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

Other funds holding CGNX

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.