Cognyte Software

CGNT • NASDAQ

Cognyte Software is a software - infrastructure company in the technology sector on NASDAQ, led by Elad Sharon, with a market cap of $720.2M. As of Q3 2025, 73% of shares are held by 119 institutional investors, with Topline Capital Management, LLC as the largest holder at 9.86%.

CEOElad Sharon

Market Cap$720.2M

Software - Infrastructure

Technology

Employees1.6K

Websitecognyte.com

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in CGNT as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $612.9M

All Institutions

Institutions: 119
Value Held: $450.4M
Shares Held: 53.6M
Avg Position: $3.8M
Median Position: $438.3K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 25
Value Held: $174.4M
Shares Held: 20.8M
Avg Position: $7.0M
Median Position: $1.3M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

45.02%

$275.9M

Hedge Funds

28.46%

$174.4M

Retail & Other

26.52%

$162.6M

Based on market cap of $612.9M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in CGNT as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Topline Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Collin Mcbirney Managing Partner	$60.4M 11.54% of portfolio	9.86% 7.2M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$523.6M
E Edenbrook Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Jonathan Barry Brolin Managing Partner	$57.2M 29.09% of portfolio	9.34% 6.8M shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$196.7M
AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	David Mark La Valle CEO	$56.7M 2.26% of portfolio	9.25% 6.8M shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$2.5B
V Value Base Ltd. Institution	-	$48.0M 34.02% of portfolio	7.84% 5.7M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$141.2M
N Neuberger Berman Group LLC Institution	-	$43.9M 0.03% of portfolio	7.17% 5.2M shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$136.94B
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Gillian Morna Therese Savage CEO	$24.5M 0.05% of portfolio	3.99% 2.9M shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$51.5B
Y Y.D. More Investments Ltd Institution	-	$15.6M 0.89% of portfolio	2.54% 1.9M shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$1.7B
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	Stephen Thomas Weber CEO	$12.0M 0.09% of portfolio	1.95% 1.4M shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$13.9B
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Long Only Manager	Brent Walker Gledhill CEO	$11.3M 0.03% of portfolio	1.84% 1.3M shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 5m	$38.7B
WESTERLY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Christopher James Galvin Managing Partner	$9.2M 2.93% of portfolio	1.51% 1.1M shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$315.2M

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for CGNT in Q3 2025

Traded: +$154.1K
Buyers: 47
Sellers: 51
Total Bought: +$20.5M
Total Sold: −$20.3M
Avg Position: $3.5M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
S Samjo Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$4.6M +545.2K shares	$4.6M 545.2K shares
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	+$2.1M +254.8K shares	$12.0M 1.4M shares
WESTERLY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$2.1M +250.0K shares	$9.2M 1.1M shares
SCALAR GAUGE MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$2.1M +244.1K shares	$6.6M 789.1K shares
Topline Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$1.4M +168.3K shares	$60.4M 7.2M shares
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	+$1.1M +127.3K shares	$24.5M 2.9M shares
Vident Advisory, LLC ETF Provider	+$726.0K +86.4K shares	$726.0K 86.4K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	+$627.8K +74.7K shares	$3.2M 376.7K shares
E Edenbrook Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Value	+$626.7K +74.6K shares	$57.2M 6.8M shares
C CM Management, LLC Institution	+$504.0K +60.0K shares	$1.3M 160.0K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC Long Only Manager	−$3.1M −340.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$2.2M −261.6K shares	$1.8M 213.7K shares
Marshall Wace LLP Institution	−$2.1M −250.6K shares	$4.3M 506.3K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$2.0M −240.4K shares	$1.7M 205.8K shares
Legato Capital Management LLC Fund of Funds	−$938.3K −101.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
G G2 Investment Partners Management LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$871.6K −103.8K shares	$1.4M 162.5K shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	−$802.3K −95.5K shares	$6.3M 745.2K shares
Y Y-Intercept Ltd Institution	−$785.7K −93.5K shares	$820.5K 97.7K shares
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Long Only Manager	−$683.9K −81.4K shares	$11.3M 1.3M shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$594.7K −70.8K shares	$4.3M 506.9K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited CGNT in Q3 2025

New Positions: 8
New Value: $5.6M
Exited Positions: 11
Exited Value: $5.9M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
S Samjo Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$4.6M 545.2K shares
Vident Advisory, LLC ETF Provider	$726.0K 86.4K shares
P PharVision Advisers, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$207.6K 24.7K shares
Q Quarry LP Institution	$32.9K 3.9K shares
S State of Alaska, Department of Revenue Institution	$27.6K 3.3K shares
Financial Life Planners RIA/Wealth	$5.6K 666.0 shares
H HighMark Wealth Management LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.2K 138.0 shares
Point72 Europe LLP Digital Asset Manager	$739.0 88.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC Long Only Manager	$3.1M 340.5K shares
Legato Capital Management LLC Fund of Funds	$938.3K 101.5K shares
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP Long Only Manager	$443.8K 48.0K shares
S SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. Institution	$417.5K 45.2K shares
N NewEdge Wealth, LLC Institution	$337.1K 37.1K shares
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC Private Equity	$310.1K 33.6K shares
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$159.2K 17.2K shares
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$133.1K 14.4K shares
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	$11.7K 1.3K shares
S Skopos Labs, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$3.4K 364.0 shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in CGNT as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 7
Call Value: $6.8M
Put Positions: 5
Put Value: $7.9M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
E Edenbrook Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Value	$3.8M 4.5K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.4M 1.6K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$474.6K 565.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$464.5K 553.0 contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$348.6K 415.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$282.2K 336.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$105.9K 129.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$5.0M 6.0K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$2.6M 3.1K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$210.8K 251.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$20.2K 24.0 contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.7K 2.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with CGNT as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
V Value Base Ltd. Institution	-	34.02% $48.0M	7.84% 5.7M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$141.2M
E Edenbrook Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Jonathan Barry Brolin Managing Partner	29.09% $57.2M	9.34% 6.8M shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$196.7M
Topline Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Collin Mcbirney Managing Partner	11.54% $60.4M	9.86% 7.2M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$523.6M
SCALAR GAUGE MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Sumit Gautam CEO	3.38% $6.6M	1.08% 789.1K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$196.1M
WESTERLY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Christopher James Galvin Managing Partner	2.93% $9.2M	1.51% 1.1M shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$315.2M
AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	David Mark La Valle CEO	2.26% $56.7M	9.25% 6.8M shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$2.5B
S Samjo Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Andrew Nolan Wiener Managing Partner	1.75% $4.6M	0.75% 545.2K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$261.8M
C CM Management, LLC Institution	-	1.12% $1.3M	0.22% 160.0K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$119.9M
Y Y.D. More Investments Ltd Institution	-	0.89% $15.6M	2.54% 1.9M shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$1.7B
K Kent Lake PR LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Benjamin Natter Managing Partner	0.86% $1.7M	0.27% 200.0K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$195.5M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in CGNT

G2 Investment Partners Management LLC

Hedge Fund • Long/Short

Portfolio ManagerJoshua M Goldberg

Portfolio Value: $467.4M
Positions: 66
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Cognyte Software

Market Value: $1.4M
Shares Held: 162.5K
Portfolio Weight: 0.29%
Owned Since: 2025-Q2

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