Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ US1273871087

SecurityCDNS / Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
InstitutionJane Street Group, Llc
Latest Disclosed Ownership305,300 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 84,833,711
Jane Street Group, Llc ownership in CDNS / Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

On May 12, 2026 - Jane Street Group, Llc filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 305,300 shares of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (US:CDNS) valued at $84,833,711 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 12, 2026 disclosing 297,888 shares of Cadence Design Systems, Inc.. This represents a change in shares of 2.49% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $114,850,807 USD.

Jane Street Group, Llc has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (CDNS) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 259,800 of underlying shares valued at $72,190,626 USD and put options representing 1,078,500 of underlying shares valued at $299,682,795 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

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Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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CDNS / Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-12 2026-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 305,300 7,412 2.49 84,834 -8.89 0.0109
2026-02-12 2025-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 297,888 218,481 275.14 93,114 233.83 0.0141
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 79,407 -67,561 -45.97 27,893 -38.41 0.0042
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 146,968 133,824 1,018.14 45,288 1,255.12 0.0090
2025-05-19 2025-03-31 13F/A-1 CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 13,144 12,361 1,578.67 3,343 1,322.13 0.0008
2025-05-14 2025-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 13,144 12,361 3,343 0.0007
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 783 -166,411 -99.53 235 -99.48 0.0001
2024-11-15 2024-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 167,194 -39,390 -19.07 45,315 -28.72 0.0100
2024-08-15 2024-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 206,584 114,148 123.49 63,576 120.96 0.0145
2024-05-16 2024-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 92,436 -46,705 -33.57 28,773 -24.08 0.0060
2024-02-15 2023-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 139,141 68,514 97.01 37,898 129.03 0.0099
2023-11-15 2023-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 70,627 -317,326 -81.79 16,548 -81.81 0.0053
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 387,953 131,122 51.05 90,983 68.62 0.0306
2023-05-16 2023-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 256,831 200,545 356.30 53,958 496.80 0.0221
2023-02-15 2022-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 56,286 -60,374 -51.75 9,042 -52.58 0.0042
2022-11-15 2022-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 116,660 16,637 16.63 19,066 27.06 0.0083
2022-08-16 2022-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 100,023 71,524 250.97 15,006 220.16 0.0064
2022-05-17 2022-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 28,499 19,444 214.73 4,687 177.83 0.0015
2022-02-15 2021-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 9,055 -18,671 -67.34 1,687 -59.82 0.0006
2021-11-16 2021-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 27,726 -36,391 -56.76 4,199 -52.13 0.0015
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 64,117 55,795 670.45 8,772 669.47 0.0034
2021-05-18 2021-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 8,322 832 11.11 1,140 11.55 0.0006
2021-02-17 2020-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 7,490 -47,222 -86.31 1,022 -82.48 0.0005
2020-11-17 2020-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 54,712 -18,292 -25.06 5,834 -16.72 0.0035
2020-08-17 2020-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 73,004 49,609 212.05 7,005 353.40 0.0053
2020-05-15 2020-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 23,395 20,204 633.16 1,545 599.10 0.0015
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 3,191 -5,882 -64.83 221 -63.17 0.0003
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 9,073 -12,830 -58.58 600 -61.32 0.0010
2019-08-15 2019-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 21,903 -212,653 -90.66 1,551 -89.59 0.0027
2019-05-16 2019-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 234,556 234,556 14,896 0.0242
2018-08-15 2018-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 0 -60,312 -100.00 0 -100.00
2018-05-15 2018-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 60,312 60,312 2,218 0.0057
2018-02-15 2017-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 0 -6,102 -100.00 0 -100.00
2017-11-14 2017-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 6,102 6,102 241 0.0008
2017-08-14 2017-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 0 -29,753 -100.00 0 -100.00
2017-05-15 2017-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 29,753 29,753 934 0.0042
2016-08-15 2016-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 0 -16,364 -100.00 0 -100.00
2016-05-17 2016-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 16,364 16,364 386 0.0022
2014-11-14 2014-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 0 -14,864 -100.00 0 -100.00
2014-08-14 2014-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 14,864 -11,138 -42.84 260 -35.64 0.0033
2014-05-15 2014-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM 127387108 26,002 26,002 404 0.0045
