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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and COGNEX CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-01 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.
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These tallies are COGNEX CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-01 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: John T.C. Lee | 130,341,867 | 11,474,058 | 1,679,505 | -- | 12,937,506 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Anthony Sun | 113,577,680 | 28,217,965 | 1,699,785 | -- | 12,937,506 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Robert J. Willett | 140,553,243 | 1,269,463 | 1,672,724 | -- | 12,937,506 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 2: To ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025. | 150,776,244 | 3,960,028 | 1,696,664 | -- | 0 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 3: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion ("say-on-pay"). | 103,475,883 | 37,074,762 | 2,944,785 | -- | 12,937,506 | Majority: yes |
Source: COGNEX CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-05-01 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 493 asset managers that disclosed a COGNEX CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 24 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
74% Majority: yes · of votes cast
COGNEX CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and nar”): 103,475,883 for, 37,074,762 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-01 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 167,865,000 outstanding shares: 62% for, 22% against (84% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 488 asset managers below cast 74% of the shares they voted on this item FOR. Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 19,168,689 | 96,285 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 13,858,038 | 13,661 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 11,726,437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 6,260,834 | 4 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 5,073,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | 0 | 4,227,681 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA | 4,181,366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN | 0 | 3,797,584 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 3,011,628 | 319,919 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 0 | 3,164,685 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3,034,208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,949,177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | 45,491 | 2,406,434 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Capital Group | 2,102,686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 28,586 | 2,061,374 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 1,943,168 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 1,915,788 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | 1,900,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) | 1,900,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Swedbank Robur Fonder AB | 0 | 1,900,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 1,714,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CHEVY CHASE TRUST Co | 1,683,554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,621,382 | 418 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | 0 | 1,562,900 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 1,544,167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 488 asset managers. See all 488 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
80% Majority: yes · of votes cast
COGNEX CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anthony Sun”): 113,577,680 for, 28,217,965 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-01 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 167,865,000 outstanding shares: 68% for, 17% against (84% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 107 asset managers below cast 86% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (50,153,151 for, 7,977,717 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 18,835,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 8,881,181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 3,559,297 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 3,328,703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 2,060,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) | 1,900,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,434,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,427,836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 0 | 1,287,906 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Royce | 1,228,157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 1,105,918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,050,536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 993,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 572,781 | 385,500 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 850,716 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds | 783,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 678,511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 606,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Clark Fork Trust | 490,025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 480,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Elevation Series Trust | 0 | 445,376 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 0 | 391,344 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WisdomTree | 323,722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 59,686 | 260,669 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 277,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 107 asset managers. See all 107 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
92% Majority: yes · of votes cast
COGNEX CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John T.C. Lee”): 130,341,867 for, 11,474,058 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-01 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 167,865,000 outstanding shares: 78% for, 7% against (84% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 107 asset managers below cast 97% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (56,191,037 for, 1,939,831 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 18,835,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 8,881,181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,652,700 | 906,597 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,328,703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 2,060,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) | 1,900,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,434,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,427,836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,287,906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,228,157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 1,105,918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,050,536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 993,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 958,281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 850,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds | 783,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 678,511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 606,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Clark Fork Trust | 490,025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 480,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Elevation Series Trust | 0 | 445,376 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 0 | 391,344 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WisdomTree | 323,722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 320,355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 277,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 107 asset managers. See all 107 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast
COGNEX CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert J. Willett”): 140,553,243 for, 1,269,463 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-01 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 167,865,000 outstanding shares: 84% for, 0.8% against (84% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 107 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (58,126,183 for, 4,685 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 18,835,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 8,881,181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,559,297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,328,703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 2,060,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) | 1,900,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,434,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,427,836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,287,906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,228,157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 1,105,918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,050,536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 993,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 958,281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 850,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds | 783,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 678,511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 606,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Clark Fork Trust | 490,025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 480,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Elevation Series Trust | 445,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 391,344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 323,722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 320,355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 277,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 107 asset managers. See all 107 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
COGNEX CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: To ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025.”): 150,776,244 for, 3,960,028 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-01 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 167,865,000 outstanding shares: 90% for, 2% against (92% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 107 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (58,113,735 for, 17,133 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 18,835,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 8,881,181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,559,297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,328,703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 2,060,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) | 1,900,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,434,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,427,836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,287,906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,228,157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 1,105,918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,050,536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 993,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 958,281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 850,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds | 783,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 678,511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 606,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Clark Fork Trust | 490,025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 480,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Elevation Series Trust | 445,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 391,344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 323,722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 320,355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 277,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 107 asset managers. See all 107 in the interactive database.
Ranked by the number of COGNEX CORP. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 167,865,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 11.48% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 8.26% |
| 3 | T. Rowe Price | 6.99% |
| 4 | State Street | 3.73% |
| 5 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3.02% |
| 6 | MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | 2.52% |
| 7 | PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA | 2.49% |
| 8 | DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN | 2.26% |
| 9 | Fidelity | 1.98% |
| 10 | IMPAX ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.89% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 10.94% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 9.10% | 13F |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 6.19% | 13G |
| GIC Private Ltd | 4.14% | 13G |
| State Street | 3.22% | 13F |
| T. Rowe Price | 1.51% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 1.33% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 1.27% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 1.00% | 13F |
| Norges Bank | 0.91% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 167,865,000 shares outstanding, as reported by COGNEX CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated 2025-03-30 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from COGNEX CORP.’s 10-Q dated 2025-03-30. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At COGNEX CORP.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-04-30, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 493 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,354 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Cognex's named executive officers, as… — FOR was 74% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: COGNEX CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2025-05-01.
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