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COGNEX CORP (CGNX)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
661
Reporting holders
$12.7B
Reported value
104.5%
Of shares outstanding
0.4%
Calls
0.2%
Puts
+82
Holder change
Institutions report 175,743,241 shares against 168,223,842 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end. Over 100% because an adviser and a sub-adviser can both report the same shares, and both are counted.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | $1.2B | 15,991,755 | 0.02% | 8q | -1.5%-$18.1M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $731.4M | 10,099,866 | 0.03% | 2q | -2.6%-$19.6M |
| Invesco Ltd. | $594.3M | 8,206,627 | 0.05% | 31q | +174.8%+$378.0M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $543.8M | 7,509,391 | 0.01% | 2q | +1.1%+$5.7M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $453.0M | 6,255,563 | 0.05% | 31q | +32.0%+$109.9M |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | $422.0M | 5,829,878 | 0.40% | 12q | -12.6%-$61.0M |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | $407.4M | 5,820,165 | 0.33% | 31q | -5.2%-$22.5M |
| STATE STREET CORP | $392.5M | 5,419,280 | 0.01% | 31q | +3.0%+$11.4M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $356.3M | 4,918,798 | 0.02% | 31q | +4.7%+$15.9M |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN | $299.8M | 4,139,715 | 5.08% | 31q | -4.2%-$13.2M |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $215.8M | 2,979,759 | 0.10% | 7q | +46.6%+$68.6M |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $184.2M incl. $811.1K options CALL+PUT | 2,532,073 | 0.20% | 5q | +18.7%+$29.0M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $172.2M | 2,378,052 | 0.03% | 31q | -1.3%-$2.2M |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $166.4M | 2,297,887 | 0.25% | 35q | +56.2%+$59.9M |
| Jupiter Topco LLC | $161.4M | 2,228,089 | 0.07% | new | FIRST |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | $160.4M | 2,215,361 | 0.09% | 31q | +57.1%+$58.3M |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC | $148.2M | 2,046,839 | 0.38% | 31q | +11.0%+$14.7M |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $147.7M | 2,039,619 | 0.07% | 31q | +38.5%+$41.0M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $142.7M | 1,969,946 | 0.01% | 35q | +41.3%+$41.7M |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | $139.9M | 1,931,590 | 0.22% | 4q | +11.7%+$14.6M |
| NORGES BANK | $139.4M | 1,925,511 | 0.01% | 32q | -5.2%-$7.7M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $129.3M | 1,786,081 | 0.02% | 31q | -4.5%-$6.1M |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | $126.6M | 1,747,614 | 0.34% | 2q | +5.5%+$6.6M |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | $119.6M | 1,651,415 | 0.14% | 8q | +19.9%+$19.8M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $114.9M | 1,586,657 | 0.01% | 31q | -2.5%-$3.0M |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | $114.2M incl. $165.0K options PUT | 1,574,110 | 0.03% | 7q | +11.2%+$11.5M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $103.7M | 1,431,504 | 0.01% | 31q | -5.0%-$5.4M |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $101.9M | 1,458,087 | 0.04% | 31q | -4.8%-$5.1M |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | $100.5M | 1,390,872 | 0.12% | 9q | +3.9%+$3.8M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $98.6M incl. $383.8K options PUT | 1,355,678 | 0.04% | 26q | +520.6%+$82.7M |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC | $96.0M | 1,325,870 | 1.97% | 31q | -4.8%-$4.9M |
| MAIRS & POWER INC | $94.7M | 1,307,856 | 0.87% | 6q | +6.9%+$6.1M |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. | $94.5M | 1,305,175 | 0.64% | 5q | +10.0%+$8.6M |
| Capital International Investors | $92.0M | 1,270,950 | 0.02% | 24q | +2.7%+$2.5M |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | $90.6M | 1,251,099 | 0.14% | 31q | -28.1%-$35.4M |
| Front Street Capital Management, Inc. | $90.6M | 1,255,029 | 10.29% | 31q | -5.1%-$4.9M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $89.5M | 1,235,309 | 0.01% | 31q | +17.4%+$13.3M |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | $88.8M | 1,226,714 | 0.09% | 5q | +2.4%+$2.1M |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | $85.1M | 1,175,213 | 0.91% | 31q | +7.0%+$5.6M |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | $84.9M | 1,172,170 | 0.62% | new | NEW |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $83.2M | 1,148,709 | 0.02% | 31q | +14.4%+$10.5M |
| UBS Group AG | $81.7M | 1,128,067 | 0.01% | 31q | +114.3%+$43.6M |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co | $78.7M | 1,088,689 | 0.13% | 31q | +5.4%+$4.1M |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $76.7M | 1,059,228 | 0.28% | 4q | +63.7%+$29.8M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $76.3M | 1,053,652 | 0.02% | 2q | +2.1%+$1.6M |
