Cognex Ownership | Who Owns Cognex?


Cognex Ownership Summary


Cognex is owned by 62.64% institutional investors, 1.56% insiders, and 35.80% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.77% of CGNX shares. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.26% of its assets in Cognex shares.

CGNX Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockCognex62.64%1.56%35.80%
SectorTechnology Stocks 44.16%11.78%44.06%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group18.48M10.77%$662.69M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de15.26M8.90%$547.36M
Blackrock15.11M8.80%$706.34M
William blair investment management5.84M3.40%$209.43M
State street5.41M3.16%$194.02M
Impax asset management group5.08M2.96%$181.78M
T. rowe price investment management4.61M2.69%$165.22M
Pictet asset management sa3.82M2.23%$137.00M
Disciplined growth investors inc /mn3.81M2.22%$136.50M
Geode capital management3.00M1.75%$107.70M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Front street capital management1.28M7.96%$45.83M
Daventry group, lp540.31K7.40%$19.38M
Alpine peaks capital, lp198.22K5.84%$7.11M
Kopion asset management190.62K4.80%$6.84M
Disciplined growth investors inc /mn3.81M2.60%$136.50M
Lrt capital management84.70K2.37%$3.04M
Brown capital management2.64M2.20%$94.85M
Thomas story & son145.73K2.19%$5.23M
American capital management1.45M1.94%$52.12M
Montanaro asset management232.75K1.72%$8.35M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Raymond james financial2.23M0.03%2.23M
Norges bank1.29M0.01%1.29M
William blair investment management5.84M0.51%1.25M
Marshall wace, llp731.23K0.03%658.39K
Millennium management782.58K0.01%643.96K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Capital research global investors---3.55M
Fundsmith llp---1.91M
T. rowe price investment management4.61M0.10%-1.53M
Point72 asset management1.43M0.11%-1.41M
Shannon river fund management---1.07M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Raymond james financial2.23M0.03%2.23M$79.80M
Norges bank1.29M0.01%1.29M$46.30M
Scout investments370.61K0.47%370.61K$17.33M
Renaissance356.80K0.02%356.80K$12.79M
Cubist systematic strategies319.19K0.07%319.19K$11.45M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Larson financial group-1.00
Sound income strategies-1.00
Great lakes retirement-1.00
Mv capital management-1.00
Rakuten securities-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2024324-26.86%107,285,636-29.62%620.79%152-26.92%110-25.68%
Sep 30, 2024438-1.79%152,199,352-1.77%881.09%206-4.63%1475.76%
Jun 30, 20244414.26%154,794,8773.96%901.20%2133.90%1377.03%
Mar 31, 2024423-8.24%148,894,870-1.57%861.12%205-9.29%128-17.95%
Dec 31, 2023461-2.12%151,275,476-0.95%881.12%22619.58%156-16.58%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF5.60M3.26%-1.46K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv5.39M3.14%5.09K
Vanguard Small Cap Index4.37M2.55%40.89K
Impax Leaders Strategy Composite3.64M2.14%-55.19K
Capital Group AMCAP Composite3.49M2.04%-2.50K
VA CollegeAmerica Amcap 529A3.49M2.04%-2.50K
Pictet - Robotics I dy EUR2.97M1.73%-13.83K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr2.61M1.52%50.70K
Vanguard Information Technology ETF2.54M1.48%37.52K
Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Inv2.48M1.44%94.89K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Dec 12, 2024Kuechen Joerg Chief Technology OfficerSell$110.77K
Nov 22, 2024SUN ANTHONY-Sell$1.04M
Sep 04, 2024Fehr Dennis SVP, Chief Financial OfficerBuy$12.23K
Sep 04, 2024Fehr Dennis SVP, Chief Financial OfficerBuy$237.69K
Aug 07, 2024PARROTTE DIANNE M-Buy$77.23K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2028 Q1--
2025 Q1--
2024 Q33-
2024 Q2--
2024 Q1-2

CGNX Ownership FAQ


Who owns the most shares of Cognex?

Cognex’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (18.48M shares, 10.77%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (15.26M shares, 8.90%), and Blackrock (15.11M shares, 8.80%). Together, they hold 28.47% of Cognex’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Cognex?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.80% of Cognex, totaling 15.11M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.02% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 706.34M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -580K shares, a -3.70% change.

Who is Cognex’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Front street capital management is Cognex’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 7.96% of its assets in 1.28M Cognex shares, valued at 45.82M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Cognex shares?

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Cognex shares, with 3.26% of its total shares outstanding invested in 5.6M Cognex shares.

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