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 ($14.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 172.1m as of 2023-10-01, 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 ≈ $42.45. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($6.5m notional), 8 hold puts ($4.4m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 474 |
| Q4 2022 | 485 |
| Q1 2023 | 487 |
| Q2 2023 | 487 |
| Q3 2023 | 468 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 201 | 233 |
| Q3 2023 | 185 | 265 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $19.0m | $5.8m | 0.31 |
| Q1 2023 | $7.7m | $2.0m | 0.26 |
| Q2 2023 | $31.4m | $5.5m | 0.18 |
| Q3 2023 | $6.5m | $4.4m | 0.68 |
Biggest buyers
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +837.5k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | Added | +387.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +361.2k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +269.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +242.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +206.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +192.2k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC | Added | +167.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +150.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +138.0k |
Biggest sellers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -1.8m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -775.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -279.4k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Sold out | -278.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | Reduced | -271.8k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | -268.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -241.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | Reduced | -175.3k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | Reduced | -174.4k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -165.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.8m65.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.1m26.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $993.1k23.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $836.0k19.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $377.7k8.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $250.4k5.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $80.6k1.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $76.4k1.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $4.2k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.8m41.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $950.7k22.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $670.6k15.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $636.0k15.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $220.7k5.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $101.9k2.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $42.4k1.0k 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 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 | — | 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 | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2023.
Holders, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.1m $727.0m | Reduced -601 |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.5m $700.6m | Added +5.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.7m $452.7m | Reduced -53.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.6m $238.1m | Reduced -13.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 5.5m $235.0m | Added +837.5k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.35% of their portfolio | 5.2m $218.9m | Reduced -14.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 5.1m $214.7m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $150.6m | Reduced -115.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.3m $140.2m | Reduced -775.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $133.6m | Reduced -279.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $128.1m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.8m $119.3m | Added +387.9k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.8m $117.5m | Added +4.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $88.4m | Added +192.2k |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.0m $86.8m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.0m $82.8m | Added +11.1k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 1.97% of their portfolio | 1.9m $82.6m | Reduced -49.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $82.0m | Reduced -16.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.8m $78.2m | Reduced -31.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $77.8m | Added +35.5k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.6m | Reduced -41.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $72.7m | Reduced -54.9k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.7m $72.0m | Added +167.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $66.1m | Reduced -768 |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.50% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.9m | Reduced -2.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.8m | Reduced -44.3k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.7m | Unchanged |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.4m $61.1m | Reduced -450 |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.3m $55.9m | Reduced -50.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.4m | Added +12.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $49.9m | Reduced -30.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.5m | Added +54.9k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $42.9m | Reduced -165.0k |
| Front Street Capital Management, Inc. 8.90% of their portfolio | 975.4k $40.5m | Added +28.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 972.3k $41.3m | Reduced -13.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 906.4k $38.5m | Reduced -19.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 898.5k $38.1m | Reduced -4.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 887.9k $37.7m | Reduced -4.1k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 880.9k $37.4m | Reduced -113.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.05% of their portfolio | 805.4k $34.6m | Added +9.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 797.4k $33.8m | Added +110.7k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 774.5k $32.9m | Added +17.1k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 0.71% of their portfolio | 736.9k $31.3m | Added +77.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 734.6k $31.2m | Added +19.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 729.7k $31.0m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 706.7k $30.0m | Added +361.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 699.3k $29.7m | Added +9.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 659.6k $28.0m | Reduced -175.3k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 642.1k $27.3m | Reduced -980 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 641.7k $27.2m | Reduced -25.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 575.2k $24.4m | Reduced -57.6k |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co 0.29% of their portfolio | 559.3k $23.7m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 555.2k $23.6m | Reduced -68.5k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 537.6k $22.8m | Added +84.4k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 530.0k $22.5m | Unchanged |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.41% of their portfolio | 525.2k $22.3m | Reduced -20.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 520.7k $22.1m | Reduced -10.3k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 492.8k $20.9m | Added +4.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 450.6k $19.1m | Reduced -51.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.04% of their portfolio | 437.8k $18.6m | Reduced -241.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 412.8k $17.5m | Added +138.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 402.9k $17.1m | Reduced -122.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 397.2k $16.9m | Reduced -49.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 388.5k $16.5m | Added +15.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 378.2k $16.1m | Reduced -9.4k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 359.9k $15.3m | Added +55.5k |
| Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 326.3k $13.8m | Added +27.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 319.2k $13.5m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 307.6k $13.1m | Reduced -10.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 306.0k $13.0m | Reduced -86.5k |
| Montanaro Asset Management Ltd 2.23% of their portfolio | 298.5k $12.7m | Reduced -58.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 278.9k $11.8m | Added +150.3k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 273.5k $11.6m | Added +921 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 272.0k $11.5m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 270.7k $11.5m | Reduced -271.8k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 269.3k $11.4m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 265.0k $11.2m | Added +242.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 252.1k $10.7m | Added +11.4k |
| NZS Capital, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 250.5k $10.6m | Added +16.5k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 242.7k $10.3m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 239.3k $9.2m | Reduced -65.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.0k $10.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 227.6k $9.7m | Added +47.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.8k $9.5m | Added +22.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 220.5k $9.4m | Added +59.9k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 215.1k $9.1m | Reduced -7.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 210.6k $8.9m | Added +206.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 200.8k $8.5m | Reduced -26.8k |
| BEACON INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.41% of their portfolio | 197.2k $8.4m | Reduced -50.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 194.3k $8.2m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Alpine Peaks Capital, LP 5.47% of their portfolio | 184.7k $7.8m | Added +35.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 183.6k $7.8m | Added +38.3k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 0.11% of their portfolio | 181.7k $7.7m | Unchanged |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 181.2k $7.7m | Added +260 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.03% of their portfolio | 175.8k $7.5m | Added +130.4k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 171.5k $7.3m | Added +13.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.9k $7.0m | Reduced -24.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.3k $6.9m | Added +89.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 161.6k $6.9m | Added +48.6k |