Cognizant

CTSH • NASDAQ

Cognizant is a information technology services company in the technology sector on NASDAQ, led by Brian Humphries, with a market cap of $38.7B. As of Q3 2025, 95% of shares are held by 938 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 12.36%.

Chief Executive OfficerBrian Humphries

Market Cap$38.7B

Information Technology Services

Technology

Employees344.4K

Websitecognizant.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in CTSH as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $32.8B

All Institutions

Institutions: 938
Value Held: $31.1B
Shares Held: 464.1M
Avg Position: $33.2M
Median Position: $875.3K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 59
Value Held: $747.5M
Shares Held: 11.1M
Avg Position: $12.7M
Median Position: $2.4M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

92.74%

$30.4B

Hedge Funds

2.28%

$747.5M

Retail & Other

4.98%

$1.6B

Based on market cap of $32.8B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in CTSH as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$4.0B 0.06% of portfolio	12.36% 60.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$3.4B 0.06% of portfolio	10.37% 50.7M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$1.7B 0.06% of portfolio	5.15% 25.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	Jamie Dimon CEO	$1.3B 0.09% of portfolio	4.07% 19.9M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.56T
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Chenyu Caroline Cai CEO	$1.2B 3.84% of portfolio	3.63% 17.7M shares	Q1 2015 Held for 10y 8m	$30.9B
DODGE & COX Long Only Manager	Dana Morton Emery CEO	$1.1B 0.59% of portfolio	3.32% 16.2M shares	Q2 2019 Held for 6y 5m	$185.33B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$964.1M 0.06% of portfolio	2.95% 14.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	Brian Christopher Hartigan CEO	$840.7M 0.13% of portfolio	2.57% 12.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$633.08B
FMR LLC Institution	-	$615.0M 0.03% of portfolio	1.88% 9.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.92T
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	James Allen Bowen CEO	$609.4M 0.45% of portfolio	1.86% 9.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$134.11B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for CTSH in Q3 2025

