Cognex Ownership | Who Owns Cognex?


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Cognex Ownership Summary


Cognex is owned by 106.14% institutional investors, 0.36% insiders. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.07% of CGNX shares. Pictet - Robotics I dy EUR is the top mutual fund, with 3.53% of its assets in Cognex shares.

CGNX Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockCognex106.14%0.36%-6.50%
SectorTechnology Stocks 53.67%14.93%31.40%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group18.58M11.07%$668.39M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de15.99M9.60%$1.16B
Blackrock15.11M8.80%$706.34M
Invesco8.21M4.93%$594.32M
Vanguard capital management7.51M4.51%$543.83M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/6.26M3.76%$453.03M
Pictet asset management sa5.83M3.50%$422.01M
Nordea investment management ab5.82M3.50%$407.35M
State street5.42M3.25%$392.46M
Geode capital management4.92M2.95%$356.28M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Front street capital management1.26M10.29%$90.58M
Alpine peaks capital, lp89.60K7.60%$6.49M
Engaged capital339.00K7.51%$24.55M
Brown capital management351.94K5.10%$25.49M
Disciplined growth investors inc /mn4.14M5.08%$299.80M
Kopion asset management91.32K4.18%$6.61M
Electron capital partners967.84K2.80%$70.09M
Walter public investments140.67K2.45%$10.19M
Westerly capital management170.00K2.27%$12.31M
Copeland capital management1.33M1.97%$96.02M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Invesco8.21M0.05%5.22M
Norges bank1.93M0.01%1.93M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/6.26M0.05%1.52M
Sixth street partners management company1.43M0.01%1.43M
Janus henderson group2.66M0.06%1.19M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Capital research global investors---3.55M
Impax asset management group---2.43M
Fundsmith llp---1.91M
Hudson bay capital management lp---1.50M
Swedbank ab---1.40M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank1.93M0.01%1.93M$139.45M
Sixth street partners management company1.43M0.01%1.43M$103.67M
Hood river capital management1.17M0.62%1.17M$84.89M
Munro partners1.05M1.67%1.05M$75.81M
Axa investment managers949.89K0.12%949.89K$43.03M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Great lakes retirement-1.00
Curio wealth-1.00
Sound income strategies-1.00
Tfo-tdc-2.00
Private wealth asset management-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 202667413.85%176,738,44011.77%1061.19%39619.28%1831.10%
Mar 31, 2026378-29.61%90,689,464-43.13%530.59%205-21.76%113-41.15%
Dec 31, 2025407-21.12%112,623,378-29.73%670.74%193-32.99%149-1.97%
Sep 30, 20254915.82%153,244,601-0.49%911.08%2742.24%1462.82%
Jun 30, 20254626.21%153,788,8960.53%911.12%26521.56%143-5.92%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Pictet - Robotics I dy EUR5.88M3.53%-64.91K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF5.72M3.40%176.00
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF5.42M3.19%4.40K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv5.28M3.17%8.46K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor5.28M3.17%8.46K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest5.30M3.15%15.71K
Vanguard Small Cap Index3.83M2.27%9.68K
VA CollegeAmerica Amcap 529A3.49M2.04%-2.50K
Capital Group AMCAP Composite3.49M2.04%-2.50K
Nordea 1 - Global Climate & Envir BI EUR2.68M1.61%-19.89K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Aug 11, 2026Moschner Matthew CEO & PresidentSell$532.00K
Aug 11, 2026Moschner Matthew CEO & PresidentSell$254.46K
Aug 11, 2026Moschner Matthew CEO & PresidentSell$261.44K
Aug 11, 2026Moschner Matthew CEO & PresidentSell$445.27K
May 27, 2026Long Darren Marc Vice PresidentSell$105.04K

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 (18.58M shares, 11.07%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (15.99M shares, 9.60%), and Blackrock (15.11M shares, 8.80%). Together, they hold 29.47% 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 10.29% of its assets in 1.26M Cognex shares, valued at 90.58M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Cognex shares?

Pictet - Robotics I dy EUR is the top mutual fund holder of Cognex shares, with 3.53% of its total shares outstanding invested in 5.88M Cognex shares.

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