| Munro Partners | $75.8M | 1,046,750 | 1.67% | new | NEW |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | $73.9M | 1,020,371 | 0.58% | 31q | -5.7%-$4.4M |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | $73.7M | 1,610,000 | 0.12% | 31q | HELD |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $70.7M | 976,599 | 0.01% | 31q | -10.2%-$8.0M |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC | $70.1M | 967,843 | 2.80% | 6q | +8.9%+$5.7M |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | $66.1M | 912,678 | 0.19% | 2q | +92.1%+$31.7M |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | $66.0M | 910,938 | 0.20% | 18q | -10.4%-$7.6M |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | $63.6M | 878,490 | 0.51% | 31q | -14.7%-$11.0M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $61.8M | 852,988 | 0.00% | 31q | +16.7%+$8.8M |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $57.1M | 785,009 | 0.01% | 31q | +89.7%+$27.0M |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $49.5M incl. $13.5M options CALL+PUT | 497,060 | 0.00% | 25q | +5.6%+$2.6M |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | $48.5M | 669,588 | 0.45% | 9q | -3.5%-$1.8M |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | $46.5M | 642,706 | 0.04% | 31q | -22.0%-$13.2M |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. | $43.8M | 605,425 | 0.14% | new | NEW |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | $42.2M | 582,221 | 0.05% | 31q | +5.7%+$2.3M |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | $42.1M | 580,846 | 0.11% | 3q | -47.3%-$37.7M |
| TCW GROUP INC | $39.7M | 547,895 | 0.27% | 16q | HELD |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $38.7M | 534,373 | 0.01% | 31q | -2.2%-$851.5K |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC | $37.5M | 518,473 | 0.17% | 26q | +5.7%+$2.0M |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | $37.5M | 517,558 | 0.05% | 7q | -40.4%-$25.4M |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | $37.3M | 515,014 | 0.09% | 22q | -2.1%-$782.4K |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $35.0M | 483,511 | 0.11% | 31q | +1578.0%+$32.9M |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | $34.0M incl. $3.6M options CALL | 419,480 | 0.01% | 31q | +106.8%+$17.6M |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC | $33.5M | 462,885 | 1.10% | new | NEW |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $32.6M | 449,587 | 0.02% | 31q | -0.6%-$199.7K |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC | $32.2M | 444,577 | 0.90% | 31q | -37.9%-$19.6M |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ | $31.0M | 427,820 | 0.64% | new | NEW |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | $30.7M | 423,763 | 0.03% | 31q | +54.8%+$10.9M |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD | $30.2M | 416,824 | 0.33% | 31q | -7.3%-$2.4M |
| Nuveen, LLC | $30.1M | 415,182 | 0.01% | 6q | +26.0%+$6.2M |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | $29.0M | 400,910 | 0.30% | 31q | +37.3%+$7.9M |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | $29.0M | 400,635 | 0.04% | new | NEW |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | $28.2M | 389,605 | 0.18% | 5q | +7030.4%+$27.8M |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT | $27.7M | 382,162 | 0.20% | 4q | +16.3%+$3.9M |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $27.4M | 377,843 | 0.01% | 31q | +2.1%+$562.8K |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | $27.0M | 372,410 | 0.03% | 34q | -4.6%-$1.3M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $25.9M | 371,420 | 0.00% | 31q | +5.4%+$1.3M |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $25.5M | 351,942 | 5.10% | 31q | -15.1%-$4.5M |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | $24.8M | 341,940 | 0.01% | 31q | +4.6%+$1.1M |
| Tidal Investments LLC | $24.6M | 339,889 | 0.04% | 11q | -1.0%-$258.0K |
| Engaged Capital LLC | $24.6M | 339,000 | 7.51% | 4q | -30.0%-$10.5M |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | $24.3M | 336,043 | 0.00% | 5q | +0.8%+$204.7K |
| Swiss National Bank | $24.3M | 335,100 | 0.01% | 31q | +1.1%+$253.5K |
| Welch & Forbes LLC | $23.9M | 330,660 | 0.29% | 31q | +2.4%+$562.5K |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | $23.9M | 350,000 | 0.19% | new | NEW |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | $23.3M | 322,046 | 0.10% | 8q | -1.0%-$230.4K |
| Tema ETFs LLC | $23.2M | 320,678 | 0.75% | 5q | +3.9%+$868.2K |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC | $23.1M | 318,417 | 0.11% | 4q | HELD |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $22.8M | 466,251 | 0.01% | 31q | +116.7%+$12.3M |
| FMR LLC | $21.6M | 298,062 | 0.00% | 31q | +210.8%+$14.6M |
| Woodline Partners LP | $21.6M | 297,915 | 0.07% | 2q | +106.1%+$11.1M |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $20.8M | 286,702 | 0.01% | 31q | +172.4%+$13.1M |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | $20.8M | 286,579 | 0.03% | 14q | +10.2%+$1.9M |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | $20.5M | 283,184 | 0.03% | 2q | +2955.5%+$19.8M |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | $20.2M | 278,630 | 0.03% | 31q | -5.8%-$1.3M |
Showing the largest 100 of 661 reported holders.
