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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, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Costco Wholesale Corp as of Sep 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
2,463
+109 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
299.1M
−1.21M (−0.4%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$134.3B
+$15.6B (+13.2%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
178
963 more added
Sold out
69
934 more reduced

40 institutions that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2021: 2,463 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 heldQ3 2021: $134.3B
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, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding COST in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Family Legacy, Inc.7,030$3.18M1.43%−16−0.2%Reduced
Barometer Capital Management Inc.7,139$3.20M0.62%+7,139New
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC7,132$3.20M0.16%+371+5.5%Added
Coastline Trust Co7,148$3.21M0.40%+413+6.1%Added
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co7,151$3.21M0.06%−145−2.0%Reduced
Paloma Partners Management Co7,169$3.22M0.14%−5,746−44.5%Reduced
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.7,169$3.22M0.04%+7,169New
NEXT Financial Group, Inc7,194$3.23M0.25%+831+13.1%Added
Meristem Family Wealth, LLC7,261$3.26M0.31%+3,041+72.1%Added
Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC7,276$3.27M0.74%+231+3.3%Added
United Capital Management of KS, Inc.7,317$3.29M1.35%−187−2.5%Reduced
Front Row Advisors LLC7,327$3.29M1.39%+50+0.7%Added
Annex Advisory Services, LLC7,334$3.29M0.27%−75−1.0%Reduced
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC7,356$3.31M0.29%+113+1.6%Added
Leisure Capital Management7,360$3.31M1.78%−61−0.8%Reduced
First National Trust Co7,380$3.32M0.20%+82+1.1%Added
We Are One Seven, LLC6,791$3.34M0.42%+621+10.1%Added
Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC7,467$3.36M0.31%−5−0.1%Reduced
Moors & Cabot, Inc.7,496$3.36M0.21%+1,991+36.2%Added
Odey Asset Management Group Ltd7,500$3.37M0.90%00.0%Unchanged
StrongBox Wealth, LLC7,501$3.37M1.89%−292−3.7%Reduced
Eads & Heald Wealth Management7,510$3.38M1.63%−331−4.2%Reduced
Beach Investment Counsel Inc7,516$3.38M0.32%−2,750−26.8%Reduced
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC7,538$3.39M0.07%+3,860+104.9%Added
Encompass Wealth Advisors, LLC7,542$3.39M0.88%−4,000−34.7%Reduced
St Germain D J Co Inc7,548$3.39M0.21%−30−0.4%Reduced
Hudson Value Partners, LLC7,552$3.39M1.87%−79−1.0%Reduced
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC7,563$3.40M0.19%+80+1.1%Added
Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC7,604$3.42M2.46%−138−1.8%Reduced
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors7,604$3.42M0.50%+4+0.1%Added
IndexIQ Advisors LLC7,661$3.44M0.11%+366+5.0%Added
Bank of New Hampshire8,713$3.45M0.92%00.0%Unchanged
Altman Advisors, Inc.7,033$3.46M1.91%−19−0.3%Reduced
Hills Bank & Trust Co7,702$3.46M0.52%+91+1.2%Added
Sargent Bickham Lagudis LLC7,745$3.48M0.28%+10.0%Added
Fulton Bank, N.A.7,765$3.49M0.16%+136+1.8%Added
Tower View Investment Management & Research LLC7,777$3.49M1.94%+14+0.2%Added
Ferris Capital, LLC6,826$3.50M0.75%+6,826New
Castle Rock Wealth Management, LLC6,958$3.50M1.20%−321−4.4%Reduced
Carret Asset Management, LLC7,837$3.52M0.42%00.0%Unchanged
Bard Financial Services, Inc.7,855$3.53M0.31%+50+0.6%Added
Investment Management of Virginia LLC7,861$3.53M0.68%−123−1.5%Reduced
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership7,872$3.54M0.12%+20.0%Added
