Cognex
CGNX
211 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.09B invested in Cognex in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 88 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
150% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)
103% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.12M | Put options by funds: $1.04M
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.73B → $3.09B (+$363M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 211 → 211 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 26
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 88
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$40.6M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$24.9M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$24.1M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11.7M |
| 5 |
PC
Polar Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$11.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
|
-$19M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$18.6M |
| 3 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$11.9M |
| 4 |
FMA
Fiduciary Management Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$11.2M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$10.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WMSA
226
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
| – | -$407K | -24,060 | Closed |
|
|
AL
227
Airain Ltd
St. Peter Port,
Guernsey
| – | -$369K | -21,784 | Closed |
|
|
NIM
228
Needham Investment Management
New York
| – | -$338K | -20,000 | Closed |
|
|
EMG
229
Ellington Management Group
Old Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$332K | -19,600 | Closed |
|
|
SCM
230
Stevens Capital Management
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$298K | -17,584 | Closed |
|
231
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$282K | -16,648 | Closed |
|
|
VAM
232
Visium Asset Management
New York
| – | -$280K | -16,480 | Closed |
|
|
SB
233
Suntrust Banks
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$263K | -15,560 | Closed |
|
234
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$264K | -15,494 | Closed |
|
|
IRS
235
Invictus RG (Singapore)
Singapore
| – | -$78K | -4,604 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
236
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$26K | -1,540 | Closed |
|
237
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$2K | -120 | Closed |
|
CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
211 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $3.09B — up 13% from $2.73B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in CGNX was balanced in Q2 2014: 26 funds opened new positions, 26 closed out, 59 added to existing stakes and 88 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $40.6M. The largest seller was Sandler Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $19M sold.
- 211 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q2 2014, unchanged from Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $3.09B of Cognex stock for Q2 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q2 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Cognex buyer in Q2 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $40.6M added.
- The largest Cognex seller in Q2 2014 was Sandler Capital Management, an estimated $19M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.