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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
Voya Investment Management LLC198,262$89.1M0.18%−6,649−3.2%Reduced
Dorsal Capital Management, LLC200,000$89.9M4.63%−150,000−42.9%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.200,355$90.0M0.33%−1,889−0.9%Reduced
Mariner, LLC204,497$91.9M0.48%+13,769+7.2%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.205,464$92.3M0.48%+110,022+115.3%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.208,143$93.5M0.38%+2,875+1.4%Added
Bluestein R H & Co208,779$93.8M3.72%+1,046+0.5%Added
William Blair Investment Management, LLC214,356$96.3M0.27%−4,132−1.9%Reduced
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, LLC215,358$96.8M2.26%+8,502+4.1%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.218,696$98.3M0.48%+17,710+8.8%Added
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP219,680$98.7M0.98%+11,320+5.4%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA220,545$99.1M0.51%−1,579−0.7%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec224,669$101.0M0.22%+148,440+194.7%Added
Personal Capital Advisors Corp226,946$102.0M0.51%+6,744+3.1%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.238,360$107.1M0.27%+35,041+17.2%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.239,806$107.8M0.21%+24,384+11.3%Added
Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC242,632$109.0M9.98%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.243,860$109.6M0.23%+12,892+5.6%Added
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC244,289$109.8M0.55%+627+0.3%Added
Royal London Asset Management Ltd256,573$115.3M0.47%−6,317−2.4%Reduced
Haverford Trust Co256,716$115.4M1.38%−1100.0%Reduced
Bristol John W & Co Inc258,523$116.2M2.17%−3,710−1.4%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.258,757$116.3M0.45%−11,290−4.2%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D261,904$117.7M0.36%−852−0.3%Reduced
Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P.266,179$119.6M1.28%−10,858−3.9%Reduced
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC280,813$126.2M3.09%−514−0.2%Reduced
Carmignac Gestion285,529$128.3M1.61%−45,635−13.8%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management SA288,510$129.6M0.14%+288,510New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC295,250$132.7M0.33%+11,625+4.1%Added
Man Group plc298,226$134.0M0.48%−162,908−35.3%Reduced
Railway Pension Investments Ltd299,342$134.5M1.09%+6,400+2.2%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio299,607$134.6M0.48%+2,701+0.9%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.308,653$138.7M1.02%−20,379−6.2%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP309,384$139.0M0.37%−272,309−46.8%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc311,476$140.0M0.75%+914+0.3%Added
Hosking Partners LLP312,473$140.4M3.48%−34,959−10.1%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp315,156$141.6M0.23%+8,144+2.7%Added
Westfield Capital Management Co LP315,790$141.9M0.86%−4,713−1.5%Reduced
Rathbone Brothers plc317,075$142.5M1.53%−2,613−0.8%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.329,640$148.1M0.30%+10,256+3.2%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.330,800$148.6M0.95%+5,900+1.8%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC337,989$151.7M0.41%−15,100−4.3%Reduced
TCW Group Inc340,887$153.2M1.35%−3,329−1.0%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale339,593$154.2M0.43%+3,177+0.9%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board353,802$159.0M0.33%+63,942+22.1%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.355,142$159.6M0.56%−6,208−1.7%Reduced
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.357,130$160.5M0.39%−14,641−3.9%Reduced
Ci Investments Inc.357,388$160.6M0.60%−188,520−34.5%Reduced
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC357,672$160.7M0.73%+6,053+1.7%Added
Waverton Investment Management Ltd358,311$161.0M6.35%+2,903+0.8%Added
Aviva PLC364,288$163.7M0.73%−13,973−3.7%Reduced
Congress Asset Management Co370,377$166.4M1.30%+29,109+8.5%Added
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc372,190$167.2M1.13%+66,157+21.6%Added
Boston Trust Walden Corp374,601$168.3M1.49%−18,875−4.8%Reduced
Capital Counsel LLC382,783$172.0M8.46%+478+0.1%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp384,453$172.8M0.38%−13,513−3.4%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.387,252$174.1M0.29%+35,330+10.0%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc389,660$175.1M0.36%−27,513−6.6%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC395,669$177.8M0.17%+17,802+4.7%Added
Keybank National Association397,718$178.7M0.78%+310.0%Added
Chilton Investment Co LLC416,602$187.2M4.62%−5,444−1.3%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc413,637$188.6M0.26%−8,364−2.0%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc425,287$191.1M0.19%+83,050+24.3%Added
Blair William & Co442,929$199.0M0.68%−2,237−0.5%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd457,071$205.4M0.18%−17,973−3.8%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.474,677$213.3M0.42%+98,309+26.1%Added
Bessemer Group Inc489,440$219.9M0.47%+3,688+0.8%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc496,091$222.9M0.12%+21,303+4.5%Added
Comgest Global Investors S.A.S.497,327$223.5M2.92%+16,473+3.4%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank637,166$225.7M0.35%+136,872+27.4%Added
First Trust Advisors LP512,010$230.1M0.25%−21,493−4.0%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC511,461$230.6M0.26%−63,736−11.1%Reduced
New York State Teachers Retirement System524,407$235.6M0.50%−11,590−2.2%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC525,594$236.2M0.66%+50,477+10.6%Added
Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC.529,207$237.8M3.33%+23,300+4.6%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC530,528$238.4M0.91%+11,381+2.2%Added
Emerald Advisors, LLC537,171$241.4M68.86%−11,971−2.2%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System544,633$244.7M0.48%−16,220−2.9%Reduced
National Pension Service549,769$247.0M0.47%−5,773−1.0%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc574,859$258.3M0.10%+35,127+6.5%Added
Sarasin & Partners LLP580,849$261.0M2.63%−12,903−2.2%Reduced
AXA S.A.583,047$262.0M0.74%−951−0.2%Reduced
US Bancorp585,662$263.2M0.50%−12,729−2.1%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group588,276$264.3M0.42%−52,735−8.2%Reduced
Mackenzie Financial Corp610,719$274.4M0.39%−1,955−0.3%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.620,623$278.9M0.26%−10,465−1.7%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado638,534$286.9M1.26%−5,004−0.8%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP643,240$289.0M0.37%+128,427+24.9%Added
Loomis Sayles & Co L P652,823$293.3M0.36%+4,604+0.7%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC658,369$295.8M0.55%−70,840−9.7%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG669,850$301.0M0.24%−4,736−0.7%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co668,377$302.4M0.70%−46,778−6.5%Reduced
Citigroup Inc677,904$304.6M0.31%−116,225−14.6%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.702,795$315.8M0.81%+9,028+1.3%Added
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC717,152$322.3M0.75%+8,444+1.2%Added
WCM Investment Management, LLC720,088$323.6M0.75%+45,720+6.8%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co728,182$327.2M0.10%−102,749−12.4%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.732,480$329.1M0.73%+25,540+3.6%Added
Raymond James & Associates775,600$348.5M0.31%+14,161+1.9%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc773,896$349.5M0.79%−390,298−33.5%Reduced