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447 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.02B invested in Cognex in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 137 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

203% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $30.2M | Put options by funds: $9.96M

188% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 32

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.78B → $9.02B (+$1.24B)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 398447 (+49)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 910 (+1)

1.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.78%94.2% (+1.4%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 137

Holders
447
Holders Change
+49
Holders Change %
+12.31%
% of All Funds
8.81%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
92
Increased
141
Reduced
137
Closed
32
Calls
$30.2M
Puts
$9.96M
Net Calls
+$20.2M
Net Calls Change
+$31.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
51
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$37.3M +$190K +3,666 +0.6%
BIAS
52
Beacon Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
$36.3M +$32M +617,837 +2,053%
N
53
Nuveen
North Carolina
$34.6M -$150K -2,899 -0.5%
Franklin Resources
54
Franklin Resources
California
$34M -$1.47M -28,456 -4%
Goldman Sachs
55
Goldman Sachs
New York
$33.2M -$31.6M -610,327 -51%
AQR Capital Management
56
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$33M +$6.06M +117,193 +25%
SCM
57
Snyder Capital Management
California
$30.7M -$887K -17,153 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
58
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$30.5M +$1.33M +25,700 +5%
Swiss National Bank
59
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$30.2M -$1.47M -28,500 -5%
UBS AM
60
UBS AM
Illinois
$30M +$667K +12,902 +2%
Balyasny Asset Management
61
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$29.1M +$6.74M +130,379 +34%
Morgan Stanley
62
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.7M +$2.22M +42,844 +10%
RhumbLine Advisers
63
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$26.3M +$571K +11,034 +2%
RP
64
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$25.2M -$100K -1,941 -0.4%
UBS Group
65
UBS Group
Switzerland
$25.2M +$8.42M +162,809 +57%
Citigroup
66
Citigroup
New York
$25M -$3.14M -60,655 -12%
Barclays
67
Barclays
United Kingdom
$23.7M +$16.7M +322,118 +320%
PP
68
PDT Partners
New York
$23.6M -$2.77M -53,604 -11%
Schroder Investment Management Group
69
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$23.3M +$1.69M +32,597 +9%
VIA
70
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$22.4M -$29.9K -579 -0.1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
71
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$21.7M +$884K +17,098 +5%
Deutsche Bank
72
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$21M +$4.62M +89,389 +31%
WF
73
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$19.9M -$104K -2,013 -0.6%
AIG
74
American International Group
New York
$18.5M +$122K +2,354 +0.7%
PPA
75
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$18.5M +$39.5K +763 +0.2%

CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

447 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $9.02B — up 16% from $7.78B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new CGNX positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 137 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fred Alger Management, adding an estimated $92.3M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $82.6M.

  • 447 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q4 2019, up from 398 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $9.02B of Cognex stock for Q4 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q4 2019 and 32 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
  • The largest Cognex buyer in Q4 2019 was Fred Alger Management, an estimated $92.3M added.
  • The largest Cognex seller in Q4 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $82.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.