Cognex
CGNX
418 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.91B invested in Cognex in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 160 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.
7% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.48M | Put options by funds: $6.04M
0.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.2% → 94.62% (+0.42%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 447 → 418 (-29)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 8 (-2)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 160
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.02B → $6.91B (-$2.11B)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 72
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$126M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$95.4M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$38.1M |
| 5 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$33.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$132M |
| 2 |
OCBV
Ownership Capital B.V.
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$54.6M |
| 3 |
MNG
Manning & Napier Group
Fairport,
New York
|
-$40.6M |
| 4 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
-$28.9M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$24.9M |
CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
418 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $6.91B — down 23% from $9.02B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 72 funds closed out of CGNX and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 160 trimmed existing stakes and 127 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $126M. The largest seller was Fred Alger Management, cutting an estimated $132M.
- 418 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q1 2020, down from 447 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $6.91B of Cognex stock for Q1 2020, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q1 2020 and 72 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest Cognex buyer in Q1 2020 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $126M added.
- The largest Cognex seller in Q1 2020 was Fred Alger Management, an estimated $132M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.