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252 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.62B invested in Cognex in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 20

13% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.04M | Put options by funds: $916K

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 241252 (+11)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.59B → $2.62B (+$29.2M)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 93

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
252
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.56%
% of All Funds
6.61%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
33
Increased
80
Reduced
93
Closed
20
Calls
$1.04M
Puts
$916K
Net Calls
+$123K
Net Calls Change
+$2.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCM
1
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
$212M +$2.26M +126,556 +1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$189M +$127K +7,124 +0.1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$159M +$39.3M +2,203,680 +30%
HL
4
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$104M -$15.2M -852,178 -12%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$99.8M +$3.79M +212,452 +4%
RA
6
Royce & Associates
New York
$91.7M +$1.87M +105,000 +2%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$90.3M +$2.01M +112,422 +2%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$82.4M -$1.84M -102,936 -2%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$72.3M +$803K +44,988 +1%
Neuberger Berman Group
10
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$71.4M +$13.1M +734,196 +21%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$69.9M -$48.1M -2,698,456 -39%
EAM
12
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$63.9M +$490K +27,474 +0.7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
13
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$58.6M +$6.75M +378,600 +12%
Artisan Partners
14
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$55.7M -$1.37M -76,570 -2%
JC
15
Joho Capital
New York
$52M +$42.4M +2,376,192 +337%
BAMCO Inc
16
BAMCO Inc
New York
$50.7M -$8.92M -500,000 -14%
GKIM
17
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$49.7M -$1.15M -64,442 -2%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$43.9M -$163K -9,136 -0.4%
PA
19
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$41.2M -$2.76M -154,904 -6%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$36.3M +$1.39M +77,720 +4%
HIM
21
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$36.2M +$1.87M +104,778 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$34.2M +$2.54M +142,422 +8%
ACM
23
American Capital Management
New York
$33.7M +$3.82M +214,120 +12%
SIMG
24
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$30.9M -$795K -44,560 -2%
DGI
25
Disciplined Growth Investors
Minnesota
$29.3M +$30.9M +1,734,150 New

CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

252 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.62B — up 1.1% from $2.59B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new CGNX positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 93 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Joho Capital, adding an estimated $42.4M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $48.1M.

  • 252 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q4 2015, up from 241 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.62B of Cognex stock for Q4 2015, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q4 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Cognex buyer in Q4 2015 was Joho Capital, an estimated $42.4M added.
  • The largest Cognex seller in Q4 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $48.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.