Net Flow: −$13.7M
Buyers: 356
Sellers: 465
Total Bought: +$1.7B
Total Sold: −$1.7B
Avg Position: $32.0M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$125.5M +1.9M shares	$141.1M 2.1M shares
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	+$104.3M +1.6M shares	$176.5M 2.6M shares
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ Long Only Manager	+$94.4M +1.4M shares	$253.4M 3.8M shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	+$74.3M +1.1M shares	$597.6M 8.9M shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	+$67.9M +1.0M shares	$154.0M 2.3M shares
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	+$66.2M +987.4K shares	$840.7M 12.5M shares
A Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$65.1M +970.7K shares	$65.1M 970.7K shares
H HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Institution	+$59.2M +883.7K shares	$227.2M 3.4M shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	+$53.4M +796.8K shares	$1.3B 19.9M shares
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Institution	+$45.4M +676.8K shares	$170.0M 2.5M shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	−$219.9M −3.3M shares	$302.6M 4.5M shares
A AXA Institution	−$85.2M −1.1M shares	Sold Off 0 shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	−$77.5M −1.2M shares	$391.5M 5.8M shares
Marshall Wace LLP Institution	−$76.4M −1.1M shares	$205.6K 3.1K shares
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$64.6M −828.3K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	−$63.2M −942.8K shares	$77.9M 1.2M shares
A Allianz Asset Management AG Institution	−$62.7M −935.2K shares	$118.9M 1.8M shares
WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$59.2M −758.4K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Institution	−$50.4M −751.1K shares	$609.0M 9.1M shares
R ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Institution	−$49.1M −732.5K shares	$84.4M 1.3M shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 39
New Value: $25.7M
Exited Positions: 111
Exited Value: $379.2M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Morningstar Investment Management LLC Long Only Manager	$5.2M 78.0K shares
A AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Institution	$4.4M 65.9K shares
Parcion Private Wealth LLC RIA/Wealth	$4.2M 63.2K shares
M Mubadala Investment Co PJSC Institution	$3.4M 50.1K shares
D Delta Global Management LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	$2.4M 36.1K shares
M MOKAN Wealth Management Inc. RIA/Wealth	$1.2M 18.4K shares
V Volterra Technologies LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.2M 17.7K shares
P Polymer Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$992.8K 14.8K shares
T TEMA ETFS LLC Institution	$572.9K 8.5K shares
ACCESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. RIA/Wealth	$507.2K 7.6K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
A AXA Institution	$85.2M 1.1M shares
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC RIA/Wealth	$64.6M 828.3K shares
WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$59.2M 758.4K shares
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	$26.9M 344.8K shares
FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC Long Only Manager	$21.6M 276.3K shares
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD Long Only Manager	$20.8M 266.6K shares
OAK ASSOCIATES LTD /OH/ Long Only Manager	$10.2M 131.4K shares
G Gillson Capital LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$8.7M 111.8K shares
Aquatic Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$8.2M 105.5K shares
W Winton Capital Group Ltd Institution	$5.1M 65.1K shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 32
Call Value: $128.7M
Put Positions: 33
Put Value: $257.4M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
N NOMURA HOLDINGS INC Institution	$25.4M 3.8K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$17.0M 2.5K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$15.6M 2.3K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$13.5M 2.0K contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$11.2M 1.7K contracts
Verition Fund Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$6.2M 930.0 contracts
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	$5.4M 808.0 contracts
H HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Institution	$4.3M 643.0 contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$4.2M 622.0 contracts
CITIGROUP INC Institution	$3.4M 500.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
N NOMURA HOLDINGS INC Institution	$110.2M 16.4K contracts
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	$52.6M 7.8K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$29.8M 4.4K contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$8.9M 1.3K contracts
H HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Institution	$7.2M 1.1K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$6.9M 1.0K contracts
Verition Fund Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$4.7M 708.0 contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$4.3M 648.0 contracts
CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. Hedge Fund•Quant Macro	$4.1M 611.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$4.1M 608.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
D Dalton Investments LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Sarah Barbara Alfandari CEO	9.85% $14.6M	0.04% 217.0K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$147.8M
AE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS, LP Private Equity	Konert Kirk Managing Partner	4.97% $98.6M	0.30% 1.5M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$2.0B
I ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd Institution	Thomas Edward Deegan CEO	4.81% $45.6M	0.14% 679.2K shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 2m	$947.2M
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Chenyu Caroline Cai CEO	3.84% $1.2B	3.63% 17.7M shares	Q1 2015 Held for 10y 8m	$30.9B
YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP Long Only Manager	Molly Mcfarland Pieroni President	3.05% $221.3M	0.68% 3.3M shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$7.3B
Cairn Investment Group, Inc. RIA/Wealth	Timothy Allen Mosier President	1.96% $3.8M	0.01% 56.3K shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$192.8M
Hendershot Investments Inc. RIA/Wealth	Ingrid Reardon Hendershot CEO	1.95% $15.5M	0.05% 230.9K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$794.4M
D DYMON ASIA CAPITAL PTE. LTD. Institution	-	1.85% $4.6M	0.01% 68.9K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$249.8M
Trinity Street Asset Management LLP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	James Patrick Dunphy CFO	1.54% $22.6M	0.07% 336.3K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$1.5B
CLARET ASSET MANAGEMENT Corp RIA/Wealth	Monique Elizabeth Milford Gravel CEO	1.45% $11.8M	0.04% 176.6K shares	Q4 2017 Held for 7y 11m	$817.2M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in CTSH

SCHWERIN BOYLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerRory Patrick Obrien

Portfolio Value: $914.9M
Positions: 47
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Cognizant

Market Value: $9.9M
Shares Held: 147.7K
Portfolio Weight: 1.08%
Owned Since: 2013-Q2

Top Holding	Sector	Market Value	Weight
1 Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B	Insurance - Diversified Financial Services	$122.4M	13.38%
2 Meta Platforms, Inc. META	Internet Content & Information Communication Services	$65.6M	7.17%
3 Wells Fargo & Company WFC	Banks - Diversified Financial Services	$62.6M	6.84%

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Cognizant

Overview

All Institutions

Hedge Funds

Ownership Breakdown

Biggest Investors

Net Capital Flow

Biggest Buyers

Biggest Sellers

Entry and Exit Activity

New Positions

Exited Positions

Options Activity

Call Positions

Put Positions

Most Committed Institutions

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Position in Cognizant

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