COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HLDGS CCOI
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 19239V302
Multinational internet service provider
- SectorCommunication
- IndustryCommunications Services, NEC
- HeadquartersWashington, DC
- Founded1999
- Websitecogentco.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($49.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 48.9m as of 2023-07-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $67.18. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($8.0m notional), 9 hold puts ($7.4m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 264 |
| Q4 2022 | 285 |
| Q1 2023 | 275 |
| Q2 2023 | 283 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 158 | 101 |
| Q1 2023 | 133 | 124 |
| Q2 2023 | 123 | 136 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $6.0m | $6.2m | 1.03 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.8m | $5.4m | 2.99 |
| Q1 2023 | $4.0m | $1.8m | 0.44 |
| Q2 2023 | $8.0m | $7.4m | 0.92 |
Biggest buyers
| Harspring Capital Management, LLC | Added | +465.0k |
| BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC | New | +290.1k |
| Man Group plc | New | +164.6k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | New | +142.0k |
| RIPOSTE CAPITAL LLC | New | +120.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +114.1k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC | Added | +98.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +84.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +75.7k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +72.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -496.6k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -223.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Reduced | -132.9k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -112.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -110.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -89.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -73.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -68.2k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | Reduced | -63.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -51.7k |
Biggest calls
| BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC | New | $2.6m386 shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.8m26.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.7m24.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Unchanged | $962.2k14.3k shares |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $767.1k11.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $154.8k2.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $40.4k600 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $20.0k300 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Muzinich & Co., Inc. | New | $2.0m30.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.0m29.2k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.3m18.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $646.0k9.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $619.1k9.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $397.0k5.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $242.0k3.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $195.1k2.9k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. 13G · institution -1.2 pts · filed 2026-02-17 | 8.2% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -6.7 pts · filed 2026-10-05 | 7.7% |
| Park West Asset Management LLC 13G · passive investor +0.5 pts · filed 2026-06-17 | 5.6% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (4.8%, 2026-07-31), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 5 | $889.9k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $449.2k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $736.3k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $537.7k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $548.8k | 7 | $1.5m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $1.0m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 8 | $9.2m | $517.3k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-14 | BROOKS STEVEN D Director | Sold | $273.1k4.2k shares |
| 2023-06-08 | SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $440.9k7.1k shares |
| 2023-06-07 | SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $2.6m42.3k shares |
| 2023-06-06 | SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $1.6m25.6k shares |
| 2023-06-06 | KILMER HENRY W VP OF IP ENGINEERING | Sold | $149.4k2.4k shares |
| 2023-06-05 | WEED THADDEUS GERARD VICE PRESIDENT, CFO | Sold | $302.1k4.8k shares |
| 2023-06-01 | BUBECK JAMES CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER | Sold plan | $117.3k1.9k shares |
| 2023-05-30 | Kennedy Sheryl Lynn Director | Sold | $69.5k1.1k shares |
| 2023-05-30 | FERGUSON Lewis H Director | Sold | $40.5k640 shares |
| 2023-05-11 | BROOKS STEVEN D Director | Sold | $246.9k3.8k shares |
| 2023-05-10 | SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $2.3m35.0k shares |
| 2023-05-09 | WEED THADDEUS GERARD VICE PRESIDENT, CFO | Sold | $649.6k10.0k shares |
| 2023-05-03 | Chang John B. VP & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $365.0k5.0k shares |
| 2023-04-17 | Chang John B. VP & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $35.0k500 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.2m $487.6m | Reduced -51.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $347.3m | Reduced -73.9k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 1.60% of their portfolio | 2.1m $144.4m | Added +38.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.8m $122.4m | Added +10.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $119.3m | Added +10.3k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $89.1m | Reduced -20.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 997.8k $67.1m | Added +75.7k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 962.6k $64.8m | Added +33.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 878.2k $59.1m | Added +28.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 763.5k $51.4m | Reduced -112.2k |
| MIG Capital, LLC 8.98% of their portfolio | 737.3k $49.6m | Added +57.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 711.5k $47.9m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 663.0k $44.6m | Reduced -110.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 655.7k $44.1m | Added +84.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 654.0k $44.0m | Added +32.5k |
