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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4,261 | $301.8B |
| Q1 2026 | 4,274 | $311.5B |
| Q4 2025 | 4,138 | $272.0B |
| Q3 2025 | 3,941 | $274.4B |
| Q2 2025 | 4,011 | $302.3B |
| Q1 2025 | 3,952 | $287.8B |
| Q4 2024 | 3,941 | $279.6B |
| Q3 2024 | 3,590 | $266.7B |
| Q2 2024 | 3,526 | $258.3B |
| Q1 2024 | 3,419 | $222.0B |
| Q4 2023 | 3,343 | $201.0B |
| Q3 2023 | 3,077 | $169.9B |
| Q2 2023 | 3,041 | $162.0B |
| Q1 2023 | 2,943 | $149.2B |
| Q4 2022 | 2,938 | $137.2B |
| Q3 2022 | 2,825 | $141.6B |
| Q2 2022 | 2,784 | $143.4B |
| Q1 2022 | 2,862 | $172.4B |
| Q4 2021 | 2,823 | $170.2B |
| Q3 2021 | 2,463 | $134.3B |
| Q2 2021 | 2,394 | $119.0B |
| Q1 2021 | 2,359 | $104.1B |
Institutions, Q3 2021
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q2 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 15,290 | $6.87M | 0.51% | +427+2.9% | Added |
| Private Trust Co NA | 15,308 | $6.88M | 1.00% | +3,268+27.1% | Added |
| Keeler Thomas Management LLC | 15,364 | $6.91M | 3.29% | +222+1.5% | Added |
| Lido Advisors, LLC | 15,617 | $7.02M | 0.16% | +3,488+28.8% | Added |
| RKL Wealth Management LLC | 15,658 | $7.04M | 0.89% | −489−3.0% | Reduced |
| Veritable, L.P. | 15,688 | $7.05M | 0.11% | +524+3.5% | Added |
| Hartford Financial Management Inc. | 15,883 | $7.14M | 1.82% | −106−0.7% | Reduced |
| Sigma Investment Counselors Inc | 15,884 | $7.14M | 0.53% | −31−0.2% | Reduced |
| Colony Group LLC | 15,990 | $7.18M | 0.14% | −89−0.6% | Reduced |
| Capital International Sarl | 16,085 | $7.23M | 0.64% | −744−4.4% | Reduced |
| Kercheville Advisors, LLC | 16,187 | $7.27M | 3.45% | −239−1.5% | Reduced |
| Marketfield Asset Management LLC | 16,195 | $7.28M | 5.76% | −84−0.5% | Reduced |
| Mattern Capital Management, LLC | 16,215 | $7.29M | 1.44% | +109+0.7% | Added |
| Brighton Jones LLC | 16,360 | $7.35M | 0.38% | +914+5.9% | Added |
| Sepio Capital, LP | 16,383 | $7.36M | 0.62% | +45+0.3% | Added |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 16,417 | $7.38M | 0.59% | +16,417 | New |
| Bridges Investment Management Inc | 16,495 | $7.41M | 0.23% | +258+1.6% | Added |
| Blueshift Asset Management, LLC | 16,497 | $7.41M | 0.41% | −32,791−66.5% | Reduced |
| Chelsea Counsel Co | 16,566 | $7.44M | 3.39% | −445−2.6% | Reduced |
| RB Capital Management, LLC | 16,567 | $7.44M | 2.80% | +325+2.0% | Added |
| Stewart Asset Management, LLC | 16,576 | $7.45M | 3.89% | −25−0.2% | Reduced |
| Landsberg, Bennett, & Dubbaneh LLC | 16,618 | $7.45M | 0.95% | −22−0.1% | Reduced |
| Webster Bank, N. A. | 16,602 | $7.46M | 0.83% | −554−3.2% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 16,610 | $7.46M | 0.18% | +3,623+27.9% | Added |
| Bell Asset Management Ltd | 16,640 | $7.48M | 1.28% | −1,820−9.9% | Reduced |
| Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc | 16,756 | $7.53M | 0.32% | +890+5.6% | Added |
| First National Bank of Mount Dora, Trust Investment Services | 16,825 | $7.56M | 2.49% | −78−0.5% | Reduced |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 16,867 | $7.57M | 0.15% | −1,270−7.0% | Reduced |
