COGNEX CORP CGNX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 192422103 · ISIN US1924221039
American manufacturer of machine vision systems
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryIndustrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control
- HeadquartersNatick, MA
- Founded1981
- Websitecognex.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 ($10.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 172.6m as of 2023-04-02, 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 ≈ $49.52. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($7.7m notional), 7 hold puts ($2.0m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 474 |
| Q4 2022 | 485 |
| Q1 2023 | 487 |
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 | 209 | 210 |
| Q1 2023 | 211 | 231 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $18.1m | $11.5m | 0.64 |
| Q4 2022 | $19.0m | $5.8m | 0.31 |
| Q1 2023 | $7.7m | $2.0m | 0.26 |
Biggest buyers
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | Added | +1.6m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +1.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | New | +527.0k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC | New | +342.3k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Added | +340.7k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Added | +263.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | Added | +216.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +197.0k |
Biggest sellers
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -831.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Sold out | -681.9k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -564.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -491.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -457.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -350.7k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Reduced | -290.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -275.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -257.0k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN | Reduced | -247.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.5m49.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.1m42.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $862.0k17.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $753.2k15.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $644.1k13.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $545.0k11.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $336.9k6.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $530.2k10.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $505.4k10.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $436.0k8.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $406.3k8.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $54.5k1.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $49.5k1.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $249.0k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $69.8k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $138.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.1m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $956.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-06 | ALIAS PATRICK Director | Sold | $216.7k4.4k shares |
| 2023-03-03 | ALIAS PATRICK Director | Sold | $29.7k600 shares |
| 2023-02-23 | KRANTZ THEODOR Director | Sold | $41.0k854 shares |
| 2023-02-17 | KRANTZ THEODOR Director | Sold | $44.1k912 shares |
| 2023-02-17 | ALIAS PATRICK Director | Sold | $31.7k641 shares |
| 2023-02-02 | KRANTZ THEODOR Director | Sold | $592.8k10.4k 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, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.2m $852.6m | Added +87.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.3m $806.5m | Added +178.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 11.0m $545.7m | Reduced -119.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.7m $284.2m | Added +61.0k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.87% of their portfolio | 5.2m $259.2m | Reduced -831.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.1m $250.9m | Added +9.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.8m $239.7m | Reduced -457.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 4.7m $234.2m | Reduced -164.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.0m $195.7m | Added +197.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $181.4m | Added +1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $163.5m | Reduced -38.8k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.3m $114.3m | Added +26.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.1m $102.6m | Added +216.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $105.0m | Added +1.1m |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 2.64% of their portfolio | 2.1m $102.8m | Reduced -247.9k |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.44% of their portfolio | 2.1m $102.1m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $100.6m | Added +1.0m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $99.5m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $94.8m | Reduced -25.9k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 1.8m $87.2m | Reduced -48.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $86.2m | Added +69.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $82.6m | Reduced -50.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $81.4m | Added +26.9k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.76% of their portfolio | 1.6m $78.4m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.6m $77.7m | Added +1.6m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $76.2m | Reduced -76.8k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.5m $75.1m | Reduced -50.4k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.5m | Added +340.7k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.3m | Unchanged |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $70.1m | Added +70.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.6m | Reduced -196.0k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.5m | Added +23.7k |
| AXA S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $63.4m | Added +4.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $61.0m | Added +33.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.2m | Reduced -85.5k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.2m | Added +21.2k |
| Front Street Capital Management, Inc. 10.21% of their portfolio | 954.9k $47.3m | Added +8.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 943.9k $46.8m | Added +4.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 881.4k $43.7m | Reduced -79.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 850.0k $42.1m | Reduced -257.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.06% of their portfolio | 832.2k $40.6m | Reduced -10.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 797.7k $39.5m | Reduced -147.3k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 772.1k $38.3m | Added +263.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 765.3k $37.9m | Reduced -13.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 695.0k $34.4m | Added +24.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.08% of their portfolio | 691.8k $34.3m | Added +9.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 686.3k $34.0m | Reduced -18.5k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 680.1k $33.7m | Added +38.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 672.7k $33.3m | Added +15.4k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 0.70% of their portfolio | 661.7k $32.8m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co 0.40% of their portfolio | 655.7k $32.5m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 632.8k $31.4m | Added +5.9k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 628.3k $31.1m | Reduced -290.2k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.57% of their portfolio | 563.3k $27.9m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 540.3k $26.8m | Reduced -22.8k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 539.7k $26.7m | Reduced -22.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 538.2k $26.7m | Added +14.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 530.0k $26.3m | Unchanged |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 527.0k $26.1m | New |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 526.5k $26.1m | Reduced -21.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 496.4k $24.6m | Reduced -40.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 475.2k $23.5m | Reduced -60.8k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 466.4k $23.1m | Added +59.3k |
| Montanaro Asset Management Ltd 3.48% of their portfolio | 452.0k $22.4m | Added +8.3k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 449.6k $22.3m | Added +163.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 384.7k $19.1m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC 4.07% of their portfolio | 364.7k $18.1m | Reduced -136.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 357.9k $17.7m | Reduced -38.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 342.8k $17.0m | Reduced -275.3k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 342.3k $17.0m | New |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 310.6k $15.4m | Reduced -1.7k |
| BEACON INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.70% of their portfolio | 290.0k $14.4m | Reduced -21.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 286.0k $14.2m | Reduced -3.5k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 284.0k $14.1m | Added +48.4k |
| Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 278.9k $13.5m | Added +8.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.7k $13.8m | Reduced -350.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 274.6k $13.6m | Added +13.9k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 272.8k $13.5m | Added +1.5k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 267.6k $13.3m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 255.6k $12.7m | Added +88.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 251.1k $12.5m | Reduced -667 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.5k $11.3m | Reduced -66.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 226.0k $11.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 203.4k $10.1m | Reduced -7.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 203.0k $10.1m | Reduced -16.5k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 0.13% of their portfolio | 195.6k $9.7m | Added +125.2k |
| Manning & Napier Group, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 193.0k $9.6m | Reduced -3.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.9k $9.5m | Added +18.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 188.6k $9.3m | Unchanged |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 187.8k $9.3m | Added +144.8k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.8k $8.7m | Reduced -42.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 173.0k $8.6m | Reduced -16.2k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 168.8k $8.4m | Added +12.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 168.0k $8.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.8k $8.2m | Reduced -37.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 159.0k $7.9m | Added +16.5k |
| Alpine Peaks Capital, LP 5.93% of their portfolio | 158.4k $7.8m | Reduced -5.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.8k $7.2m | Reduced -24.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.1k $7.7m | Reduced -233.6k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 155.1k $7.7m | Added +38.8k |