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242 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.19B invested in Cognex in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

95% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 20

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 227242 (+15)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.22B → $3.19B (-$31.6M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 92

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2M | Put options by funds: $3.71M

Holders
242
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+6.61%
% of All Funds
6.46%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
39
Increased
73
Reduced
92
Closed
20
Calls
$2M
Puts
$3.71M
Net Calls
-$1.71M
Net Calls Change
+$2.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCM
1
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
$240M +$401K +20,158 +0.2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$216M +$2.81M +141,230 +1%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$191M +$3.78M +190,026 +2%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$166M +$9.52M +477,850 +6%
RA
5
Royce & Associates
New York
$155M -$29.9M -1,503,800 -17%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$149M +$30M +1,505,042 +26%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$119M -$1.23M -61,634 -1%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$106M -$19.9M -998,748 -16%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$100M -$1.92M -96,406 -2%
Franklin Resources
10
Franklin Resources
California
$98.4M +$4.51M +226,266 +5%
EAM
11
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$86.4M -$1.38M -69,152 -2%
Artisan Partners
12
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$81.4M -$25.9M -1,298,484 -25%
T. Rowe Price Associates
13
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$80.9M -$42.9M -2,154,392 -35%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$58.9M -$674K -33,822 -1%
BAMCO Inc
15
BAMCO Inc
New York
$57.9M
New York State Common Retirement Fund
16
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$57.8M -$2.44M -122,456 -4%
GKIM
17
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$56.5M +$6.04M +303,246 +12%
SIMG
18
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$48.9M -$6.18M -310,260 -12%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
19
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$46.3M +$713K +35,786 +2%
Janus Henderson Group
20
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$41.8M +$40.3M +2,022,900 New
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$41.6M -$1.17M -58,738 -3%
PA
22
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$38.2M +$1.91M +96,104 +5%
Neuberger Berman Group
23
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$37.6M +$11.1M +558,336 +44%
SRFM
24
Shannon River Fund Management
New York
$37.6M -$5.81M -292,000 -14%
ACM
25
American Capital Management
New York
$36.5M -$1.17M -58,720 -3%

CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

242 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.19B — down 0.98% from $3.22B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new CGNX positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 92 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $40.3M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, cutting an estimated $54.1M.

  • 242 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q4 2014, up from 227 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.19B of Cognex stock for Q4 2014, down 0.98% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q4 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Cognex buyer in Q4 2014 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $40.3M added.
  • The largest Cognex seller in Q4 2014 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $54.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.