Cognex
CGNX
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.
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: 398 → 447 (+49)
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 10 (+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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$92.3M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$53.1M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$45.4M |
| 4 |
BIAS
Beacon Investment Advisory Services
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
+$32M |
| 5 |
DGI
Disciplined Growth Investors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$26.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$82.6M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$42.4M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$38.9M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$31.6M |
| 5 |
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$22.7M |
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.