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 ($18.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 165.7m as of 2026-02-01, 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 ≈ $36.12. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($22.7m notional), 7 hold puts ($6.8m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 506 |
| Q4 2025 | 528 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 203 | 201 |
| Q2 2024 | 213 | 188 |
| Q3 2024 | 209 | 201 |
| Q4 2024 | 209 | 215 |
| Q1 2025 | 208 | 219 |
| Q2 2025 | 267 | 202 |
| Q3 2025 | 288 | 210 |
| Q4 2025 | 241 | 255 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $9.5m | $3.1m | 0.33 |
| Q2 2025 | $13.6m | $3.0m | 0.22 |
| Q3 2025 | $66.3m | $11.1m | 0.17 |
| Q4 2025 | $22.7m | $6.8m | 0.30 |
Biggest buyers
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +1.9m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.3m |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Added | +1.0m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +972.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +842.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +702.7k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC | Added | +558.3k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | Added | +528.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +525.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd | Sold out | -4.8m |
| Swedbank AB | Sold out | -1.4m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -985.9k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -834.8k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -805.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -635.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -632.8k |
| Tredje AP-fonden | Sold out | -560.8k |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -533.0k |
Biggest calls
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $5.5m151.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.4m149.7k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $3.7m104.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.7m74.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.4m40.2k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $1.4m400 shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $856.3k23.8k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $680.0k18.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $435.4k12.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $273.4k7.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.7m102.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.8m49.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $496.5k13.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $424.6k11.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $179.9k5.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $179.9k5.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $64.8k1.8k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $300.1k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $331.9k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | Willett Robert Director | Sold | $331.9k6.7k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.6m $668.4m | Reduced -22.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.3m $585.7m | Added +439.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.25% of their portfolio | 8.1m $292.2m | Added +76.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.25% of their portfolio | 7.0m $252.4m | Added +1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.3m $191.2m | Added +1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $187.6m | Reduced -7.4k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 3.21% of their portfolio | 4.7m $167.5m | Added +50.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $142.2m | Added +842.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.7m $133.6m | Added +972.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.6m $94.9m | Reduced -325.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $86.9m | Added +86.6k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.1m $75.0m | Added +79.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $73.3m | Reduced -985.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $73.1m | Not comparable |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.9m $68.4m | New |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.9m $68.4m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $58.7m | Reduced -85.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.6m $74.3m | Unchanged |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.8m | Reduced -99.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.6m | Added +86.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $53.7m | Added +4.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $53.5m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $52.9m | Reduced -140.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $52.9m | Added +326.9k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.7m | Reduced -96.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $49.8m | Reduced -14.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.3m | Reduced -58.8k |
| Front Street Capital Management, Inc. 6.69% of their portfolio | 1.3m $47.1m | Added +14.3k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.3m $46.2m | Reduced -156.8k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $46.1m | Added +61.3k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.2m | Added +558.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $41.5m | Added +114.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $41.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.1m $39.8m | Added +4.3k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $39.4m | Added +528.4k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.7m | Added +428.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.1m | Added +10.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $37.9m | Added +165.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.2m | Added +1.0m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.1m | Reduced -134.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $36.7m | Reduced -97.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 949.4k $34.2m | Reduced -25.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 943.0k $33.9m | Added +160.2k |
| Engaged Capital LLC 8.56% of their portfolio | 933.0k $33.6m | Added +78.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 868.7k $31.3m | Added +702.7k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 867.1k $31.2m | Reduced -145.6k |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 853.0k $30.7m | Reduced -533.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 835.1k $30.0m | Added +241.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 821.1k $29.5m | Reduced -381.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 808.9k $29.1m | Reduced -632.8k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 758.8k $27.3m | Added +328.4k |
| NZS Capital, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 692.8k $24.9m | Added +6.9k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 688.6k $24.8m | Reduced -456.9k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.14% of their portfolio | 687.1k $24.7m | Reduced -195.2k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 653.5k $23.5m | Reduced -27.7k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.88% of their portfolio | 638.0k $23.0m | Reduced -805.9k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 547.9k $19.7m | Added +145.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 539.5k $19.4m | Added +525.6k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 495.2k $17.8m | Added +41.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 494.8k $17.8m | Reduced -93.0k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.22% of their portfolio | 486.0k $17.5m | Reduced -20.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 481.3k $17.3m | Added +85.9k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 477.7k $17.2m | Added +76.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 464.0k $16.7m | Added +52.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 447.1k $16.1m | Reduced -15.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 436.5k $15.7m | Reduced -210.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 434.9k $15.6m | Added +106.4k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 419.2k $17.3m | Added +8.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 412.4k $14.8m | Reduced -367.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 401.5k $14.4m | Added +35.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 392.4k $14.1m | Reduced -105.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 388.3k $14.0m | Added +127.3k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 380.1k $13.8m | Reduced -64.9k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.58% of their portfolio | 364.4k $13.1m | Reduced -5.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 360.5k $13.0m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 357.5k $14.6m | Reduced -16.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 355.1k $12.8m | Reduced -12.2k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 354.6k $12.8m | Added +6.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 331.0k $11.9m | Added +5.6k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 330.6k $11.9m | Reduced -8.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 322.7k $11.6m | Added +15.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 306.5k $11.0m | Reduced -222.9k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 306.4k $11.0m | Reduced -12.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 293.2k $10.5m | Added +26.2k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 0.15% of their portfolio | 292.6k $10.5m | Added +4.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 291.3k $10.5m | Added +226.8k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 290.0k $10.4m | Added +275.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 279.6k $10.1m | Added +231.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 279.6k $10.1m | New |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 265.3k $9.5m | Added +9.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 255.0k $9.2m | Added +212.3k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 252.1k $9.1m | Reduced -44.6k |
| NEOS Investment Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 243.1k $8.7m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Tema ETFs LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 243.1k $8.7m | Reduced -11.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 237.3k $8.5m | Added +9.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.9k $8.0m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 216.7k $7.8m | Reduced -203.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.3k $7.8m | Reduced -99.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 201.1k $7.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.6k $6.6m | Added +5.4k |