Cognex

CGNX • NASDAQ

Cognex is a hardware, equipment & parts company in the technology sector on NASDAQ, led by Dennis Fehr, with a market cap of $6.0B. As of Q3 2025, 92% of shares are held by 489 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 11.08%.

Chief Executive OfficerDennis Fehr

Market Cap$6.0B

Hardware, Equipment & Parts

Technology

Employees3.0K

Websitecognex.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in CGNX as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $7.6B

All Institutions

Institutions: 489
Value Held: $7.0B
Shares Held: 154.2M
Avg Position: $14.3M
Median Position: $850.5K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 49
Value Held: $684.9M
Shares Held: 15.1M
Avg Position: $14.0M
Median Position: $3.2M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

82.91%

$6.3B

Hedge Funds

9.0%

$684.9M

Retail & Other

8.09%

$615.0M

Based on market cap of $7.6B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in CGNX as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$842.5M 0.01% of portfolio	11.08% 18.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$717.5M 0.01% of portfolio	9.43% 15.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB Institution	Paul Manning CEO	$361.4M 0.32% of portfolio	4.78% 8.0M shares	Q4 2017 Held for 7y 11m	$114.17B
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA Long Only Manager	Elizabeth Retta Dillon CEO	$248.4M 0.24% of portfolio	3.27% 5.5M shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$103.68B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$236.5M 0.01% of portfolio	3.11% 5.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
D DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN Long Only Manager	Ricki Lee Martin CEO	$208.6M 3.78% of portfolio	2.74% 4.6M shares	Q4 2015 Held for 9y 11m	$5.5B
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Long Only Manager	Robert W Sharps President	$183.7M 0.02% of portfolio	2.42% 4.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$912.31B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$140.8M 0.01% of portfolio	1.85% 3.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Institution	Robin Vince CEO	$137.0M 0.02% of portfolio	1.80% 3.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$556.34B
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP Long Only Manager	Joseph Luke Gregoire Gould CEO	$133.1M 0.16% of portfolio	1.75% 2.9M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$82.7B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for CGNX in Q3 2025

Traded: +$289.7M
Buyers: 285
Sellers: 206
Total Bought: +$972.4M
Total Sold: −$682.7M
Avg Position: $12.7M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$96.2M +2.1M shares	$124.2M 2.7M shares
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Long Only Manager	+$53.1M +1.2M shares	$183.7M 4.1M shares
HENDERSON GROUP PLC Institution	+$48.4M +1.1M shares	$51.8M 1.1M shares
FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC Long Only Manager	+$44.9M +991.8K shares	$51.9M 1.1M shares
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB Institution	+$42.8M +949.6K shares	$361.4M 8.0M shares
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Institution	+$41.8M +922.1K shares	$137.0M 3.0M shares
E Engaged Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Activist	+$38.7M +855.0K shares	$38.7M 855.0K shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	+$35.1M +775.6K shares	$35.5M 782.8K shares
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	+$34.2M +754.4K shares	$44.2M 974.9K shares
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Long Only Manager	+$29.4M +648.7K shares	$29.4M 648.7K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$94.3M −2.1M shares	$29.1M 642.1K shares
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP Long Only Manager	−$75.9M −1.7M shares	$133.1M 2.9M shares
BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	−$37.2M −821.9K shares	$65.4M 1.4M shares
A AXA Institution	−$25.3M −797.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$25.1M −553.3K shares	$7.5M 166.0K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$22.2M −490.5K shares	$64.8M 1.4M shares
N NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND Institution	−$21.6M −476.5K shares	$11.8M 261.0K shares
A Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Institution	−$19.7M −434.4K shares	$5.0M 110.0K shares
R Railway Pension Investments Ltd Institution	−$18.4M −581.6K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$18.0M −397.9K shares	$17.9M 395.4K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited CGNX in Q3 2025

