Who owns Cognizant (CTSH)?
168 holders named in SEC filings declare between 77.2% and 107.0% of Cognizant's shares outstanding, as of Jun 30, 2026. The largest are Vanguard (13.8%), BlackRock (10.3%) and PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC (5.9%); the five largest hold 39.6% together. Another 741 institutions hold small positions worth 5.1%. From Mar 31, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, institutions that filed both quarters bought 15.5% and sold 12.3% of the shares, a net purchase of 3.2%; 110 opened a position, 325 added, 347 reduced and 191 sold out. Biggest buyers: SG Americas Securities, LLC (+7.0M shares) and PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC (+6.3M shares). Biggest sellers: Invesco (-10.0M) and JPMorgan (-6.0M). Schedule 13D/G filings since Mar 31, 2026: PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC crossed 5% (6.0%) on Jun 30, 2026. Over time, 903 managers declared Cognizant in their 13F for Q2 2026, against 883 for Q4 2019: together at most 106.6% of the shares outstanding, against 90.4%.
| Holder | Filing | Share of capital | As of | Holding since (13F) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13F | 13.8% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| BlackRock | 13F | 10.3% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 13F | 5.9% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| State Street | 13F | 5.6% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Invesco | 13F | 4.0% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| JPMorgan | 13F | 3.3% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Geode Capital | 13F | 3.3% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Dodge & Cox | 13F | 3.2% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| FIL Ltd | 13F | 2.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Capital Group | 13F | 2.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2020 |
| UBS | 13F | 2.0% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Morgan Stanley | 13F | 2.0% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Goldman Sachs | 13F | 1.7% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 13F | 1.7% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 13F | 1.6% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| BNY | 13F | 1.4% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Dimensional | 13F | 1.4% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Northern Trust | 13F | 1.3% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Amundi | 13F | 1.2% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | 13F | 1.2% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2023 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 13F | 1.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2020 |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 13F | 1.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q3 2021 |
| Norges Bank | 13F | 1.0% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Millennium | 13F | 0.97% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Franklin Templeton | 13F | 0.97% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
Cognizant institutional ownership over time
| Quarter | 13F managers | Share of the company (upper bound) | Value declared | Held by stock pickers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | 883 | 90.4% | $30.4B | 64.5% |
| Q4 2020 | 878 | 89.5% | $39.2B | 62.9% |
| Q4 2021 | 932 | 91.1% | $42.4B | 62.2% |
| Q4 2022 | 854 | 91.8% | $27.0B | 57.4% |
| Q4 2023 | 910 | 91.7% | $34.7B | 55.6% |
| Q4 2024 | 975 | 94.7% | $36.0B | 52.1% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,050 | 100.6% | $40.3B | 52.5% |
| Q2 2026 | 903 | 106.6% | $19.6B | 52.9% |
From SEC Form 13F, every quarter since the end of 2019, read like the current quarter: entities of a house summed, a value contradicting its share count set aside. The share of the company is an upper bound — two managers can declare the same shares — over the shares outstanding at that date.