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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
Belpointe Asset Management LLC11,307$5.08M0.35%+2,128+23.2%Added
New Capital Management LP11,347$5.10M2.81%+11,347New
Financial Advocates Investment Management11,366$5.11M0.36%−4,734−29.4%Reduced
WD Rutherford LLC11,375$5.11M2.78%00.0%Unchanged
World Asset Management Inc11,421$5.13M0.51%−641−5.3%Reduced
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.11,444$5.14M0.26%−752−6.2%Reduced
Whalerock Point Partners, LLC11,464$5.15M2.00%00.0%Unchanged
Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd11,509$5.17M0.44%−386−3.2%Reduced
Hartline Investment Corp11,530$5.18M0.72%00.0%Unchanged
Bayesian Capital Management, LP11,563$5.20M1.50%+11,563New
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund11,576$5.20M0.55%+70+0.6%Added
McMillion Capital Management Inc11,583$5.21M3.06%−650−5.3%Reduced
Country Club Trust Company, n.a.11,527$5.21M0.45%+139+1.2%Added
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC11,619$5.22M0.18%+9+0.1%Added
Putnam Investments LLC11,643$5.23M0.01%−63,400−84.5%Reduced
Unified Trust Company, N.A.11,680$5.25M1.55%−9−0.1%Reduced
Livingston Group Asset Management CO (operating as Southport Capital Management)11,682$5.25M2.11%−601−4.9%Reduced
Stokes Capital Advisors, LLC11,681$5.25M1.69%−25−0.2%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC11,685$5.25M0.17%+500+4.5%Added
Buckley Wealth Management, LLC11,757$5.28M1.71%−40−0.3%Reduced
Baugh & Associates, LLC11,789$5.30M3.24%+50.0%Added
Mount Vernon Associates Inc11,812$5.31M4.87%+10+0.1%Added
Proficio Capital Partners LLC11,884$5.34M0.70%−19−0.2%Reduced
Cascadia Advisory Services, LLC11,937$5.36M1.09%−340−2.8%Reduced
Independent Financial Group, LLC11,942$5.37M0.55%+747+6.7%Added
Truehand, Inc11,947$5.37M3.17%00.0%Unchanged
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan12,000$5.39M0.73%00.0%Unchanged
Park Avenue Securities LLC12,010$5.40M0.11%+123+1.0%Added
Wesbanco Bank Inc12,029$5.41M0.21%−83−0.7%Reduced
Montecito Bank & Trust12,065$5.42M1.05%+263+2.2%Added
Berger Financial Group, Inc12,089$5.43M0.98%−98−0.8%Reduced
Knuff & Co LLC12,115$5.44M2.04%−50.0%Reduced
Westover Capital Advisors, LLC12,131$5.45M1.71%−449−3.6%Reduced
Stillwater Investment Management, LLC12,154$5.46M1.45%−290−2.3%Reduced
EFG Asset Management (Americas) Corp.12,165$5.48M0.98%+777+6.8%Added
Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc12,204$5.48M0.23%+299+2.5%Added
Duncker Streett & Co Inc12,224$5.49M1.04%−292−2.3%Reduced
Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd.12,229$5.50M1.63%−64−0.5%Reduced
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank12,268$5.51M0.57%−197−1.6%Reduced
IBM Retirement Fund12,479$5.61M0.44%+24+0.2%Added
Allstate Corp12,518$5.63M0.23%−585−4.5%Reduced
Fayez Sarofim & Co12,560$5.64M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc12,499$5.65M0.82%−500−3.8%Reduced
1st Source Bank12,624$5.67M0.36%+65+0.5%Added
Fishman Jay A Ltd12,623$5.67M0.70%00.0%Unchanged
American Money Management, LLC12,658$5.69M1.61%−20−0.2%Reduced
Kanawha Capital Management LLC12,712$5.71M0.53%−717−5.3%Reduced
Mitchell Capital Management Co12,822$5.76M1.29%−61−0.5%Reduced
Roundview Capital LLC12,823$5.76M0.64%+702+5.8%Added
