Cadence Design Systems CDNS Insider Ownership

Updated Oct 11, 2026

Across the past 12 months, open-market trades by Cadence Design Systems insiders were all sales, totaling $103.5 million (289.05K shares).

• Counted by insider, open-market selling of CDNS stock in the past 12 months came from 8 insiders, with no insider buying.
• Anirudh Devgan (President and CEO) led open-market sales of Cadence Design Systems stock over the past 12 months with $58.66 million (154.26K shares), most recently on June 2, 2026.
• The latest open-market trade on record is a sale of 1.25K shares for $437,590 by Vincentelli Alberto Sangiovanni (Director) on October 1, 2026.
• Away from the open market, CDNS insiders received 396.46K shares in stock awards, acquired 122.78K shares through option exercises and conversions, gave up 178.02K shares to cover taxes or exercise prices and gave away 1.89K shares as gifts over the last 12 months.
• According to Business Quant data, insiders at Cadence Design Systems reported 786.67K shares in total in their latest Form 4 filings, down 17.83% from 957.39K shares at the end of Q2 2026.
• Of the 786.67K shares held by Cadence Design Systems insiders, 750.48K shares (95.40%) are held directly and 36.19K shares (4.60%) indirectly, through trusts, partnerships, family members and other entities.
• Holdings in Cadence Design Systems stock are reported by 17 insiders, the officers, directors and 10% owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years.
• CDNS's three largest insider shareholders, per their latest Form 4 filings, are Anirudh Devgan (President and CEO, 247.2K shares), Chin-Chi Teng (Senior Vice President, 136.07K shares) and Paul Cunningham (Senior Vice President, 120.61K shares).
• The largest insider, Anirudh Devgan, holds 31.42% of CDNS's insider total.
• Institutional holders reported 88.21% of Cadence Design Systems' outstanding shares for Q2 2026; insiders' latest Form 4 filings put their stake at about 0.29%, and other investors, including the public, hold the remaining 11.50%.
• In the last 12 months, 83 Form 4 filings with transactions in CDNS stock came from 16 insiders.
• This summary of Cadence Design Systems insider activity covers Form 4 filings through October 5, 2026.