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273 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.41B invested in Cognex in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 88 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

126% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 19

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 (+2)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 88

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 251273 (+22)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.15B → $3.41B (+$255M)

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.91M | Put options by funds: $2.32M

Holders
273
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+8.76%
% of All Funds
7.28%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
43
Increased
98
Reduced
88
Closed
19
Calls
$1.91M
Puts
$2.32M
Net Calls
-$410K
Net Calls Change
-$1.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HFS
101
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.46M +$188K +9,328 +9%
BG
102
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.42M +$20.8K +1,032 +0.9%
AIM
103
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$2.4M -$326K -16,200 -13%
SI
104
Scout Investments
Missouri
$2.38M
TD Asset Management
105
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.24M +$40.3K +2,000 +2%
Prudential Financial
106
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.21M +$28.2K +1,400 +1%
AllianceBernstein
107
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.18M -$484K -24,000 -19%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
108
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$2.15M +$2.02M +100,000 New
ERSOT
109
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$2.15M -$1.17M -58,000 -37%
EIM
110
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.14M -$109K -5,398 -5%
Canada Life
111
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$2.06M +$1.61M +80,084 +517%
BA
112
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.95M +$83.7K +4,152 +5%
PPA
113
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.95M +$147K +7,280 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
114
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.91M -$541K -26,836 -23%
AFA
115
Abacus FCF Advisors
Florida
$1.81M -$344K -17,050 -17%
TCM
116
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.81M +$1.69M +84,058 New
BlackRock
117
BlackRock
New York
$1.7M +$110K +5,462 +7%
MSA
118
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.67M +$73.7K +3,656 +5%
VIA
119
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$1.67M -$2.08M -103,288 -57%
ASRS
120
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.63M -$351K -17,400 -19%
MERSOM
121
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.62M +$377K +18,700 +33%
LMGAM
122
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.59M +$129K +6,382 +9%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
123
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.55M +$1.32M +65,570 +1,021%
Natixis Advisors
124
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.53M -$154K -7,644 -10%
VOYA Investment Management
125
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.52M -$93.4K -4,634 -6%

CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

273 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $3.41B — up 8.1% from $3.15B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new CGNX positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 88 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $7.84M. The largest seller was American Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $41M sold.

  • 273 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q2 2016, up from 251 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $3.41B of Cognex stock for Q2 2016, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q2 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Cognex buyer in Q2 2016 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $7.84M added.
  • The largest Cognex seller in Q2 2016 was American Capital Management, an estimated $41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.