NatWest Group plc12,863$5.78M3.11%+233+1.8%Added
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC12,950$5.79M1.11%−643−4.7%Reduced
Goelzer Investment Management, Inc.13,157$5.91M0.52%+97+0.7%Added
Pathstone Family Office, LLC13,197$5.93M0.17%+2,617+24.7%Added
Jones Financial Companies LLLP13,198$5.93M0.01%−1,246−8.6%Reduced
Burns J W & Co Inc13,221$5.94M0.93%+522+4.1%Added
Arlington Financial Advisors, LLC13,281$5.97M2.34%−377−2.8%Reduced
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC14,669$5.97M0.09%−10.0%Reduced
Bath Savings Trust Co13,346$6.00M0.69%+753+6.0%Added
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise13,385$6.01M0.26%−800−5.6%Reduced
BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc.13,460$6.05M0.48%−2,033−13.1%Reduced
Empire Life Investments Inc.13,471$6.05M0.40%−50.0%Reduced
BFSG, LLC13,531$6.08M0.93%−115−0.8%Reduced
GPM Growth Investors, Inc.13,611$6.12M3.23%−12−0.1%Reduced
Steel Peak Wealth Management LLC13,658$6.14M0.42%+5,069+59.0%Added
Cigna Investments Inc13,662$6.14M0.46%−232−1.7%Reduced
Cambridge Trust Co13,727$6.17M0.23%+194+1.4%Added
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC13,802$6.20M2.24%+20+0.1%Added
Montag A & Associates Inc13,882$6.24M0.33%−314−2.2%Reduced
Wetherby Asset Management Inc13,933$6.26M0.39%+28+0.2%Added
Resources Management Corp13,941$6.26M0.90%+89+0.6%Added
Perennial Advisors, LLC13,962$6.27M1.85%+128+0.9%Added
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management14,081$6.33M0.36%−883−5.9%Reduced
American Portfolios Advisors14,090$6.33M0.24%+313+2.3%Added
Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management, LLC14,110$6.34M5.47%−143−1.0%Reduced
Cypress Capital Group14,134$6.35M0.86%−270−1.9%Reduced
Hancock Whitney Corp14,185$6.37M0.22%−2,915−17.0%Reduced
Gifford Fong Associates14,200$6.38M1.24%00.0%Unchanged
Hixon Zuercher, LLC14,226$6.39M3.74%+137+1.0%Added
JustInvest LLC14,273$6.41M0.58%+1,400+10.9%Added
Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc14,323$6.44M6.54%−95−0.7%Reduced
Purus Wealth Management, LLC14,409$6.47M4.47%+24+0.2%Added
Verdence Capital Advisors LLC14,445$6.49M0.85%+254+1.8%Added
Penobscot Investment Management Company, Inc.14,465$6.50M0.97%+65+0.5%Added
Covington Investment Advisors Inc.14,552$6.54M1.41%−220−1.5%Reduced
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.14,633$6.58M0.11%+724+5.2%Added
ACG Wealth14,667$6.59M0.87%−237−1.6%Reduced
Capital Planning Advisors, LLC14,668$6.59M1.37%−201−1.4%Reduced
CapWealth Advisors, LLC14,695$6.60M0.72%+51+0.3%Added
Meitav Dash Investments Ltd14,770$6.64M0.11%+8,060+120.1%Added
Tompkins Financial Corp14,813$6.66M1.22%+14,813New
Raymond James Trust N.A.14,836$6.67M0.22%−561−3.6%Reduced
Marietta Wealth Management, LLC14,898$6.69M1.46%+152+1.0%Added
Stenahm Asset Managment Ltd15,000$6.74M4.39%−1,250−7.7%Reduced
Redwood Investments, LLC15,052$6.76M0.56%−2,120−12.3%Reduced
FRG Family Wealth Advisors LLC15,086$6.78M1.33%−3,849−20.3%Reduced
O'Shares Investment Advisers, LLC15,139$6.80M0.50%−2,868−15.9%Reduced
Mark Stevens15,183$6.82M0.76%−477−3.0%Reduced
Hendley & Co Inc15,198$6.83M2.39%−120−0.8%Reduced
Wendell David Associates Inc15,215$6.84M0.76%−70−0.5%Reduced
Regentatlantic Capital LLC15,264$6.86M0.21%+1,182+8.4%Added