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 ($2.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 49.1m as of 2025-10-31, 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 ≈ $38.35. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($24.7m notional), 18 hold puts ($29.0m).
Trends to Q3 2025
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 311 |
| Q1 2024 | 316 |
| Q2 2024 | 310 |
| Q3 2024 | 316 |
| Q4 2024 | 313 |
| Q1 2025 | 321 |
| Q2 2025 | 296 |
| Q3 2025 | 266 |
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 2023 | 139 | 153 |
| Q1 2024 | 142 | 161 |
| Q2 2024 | 142 | 166 |
| Q3 2024 | 144 | 159 |
| Q4 2024 | 127 | 154 |
| Q1 2025 | 143 | 144 |
| Q2 2025 | 148 | 168 |
| Q3 2025 | 151 | 153 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $49.1m | $15.5m | 0.32 |
| Q1 2025 | $16.4m | $11.5m | 0.70 |
| Q2 2025 | $25.1m | $27.4m | 1.09 |
| Q3 2025 | $24.7m | $29.0m | 1.18 |
Biggest buyers
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | Added | +1.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +970.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +964.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +556.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +411.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +399.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | +393.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +383.1k |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC | Added | +370.0k |
| Tyro Capital Management LLC | Added | +298.4k |
Biggest sellers
| MIG Capital, LLC | Sold out | -1.0m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -957.1k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -671.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -626.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -477.3k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -447.8k |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -426.9k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC | Reduced | -396.9k |
| SG Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -313.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -270.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.9m126.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $4.6m120.5k shares |
| GARNET EQUITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. | New | $3.8m100.0k shares |
| Arvin Capital Management LP | New | $2.3m60.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.1m55.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.0m52.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.2m30.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $851.9k22.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $809.2k21.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $755.0k19.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.6m145.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.3m112.9k shares |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | Added | $3.5m92.0k shares |
| Militia Capital Partners, LP | Unchanged | $2.7m70.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.5m65.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.2m57.6k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $1.9m49.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.2m30.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.1m29.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $1.1m28.4k 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 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 9 | $10.3m | $502.1k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $10.6m | $147.1k |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $526.1k | 6 | $9.9m | $113.2k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $10.0m | $134.0k |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 9 | $7.2m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $5.1m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $50.4m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $82.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | KILMER HENRY W VP OF NETWORK STRATEGY | Sold | $88.8k2.4k shares |
| 2025-09-02 | WEED THADDEUS GERARD VICE PRESIDENT, CFO | Sold | $181.2k4.9k shares |
| 2025-08-21 | Kennedy Sheryl Lynn Director | Sold | $72.7k2.0k shares |
| 2025-08-08 | SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $22.5m818.9k shares |
| 2025-08-07 | SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $60.0m1.8m 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9m $264.3m | Added +411.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.4m $205.7m | Added +271.0k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 5.33% of their portfolio | 4.6m $176.6m | Added +1.8m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 0.65% of their portfolio | 2.3m $87.5m | Added +2.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $74.3m | Added +149.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $69.1m | Added +556.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $53.8m | Added +399.3k |
| MAGNOLIA GROUP, LLC 7.74% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.8m | Added +179.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $44.0m | Added +87.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $44.0m | Added +970.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $41.4m | Added +964.5k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $38.6m | Reduced -447.8k |
| Tyro Capital Management LLC 13.32% of their portfolio | 935.3k $35.9m | Added +298.4k |
| Harspring Capital Management, LLC 12.85% of their portfolio | 875.0k $33.6m | Added +20.2k |
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. 2.66% of their portfolio | 850.1k $32.6m | Added +267.1k |
| Newtyn Management, LLC 3.29% of their portfolio | 700.0k $26.8m | Added +75.0k |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 650.0k $24.9m | Added +370.0k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 4.04% of their portfolio | 644.0k $24.7m | Reduced -33.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 630.2k $24.2m | Added +288.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 575.1k $22.1m | Added +80.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 534.0k $20.5m | Added +15.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 528.4k $20.3m | Reduced -426.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 505.3k $19.4m | Reduced -14.0k |
