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 ($33.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 166.4m as of 2026-05-03, 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 ≈ $48.87. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($77.5m notional), 12 hold puts ($15.8m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2026 | 574 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 316 | 250 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $13.6m | $3.0m | 0.22 |
| Q3 2025 | $66.3m | $11.1m | 0.17 |
| Q4 2025 | $22.7m | $6.8m | 0.30 |
| Q1 2026 | $77.5m | $15.8m | 0.20 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +2.6m |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | New | +1.7m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +1.2m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +748.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +731.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Added | +652.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +615.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +591.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +523.6k |
Biggest sellers
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -2.0m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -799.5k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | Reduced | -745.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -732.1k |
| NZS Capital, LLC | Sold out | -692.8k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | -591.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -576.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -475.6k |
Biggest calls
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT | New | $29.4m600.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $26.2m533.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.6m195.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.0m61.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.5m51.8k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $2.4m500 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.3m26.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $1.2m23.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $455.6k9.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $421.3k8.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.9m141.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.3m68.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $1.6m32.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $685.9k14.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $617.3k12.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $602.6k12.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $592.8k12.1k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $578.1k11.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $333.1k6.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $240.1k4.9k 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 2026
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $18.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | PARROTTE DIANNE M Director | Sold | $2.4m44.0k shares |
| 2026-02-23 | Gerst Carl EVP, Global Sales and Products | Sold | $589.1k10.5k shares |
| 2026-02-23 | Papadimitriou Angelos Director | Sold | $230.7k4.2k shares |
| 2026-02-20 | Kuechen Joerg Head of Corporate M&A | Sold | $3.5m61.9k shares |
| 2026-02-20 | Gerst Carl EVP, Global Sales and Products | Sold | $213.0k3.8k shares |
| 2026-02-13 | Willett Robert Director | Sold | $127.8k2.1k shares |
| 2026-02-12 | Willett Robert Director | Sold | $10.3m177.1k shares |
| 2026-02-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN VP and PAO | Sold | $850.5k14.9k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.2m $795.7m | Reduced -35.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.4m $508.1m | First filing |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.4m $364.0m | First filing |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.34% of their portfolio | 6.7m $326.8m | Reduced -340.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.27% of their portfolio | 6.1m $292.2m | Reduced -2.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $257.8m | Added +47.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.7m $232.1m | Reduced -576.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $230.2m | Added +748.4k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 4.33% of their portfolio | 4.3m $211.7m | Reduced -333.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $146.3m | Added +2.6m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $130.3m | Added +1.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $118.0m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.1m $104.5m | Reduced -1.6m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $99.6m | Added +1.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $91.6m | Reduced -168.5k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.8m $90.4m | Added +372.8k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.7m $85.3m | Reduced -160.0k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.7m $84.7m | Added +652.4k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.7m $81.2m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $79.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $75.2m | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $72.7m | Added +384.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $73.8m | Added +13.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $72.2m | Added +523.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $72.1m | Reduced -15.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.4m | Added +387.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $69.1m | Added +27.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.3m | Reduced -122.9k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.3m | Reduced -14.5k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $67.5m | Added +284.0k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.4m | Reduced -745.9k |
| Front Street Capital Management, Inc. 8.59% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.8m | Added +13.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $61.0m | Reduced -97.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.6m | Reduced -43.3k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.0m | Added +52.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.7m | Added +164.0k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.1m | Reduced -96.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.9m | Reduced -799.5k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.8m | Reduced -6.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.3m | Added +731.9k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.0m | Reduced -441.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $51.5m | Added +615.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.8m | Added +13.7k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.6m | First filing |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.4m | Reduced -27.9k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.0m $49.8m | Reduced -36.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $49.2m | Reduced -148.1k |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 888.6k $43.5m | Added +35.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 868.1k $42.5m | Added +33.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 824.4k $40.4m | Added +284.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 796.3k $39.0m | Reduced -1.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 731.1k $35.8m | Added +249.9k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 715.3k $35.0m | Reduced -151.7k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 693.9k $34.0m | Added +5.3k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 647.2k $31.7m | Added +228.0k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 618.4k $30.3m | Added +591.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 550.9k $27.0m | Added +162.6k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 549.7k $26.9m | Reduced -103.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 546.1k $26.8m | Added +51.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 526.4k $25.8m | Reduced -294.8k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 525.8k $25.8m | Added +30.6k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 490.7k $24.0m | Reduced -57.2k |
| Engaged Capital LLC 7.81% of their portfolio | 484.0k $23.7m | Reduced -449.0k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 477.6k $23.4m | Reduced -281.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 475.0k $23.3m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 470.9k $23.1m | Added +288.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 452.3k $22.2m | Added +5.3k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.28% of their portfolio | 449.7k $22.0m | Reduced -36.4k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.89% of their portfolio | 414.6k $20.3m | Reduced -223.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 413.9k $20.4m | Reduced -50.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 390.2k $19.1m | Added +373.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 371.1k $18.2m | Added +91.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 370.1k $18.1m | Added +9.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.3k $16.2m | Reduced -60.1k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 343.5k $16.8m | Added +307.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 333.2k $16.3m | Reduced -475.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 331.6k $16.2m | Added +600 |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 329.6k $16.1m | Added +23.1k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.17% of their portfolio | 328.7k $16.1m | Added +179.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 327.0k $16.0m | Added +4.3k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 325.2k $15.9m | Reduced -29.3k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 322.9k $15.8m | Reduced -7.7k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 318.3k $15.6m | Reduced -159.3k |
| Tema ETFs LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 308.7k $15.1m | Added +65.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.03% of their portfolio | 295.9k $14.5m | Added +2.7k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 291.9k $14.3m | Reduced -14.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 273.8k $13.4m | Added +57.5k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.71% of their portfolio | 271.5k $13.3m | Reduced -92.8k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 265.3k $13.0m | Unchanged |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 260.0k $12.7m | Added +146.3k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 250.1k $11.5m | Reduced -130.0k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 242.7k $11.9m | Added +115.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.6k $11.8m | Reduced -49.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.4k $11.0m | Reduced -26.7k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 0.17% of their portfolio | 222.4k $10.9m | Reduced -70.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 218.5k $10.7m | Reduced -36.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.2k $7.7m | Reduced -22.1k |
| Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 209.6k $11.6m | Reduced -147.9k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 205.5k $10.1m | Added +100.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 203.2k $10.0m | Added +2.0k |