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 ($25.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 48.6m as of 2023-10-31, 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 ≈ $61.95. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($13.3m notional), 6 hold puts ($5.2m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 264 |
| Q4 2022 | 285 |
| Q1 2023 | 275 |
| Q2 2023 | 283 |
| Q3 2023 | 311 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 155 | 125 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $1.8m | $5.4m | 2.99 |
| Q1 2023 | $4.0m | $1.8m | 0.44 |
| Q2 2023 | $8.0m | $7.4m | 0.92 |
| Q3 2023 | $13.3m | $5.2m | 0.39 |
Biggest buyers
| Harspring Capital Management, LLC | Added | +409.0k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +263.3k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC | Added | +255.4k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | New | +241.5k |
| Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. | New | +233.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +212.1k |
| Senator Investment Group LP | Added | +200.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +173.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | Added | +124.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +117.7k |
Biggest sellers
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | -468.6k |
| Natixis Investment Managers International | Reduced | -263.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -237.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -224.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -168.9k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -164.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Reduced | -129.7k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | Reduced | -110.9k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -96.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.6m58.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.5m39.9k shares |
| BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC | Added | $2.3m37.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $1.6m25.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.4m22.5k shares |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | $724.2k11.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $637.6k10.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $377.0k6.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $136.2k2.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $55.7k900 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.2m35.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $2.0m32.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $588.0k9.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $216.7k3.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $204.0k3.3k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $8.6m | $136.2k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-15 | SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $1.2m18.2k shares |
| 2023-09-13 | SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $1.1m16.8k shares |
| 2023-09-12 | SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $1.9m28.2k shares |
| 2023-09-11 | SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $222.2k3.3k shares |
| 2023-09-08 | SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $2.8m41.7k shares |
| 2023-09-07 | KILMER HENRY W VP OF NETWORK STRATEGY | Sold | $166.0k2.4k shares |
| 2023-09-05 | WEED THADDEUS GERARD VICE PRESIDENT, CFO | Sold | $336.7k4.8k shares |
| 2023-09-01 | BUBECK JAMES CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER | Sold plan | $136.2k1.9k shares |
| 2023-08-29 | FERGUSON Lewis H Director | Sold | $45.3k650 shares |
| 2023-08-24 | Kennedy Sheryl Lynn Director | Sold | $37.9k550 shares |
| 2023-08-11 | Kapp David Allen VP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER | Sold | $276.3k4.0k shares |
| 2023-08-10 | Kapp David Allen VP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER | Sold | $326.6k5.0k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.0m $434.6m | Reduced -224.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.1m $315.0m | Reduced -72.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $110.3m | Added +9.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.8m $109.0m | Reduced -59.0k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $84.2m | Added +35.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $62.8m | Added +17.3k |
| Harspring Capital Management, LLC 16.15% of their portfolio | 984.0k $60.9m | Added +409.0k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 969.1k $60.0m | Added +6.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 915.0k $56.6m | Added +36.7k |
| MIG Capital, LLC 9.40% of their portfolio | 820.2k $50.8m | Added +83.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 744.4k $46.1m | Reduced -19.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 710.6k $44.0m | Added +263.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 699.2k $43.3m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 5.48% of their portfolio | 669.7k $41.5m | Added +255.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 596.1k $36.9m | Reduced -66.9k |
| BOSTON FINANCIAL MANGEMENT LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 594.0k $36.8m | Reduced -366 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 589.2k $36.5m | Added +124.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 570.4k $35.3m | Reduced -85.2k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 565.4k $35.0m | Added +173.8k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.39% of their portfolio | 559.2k $34.6m | Reduced -1.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 545.8k $33.8m | Added +7.7k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 456.9k $28.3m | Reduced -110.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 449.4k $27.8m | Added +11.0k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 437.5k $27.1m | Reduced -96.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 416.2k $25.8m | Reduced -12.5k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC 1.02% of their portfolio | 415.3k $25.7m | Added +55.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 390.1k $24.1m | Reduced -129.7k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 381.5k $23.6m | Added +69.7k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.09% of their portfolio | 378.6k $23.4m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Senator Investment Group LP 1.22% of their portfolio | 350.0k $21.7m | Added +200.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 310.8k $19.2m | Added +212.1k |
| BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC 9.45% of their portfolio | 300.1k $18.6m | Added +10.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 262.7k $16.3m | Reduced -32.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 254.4k $15.7m | Added +117.7k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 241.5k $14.9m | New |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 240.1k $14.9m | Added +1 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.7k $14.6m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. 1.45% of their portfolio | 233.4k $14.4m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.4k $14.4m | Reduced -11.3k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 225.9k $14.0m | Added +8.8k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.80% of their portfolio | 214.7k $13.3m | Unchanged |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 211.9k $13.1m | Reduced -24.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.0k $12.0m | Reduced -2.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 191.8k $11.9m | Reduced -69.7k |
| Ulysses Management LLC 3.26% of their portfolio | 185.5k $11.5m | Added +60.0k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 185.4k $11.5m | Reduced -468.6k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 2.24% of their portfolio | 170.4k $10.5m | Added +15.0k |
| RIPOSTE CAPITAL LLC 4.27% of their portfolio | 150.0k $9.3m | Added +30.0k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 149.6k $9.3m | Added +7.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.5k $9.0m | Reduced -12.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.6k $8.6m | Added +43.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.1k $8.5m | Added +59.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.9k $8.5m | Reduced -168.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.1k $8.5m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Natixis Investment Managers International 0.61% of their portfolio | 126.5k $7.8m | Reduced -263.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 119.4k $7.4m | Reduced -16.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 115.8k $7.2m | Added +97.5k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 113.1k $7.0m | Added +34.4k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 112.0k $6.9m | Added +71.3k |
| Redmond Asset Management, LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 111.8k $6.9m | Reduced -484 |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 111.8k $6.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Skylands Capital, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 105.0k $6.5m | Added +1.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.5k $5.9m | Added +800 |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 93.3k $5.8m | Reduced -4.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.05% of their portfolio | 90.9k $5.6m | Reduced -17.4k |
| Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 90.5k $5.6m | Added +370 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.3k $5.6m | Reduced -6.3k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 86.7k $5.4m | Added +5.0k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 83.6k $5.2m | Added +11.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.0k $5.0m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 1.04% of their portfolio | 79.7k $4.9m | Added +4.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.0k $4.8m | Added +24.2k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 0.68% of their portfolio | 75.8k $4.7m | Reduced -73 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.7k $4.3m | Reduced -16.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.9k $3.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 60.2k $3.7m | Reduced -13.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.1k $3.7m | Added +7.5k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.34% of their portfolio | 59.5k $3.7m | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 58.1k $3.6m | Reduced -50.9k |
| CAPITAL INSIGHT PARTNERS, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 57.3k $3.5m | Added +2.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.2k $3.5m | Reduced -300 |
| LANARK FINANCIAL, INC. 0.37% of their portfolio | 54.2k $3.4m | First filing |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.9k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.8k $3.3m | Reduced -22.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.4k $3.3m | Reduced -2.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.8k $3.2m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.4k $3.2m | Added +15.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 48.6k $3.0m | Added +14.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.0k $3.0m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.2k $2.9m | Reduced -850 |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 46.8k $2.9m | Added +24.2k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.6k $2.8m | Reduced -865 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.4k $2.6m | Added +1.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.5k $2.4m | Reduced -92.9k |
| Advisors Preferred, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 38.7k $2.3m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.1k $2.4m | Added +28.1k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.1k $2.4m | Added +13.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.5k $2.3m | Reduced -2.8k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.9k $2.3m | Reduced -907 |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. 0.62% of their portfolio | 36.8k $2.3m | Added +810 |