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 ($30.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 167.9m as of 2025-06-29, 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 ≈ $31.72. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($13.6m notional), 5 hold puts ($3.0m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 454 |
| Q1 2024 | 424 |
| Q2 2024 | 444 |
| Q3 2024 | 447 |
| Q4 2024 | 449 |
| Q1 2025 | 436 |
| Q2 2025 | 462 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 185 | 265 |
| Q4 2023 | 204 | 244 |
| Q1 2024 | 203 | 201 |
| Q2 2024 | 213 | 188 |
| Q3 2024 | 209 | 201 |
| Q4 2024 | 209 | 215 |
| Q1 2025 | 208 | 219 |
| Q2 2025 | 267 | 202 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $2.2m | $2.5m | 1.13 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7m | $1.9m | 0.73 |
| Q1 2025 | $9.5m | $3.1m | 0.33 |
| Q2 2025 | $13.6m | $3.0m | 0.22 |
Biggest buyers
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +4.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. | New | +1.4m |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC | Added | +991.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +968.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | New | +927.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +918.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +890.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +867.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +656.0k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Sold out | -6.1m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -4.8m |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | Sold out | -2.4m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Sold out | -1.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -982.6k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Reduced | -758.4k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -736.4k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -652.8k |
| ING GROEP NV | Reduced | -548.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co | Reduced | -436.2k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.4m168.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $4.8m150.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.4m43.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $904.0k28.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $704.2k22.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $285.5k9.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $231.6k7.3k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.3m71.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $320.4k10.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $244.2k7.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $149.0k4.7k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $493.1k | $218.2k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2 | $327.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $637.0k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2025.
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.2m $578.1m | Reduced -136.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.5m $491.3m | Added +206.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.21% of their portfolio | 7.1m $223.6m | Added +4.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $167.2m | Reduced -133.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.2m $163.8m | Added +968.3k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 2.89% of their portfolio | 4.8m $151.3m | Added +40.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.6m $146.3m | Added +3.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $96.3m | Reduced -81.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $91.4m | Added +343.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.7m $86.4m | Added +413.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $72.8m | Added +55.2k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.09% of their portfolio | 2.3m $71.9m | Reduced -127.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $66.7m | Reduced -29.3k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.0m $64.4m | Added +6.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $60.9m | Added +890.8k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.9m $60.3m | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $56.7m | Added +1.8m |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.7m $53.1m | Added +34.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $52.3m | Reduced -36.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $51.4m | Added +918.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $50.7m | Unchanged |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $49.9m | Reduced -131.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $48.4m | Reduced -652.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $48.0m | Added +46.0k |
| Swedbank AB 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $47.6m | First filing |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.4m $45.7m | New |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $45.1m | Added +17.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $43.6m | Added +867.0k |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC 2.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.4m | Added +991.6k |
| Front Street Capital Management, Inc. 8.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.0m | Reduced -62.2k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $41.3m | Reduced -107.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.9m | Added +321.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.9m | Reduced -124.3k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.7m | Added +168.5k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $37.1m | Reduced -46.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $37.0m | Added +193.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.9m | Reduced -436.2k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.5m | Reduced -153.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.2m | Added +302.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $33.9m | Added +501.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.0m $32.7m | Reduced -174.9k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 995.0k $31.6m | Reduced -43.8k |
| NZS Capital, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 962.3k $30.5m | Added +74.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 927.6k $29.4m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 884.8k $28.1m | Added +200.2k |
| AXA S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 797.5k $25.3m | Reduced -12.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 793.3k $25.2m | Added +89.2k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 769.1k $24.4m | Reduced -4.8m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 737.5k $23.4m | Added +21.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 719.3k $22.8m | Added +107.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.04% of their portfolio | 682.2k $21.6m | Reduced -319.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 682.1k $21.6m | Reduced -192.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.16% of their portfolio | 680.9k $21.6m | Added +656.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 651.2k $20.7m | New |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 618.2k $19.6m | New |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 596.7k $18.9m | Reduced -1.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 595.5k $18.9m | Added +17.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 591.6k $18.8m | Added +137.3k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.26% of their portfolio | 581.6k $18.4m | Unchanged |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 573.7k $18.2m | Reduced -63.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 566.7k $18.0m | Added +156.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 544.4k $17.3m | New |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.13% of their portfolio | 529.6k $16.8m | Added +152.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 521.1k $16.5m | Added +116.6k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 505.7k $16.0m | Added +46.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 495.1k $15.7m | Added +294.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 470.2k $14.9m | Added +103 |
| Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 466.3k $15.5m | Added +25.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 464.6k $14.7m | Added +317.6k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 451.5k $14.3m | Reduced -736.4k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 450.0k $14.3m | Added +364.6k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.20% of their portfolio | 434.2k $13.8m | Reduced -140.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 416.2k $13.2m | Reduced -982.6k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 405.9k $12.9m | Added +238.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 380.7k $12.1m | Reduced -10.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 370.6k $11.8m | Added +27.1k |
| M&G PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 363.3k $11.6m | New |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 353.3k $11.2m | Reduced -375.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.4k $11.2m | Added +37.4k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 346.8k $11.0m | Added +327.2k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 344.3k $10.9m | Added +13.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 323.7k $10.3m | Reduced -8.6k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 318.7k $10.1m | Added +301.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 292.0k $9.3m | Added +34.4k |
| Kopion Asset Management, LLC 6.08% of their portfolio | 284.2k $9.0m | Added +39.9k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 281.6k $8.9m | Added +6.5k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 0.13% of their portfolio | 268.4k $8.5m | New |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.02% of their portfolio | 264.3k $8.4m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 258.1k $8.2m | Reduced -216.1k |
| NEOS Investment Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 243.4k $7.7m | New |
| Tema ETFs LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 243.4k $7.7m | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 241.9k $7.7m | Added +128.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.0k $7.6m | Reduced -30.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.4k $7.5m | Added +8.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 234.9k $7.5m | Added +58.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 232.0k $7.4m | Reduced -4.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 227.4k $7.2m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 224.9k $7.1m | Added +117.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.5k $7.0m | Added +14.0k |
| Alpine Peaks Capital, LP 6.08% of their portfolio | 217.2k $6.9m | Added +10.0k |