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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
Welch & Forbes LLC161,165$63.8M1.08%+4,081+2.6%Added
Cooper Investors Pty Ltd163,128$64.5M4.23%+300+0.2%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC167,611$66.3M0.48%+88,206+111.1%Added
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC152,448$66.3M2.52%−3,011−1.9%Reduced
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc168,009$66.5M0.92%+92,210+121.7%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc168,455$66.7M1.56%+3,143+1.9%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.169,662$67.1M0.36%−2,986−1.7%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC171,451$67.8M0.70%−357−0.2%Reduced
MUFG Securities EMEA plc172,287$68.2M0.74%+1,287+0.8%Added
Atlanta Capital Management Co L L C172,477$68.2M0.24%−4,214−2.4%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.172,779$68.4M0.80%+5,056+3.0%Added
Norinchukin Bank, The174,305$69.0M1.00%−13,484−7.2%Reduced
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund175,960$69.6M0.16%+118,350+205.4%Added
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.181,671$71.9M0.26%+5,266+3.0%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.185,929$73.6M0.41%+13,879+8.1%Added
Korea Investment CORP188,217$74.5M0.21%−4,003−2.1%Reduced
Huntington National Bank189,676$75.0M0.75%−8,396−4.2%Reduced
Mariner, LLC190,728$75.5M0.47%+14,221+8.1%Added
M&T Bank Corp191,251$75.7M0.33%−2,983−1.5%Reduced
NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.192,446$76.1M0.40%−15,686−7.5%Reduced
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina192,698$76.2M0.44%−903−0.5%Reduced
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al193,900$76.7M0.76%−12,200−5.9%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.194,606$77.0M0.33%+109,085+127.6%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.200,986$79.5M0.43%+30,883+18.2%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.202,244$80.0M0.23%−103,427−33.8%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.203,319$80.4M0.22%+42,040+26.1%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas204,347$80.9M0.45%−14,690−6.7%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC204,911$81.1M0.16%−9,941−4.6%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.205,268$81.2M0.38%+24,573+13.6%Added
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, LLC206,856$81.8M1.89%+85,310+70.2%Added
Bluestein R H & Co207,733$82.2M3.19%+3,191+1.6%Added
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP208,360$82.4M0.83%+20,651+11.0%Added
Munro Partners208,685$82.6M2.84%+9,525+4.8%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.215,422$85.2M0.16%−13,002−5.7%Reduced
William Blair Investment Management, LLC218,488$86.4M0.27%+2,938+1.4%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA219,050$86.7M0.17%+37,142+20.4%Added
Personal Capital Advisors Corp220,202$87.1M0.45%+16,485+8.1%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA222,124$87.9M0.45%−57,148−20.5%Reduced
Martingale Asset Management L P224,008$88.6M1.01%−12,161−5.1%Reduced
STRS Ohio224,128$88.7M0.32%−10,082−4.3%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.230,968$91.4M0.20%−2,775−1.2%Reduced
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.234,088$92.6M1.07%+171,888+276.3%Added
Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC242,632$96.0M8.75%00.0%Unchanged
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC243,662$96.4M0.49%+3,198+1.3%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd244,373$96.7M0.56%+2,186+0.9%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia248,985$98.5M0.18%−53,114−17.6%Reduced
Haverford Trust Co256,826$101.6M1.20%+6,634+2.7%Added
Bristol John W & Co Inc262,233$103.8M1.91%−3,154−1.2%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D262,756$104.0M0.34%−5,743−2.1%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd262,890$104.0M0.42%−10,372−3.8%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.270,047$106.9M0.40%−1,841−0.7%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.324,900$108.4M0.84%+324,900New
Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P.277,037$109.6M1.38%+226,800+451.5%Added
Retirement Systems of Alabama279,110$110.4M0.40%−22,494−7.5%Reduced
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC281,327$111.3M2.73%+7,723+2.8%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC283,625$112.2M0.28%+7,059+2.6%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board289,860$114.7M0.24%−37,955−11.6%Reduced
Railway Pension Investments Ltd292,942$115.9M0.97%+42,662+17.0%Added
Pictet Asset Management Ltd296,256$117.2M0.13%+77,042+35.1%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio296,906$117.5M0.41%+5,458+1.9%Added
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc306,033$121.1M0.82%−143,082−31.9%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp307,012$121.5M0.20%−1,164−0.4%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc310,562$122.9M0.66%+15,958+5.4%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.319,384$126.4M0.26%+11,003+3.6%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc319,688$126.5M1.41%+51,707+19.3%Added
Westfield Capital Management Co LP320,503$126.8M0.76%−15,364−4.6%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.329,032$130.2M0.97%+3,583+1.1%Added
Carmignac Gestion331,164$131.0M1.53%−58,204−14.9%Reduced
Two Sigma Advisers, LP337,302$133.5M0.35%+313,903+1,341.5%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale336,416$133.5M0.39%+22,406+7.1%Added
Congress Asset Management Co341,268$135.0M1.13%+5,780+1.7%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc342,237$135.4M0.13%−46,609−12.0%Reduced
TCW Group Inc344,216$136.2M1.18%−5,549−1.6%Reduced
Hosking Partners LLP347,432$137.5M3.05%−8,459−2.4%Reduced
Dorsal Capital Management, LLC350,000$138.5M6.47%+75,000+27.3%Added
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC351,619$139.1M0.61%−67,438−16.1%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.351,922$139.4M0.23%−21,496−5.8%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC353,089$139.8M0.40%−4,596−1.3%Reduced
Waverton Investment Management Ltd355,408$140.6M5.66%+11,150+3.2%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.361,350$143.0M0.49%−14,409−3.8%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank500,294$144.6M0.22%+6,354+1.3%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.371,771$147.1M0.38%+6,066+1.7%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.376,368$148.9M0.29%+178,400+90.1%Added
LPL Financial LLC377,867$149.5M0.15%+16,328+4.5%Added
Aviva PLC378,261$149.7M0.66%+1,617+0.4%Added
Capital Counsel LLC382,305$151.3M7.60%−2,589−0.7%Reduced
Boston Trust Walden Corp393,476$155.7M1.38%−3,471−0.9%Reduced
Keybank National Association397,687$157.4M0.69%−7,328−1.8%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp397,966$157.5M0.33%−27,503−6.5%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc417,173$165.1M0.33%−20,280−4.6%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc422,001$167.0M0.23%−82,371−16.3%Reduced
Chilton Investment Co LLC422,046$167.0M4.20%+2,574+0.6%Added
Blair William & Co445,166$176.1M0.61%+14,392+3.3%Added
Man Group plc461,134$182.5M0.65%+227,457+97.3%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc474,788$187.9M0.11%+38,073+8.7%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd475,044$188.0M0.15%+420,728+774.6%Added
ProShare Advisors LLC475,117$188.0M0.55%−32,067−6.3%Reduced
Comgest Global Investors S.A.S.480,854$190.3M2.58%+392,581+444.7%Added
Bessemer Group Inc485,752$192.2M0.42%+19,256+4.1%Added
Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC.505,907$200.2M2.80%+1,870+0.4%Added