First Trust Advisors’s Cognex CGNX Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q2 | $20.8M | Buy |
286,702
+181,451
| +172% | +$11M | 0.01% | 927 |
|
|
2026
Q1 | $5.16M | Sell |
105,251
-22,924
| -18% | -$1.07M | ﹤0.01% | 1418 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $4.61M | Buy |
128,175
+31,317
| +32% | +$1.27M | ﹤0.01% | 1450 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $4.39M | Sell |
96,858
-21,677
| -18% | -$877K | ﹤0.01% | 1437 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $3.76M | Buy |
118,535
+11,095
| +10% | +$318K | ﹤0.01% | 1512 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $3.2M | Buy |
107,440
+17,896
| +20% | +$630K | ﹤0.01% | 1555 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $3.21M | Buy |
89,544
+13,951
| +18% | +$546K | ﹤0.01% | 1612 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $3.06M | Sell |
75,593
-20,915
| -22% | -$891K | ﹤0.01% | 1576 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $4.51M | Sell |
96,508
-8,518
| -8% | -$375K | ﹤0.01% | 1320 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $4.46M | Buy |
105,026
+20,237
| +24% | +$788K | ﹤0.01% | 1351 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $3.54M | Sell |
84,789
-13,316
| -14% | -$512K | ﹤0.01% | 1469 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $4.16M | Buy |
98,105
+47,801
| +95% | +$2.35M | ﹤0.01% | 1317 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $2.82M | Buy |
50,304
+6,881
| +16% | +$356K | ﹤0.01% | 1541 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $2.15M | Buy |
43,423
+13,614
| +46% | +$689K | ﹤0.01% | 1662 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $1.4M | Sell |
29,809
-4,037
| -12% | -$189K | ﹤0.01% | 1846 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $1.4M | Sell |
33,846
-20,096
| -37% | -$910K | ﹤0.01% | 1859 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $2.29M | Buy |
53,942
+24,364
| +82% | +$1.37M | ﹤0.01% | 1667 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $2.28M | Sell |
29,578
-60,789
| -67% | -$4.16M | ﹤0.01% | 1735 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $7.03M | Buy |
90,367
+8,917
| +11% | +$720K | 0.01% | 1206 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $6.53M | Sell |
81,450
-108,445
| -57% | -$9.33M | 0.01% | 1162 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $16M | Buy |
189,895
+1,275
| +0.7% | +$103K | 0.02% | 860 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $15.7M | Buy |
188,620
+131,358
| +229% | +$10.9M | 0.02% | 796 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $4.6M | Buy |
57,262
+11,093
| +24% | +$807K | 0.01% | 1124 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $3.01M | Buy |
46,169
+31,343
| +211% | +$2.03M | ﹤0.01% | 1164 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $885K | Sell |
14,826
-273,002
| -95% | -$14.8M | ﹤0.01% | 1794 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $12.2M | Buy |
287,828
+275,588
| +2,252% | +$13.8M | 0.03% | 598 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $686K | Sell |
12,240
-9,936
| -45% | -$514K | ﹤0.01% | 2017 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $1.09M | Sell |
22,176
-11,287
| -34% | -$509K | ﹤0.01% | 1836 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $1.61M | Buy |
33,463
+26,302
| +367% | +$1.26M | ﹤0.01% | 1672 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $364K | Sell |
7,161
-326,592
| -98% | -$15.6M | ﹤0.01% | 2234 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $12.9M | Buy |
333,753
+325,179
| +3,793% | +$14.1M | 0.03% | 615 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $479K | Buy |
8,574
+3,398
| +66% | +$174K | ﹤0.01% | 2217 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $231K | Sell |
5,176
-534,477
| -99% | -$25.3M | ﹤0.01% | 2331 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $28.1M | Sell |
539,653
-150,668
| -22% | -$8.91M | 0.06% | 395 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $42.2M | Buy |
690,321
+441,511
| +177% | +$28.1M | 0.1% | 241 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $13.7M | Sell |
248,810
-182,190
| -42% | -$9.25M | 0.04% | 641 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $18.3M | Sell |
431,000
-53,280
| -11% | -$2.37M | 0.05% | 541 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $20.3M | Buy |
484,280
+128,728
| +36% | +$4.71M | 0.06% | 472 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $11.3M | Buy |
355,552
+128,690
| +57% | +$3.69M | 0.03% | 695 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $6M | Sell |
226,862
-8,932
| -4% | -$214K | 0.02% | 904 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $5.08M | Buy |
+235,794
| New | +$4.75M | 0.02% | 930 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | – | Sell |
-552,842
| Closed | -$9.5M | – | 2248 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $9.5M | Buy |
552,842
+308,462
| +126% | +$6.13M | 0.03% | 680 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $5.88M | Buy |
244,380
+195,794
| +403% | +$4.81M | 0.02% | 1015 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $1.21M | Sell |
48,586
-175,850
| -78% | -$3.74M | ﹤0.01% | 1687 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $4.64M | Buy |
224,436
+143,790
| +178% | +$2.86M | 0.02% | 1047 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $1.62M | Buy |
+80,646
| New | +$1.67M | 0.01% | 1509 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | – | Sell |
-80,240
| Closed | -$1.36M | – | 2217 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $1.36M | Buy |
80,240
+5,948
| +8% | +$111K | 0.01% | 1563 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $1.42M | Buy |
74,292
+48,936
| +193% | +$795K | 0.01% | 1494 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $397K | Buy |
+25,356
| New | +$355K | ﹤0.01% | 2000 |
|
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First Trust Advisors's CGNX Position: Q2 2026 in Review
First Trust Advisors increased its Cognex (CGNX) stake by 172% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $11M and bringing the position to 286,702 shares worth $20.8M. The position accounts for 0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #927.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in CGNX in Q3 2013 and has held it in 49 quarters since. The position peaked at $42.2M in Q4 2017. 649 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold CGNX as of Q2 2026.
- First Trust Advisors held 286,702 shares of Cognex worth $20.8M as of Q2 2026.
- First Trust Advisors bought 181,451 Cognex shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $11M.
- Cognex made up 0.01% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #927 holding.
- First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Cognex in Q3 2013 and has held it in 49 quarters since.
- First Trust Advisors's Cognex position peaked at $42.2M in Q4 2017.
- 649 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Cognex as of Q2 2026.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.