| BOSTON FINANCIAL MANGEMENT LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 594.4k $40.0m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Harspring Capital Management, LLC 9.62% of their portfolio | 575.0k $38.7m | Added +465.0k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.23% of their portfolio | 567.8k $38.0m | Reduced -63.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 538.1k $36.2m | Added +23.2k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 534.2k $35.9m | Added +46.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 519.8k $35.0m | Reduced -132.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 464.8k $31.3m | Added +3.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 447.3k $30.1m | Reduced -496.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 438.4k $29.5m | Added +5.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 428.6k $28.8m | Reduced -32.7k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 3.30% of their portfolio | 414.3k $27.9m | Reduced -19.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 391.6k $26.4m | Added +72.7k |
| Natixis Investment Managers International 1.95% of their portfolio | 390.4k $26.3m | Reduced -27.3k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.09% of their portfolio | 381.5k $25.7m | Reduced -42.8k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC 0.89% of their portfolio | 359.5k $24.2m | Added +98.4k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 311.8k $21.0m | Reduced -13.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 306.8k $20.6m | Reduced -32.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 295.6k $19.9m | Added +62.4k |
| BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC 9.45% of their portfolio | 290.1k $19.5m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 261.5k $17.6m | Reduced -4.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 246.1k $16.6m | Reduced -10.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 244.7k $16.5m | Reduced -13.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.8k $16.2m | Added +4.4k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 240.1k $16.2m | Reduced -76 |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 236.2k $15.9m | Reduced -20.4k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 217.2k $14.6m | Added +110 |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.78% of their portfolio | 214.7k $14.4m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.9k $13.2m | Reduced -68.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 164.6k $11.1m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.1k $10.6m | Reduced -6.6k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 2.03% of their portfolio | 155.4k $10.5m | Added +30.4k |
| Senator Investment Group LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 150.0k $10.1m | Not comparable |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.0k $9.6m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.1k $9.4m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.7k $9.2m | Added +884 |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 136.3k $9.2m | Reduced -16.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 132.4k $8.9m | Added +114.1k |
| Ulysses Management LLC 2.17% of their portfolio | 125.5k $8.4m | Added +52.4k |
| RIPOSTE CAPITAL LLC 3.40% of their portfolio | 120.0k $8.1m | New |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 112.9k $7.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Redmond Asset Management, LLC 2.45% of their portfolio | 112.3k $7.6m | Added +439 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 109.0k $7.3m | Added +7.2k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.06% of their portfolio | 108.3k $7.3m | Added +8.8k |
| Skylands Capital, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 104.0k $7.0m | Reduced -9.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.7k $6.6m | Reduced -42.1k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 98.1k $6.6m | Reduced -14.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.6k $6.5m | Reduced -20.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.1k $6.5m | Added +3.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.7k $6.4m | Added +1.4k |
| Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 90.1k $6.1m | Reduced -2.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.6k $5.5m | Unchanged |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.5k $5.6m | Added +14.1k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 81.7k $5.5m | Added +5.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.7k $5.3m | Added +72.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.3k $5.3m | Added +27.3k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 76.3k $5.1m | Added +1.2k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 0.70% of their portfolio | 75.9k $5.1m | Reduced -409 |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 74.9k $5.0m | Reduced -17.0k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 73.5k $4.9m | Reduced -7.0k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 71.9k $4.8m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.4k $4.3m | Reduced -2.3k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.0k $4 | First filing |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.5k $3.9m | Reduced -600 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.6k $3.4m | Added +11.5k |
| CAPITAL INSIGHT PARTNERS, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 55.3k $3.7m | Added +731 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.5k $3.7m | Added +13.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.9k $3.6m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.8k $3.6m | Added +4.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.7k $3.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.6k $3.5m | Reduced -13.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.0k $3.2m | Reduced -735 |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.4k $3.1m | Added +10.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.3k $2.9m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 40.7k $2.7m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.4k $2.7m | Reduced -4.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.3k $2.7m | Reduced -1.7k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.9k $2.6m | Added +3.6k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.8k $2.5m | Reduced -478 |
| TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.19% of their portfolio | 36.5k $2.5m | Reduced -386 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.1k $2.4m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. 0.64% of their portfolio | 36.0k $2.4m | Added +1.8k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.9k $2.3m | Added +5.4k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 32.7k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 30.7k $2.1m | Added +561 |
| Jackson Wealth Management, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 30.2k $2.0m | Reduced -849 |