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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: 24 (+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: 252251 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NMIMC
151
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$570K +$152K +8,720 +42%
HSBC Holdings
152
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$567K -$91.1K -5,220 -15%
CB
153
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$556K -$86.1K -4,938 -15%
PP
154
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$555K +$160K +9,156 +47%
Jane Street
155
Jane Street
New York
$548K +$491K +28,126 New
1GA
156
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$505K +$127K +7,258 +39%
AIP
157
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$498K -$9.94K -570 -2%
KeyBank National Association
158
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$488K -$7.47K -428 -2%
AG
159
Aperio Group
California
$480K +$76.5K +4,388 +22%
Susquehanna International Group
160
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$477K -$198K -11,340 -32%
Rafferty Asset Management
161
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$473K +$424K +24,302 New
NIT
162
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$467K -$220K -12,600 -34%
AAM
163
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$459K -$698 -40 -0.2%
CC
164
Cipher Capital
New York
$447K -$97.4K -5,582 -20%
SAM
165
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$446K +$11.2K +642 +3%
QT
166
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$439K +$383K +21,938 +3,608%
BCM
167
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$438K -$95.6K -5,482 -20%
AB
168
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$417K +$28.3K +1,620 +8%
VKH
169
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$416K +$372K +21,352 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
170
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$413K
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
171
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$388K +$81K +4,646 +30%
Citigroup
172
Citigroup
New York
$385K +$97.2K +5,572 +39%
SW
173
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$377K -$14.7K -840 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
174
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$376K +$283K +16,224 +529%
SCM
175
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$348K

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.