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-12 2026-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 259,800 55.38 72,191 38.13 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-12 2025-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 167,200 12.06 52,263 -0.27 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 149,200 -9.58 52,408 3.07 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 165,000 194.64 50,845 257.00 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-19 2025-03-31 13F/A CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 56,000 -39.78 14,242 -49.03 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-14 2025-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 56,000 14,242 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 93,000 -34.97 27,943 -27.90 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-15 2024-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 143,000 134.43 38,757 106.46 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-15 2024-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 61,000 3.04 18,773 1.87 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-16 2024-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 59,200 -9.62 18,428 3.29 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-15 2023-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 65,500 -29.11 17,840 -17.59 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-15 2023-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 92,400 -10.98 21,649 -11.07 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 103,800 151.33 24,343 180.58 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-16 2023-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 41,300 -34.86 8,677 -14.81 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-15 2022-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 63,400 0.32 10,185 -1.40 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-15 2022-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 63,200 10.10 10,329 19.94 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-16 2022-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 57,400 -31.18 8,612 -37.21 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-17 2022-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 83,400 -60.57 13,716 -65.20 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-15 2021-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 211,500 104.15 39,413 151.21 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-16 2021-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 103,600 92.92 15,689 113.54 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 53,700 -27.63 7,347 -27.72 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-18 2021-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 74,200 -22.55 10,165 -22.23 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-17 2020-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 95,800 113.84 13,070 173.60 n/a n/a n/a
2020-11-17 2020-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 44,800 -25.08 4,777 -16.75 n/a n/a n/a
2020-08-17 2020-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 59,800 1,516.22 5,738 2,251.64 n/a n/a n/a
2020-05-15 2020-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 3,700 23.33 244 17.31 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 3,000 -71.96 208 -70.58 n/a n/a n/a
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 10,700 -55.23 707 -58.22 n/a n/a n/a
2019-08-15 2019-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 23,900 52.23 1,692 69.71 n/a n/a n/a
2019-05-16 2019-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 15,700 997 n/a n/a n/a
2019-02-14 2018-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2018-11-14 2018-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 9,600 435 n/a n/a n/a
2018-08-15 2018-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2018-05-15 2018-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Call 10,800 397 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-12 2026-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 1,078,500 234.21 299,683 197.10 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-12 2025-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 322,700 218.87 100,870 183.76 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 101,200 44.16 35,548 64.33 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 70,200 -28.29 21,632 -13.12 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-19 2025-03-31 13F/A CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 97,900 93.48 24,899 63.77 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-14 2025-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 97,900 24,899 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 50,600 -71.95 15,203 -68.91 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-15 2024-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 180,400 367.36 48,894 311.59 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-15 2024-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 38,600 -56.77 11,879 -57.27 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-16 2024-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 89,300 203.74 27,797 247.16 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-15 2023-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 29,400 -14.53 8,008 -0.65 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-15 2023-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 34,400 -61.09 8,060 -61.13 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 88,400 16.01 20,732 29.50 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-16 2023-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 76,200 53.32 16,009 100.53 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-15 2022-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 49,700 -45.14 7,984 -46.09 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-15 2022-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 90,600 35.43 14,807 47.52 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-16 2022-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 66,900 35.15 10,037 23.29 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-17 2022-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 49,500 -55.84 8,141 -61.03 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-15 2021-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 112,100 179.55 20,890 243.98 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-16 2021-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 40,100 17.94 6,073 30.55 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 34,000 -3.68 4,652 -3.80 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-18 2021-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 35,300 -21.21 4,836 -20.88 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-17 2020-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 44,800 57.19 6,112 101.12 n/a n/a n/a
2020-11-17 2020-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 28,500 533.33 3,039 603.47 n/a n/a n/a
2020-08-17 2020-06-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 4,500 -13.46 432 25.95 n/a n/a n/a
2020-05-15 2020-03-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 5,200 -38.10 343 -41.17 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 8,400 31.25 583 37.83 n/a n/a n/a
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM COM Put 6,400 423 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.