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Cognex Ownership | Who Owns Cognex?

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Cognex Ownership Summary

Cognex is owned by 0.48% institutional investors, 0.29% insiders, and 99.23% 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 3.29% of its assets in Cognex shares.

CGNX Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockCognex0.48%0.29%99.23%
SectorTechnology Stocks 38.56%12.67%48.77%

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
Alpine peaks capital, lp207.22K5.57%$6.18M
Kopion asset management190.62K4.80%$6.84M
Disciplined growth investors inc /mn3.81M2.60%$136.50M
Brown capital management2.64M2.20%$94.85M
Thomas story & son145.73K2.19%$5.23M
Montanaro asset management232.75K1.72%$8.35M
Roubaix capital90.94K1.56%$3.26M
American capital management1.19M1.44%$35.43M
Qsv equity investors36.15K1.25%$1.30M

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
Aqr capital management1.10M0.05%639.26K
Wellington management group llp626.93K0.01%626.93K

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 management---1.43M
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
Electron capital partners346.04K0.68%346.04K$10.32M

Sold Out

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

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Mar 31, 20254-99.11%816,475-99.47%-0.01%2-99.11%2-98.67%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF5.52M3.29%3.62K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv5.48M3.26%61.13K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF5.42M3.19%4.40K
Vanguard Small Cap Index4.26M2.54%30.30K
Pictet - Robotics I dy EUR3.72M2.22%257.73K
Capital Group AMCAP Composite3.49M2.04%-2.50K
VA CollegeAmerica Amcap 529A3.49M2.04%-2.50K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr2.63M1.56%3.02K
Vanguard Information Technology ETF2.62M1.56%20.01K
Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Inv2.37M1.41%-3.16K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 11, 2025Kuechen Joerg Chief Technology OfficerSell$263.47K
Feb 25, 2025Gerst Carl EVP, Vision & ID ProductsSell$150.90K
Feb 24, 2025Gerst Carl EVP, Vision & ID ProductsSell$222.63K
Dec 12, 2024Kuechen Joerg Chief Technology OfficerSell$110.77K
Nov 22, 2024SUN ANTHONY-Sell$1.04M

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 3.29% of its total shares outstanding invested in 5.52M Cognex shares.

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