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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
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
76
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$7.65M +$2.49M +117,000 +61%
Prudential Financial
77
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7.53M -$21.3K -1,000 -0.3%
MLICM
78
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$6.94M +$94.9K +4,464 +2%
TA
79
Teachers Advisors
New York
$6.37M +$137K +6,462 +3%
CANY
80
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$5.69M +$4.88M +229,600 New
Retirement Systems of Alabama
81
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$5.45M +$63.3K +2,976 +1%
M&T Bank
82
M&T Bank
New York
$4.91M +$2.31M +108,736 +122%
ERSOT
83
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$4.9M +$255K +12,000 +6%
BTS
84
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.74M -$53.3K -2,508 -12%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
85
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$4.58M -$38.3K -1,800 -1%
Comerica Bank
86
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.53M -$3.97M -186,866 -51%
Swiss National Bank
87
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$4.49M +$46.8K +2,200 +1%
AIM
88
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$4.24M -$129K -6,050 -3%
Federated Hermes
89
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$4M +$997K +46,910 +41%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
90
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$3.93M -$318K -14,970 -9%
TPSF
91
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$3.87M -$17.7K -832 -0.5%
UBS Group
92
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.78M -$147K -6,900 -4%
MCM
93
Moore Capital Management
New York
$3.72M +$2.76M +130,008 +650%
HFS
94
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.31M +$2.54M +119,334 +838%
Mackenzie Financial
95
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$3.19M +$1.16M +54,482 +73%
RJA
96
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.12M +$424K +19,920 +19%
PPA
97
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.02M +$181K +8,522 +8%
CS
98
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.84M -$710K -33,394 -23%
MOACM
99
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$2.77M +$38.3K +1,800 +2%
AI
100
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$2.72M -$251K -11,786 -10%

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.