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251 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15B invested in Cognex in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.85M | Put options by funds: $1.66M

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.62B → $3.15B (+$535M)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 94

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 252 → 251 (-1)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 24

Holders
251
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.4%
% of All Funds
6.69%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
23
Increased
106
Reduced
94
Closed
24
Calls
$2.85M
Puts
$1.66M
Net Calls
+$1.19M
Net Calls Change
+$1.07M

Top Buyers

1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$36.5M
2
RP
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
+$35.9M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$32.6M
4
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$32M
5
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
+$14.3M

Top Sellers

1
Handelsbanken Fonder
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
-$16.9M
2
CGI
CI Global Investments
California
-$13.5M
3
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
-$12.2M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$9.88M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$7.97M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
76
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.7M -$588K -33,736 -12%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
77
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$4.64M -$1.13M -64,918 -21%
ACI
78
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$4.59M -$127K -7,254 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
79
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4.55M +$276K +15,826 +7%
GIM
80
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$4.36M -$3.12M -178,886 -44%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
81
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$4.26M +$15.2K +870 +0.4%
WBC
82
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$3.99M +$2.85M +163,600 +397%
Renaissance Technologies
83
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.65M -$3.67M -210,400 -53%
MOACM
84
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$3.62M +$52.2K +2,994 +2%
Allianz Asset Management
85
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$3.62M +$3.24M +185,610 New
Comerica Bank
86
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.51M -$89.8K -5,148 -3%
HI
87
Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning
Denmark
$3.47M -$1.6M -92,000 -34%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
88
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$3.4M +$297K +17,050 +11%
TSS
89
Thomas Story & Son
Indiana
$3.28M -$27.9K -1,600 -0.9%
US Bancorp
90
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.17M +$891K +51,052 +46%
MLICM
91
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$3.15M +$77.1K +4,420 +3%
ERSOT
92
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$3.07M – – –
RJA
93
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.96M -$257K -14,744 -9%
Envestnet Asset Management
94
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.86M +$358K +20,528 +16%
TA
95
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.79M +$132K +7,582 +6%
TPSF
96
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$2.64M -$106K -6,060 -4%
UBS AM
97
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.53M -$486K -27,874 -18%
AIM
98
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$2.49M -$658K -37,712 -23%
AllianceBernstein
99
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.44M -$174 -10 -0%
SIM
100
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$2.37M +$20.9K +1,200 +1%
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4
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CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

251 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $3.15B — up 20% from $2.62B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of CGNX and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 94 trimmed existing stakes and 106 added.

The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, adding an estimated $36.5M. The largest seller was Handelsbanken Fonder, cutting an estimated $16.9M.

  • 251 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q1 2016, down from 252 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.15B of Cognex stock for Q1 2016, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q1 2016 and 24 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Cognex buyer in Q1 2016 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $36.5M added.
  • The largest Cognex seller in Q1 2016 was Handelsbanken Fonder, an estimated $16.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.