50% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
new buyers and exits are balanced, ownership rose 9.69 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 1 well-known fund manager in the top 25.
50% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
14.8% institutional ownership
Empery Asset Management, portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Software - Application peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in CYN across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in CYN held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empery Asset Management, LP | 958K | $1.6M | β | 8.700% | 1.92% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 70K | $116K | β | 0.633% | 0.00% |
| 3 | TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | 46K | $76K | β | 0.416% | 0.01% |
| 4 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 41K | $68K | -49.8% | 0.374% | 0.00% |
| 5 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | 37K | $62K | +105.6% | 0.339% | 0.00% |
| 6 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 35K | $58K | β | 0.316% | 0.00% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 24K | $39K | 0.0% | 0.215% | 0.00% |
| 8 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 23K | $39K | 0.0% | 0.211% | 0.00% |
| 9 | UBS Group AG | 17K | $29K | -78.3% | 0.158% | 0.00% |
| 10 | Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 5K | $8K | β | 0.041% | 0.00% |
| 11 | SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 2K | $3K | -0.2% | 0.019% | 0.00% |
| 12 | ADVISOR GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. | 200 | $332 | 0.0% | 0.002% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Redpoint Management, LLC | 182 | $302 | 0.0% | 0.002% | 0.00% |
| 14 | CWM, LLC | 42 | $70 | 0.0% | 0.000% | 0.00% |
| 15 | JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | 40 | $62 | 0.0% | 0.000% | 0.00% |
| 16 | Virtu Financial LLC | 35K | $58 | β | 0.319% | 0.00% |
| 17 | PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | 21K | $35 | 0.0% | 0.190% | 0.00% |
| 18 | Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd | 3 | $5 | β | 0.000% | 0.00% |
| 19 | ORG Wealth Partners, LLC | 1 | $1 | β | 0.000% | 0.00% |
| 20 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 150 | $0 | 0.0% | 0.001% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in CYN β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in CYN during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new CYN position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their CYN position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 20 | +0.0% | 14.82% | +9.69 pp | $2M | +161% |
| Q4 2025 | 20 | +5.3% | 5.13% | 6.60 pp | $1M | 56% |
| Q3 2025 | 19 | +5.6% | 11.73% | +4.69 pp | $2M | +67% |
| Q2 2025 | 18 | +29% | 7.04% | 1.49 pp | $1M | 8.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 14 | 22% | 8.53% | 7.45 pp | $1M | 52% |
| Q4 2024 | 18 | +38% | 15.98% | +12.80 pp | $2M | +402% |
| Q3 2024 | 13 | 48% | 3.18% | 3.13 pp | $0M | 50% |
| Q2 2024 | 25 | β | 6.31% | β | $1M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for CYN.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CYN stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Cyngn Inc. stands at 14.8%, held across 20 reporting institutions.
Empery Asset Management, LP is the largest reported institutional holder of CYN, with approximately 957,784 shares worth $0.00B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of CYN, including TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for CYN is 59 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
8 institutions opened new positions in CYN during Q1 2026, while 8 fully exited. 1 added to existing positions and 9 trimmed.
CYN institutional ownership rose by 9.69 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +0 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 99.8% of all reported 13F value in CYN, and the top 25 account for 100.0%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.