Rational Advisors LLC7,874$3.54M0.28%+500+6.8%Added
Capital Analysts, LLC7,875$3.54M0.23%+55+0.7%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.7,925$3.55M0.14%−336−4.1%Reduced
Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC7,982$3.59M0.61%−1,315−14.1%Reduced
Salem Capital Management Inc7,983$3.59M1.96%−392−4.7%Reduced
DuPont Capital Management Corp7,996$3.59M0.11%−5,468−40.6%Reduced
Hollencrest Capital Management7,999$3.59M0.32%+5,943+289.1%Added
Monetta Financial Services Inc8,000$3.60M2.91%00.0%Unchanged
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc8,004$3.60M0.02%−135−1.7%Reduced
Mid Atlantic Financial Management Inc8,022$3.60M0.24%−242−2.9%Reduced
Magnetar Financial LLC8,027$3.61M0.04%+8,027New
Marshall Wace North America L.P.8,046$3.62M0.02%−60,530−88.3%Reduced
Connable Office Inc8,051$3.62M0.53%−58−0.7%Reduced
Twin Capital Management Inc8,069$3.63M0.37%−5,639−41.1%Reduced
Bellevue Asset Management, LLC8,005$3.63M2.22%−40−0.5%Reduced
Global Retirement Partners, LLC8,099$3.64M0.36%+409+5.3%Added
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al8,128$3.65M0.03%−30−0.4%Reduced
Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co.8,095$3.66M1.28%+32+0.4%Added
Blume Capital Management, Inc.8,207$3.69M1.35%+5+0.1%Added
Cairn Investment Group, Inc.8,217$3.69M2.73%−90−1.1%Reduced
TFG Advisers LLC8,234$3.70M1.79%+22+0.3%Added
Focus Financial Network, Inc.8,246$3.71M0.49%−385−4.5%Reduced
Strategic Wealth Designers8,269$3.71M1.11%+1,400+20.4%Added
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.8,273$3.72M0.26%−28−0.3%Reduced
Godshalk Welsh Capital Management, Inc.8,286$3.72M2.32%−15−0.2%Reduced
Good Life Advisors, LLC8,302$3.73M0.51%+6,799+452.4%Added
First Interstate Bank8,305$3.73M0.38%+249+3.1%Added
Altium Wealth Management LLC8,325$3.74M0.27%+77+0.9%Added
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC8,341$3.75M1.37%−240−2.8%Reduced
Arjuna Capital8,378$3.77M1.53%+1,107+15.2%Added
Pacific Global Investment Management CO8,415$3.78M0.76%−83−1.0%Reduced
Howe & Rusling Inc8,423$3.79M0.48%+538+6.8%Added
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC8,463$3.80M0.15%−1,230−12.7%Reduced
Wimmer Associates 1, LLC8,470$3.81M2.26%−208−2.4%Reduced
Atlas Principals, LLC8,500$3.82M3.36%−2,500−22.7%Reduced
Atlantic Trust, LLC8,512$3.83M2.42%+774+10.0%Added
Boston Family Office LLC8,515$3.83M0.28%+1,127+15.3%Added
Horizon Investments, LLC8,540$3.83M0.12%+5,804+212.1%Added
Diamant Asset Management, Inc.8,550$3.84M3.18%+8,550New
Kovack Advisors, Inc.8,558$3.85M0.42%+1,751+25.7%Added
Assetmark, Inc8,577$3.85M0.02%+8,103+1,709.5%Added
Signaturefd, LLC8,596$3.86M0.13%+953+12.5%Added
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC8,616$3.87M0.18%+189+2.2%Added
Proequities, Inc.8,635$3.88M0.24%+319+3.8%Added
Manchester Financial Inc8,657$3.89M1.49%−206−2.3%Reduced
Dakota Wealth Management8,678$3.90M0.45%+466+5.7%Added
Bull Street Advisors, LLC8,698$3.91M2.01%+746+9.4%Added
Kingfisher Capital LLC8,737$3.92M1.02%+209+2.5%Added
Graybill Bartz & Assoc Ltd8,746$3.93M1.93%−399−4.4%Reduced
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC8,759$3.94M1.29%−547−5.9%Reduced
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc8,795$3.95M0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC8,806$3.96M0.49%+64+0.7%Added
Consolidated Capital Management, LLC8,808$3.96M1.86%−140−1.6%Reduced
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC8,811$3.96M0.25%−10,139−53.5%Reduced
Seeyond8,830$3.97M0.38%−3,729−29.7%Reduced
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.8,829$3.97M0.70%00.0%Unchanged
Broadleaf Partners, LLC8,831$3.97M1.31%+373+4.4%Added