Cogent Communications Ownership | Who Owns Cogent Communications?


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Cogent Communications Ownership Summary


Cogent Communications is owned by 45.97% institutional investors, 2.47% insiders, and 51.57% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 14.48% of CCOI shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 5.13% of its assets in Cogent Communications shares.

CCOI Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockCogent Communications45.97%2.47%51.57%
SectorCommunication Services Stocks 31.39%16.65%51.96%
IndustryTelecom Stocks 30.69%13.56%55.75%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock funding, inc. /de6.89M14.48%$264.31M
Blackrock6.81M14.37%$384.60M
Vanguard group5.36M11.27%$205.66M
Turtle creek asset management4.60M9.67%$176.56M
Edgepoint investment group2.28M4.79%$87.51M
State street1.94M4.07%$74.31M
Morgan stanley1.80M3.78%$69.05M
Invesco1.40M2.95%$53.79M
Magnolia group1.27M2.67%$48.79M
Geode capital management1.15M2.41%$44.01M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Tyro capital management935.29K13.32%$35.87M
Harspring capital management875.00K12.85%$33.56M
14b captial management lp449.63K10.09%$17.24M
Magnolia group1.27M7.74%$48.79M
Palliser capital (uk)218.75K6.15%$8.39M
Turtle creek asset management4.60M5.33%$176.56M
Broad run investment management644.03K4.04%$24.70M
Newtyn management700.00K3.29%$26.84M
Digitalbridge group582.97K2.77%$28.11M
Medina value partners277.17K2.48%$10.63M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Turtle creek asset management4.60M5.33%1.81M
Morgan stanley1.80M0.00%556.52K
Jpmorgan chase539.77K0.00%424.75K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de6.89M0.00%411.55K
Invesco1.40M0.01%399.34K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Hood river capital management---1.21M
Mig capital---1.03M
Thrivent financial for lutherans34.29K0.00%-957.06K
Westwood group---673.92K
Fmr223.37K0.00%-671.48K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Medina value partners277.17K2.48%277.17K$10.63M
Herald investment management242.60K1.24%242.60K$9.30M
Palliser capital (uk)218.75K6.15%218.75K$8.39M
Gilder gagnon howe172.49K0.07%172.49K$6.61M
Centerbook partners lp169.76K0.32%169.76K$6.51M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Cbiz investment advisory services-1.00
Psi advisors-1.00
Sjs investment consulting-1.00
Dinuzzo private wealth-3.00
Mendota financial group-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 2025137-54.33%21,877,460-53.13%450.48%72-51.35%43-59.43%
Jun 30, 2025308-6.95%47,599,4743.49%1001.07%1522.70%108-8.47%
Mar 31, 202519-94.24%6,551,118-85.91%130.14%13-91.28%4-96.55%
Dec 31, 2024206-38.51%25,852,721-44.11%540.57%89-39.04%76-35.59%
Sep 30, 20243344.05%46,257,5890.71%971.04%147-1153.60%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF2.52M5.13%-
EdgePoint Global Growth and Income1.92M3.90%220.41K
EdgePoint Global Growth & Inc Port Sr F1.92M3.90%220.41K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.39M2.83%-29.23K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.39M2.82%1.60K
Vanguard Small Cap Index1.08M2.20%-4.20K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.08M2.19%-
American Funds SMALLCAP World A955.29K1.94%-
Invesco High Yield Eq Div Achiev™ ETF812.71K1.65%-1.38K
Thrivent Small Cap Stock A703.14K1.43%19.03K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Nov 11, 2025Kennedy Sheryl Lynn-Sell$51.22K
Sep 05, 2025KILMER HENRY W VP OF NETWORK STRATEGYSell$88.78K
Sep 02, 2025WEED THADDEUS GERARD VICE PRESIDENT, CFOSell$181.20K
Aug 21, 2025Kennedy Sheryl Lynn-Sell$72.70K
Aug 08, 2025SCHAEFFER DAVE CHAIRMAN, CEO, AND PRESIDENTSell$22.52M

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q4-1
2025 Q3-5
2025 Q2-43
2025 Q1-6
2024 Q4-12

CCOI Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Cogent Communications?

Cogent Communications shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 45.97%, followed by 2.47% insiders and 51.56% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Cogent Communications's industry, Telecom Stocks , is 30.69%, which Cogent Communications exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Cogent Communications?

Cogent Communications’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (6.89M shares, 14.48%), Blackrock (6.81M shares, 14.37%), and Vanguard group (5.36M shares, 11.27%). Together, they hold 40.12% of Cogent Communications’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Cogent Communications?

Yes, BlackRock owns 14.37% of Cogent Communications, totaling 6.81M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 384.6M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -282K shares, a -3.97% change.

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

Tyro capital management is Cogent Communications’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 13.32% of its assets in 935.29K Cogent Communications shares, valued at 35.87M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Cogent Communications shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Cogent Communications shares, with 5.13% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.52M Cogent Communications shares.

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