| Senator Investment Group LP 0.68% of their portfolio | 483.3k $18.5m | Reduced -148.4k |
| 14B Captial Management LP 10.09% of their portfolio | 449.6k $17.2m | Reduced -54.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 434.9k $16.7m | Added +383.1k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 423.1k $16.2m | Reduced -396.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 414.3k $15.9m | Added +41.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 393.1k $15.1m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 376.6k $14.4m | Added +252.4k |
| BlackBarn Capital Partners LP 4.69% of their portfolio | 375.0k $14.4m | Added +135.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 342.3k $13.1m | Added +18.8k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.03% of their portfolio | 336.1k $12.9m | Reduced -187.8k |
| Ulysses Management LLC 3.00% of their portfolio | 336.0k $12.9m | Reduced -36.2k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 312.6k $12.0m | Added +172.7k |
| Medina Value Partners, LLC 2.48% of their portfolio | 277.2k $10.6m | New |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 262.0k $10.0m | Added +97.3k |
| M&G PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 256.0k $9.7m | Reduced -120.5k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 253.5k $9.7m | Added +111.7k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 1.24% of their portfolio | 242.6k $9.3m | Added +35.0k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 240.8k $9.2m | Added +4.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.6k $8.8m | Added +19.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.4k $8.6m | Reduced -671.5k |
| Palliser Capital (UK) Ltd 6.15% of their portfolio | 218.8k $8.4m | New |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 206.8k $7.9m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.8k $7.7m | Added +1.6k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 194.4k $7.5m | Added +6.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 188.0k $7.2m | Reduced -270.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 186.6k $7.2m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 185.4k $7.1m | Added +40.7k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.1k $6.8m | Added +41.0k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 172.5k $6.6m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 172.4k $6.6m | Reduced -46.6k |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 169.8k $6.5m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.7k $6.3m | Added +51.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.8k $5.7m | Reduced -64.3k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 144.9k $5.6m | Reduced -98.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.3k $5.3m | Added +6.1k |
| Redmond Asset Management, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 137.3k $5.3m | Reduced -4.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.5k $4.7m | Added +1.7k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 109.0k $4.2m | Reduced -115.5k |
| Skylands Capital, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 106.3k $4.1m | Added +2.7k |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 105.7k $4.1m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.9k $4.0m | New |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.7k $4.0m | Reduced -2.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.9k $3.8m | Added +11.5k |
| RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CORP /CT/ /ADV 0.48% of their portfolio | 96.5k $3.7m | Added +38.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.3k $3.7m | Added +9.6k |
| BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC 1.76% of their portfolio | 92.9k $3.6m | Reduced -33.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.0k $3.5m | Added +2.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.9k $3.5m | Added +1.3k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.17% of their portfolio | 87.4k $3.4m | Reduced -57.0k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 83.7k $3.2m | Reduced -8.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.9k $3.1m | Reduced -168.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.7k $3.1m | Added +58.7k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 78.4k $3.0m | Added +14.3k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.6k $2.9m | Added +3.5k |
| Taylor Frigon Capital Management LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 73.3k $2.8m | Added +39.4k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 73.1k $2.8m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 68.8k $2.6m | Reduced -18.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.2k $2.6m | Added +25.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.6k $2.5m | Reduced -25.7k |
| Inspire Advisors, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 64.9k $2.5m | Added +10.7k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.9k $2.5m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.8k $2.4m | Reduced -626.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.6k $2.3m | Added +4.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.9k $2.1m | Added +7.1k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 55.5k $2.1m | Added +18.5k |
| Harber Asset Management LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 54.9k $2.1m | New |
| PRAIRIEVIEW WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 54.7k $2.1m | Added +43.2k |
| CPC Advisors, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 52.2k $2.0m | Added +34.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.0k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| Atom Investors LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 49.8k $1.9m | Added +1.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.5k $1.9m | Reduced -2.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.8k $1.8m | Added +3.6k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.8k $1.8m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.9k $1.8m | Added +5.7k |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. 0.40% of their portfolio | 44.3k $1.7m | Added +369 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.9k $1.5m | Added +1.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.9k $1.4m | New |