Cognex
CGNX
494 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.6B invested in Cognex in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 123 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 179 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
232% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 123 | Existing positions closed: 37
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 411 → 494 (+83)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.15B → $8.6B (+$449M)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 179
26% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 14 (-5)
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.1M | Put options by funds: $30.3M
88.42% less ownership
Funds ownership: 170.69% → 82.28% (-88%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$123M |
| 2 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$64.5M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$62.5M |
| 4 |
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taipei City,
Taiwan
|
+$56M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$38.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
-$137M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$92.6M |
| 3 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$81.8M |
| 4 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$64.3M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$51.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EF
526
Empirical Finance
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$209K | -3,786 | Closed |
|
|
PAG
527
Private Advisor Group
Morristown,
New Jersey
| – | -$214K | -3,672 | Closed |
|
528
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
| – | -$63K | -1,144 | Closed |
|
|
AFNAS
529
American Financial Network Advisory Services
Calabasas,
California
| – | -$10K | -178 | Closed |
|
|
OFW
530
Omnia Family Wealth
Aventura,
Florida
| – | -$6K | -108 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
531
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$3K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
GI
532
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| – | +$510 | +8 | New |
|
CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
494 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $8.6B — up 5.5% from $8.15B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 123 funds opened new CGNX positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 86 holders — while 145 added to existing stakes and 179 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $123M. The largest seller was Harding Loevner, exiting entirely with an estimated $137M sold.
- 494 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q4 2017, up from 411 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $8.6B of Cognex stock for Q4 2017, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 123 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q4 2017 and 37 closed out, a net change of +86 holders.
- The largest Cognex buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $123M added.
- The largest Cognex seller in Q4 2017 was Harding Loevner, an estimated $137M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.