Cognex Corporation (CGNX)
Nasdaq: CGNX · Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control · Natick, MA · filing with the SEC since 1994
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Who owns Cognex Corporation
As filed with the SECHolders of 5% or more
2
Vanguard Portfolio Management holds 6.22% of Common Stock, as its SCHEDULE 13G filed Apr 29, 2026 says.
Directors and officers
18
report now, of 30 people on the record since 2006. Their holdings as a group are not read here.
Institutions as a whole
n/a
The record does not read the share held by managers that file Form 13F, so none is printed and no split of the rest is estimated. What it holds is the 2 named at left.
Holders of 5% or moreshare of the class, as filed
Vanguard Portfolio Management
SCHEDULE 13G · filed Apr 29, 2026 · Common Stock
Vanguard Capital Management
SCHEDULE 13G · filed Apr 29, 2026 · Common Stock
GIC Private Ltd
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Jan 28, 2025 · Common Stock, $0.002 par value per share · reported falling below 5%
The Vanguard Group
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Mar 26, 2026 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%, from 11.1% in Oct 30, 2025
What CGNX reports owning in othersstakes of 5% or more, and other ties
Other ties the annual report names
Moritex Corporation
A company bought · acquisition · Oct 2023 · owns, named in the 10-K filed Feb 12, 2026
43 subsidiaries in 22 countries, from the list filed with the 10-K filed Feb 12, 2026.
Insider tradesForm 4
43sales
0purchases
0sales on a scheduled plan
9people selling
$35.1Msold, in dollars
$0bought, in dollars
Open-market trades on Form 4 from Sep 30, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. A scheduled plan is a selling program set in advance under SEC rule 10b5-1. The trades are listed as filed and do not feed the grade.
By calendar yearSoldBought
2026 runs to Sep 30, 2026. Dollars as filed, summed by the transaction date.
People who traded in the window9 of 30 on the roster
| Person | Role as filed | Sales | Sold | On a plan | Buys | Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willett Robert | CEO & President | 4 | $10.8M | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Macdonald Laura Ann | VP and PAO | 12 | $10.1M | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Fennell Mark | Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | 7 | $4.3M | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Kuechen Joerg | Head of Corporate M&A | 4 | $3.5M | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Parrotte Dianne M | director | 4 | $2.4M | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Moschner Matthew | CEO & President | 5 | $1.6M | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Long Darren Marc | Vice President | 4 | $1.3M | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Gerst Carl | EVP, Global Sales and Products | 2 | $800,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Papadimitriou Angelos | director | 1 | $200,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |