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208 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.03B invested in Cognex in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

137% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.67M | Put options by funds: $2.82M

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 12

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.52B → $3.03B (+$515M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 192 → 208 (+16)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 87

Holders
208
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
6.04%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
28
Increased
67
Reduced
87
Closed
12
Calls
$6.67M
Puts
$2.82M
Net Calls
+$3.85M
Net Calls Change
+$2.62M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$62.7M
2
ICM
IronBridge Capital Management
Illinois
+$10.9M
3
SRFM
Shannon River Fund Management
New York
+$9.35M
4
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
+$8.58M
5
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$7.93M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$42.4M
2
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
-$21.1M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$18.7M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$17.9M
5
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
-$15.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BTS
76
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.22M +$49K +3,018 +22%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
77
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$3.17M -$4.64K -286 -0.2%
Bank of America
78
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.13M +$465K +28,650 +21%
PPA
79
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.12M -$544K -33,502 -17%
SCM
80
Suffolk Capital Management
New York
$2.71M +$2.31M +142,100 New
Arrowstreet Capital
81
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$2.68M +$2.28M +140,392 New
MLICM
82
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$2.67M +$58.2K +3,584 +3%
Swiss National Bank
83
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.63M – – –
CS
84
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.58M -$1.34M -82,350 -38%
Mackenzie Financial
85
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.52M +$623K +38,376 +41%
ASRS
86
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$2.52M -$237K -14,600 -10%
AIG
87
American International Group
New York
$2.51M -$27.8K -1,714 -1%
CCM
88
Connective Capital Management
California
$2.5M -$274K -16,874 -11%
CRC
89
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.36M -$477K -29,400 -19%
NTCOC
90
Northern Trust Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
$2.23M +$591K +36,370 +45%
LCG
91
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$2.19M +$382K +23,520 +26%
BA
92
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$2.1M +$114K +7,042 +7%
RFC
93
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$2.08M -$513K -31,566 -22%
SO
94
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.96M -$335K -20,600 -17%
VOYA Investment Management
95
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.85M – – –
AQR Capital Management
96
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.7M -$390K -24,000 -21%
CAM
97
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$1.63M -$312K -19,188 -18%
WT
98
Whittier Trust
California
$1.56M – – –
LCM
99
Levitt Capital Management
Florida
$1.55M -$29.7K -1,828 -2%
PP
100
PDT Partners
New York
$1.49M -$607K -37,362 -32%
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CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

208 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $3.03B — up 20% from $2.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new CGNX positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $62.7M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $42.4M.

  • 208 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q4 2013, up from 192 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.03B of Cognex stock for Q4 2013, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q4 2013 and 12 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Cognex buyer in Q4 2013 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $62.7M added.
  • The largest Cognex seller in Q4 2013 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $42.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.