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244 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.88B invested in Cognex in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 78

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.19B → $3.88B (+$688M)

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 30

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 242244 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.09M | Put options by funds: $6.68M

Holders
244
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.83%
% of All Funds
6.5%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
36
Increased
101
Reduced
78
Closed
30
Calls
$4.09M
Puts
$6.68M
Net Calls
-$2.59M
Net Calls Change
-$873K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
51
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.5M -$2M -94,074 -12%
KCM
52
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$16.8M -$419K -19,706 -3%
MAA
53
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$15.7M +$210K +9,878 +2%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
54
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$15.3M -$68.8K -3,236 -0.5%
Deutsche Bank
55
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$15.2M +$4.74M +222,716 +57%
TG
56
TCW Group
California
$15.1M -$4.1M -192,708 -24%
WF
57
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$15M -$503K -23,640 -4%
Charles Schwab
58
Charles Schwab
California
$15M +$907K +42,668 +8%
PC
59
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$13.3M -$1.77M -83,028 -13%
Principal Financial Group
60
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$12.4M +$445K +20,922 +4%
AllianceBernstein
61
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$11.5M -$94K -4,420 -0.9%
NSLI
62
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$11.3M +$4.68M +220,000 +93%
Renaissance Technologies
63
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$11.3M +$3.69M +173,496 +62%
AIG
64
American International Group
New York
$11.2M +$110K +5,196 +1%
GGHC
65
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$10.3M -$3.63M -170,748 -29%
TAM
66
Telemark Asset Management
Massachusetts
$9.92M +$8.51M +400,000 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
67
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$9.05M
EAM
68
Eventide Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8.93M
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
69
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$8.74M -$111K -5,200 -1%
GC
70
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.26M -$579K -27,228 -8%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
71
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$7.89M -$115K -5,400 -2%
Fidelity Investments
72
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$7.77M
BNP Paribas Asset Management
73
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$7.71M -$3.34M -157,106 -34%
SCM
74
Sandler Capital Management
New York
$7.7M +$6.61M +310,680 New
RhumbLine Advisers
75
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$7.65M +$943K +44,340 +17%

CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

244 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.88B — up 22% from $3.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new CGNX positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, adding an estimated $26.1M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $74.4M.

  • 244 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q1 2015, up from 242 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.88B of Cognex stock for Q1 2015, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q1 2015 and 30 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Cognex buyer in Q1 2015 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $26.1M added.
  • The largest Cognex seller in Q1 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $74.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.