CGNX

Cognex Corporation

Sector: technologyHardware, Equipment & PartsNASDAQMarket Cap: $9.28B

Cognex (CGNX), technology hardware firm, maintains zero political influence, no federal contracts, no recent congressional trades, and only nominal Trump holding.

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Govt Dependence

0/100

Regulatory Density

10/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

NEUTRAL

BusinessWhat CGNX does

Cognex Corporation (CGNX) operates in the technology sector, industry of Hardware, Equipment & Parts.

12 months past · 3 months futureCGNX activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

246 trading days · 0 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 9 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 23 upcoming markups

Executive Branch ConflictsCGNX held by Trump-administration officials

1 cabinet/senior official reported CGNX positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 4 filings.

Donald J. Trump

President · White House

COGNEX CORP

$15K–$50K · account_7 · 2026

Donald J. Trump

President · White House

COGNEX CORP

$1K–$15K · account_7 · 2026

Donald J. Trump

President · White House

COGNEX CORP

$1K–$15K · account_7 · 2026

Donald J. Trump

President · White House

Cognex Corp

None (or less than $1,001) · self · 2025

Lifetime Government AwardsCGNX federal contracts

CGNX doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding CGNX

$50.77B

Total CGNX held by tracked 13F funds

Funds with CGNX positions

Renaissance Technologies $42.53B holds 2026-03-31

Two Sigma Investments $8.22B -40% 2026-03-31

Citadel Advisors $23M +423% 2025-12-31

D.E. Shaw & Co. $469K -82% 2025-12-31

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading CGNX

2022-02-28 Donald S. Beyer D-Virginia · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2022-02-28 Donald S. Beyer D-Virginia · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2021-09-17 Donald S. Beyer D-Virginia · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2021-09-17 Donald S. Beyer D-Virginia · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2020-12-03 Donald S. Beyer D-Virginia · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2020-12-03 Donald S. Beyer D-Virginia · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2020-11-17 Donald S. Beyer D-Virginia · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2020-11-17 Donald S. Beyer D-Virginia · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2020-10-13 (unknown) sale $1,001 - $15,000

2020-10-13 (unknown) Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2020-07-14 Donald S. Beyer D-Virginia · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2020-07-14 Donald S. Beyer D-Virginia · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

30+ trades on file · most recent 2022-03-03

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.

Political ProfileWhere CGNX sits in Washington

Zero influence_score, no lobbying spend, no contribution patterns per get_political_influence; no federal contracts or equity stakes per get_government_precedent; no congressional trades since 2024-04-29 per get_sector_political_positioning.

Member intelligence layer

Live signals + predictions for CGNX — for Founders

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Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades CGNX
Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
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Frequently AskedAbout CGNX & political exposure

Does Cognex Corporation (CGNX) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Cognex Corporation. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.

Which Trump cabinet officials own CGNX stock?

1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in CGNX on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.

Has Congress traded CGNX stock?

64 congressional trades by 8 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2022-02-28. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is CGNX political risk profile?

Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral.

How does GovGreed track CGNX political activity?

GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. CGNX data is updated daily from these official federal sources.

BusinessWhat CGNX does

12 months past · 3 months futureCGNX activity timeline

Executive Branch ConflictsCGNX held by Trump-administration officials

Lifetime Government AwardsCGNX federal contracts

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding CGNX

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading CGNX

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Political ProfileWhere CGNX sits in Washington

Live signals + predictions for CGNX — for Founders

Frequently AskedAbout CGNX & political exposure

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