New Positions: 42
New Value: $60.9M
Exited Positions: 61
Exited Value: $143.1M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
E Engaged Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Activist	$38.7M 855.0K shares
IMC-Chicago, LLC RIA/Wealth	$5.8M 127.2K shares
Horizon Investments, LLC/SC Long Only Manager	$2.4M 52.0K shares
M Massar Capital Management, LP Institution	$1.7M 36.6K shares
Mutual Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.3M 27.3K shares
D DYMON ASIA CAPITAL PTE. LTD. Institution	$1.3M 28.9K shares
Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.1M 24.3K shares
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$857.4K 18.9K shares
I Inscription Capital, LLC RIA/Wealth	$822.1K 18.1K shares
OPPENHEIMER & CO INC RIA/Wealth	$747.5K 16.5K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
A AXA Institution	$25.3M 797.5K shares
R Railway Pension Investments Ltd Institution	$18.4M 581.6K shares
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	$14.7M 464.6K shares
M M&G Plc Institution	$11.6M 363.3K shares
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA / Institution	$8.4M 264.3K shares
H HRT FINANCIAL LLC Institution	$7.7M 241.9K shares
Edgestream Partners, L.P. Hedge Fund•Quant Macro	$6.6M 208.4K shares
I ING GROEP NV Institution	$6.2M 195.1K shares
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$5.6M 176.0K shares
T THOMAS STORY & SON LLC Institution	$4.8M 150.0K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in CGNX as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 11
Call Value: $58.1M
Put Positions: 5
Put Value: $10.8M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SG Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	$22.7M 5.0K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$15.1M 3.3K contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$9.0M 2.0K contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$4.7M 1.0K contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$2.2M 488.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.8M 395.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$1.0M 223.0 contracts
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$847.1K 187.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$484.7K 107.0 contracts
B BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA Institution	$280.9K 0.6 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$5.6M 1.2K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$2.5M 560.0 contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$2.2M 483.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$469.2K 103.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$45.3K 10.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with CGNX as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
E Engaged Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Activist	Glenn William Welling CIO	9.50% $38.7M	0.51% 855.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$407.6M
Front Street Capital Management, Inc. RIA/Wealth	Michele Marie Blood President	9.24% $58.7M	0.77% 1.3M shares	Q2 2016 Held for 9y 5m	$635.0M
K Kopion Asset Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Terry Lee Ledbetter President	5.89% $9.1M	0.12% 200.7K shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$154.3M
Alpine Peaks Capital, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Jennifer Ralph Oppold Managing Partner	5.77% $6.6M	0.09% 146.2K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$114.7M
D DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN Long Only Manager	Ricki Lee Martin CEO	3.78% $208.6M	2.74% 4.6M shares	Q4 2015 Held for 9y 11m	$5.5B
Electron Capital Partners, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Ran Nmn Zhou Managing Partner	2.84% $62.8M	0.83% 1.4M shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$2.2B
BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Keith Allison Lee CEO	2.70% $65.4M	0.86% 1.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.4B
Values First Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	Larry Alexander Ellis CEO	1.50% $2.8M	0.04% 61.7K shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$186.1M
Copeland Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	Eric Copeland Brown CEO	1.42% $68.2M	0.90% 1.5M shares	Q4 2016 Held for 8y 11m	$4.8B
Q QSV Equity Investors LLC Institution	-	1.32% $1.3M	0.02% 28.5K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$97.9M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in CGNX

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerRyan Andrew Tolkin

Portfolio Value: $14.3B
Positions: 1,879
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Cognex

Market Value: $22.5M
Shares Held: 497.4K
Portfolio Weight: 0.16%
Owned Since: 2022-Q3

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Cognex

Overview

All Institutions

Hedge Funds

Ownership Breakdown

Biggest Investors

Net Capital Flow

Biggest Buyers

Biggest Sellers

Entry and Exit Activity

New Positions

Exited Positions

Options Activity

Call Positions

Put Positions

Most Committed Institutions

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Position in Cognex

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