K -684 -0.1%
AIM
39
AXA Investment Managers
France
$329M +$323M +937,947 New
UBS Group
40
UBS Group
Switzerland
$292M +$23.6M +68,475 +9%
MIM
41
Meridiem Investment Management
United Kingdom
$286M -$2.96M -8,599 -1%
Wellington Management Group
42
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$282M +$103M +299,267 +60%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
43
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$280M -$161M -469,202 -37%
Swiss National Bank
44
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$276M -$14.9M -43,300 -5%
LPPI
45
Local Pensions Partnership Investment
United Kingdom
$271M +$13.8M +40,000 +5%
National Pension Service
46
National Pension Service
South Korea
$261M +$4.37M +12,709 +2%
MNA
47
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$253M -$5.84M -16,970 -2%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
48
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$248M +$1.45M +4,215 +0.6%
Wells Fargo
49
Wells Fargo
California
$243M +$7.31M +21,252 +3%
VOYA Investment Management
50
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$243M +$214M +622,934 +914%
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CDNS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

1,382 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $81.2B — up 13% from $71.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 178 funds opened new CDNS positions and 102 closed out — a net gain of 76 holders — while 559 added to existing stakes and 468 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtue Capital Management, adding an estimated $416M. The largest seller was Nordea Investment Management, cutting an estimated $379M.

  • 1,382 institutional investors held Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) as of Q3 2025, up from 1,329 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $81.2B of Cadence Design Systems stock for Q3 2025, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 178 funds opened new Cadence Design Systems positions in Q3 2025 and 102 closed out, a net change of +76 holders.
  • The largest Cadence Design Systems buyer in Q3 2025 was Virtue Capital Management, an estimated $416M added.
  • The largest Cadence Design Systems seller in Q3 2025 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $379M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.