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Costco Wholesale Corp

COST
Exchange
Nasdaq
Industry
Retail-Variety Stores
SEC CIK
0000909832

In the last 90 days, Costco Wholesale Corp insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 2 sales; 4,261 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $301.8B in total; 4 superinvestors hold it, including Markel Group and Gardner Russo & Quinn.

13F holders, Q2 2021

Institutional positions in Costco Wholesale Corp as of Jun 30, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
2,394
+67 vs. Q1 2021
Shares held
301.1M
+6.65M (+2.3%) vs. Q1 2021
Total value
$119.0B
+$15.4B (+14.9%) vs. Q1 2021
New holders
158
1,045 more added
Sold out
91
838 more reduced

32 institutions that held it in Q1 2021 haven't filed for Q2 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting COST on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ2 2021: 2,394 institutions
Q1 2021: 2,359 institutionsQ2 2021: 2,394 institutionsQ3 2021: 2,463 institutionsQ4 2021: 2,823 institutionsQ1 2022: 2,862 institutionsQ2 2022: 2,784 institutionsQ3 2022: 2,825 institutionsQ4 2022: 2,938 institutionsQ1 2023: 2,943 institutionsQ2 2023: 3,041 institutionsQ3 2023: 3,077 institutionsQ4 2023: 3,343 institutionsQ1 2024: 3,419 institutionsQ2 2024: 3,526 institutionsQ3 2024: 3,590 institutionsQ4 2024: 3,941 institutionsQ1 2025: 3,952 institutionsQ2 2025: 4,011 institutionsQ3 2025: 3,941 institutionsQ4 2025: 4,138 institutionsQ1 2026: 4,274 institutionsQ2 2026: 4,261 institutions
Value heldQ2 2021: $119.0B
Q1 2021: $104.1BQ2 2021: $119.0BQ3 2021: $134.3BQ4 2021: $170.2BQ1 2022: $172.4BQ2 2022: $143.4BQ3 2022: $141.6BQ4 2022: $137.2BQ1 2023: $149.2BQ2 2023: $162.0BQ3 2023: $169.9BQ4 2023: $201.0BQ1 2024: $222.0BQ2 2024: $258.3BQ3 2024: $266.7BQ4 2024: $279.6BQ1 2025: $287.8BQ2 2025: $302.3BQ3 2025: $274.4BQ4 2025: $272.0BQ1 2026: $311.5BQ2 2026: $301.8B
Institutions holding COST and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20264,261$301.8B
Q1 20264,274$311.5B
Q4 20254,138$272.0B
Q3 20253,941$274.4B
Q2 20254,011$302.3B
Q1 20253,952$287.8B
Q4 20243,941$279.6B
Q3 20243,590$266.7B
Q2 20243,526$258.3B
Q1 20243,419$222.0B
Q4 20233,343$201.0B
Q3 20233,077$169.9B
Q2 20233,041$162.0B
Q1 20232,943$149.2B
Q4 20222,938$137.2B
Q3 20222,825$141.6B
Q2 20222,784$143.4B
Q1 20222,862$172.4B
Q4 20212,823$170.2B
Q3 20212,463$134.3B
Q2 20212,394$119.0B
Q1 20212,359$104.1B

Institutions, Q2 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q1 2021.