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Officers and directors
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN | VP and PAO | Sold | 98,122 | $6.6M ×7 |
| 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark | Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | Sold | 64,873 | $4.3M ×7 |
| 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN | VP and PAO | Sold | 41,600 | $2.7M ×3 |
| 2026-08-11 | Moschner Matthew | CEO & President | Sold | 24,962 | $1.6M ×5 |
| 2026-05-27 | Long Darren Marc | Vice President | Sold | 20,252 | $1.3M ×4 |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 194 | $602.7M | 9,977,660 | 32 | 80 | 47 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 661 | $12.7B | 175,743,241 | 134 | 248 | 176 | 0.6% |
| Q1 2026 | 579 | $7.8B | 158,156,034 | 108 | 201 | 181 | 1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | 530 | $5.8B | 159,621,276 | 76 | 166 | 185 | 0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | 502 | $7.1B | 155,766,284 | 107 | 172 | 142 | 1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | 461 | $4.9B | 154,151,646 | 87 | 177 | 135 | 0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | 435 | $4.6B | 152,746,973 | 51 | 156 | 145 | 0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | 451 | $5.7B | 158,127,978 | 59 | 137 | 148 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2024 | 447 | $6.3B | 155,688,209 | 56 | 144 | 144 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2024 | 443 | $7.4B | 157,502,136 | 66 | 141 | 132 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2024 | 426 | $6.6B | 154,588,778 | 39 | 154 | 128 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2023 | 456 | $6.6B | 156,213,340 | 51 | 145 | 156 | 0.5% |
| Q3 2023 | 469 | $6.6B | 154,848,767 | 54 | 121 | 173 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2023 | 493 | $8.8B | 156,983,099 | 46 | 145 | 173 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2023 | 489 | $7.9B | 158,680,327 | 62 | 139 | 171 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2022 | 488 | $7.5B | 158,427,816 | 52 | 142 | 162 | 0.3% |
| Q3 2022 | 458 | $11.1B | 267,363,017 | 45 | 153 | 155 | 0.3% |
| Q2 2022 | 476 | $13.2B | 310,119,710 | 52 | 172 | 145 | 0.2% |
| Q1 2022 | 513 | $23.4B | 303,203,822 | 59 | 172 | 151 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2021 | 528 | $29.0B | 372,743,008 | 44 | 170 | 149 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2021 | 526 | $30.4B | 377,915,259 | 31 | 161 | 170 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2021 | 544 | $28.8B | 341,842,826 | 61 | 172 | 173 | 0.2% |
| Q1 2021 | 521 | $33.6B | 404,855,561 | 53 | 180 | 164 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2020 | 523 | $25.4B | 315,581,795 | 67 | 163 | 160 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2020 | 479 | $40.2B | 617,569,689 | 55 | 147 | 160 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2020 | 468 | $43.4B | 725,885,293 | 88 | 136 | 147 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2020 | 410 | $31.5B | 745,483,408 | 41 | 121 | 157 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2019 | 445 | $27.9B | 496,812,657 | 64 | 126 | 127 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2019 | 396 | $25.3B | 513,691,747 | 36 | 119 | 144 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2019 | 400 | $20.1B | 418,673,155 | 36 | 125 | 144 | 0.2% |
| Q1 2019 | 449 | $27.7B | 543,947,600 | 79 | 134 | 132 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2018 | 396 | $19.8B | 512,754,040 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0.1% |