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328 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.04B invested in Cognex in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

185.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%185.13% (+185%)

172% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 25

146% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.33M | Put options by funds: $1.35M

88% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 815 (+7)

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $5.04B (+$860M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 289328 (+39)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 108

Holders
328
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+13.49%
% of All Funds
8.2%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+87.5%
% of All Funds
0.38%
New
68
Increased
111
Reduced
108
Closed
25
Calls
$3.33M
Puts
$1.35M
Net Calls
+$1.98M
Net Calls Change
+$8.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$398M +$12M +417,600 +3%
BCM
2
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
$387M -$28.9M -1,010,384 -8%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$207M +$5.87M +204,722 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$190M -$99.8M -3,481,926 -37%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$169M +$10.2M +354,684 +7%
RA
6
Royce & Associates
New York
$137M -$28.5M -993,750 -19%
Neuberger Berman Group
7
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$135M +$8.24M +287,648 +7%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$131M -$1.36M -47,452 -1%
HL
9
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$129M -$55.3M -1,928,752 -32%
O
10
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$105M +$11.1M +389,072 +13%
EAM
11
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$105M -$215K -7,488 -0.2%
JC
12
Joho Capital
New York
$104M -$3.52M -122,874 -4%
Lord, Abbett & Co
13
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$96.7M +$54.9M +1,915,290 +170%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$87.3M -$6.67M -232,954 -8%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
15
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$82.8M -$22.1M -771,206 -23%
BAMCO Inc
16
BAMCO Inc
New York
$82.7M
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$80.2M -$832K -29,054 -1%
HIM
18
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$73.2M -$5.09M -177,582 -7%
Artisan Partners
19
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$73M -$15.1M -525,324 -19%
ACM
20
American Capital Management
New York
$72.5M -$542K -18,928 -0.8%
PA
21
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$70.9M -$3.58M -125,006 -5%
CAM
22
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$67.1M +$3.89M +135,740 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$63.9M +$2.08M +72,438 +4%
RP
24
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$63.5M -$6.93M -241,716 -11%
GKIM
25
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$61.4M -$21.5M -751,170 -28%

CGNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

328 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cognex (CGNX) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $5.04B — up 21% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 68 funds opened new CGNX positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 111 added to existing stakes and 108 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $54.9M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $99.8M.

  • 328 institutional investors held Cognex (CGNX) as of Q4 2016, up from 289 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $5.04B of Cognex stock for Q4 2016, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new Cognex positions in Q4 2016 and 25 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest Cognex buyer in Q4 2016 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $54.9M added.
  • The largest Cognex seller in Q4 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $99.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.