Institutions holding COST in Q2 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Capitolis Advisors LLC42,150$16.7M0.20%−140,476−76.9%Reduced
Azimuth Capital Management LLC42,161$16.7M0.72%−6,261−12.9%Reduced
Mirabella Financial Services LLP42,375$16.8M3.23%+42,375New
Bailard, Inc.42,390$16.8M0.58%+76+0.2%Added
Absher Wealth Management, LLC42,801$16.9M3.01%−2,889−6.3%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC42,851$17.0M0.15%+5,540+14.8%Added
Autus Asset Management, LLC42,850$17.0M1.86%−593−1.4%Reduced
Buffington Mohr McNeal43,379$17.2M3.37%−670−1.5%Reduced
Vancity Investment Management Ltd43,421$17.2M2.40%+2,846+7.0%Added
Vestcor Inc43,551$17.2M0.58%+10,570+32.0%Added
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC43,565$17.2M0.87%−1,119−2.5%Reduced
ING Groep NV44,111$17.5M0.28%+14,803+50.5%Added
Dowling & Yahnke LLC44,609$17.6M1.01%−121−0.3%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.44,653$17.7M0.26%−5,490−10.9%Reduced
Shelton Capital Management45,603$18.0M0.68%+315+0.7%Added
ClariVest Asset Management LLC45,767$18.1M0.60%−2,500−5.2%Reduced
Profund Advisors LLC46,231$18.3M0.61%−1,078−2.3%Reduced
Hartford Investment Management Co46,569$18.4M0.46%−2,687−5.5%Reduced
Ironvine Capital Partners, LLC46,778$18.5M2.03%+83+0.2%Added
Braun Stacey Associates Inc46,809$18.5M0.72%−511−1.1%Reduced
Trust Co of Vermont46,882$18.6M1.29%+2,272+5.1%Added
MAI Capital Management47,273$18.7M0.38%+6,443+15.8%Added
Nissay Asset Management Corp47,489$18.8M0.16%−622−1.3%Reduced
Marco Investment Management LLC47,513$18.8M2.18%−670−1.4%Reduced
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc47,743$18.9M2.36%+708+1.5%Added
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund47,906$19.0M0.77%−11,712−19.6%Reduced
Achmea Investment Management B.V.47,929$19.0M0.65%−3,032−5.9%Reduced
Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC49,098$19.4M1.39%−244−0.5%Reduced
Erste Asset Management GmbH49,123$19.5M0.39%+9,790+24.9%Added
Blueshift Asset Management, LLC49,288$19.5M1.07%+49,288New
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG50,441$20.0M0.30%+4,556+9.9%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC50,495$20.0M0.17%+1,550+3.2%Added
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System50,500$20.0M0.48%+200+0.4%Added
Maple Capital Management, Inc.44,751$20.0M2.42%−1,303−2.8%Reduced
WS Management LLLP50,746$20.1M2.27%00.0%Unchanged
Cerity Partners LLC51,009$20.2M0.44%+422+0.8%Added
YHB Investment Advisors, Inc.51,076$20.2M1.72%+200.0%Added
Pacer Advisors, Inc.51,425$20.3M0.29%+12,566+32.3%Added
Chilton Capital Management LLC51,441$20.4M1.18%+1,005+2.0%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd51,642$20.4M0.26%+51,642New
Whittier Trust Co52,353$20.7M0.37%+959+1.9%Added
Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC53,000$21.0M1.92%00.0%Unchanged
Fiera Capital Corp53,027$21.0M0.05%−1,200−2.2%Reduced
Private Asset Management Inc53,050$21.0M2.80%−53−0.1%Reduced
First Foundation Advisors53,394$21.1M0.81%+3,561+7.1%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC53,500$21.2M0.03%+2,000+3.9%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC53,673$21.2M0.24%+818+1.5%Added
Estabrook Capital Management53,799$21.3M3.23%−1,620−2.9%Reduced
Dundas Partners LLP54,859$21.7M3.15%00.0%Unchanged
Pittenger & Anderson Inc55,020$21.8M1.12%+514+0.9%Added
Randolph Co Inc55,365$21.9M2.85%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys55,386$21.9M0.24%+240.0%Added
Flputnam Investment Management Co55,988$22.2M0.76%−9,427−14.4%Reduced
Norris Perne & French LLP56,228$22.2M1.92%−124−0.2%Reduced
Ocean Capital Management, LLC56,316$22.3M9.55%+508+0.9%Added
Highland Capital Management, LLC57,084$22.6M1.35%+13,832+32.0%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC57,090$22.6M0.40%−12,300−17.7%Reduced
Westpac Banking Corp57,168$22.6M0.23%−6,548−10.3%Reduced
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC57,736$22.8M0.23%+462+0.8%Added
Baldwin Brothers Inc57,947$22.9M2.51%−1,712−2.9%Reduced
IFM Investors Pty Ltd58,098$23.0M0.47%+10,707+22.6%Added
Guardian Capital LP59,058$23.4M0.46%+1,046+1.8%Added
Front Street Capital Management, Inc.59,179$23.4M4.26%−9,069−13.3%Reduced
Ensemble Capital Management, LLC59,199$23.4M1.99%+11,506+24.1%Added
RWC Asset Management LLP59,639$23.6M0.67%−1,967−3.2%Reduced
QS Investors, LLC59,913$23.7M0.28%−903−1.5%Reduced
Rempart Asset Management Inc.60,938$24.1M4.98%−1,545−2.5%Reduced
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd60,950$24.3M0.85%+60,950New
Norman Fields, Gottscho Capital Management, LLC62,420$24.7M9.86%+55+0.1%Added
Boston Private Wealth LLC62,859$24.9M0.32%+1,814+3.0%Added
North Point Portfolio Managers Corp63,051$24.9M3.44%−114−0.2%Reduced
Tandem Investment Advisors, Inc.63,218$25.0M2.14%−498−0.8%Reduced
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.63,800$25.2M0.99%+10,800+20.4%Added
General American Investors Co Inc65,000$25.7M2.15%00.0%Unchanged
Cadinha & Co LLC65,157$25.8M3.47%−698−1.1%Reduced
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc65,264$25.8M0.77%−9,498−12.7%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS65,364$25.9M0.17%+2,076+3.3%Added
Tiaa, FSB65,743$26.0M0.09%+78+0.1%Added
Howard Capital Management Group, LLC65,844$26.1M2.45%+1,595+2.5%Added
Ziegler Capital Management, LLC55,193$26.1M0.87%−8,196−12.9%Reduced
Main Street Research LLC65,973$26.1M2.10%+4,244+6.9%Added
Spire Wealth Management66,018$26.3M0.71%−9,636−12.7%Reduced
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership66,957$26.5M1.37%+1,528+2.3%Added
Klingenstein Fields & Co LP67,284$26.6M1.10%+482+0.7%Added
Violich Capital Management, Inc.67,740$26.8M4.50%−3,095−4.4%Reduced
Marshall Wace North America L.P.68,576$27.1M0.11%−282,720−80.5%Reduced
Payden & Rygel68,620$27.2M1.29%+18,420+36.7%Added
Asset Advisors Investment Management, LLC68,901$27.3M3.02%−135−0.2%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors69,043$27.3M0.25%+2,410+3.6%Added
Capital International Inc69,301$27.4M0.24%+227+0.3%Added
Mackay Shields LLC69,426$27.5M0.26%−35,027−33.5%Reduced
Barrett Asset Management, LLC69,438$27.5M1.27%+35+0.1%Added
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co69,938$27.7M1.76%+1,074+1.6%Added
Twin Tree Management, LP70,927$28.1M0.84%+1,824+2.6%Added
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC71,485$28.3M1.52%−2,020−2.7%Reduced
Investment House LLC71,672$28.4M1.99%+170+0.2%Added
Hyman Charles D71,831$28.4M1.99%−138−0.2%Reduced
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd72,431$28.7M0.37%−15,458−17.6%Reduced
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co73,361$29.0M0.41%−1,191−1.6%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund73,440$29.1M0.34%−475−0.6%Reduced