| Carderock Capital Management Inc | 16,859 | $7.58M | 2.13% | +222+1.3% | Added |
| Elk River Wealth Management, LLC | 16,930 | $7.61M | 1.92% | +265+1.6% | Added |
| Wilsey Asset Management Inc | 17,110 | $7.69M | 1.88% | −10−0.1% | Reduced |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 17,181 | $7.72M | 1.98% | +68+0.4% | Added |
| Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc. | 17,193 | $7.73M | 1.71% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vision Capital Management, Inc. | 17,235 | $7.75M | 1.26% | +112+0.7% | Added |
| Karani Asset Management LLC | 17,303 | $7.78M | 3.77% | −4,818−21.8% | Reduced |
| Cullinan Associates Inc | 17,397 | $7.82M | 0.43% | −1,889−9.8% | Reduced |
| Connors Investor Services Inc | 17,501 | $7.86M | 0.83% | −10,472−37.4% | Reduced |
| Regency Capital Management Inc. | 17,592 | $7.91M | 5.56% | +892+5.3% | Added |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 17,683 | $7.95M | 0.96% | +41+0.2% | Added |
| Miracle Mile Advisors, LLC | 17,736 | $7.97M | 0.38% | +124+0.7% | Added |
| Arthur M. Cohen & Associates, LLC | 17,860 | $8.02M | 1.63% | −138−0.8% | Reduced |
| L & S Advisors Inc | 17,923 | $8.05M | 0.87% | −500−2.7% | Reduced |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 17,932 | $8.06M | 0.21% | +506+2.9% | Added |
| First Manhattan Co | 17,940 | $8.06M | 0.03% | +60.0% | Added |
| Prudential PLC | 17,996 | $8.09M | 0.11% | +1,834+11.3% | Added |
| PFG Advisors | 18,000 | $8.09M | 0.92% | −75−0.4% | Reduced |
| W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co | 18,001 | $8.09M | 1.29% | +195+1.1% | Added |
| Gamble Jones Investment Counsel | 18,178 | $8.17M | 0.53% | −530−2.8% | Reduced |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 18,264 | $8.21M | 0.07% | +1,355+8.0% | Added |
| American National Bank | 18,403 | $8.27M | 1.83% | −2,621−12.5% | Reduced |
| King Luther Capital Management Corp | 18,473 | $8.30M | 0.04% | −229−1.2% | Reduced |
| Progressive Investment Management Corp | 18,576 | $8.35M | 2.48% | +160+0.9% | Added |
| Massmutual Trust Co FSB | 18,638 | $8.38M | 0.35% | +856+4.8% | Added |
| Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC | 18,664 | $8.39M | 0.17% | −228−1.2% | Reduced |
| McKinley Carter Wealth Services, Inc. | 18,669 | $8.39M | 0.69% | +69+0.4% | Added |
| Lincoln National Corp | 18,680 | $8.39M | 0.18% | +234+1.3% | Added |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 18,800 | $8.45M | 0.87% | −16,200−46.3% | Reduced |
| Sitrin Capital Management LLC | 18,819 | $8.46M | 4.05% | +19+0.1% | Added |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 18,827 | $8.46M | 0.11% | +1,356+7.8% | Added |
| Haverford Financial Services, Inc. | 18,870 | $8.48M | 2.06% | −13−0.1% | Reduced |
| Venture Visionary Partners LLC | 18,913 | $8.50M | 0.60% | +838+4.6% | Added |
| North Star Asset Management Inc | 18,949 | $8.52M | 0.47% | +1,080+6.0% | Added |
| Bollard Group LLC | 18,998 | $8.54M | 0.28% | +33+0.2% | Added |
