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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
SG Americas Securities
126
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.1M +$223K +12,776 +29%
M&T Bank
127
M&T Bank
New York
$1.06M -$485K -27,792 -34%
Stifel Financial
128
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.01M +$207K +11,844 +30%
BKBG
129
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$998K +$894K +51,254 New
Nordea Investment Management
130
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$970K +$747K +42,840 +616%
PSUF
131
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$966K +$43K +2,466 +5%
FMT
132
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$954K +$35.3K +2,026 +4%
CCG
133
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$951K -$31.4K -1,800 -4%
LSERS
134
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$915K +$3.49K +200 +0.4%
HighTower Advisors
135
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$867K +$142K +8,128 +22%
JHIU
136
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$866K -$1.09M -62,710 -58%
WT
137
Whittier Trust
California
$833K – – –
SCA
138
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$833K +$746K +42,762 New
MCM
139
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$803K +$13.4K +770 +2%
BTS
140
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$710K +$44.7K +2,564 +8%
RCM
141
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$691K -$12.6K -724 -2%
OAC
142
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$678K – – –
TRSOTSOK
143
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$662K – – –
Bank of Nova Scotia
144
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$662K +$94.2K +5,400 +19%
Nomura Holdings
145
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$653K +$84.6K +4,848 +17%
Barclays
146
Barclays
United Kingdom
$635K +$494K +28,294 +554%
URS
147
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$607K +$3.49K +200 +0.6%
LPL Financial
148
LPL Financial
California
$597K +$165K +9,470 +43%
COPPSERS
149
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$591K -$329K -18,850 -38%
BUB
150
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$571K +$41.2K +2,362 +9%
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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.