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244 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.88B invested in Cognex in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 78

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.19B → $3.88B (+$688M)

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 30

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 242244 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.09M | Put options by funds: $6.68M

Holders
244
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.83%
% of All Funds
6.5%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
36
Increased
101
Reduced
78
Closed
30
Calls
$4.09M
Puts
$6.68M
Net Calls
-$2.59M
Net Calls Change
-$873K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCM
1
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
$297M +$8.34M +392,144 +3%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$270M +$9.35M +439,856 +4%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$208M -$18.6M -873,318 -9%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$208M +$6.78M +318,630 +4%
RA
5
Royce & Associates
New York
$174M -$10.6M -496,200 -7%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$144M +$1.32M +61,956 +1%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$123M +$2.25M +105,656 +2%
Franklin Resources
8
Franklin Resources
California
$120M +$1.55M +72,812 +2%
EAM
9
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$103M -$1.03M -48,568 -1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
10
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$98.9M +$1.53M +72,088 +2%
Artisan Partners
11
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$93.8M -$3.39M -159,522 -4%
Wellington Management Group
12
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$91.6M -$74.4M -3,500,640 -49%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$87.2M -$34.2M -1,610,726 -31%
Neuberger Berman Group
14
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$75.5M +$26.1M +1,226,886 +67%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
15
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$70.1M +$636K +29,922 +1%
GKIM
16
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$69.7M +$1.61M +75,568 +3%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$69.5M -$958K -45,056 -2%
BAMCO Inc
18
BAMCO Inc
New York
$69.4M
PA
19
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$68.2M +$19.2M +900,616 +49%
Janus Henderson Group
20
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$57.1M +$1.5M +70,450 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$53.5M +$3.04M +143,118 +7%
SIMG
22
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$48.8M -$8.44M -396,956 -17%
CCI
23
Columbus Circle Investors
$45.5M +$13.7M +646,252 +54%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
24
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$44.6M -$9.32M -438,286 -20%
ACM
25
American Capital Management
New York
$43.4M -$390K -18,350 -1%

CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

244 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.88B — up 22% from $3.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new CGNX positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, adding an estimated $26.1M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $74.4M.

  • 244 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q1 2015, up from 242 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.88B of Cognex stock for Q1 2015, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q1 2015 and 30 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Cognex buyer in Q1 2015 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $26.1M added.
  • The largest Cognex seller in Q1 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $74.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.