| Nelson Capital Management, LLC | 19,010 | $8.54M | 1.70% | −8,778−31.6% | Reduced |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 19,191 | $8.62M | 0.26% | −1,091−5.4% | Reduced |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. | 19,271 | $8.66M | 0.69% | +80+0.4% | Added |
| McGuire Investment Group, LLC | 19,290 | $8.67M | 1.63% | −107−0.6% | Reduced |
| Univest Financial Corp | 19,303 | $8.67M | 2.42% | −951−4.7% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 19,406 | $8.72M | 0.36% | +172+0.9% | Added |
| Slow Capital, Inc. | 19,410 | $8.72M | 1.60% | −145−0.7% | Reduced |
| Cozad Asset Management Inc | 19,510 | $8.77M | 1.37% | −569−2.8% | Reduced |
| Liberty Capital Management, Inc. | 19,526 | $8.77M | 2.59% | −30.0% | Reduced |
| Pallas Capital Advisors LLC | 17,469 | $8.78M | 0.96% | +5,725+48.7% | Added |
| Argent Trust Co | 19,619 | $8.82M | 0.57% | −186−0.9% | Reduced |
| Nwam LLC | 19,666 | $8.84M | 0.80% | +1,983+11.2% | Added |
| Kesler, Norman & Wride, LLC | 19,700 | $8.85M | 2.09% | −20.0% | Reduced |
| E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB | 19,700 | $8.85M | 0.28% | +500+2.6% | Added |
| Sandy Spring Bank | 19,786 | $8.89M | 0.47% | −259−1.3% | Reduced |
| Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC | 19,831 | $8.91M | 0.67% | +12+0.1% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC | 20,077 | $9.02M | 0.18% | +20.0% | Added |
| WoodTrust Financial Corp | 20,120 | $9.04M | 2.12% | +869+4.5% | Added |
| Leuthold Group, LLC | 20,278 | $9.11M | 1.12% | +20,278 | New |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC | 20,312 | $9.13M | 0.40% | −306−1.5% | Reduced |
| Greenline Partners, LLC | 20,353 | $9.15M | 1.91% | +289+1.4% | Added |
| Palisade Capital Management LLC | 20,386 | $9.16M | 0.20% | −266−1.3% | Reduced |
| Harvest Volatility Management LLC | 20,389 | $9.16M | 0.43% | +7,686+60.5% | Added |
| Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. | 20,408 | $9.17M | 0.14% | −663−3.1% | Reduced |
| Hutner Capital Management Inc | 20,480 | $9.20M | 6.02% | −81−0.4% | Reduced |
| Stephens Inc | 20,644 | $9.28M | 0.14% | −1,214−5.6% | Reduced |
| German American Bancorp, Inc. | 20,714 | $9.31M | 1.43% | +672+3.4% | Added |
| Tower Bridge Advisors | 20,786 | $9.34M | 0.62% | −90−0.4% | Reduced |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 20,815 | $9.35M | 0.07% | +2,011+10.7% | Added |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 20,821 | $9.36M | 0.12% | +6,585+46.3% | Added |
| Harbour Investment Management LLC | 20,867 | $9.38M | 4.75% | −739−3.4% | Reduced |
| Stonnington Group, LLC | 20,801 | $9.40M | 2.10% | +720+3.6% | Added |
| Central Bank & Trust Co | 20,964 | $9.42M | 1.55% | +208+1.0% | Added |
| Advisor Partners LLC | 21,028 | $9.45M | 0.64% | −658−3.0% | Reduced |
| Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Long Beach | 21,025 | $9.45M | 2.48% | +336+1.6% | Added |
| Northstar Group, Inc. | 21,066 | $9.47M | 2.46% | −78−0.4% | Reduced |
| Banco Santander, S.A. | 21,081 | $9.47M | 0.05% | −4,887−18.8% | Reduced |