Cognex Corp (CGNX) Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

Recent 13F filings as of December 2025 show that 493 institutional investors hold a position in Cognex Corp (NASDAQ:CGNX).

• The collective stake of institutional investors in Cognex moved to 88.2% in December 2025, a shift down from the 91.1% reported for September 2025.
• Institutional share ownership changed by 1.78% QoQ, while the number of institutional owners saw an increase of 11.79% YoY.
• Among the 493 institutional holders of Cognex, 242 added to their stakes while 185 trimmed their positions and 66 held steady.
• This class of investors increased its holdings in Cognex to 148.52Mn shares for the 13F-cycle ending December 2025, up by 2.60Mn shares quarter on quarter, and down 4.73Mn shares year over year.
• As of December 31, 2025, VANGUARD GROUP INC held Cognex's largest shareholding position with over 18.58Mn shares, representing 11.04% of total outstanding shares.
• Among the most significant buyers of Cognex during December 2025 were NORGES BANK (2.03Mn), Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. (1.90Mn), Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (1.53Mn), BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A. (1.03Mn), Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (972.29K).
• Leading sellers of Cognex stock in December 2025 included Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd (4.84Mn), AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (1.01Mn), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (985.92K), BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO (834.85K), BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (805.88K).
• The top 10 institutional holders of Cognex for the quarter ending December 2025 included VANGUARD GROUP INC (18.58Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (16.28Mn), NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB (8.10Mn), Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (7.01Mn), STATE STREET CORP (5.21Mn), DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN (4.66Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (3.95Mn), Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (3.71Mn), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (2.42Mn), MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (2.08Mn).