Cognex
CGNX
394 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.27B invested in Cognex in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 143 increasing their positions, 139 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
3.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.05% → 95.27% (+3.2%)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 143 | Existing positions reduced: 139
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 423 → 394 (-29)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 10 (-1)
29% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.84B → $6.27B (-$2.57B)
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.84M | Put options by funds: $8.52M
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 76
Top Buyers
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$125M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$105M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$47.1M |
| 4 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$44.8M |
| 5 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$38.3M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$80.1M |
| 2 |
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$71.1M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$58.4M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$32.5M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.2M |
CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
394 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $6.27B — down 29% from $8.84B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of CGNX and 51 opened new positions — a net loss of 25 holders — while 139 trimmed existing stakes and 143 added.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $125M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $80.1M.
- 394 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q4 2018, down from 423 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $6.27B of Cognex stock for Q4 2018, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q4 2018 and 76 closed out, a net change of -25 holders.
- The largest Cognex buyer in Q4 2018 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $125M added.
- The largest Cognex seller in Q4 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $80.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.