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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
Empire Life Investments Inc.13,471$6.05M0.40%−50.0%Reduced
BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc.13,460$6.05M0.48%−2,033−13.1%Reduced
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise13,385$6.01M0.26%−800−5.6%Reduced
Bath Savings Trust Co13,346$6.00M0.69%+753+6.0%Added
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC14,669$5.97M0.09%−10.0%Reduced
Arlington Financial Advisors, LLC13,281$5.97M2.34%−377−2.8%Reduced
Burns J W & Co Inc13,221$5.94M0.93%+522+4.1%Added
Jones Financial Companies LLLP13,198$5.93M0.01%−1,246−8.6%Reduced
Pathstone Family Office, LLC13,197$5.93M0.17%+2,617+24.7%Added
Goelzer Investment Management, Inc.13,157$5.91M0.52%+97+0.7%Added
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC12,950$5.79M1.11%−643−4.7%Reduced
NatWest Group plc12,863$5.78M3.11%+233+1.8%Added
Mitchell Capital Management Co12,822$5.76M1.29%−61−0.5%Reduced
Roundview Capital LLC12,823$5.76M0.64%+702+5.8%Added
Kanawha Capital Management LLC12,712$5.71M0.53%−717−5.3%Reduced
American Money Management, LLC12,658$5.69M1.61%−20−0.2%Reduced
Fishman Jay A Ltd12,623$5.67M0.70%00.0%Unchanged
1st Source Bank12,624$5.67M0.36%+65+0.5%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc12,499$5.65M0.82%−500−3.8%Reduced
Fayez Sarofim & Co12,560$5.64M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Allstate Corp12,518$5.63M0.23%−585−4.5%Reduced
IBM Retirement Fund12,479$5.61M0.44%+24+0.2%Added
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank12,268$5.51M0.57%−197−1.6%Reduced
Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd.12,229$5.50M1.63%−64−0.5%Reduced
Duncker Streett & Co Inc12,224$5.49M1.04%−292−2.3%Reduced
Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc12,204$5.48M0.23%+299+2.5%Added
EFG Asset Management (Americas) Corp.12,165$5.48M0.98%+777+6.8%Added
Stillwater Investment Management, LLC12,154$5.46M1.45%−290−2.3%Reduced
Westover Capital Advisors, LLC12,131$5.45M1.71%−449−3.6%Reduced
Knuff & Co LLC12,115$5.44M2.04%−50.0%Reduced
Berger Financial Group, Inc12,089$5.43M0.98%−98−0.8%Reduced
Montecito Bank & Trust12,065$5.42M1.05%+263+2.2%Added
Wesbanco Bank Inc12,029$5.41M0.21%−83−0.7%Reduced
Park Avenue Securities LLC12,010$5.40M0.11%+123+1.0%Added
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan12,000$5.39M0.73%00.0%Unchanged
Truehand, Inc11,947$5.37M3.17%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Financial Group, LLC11,942$5.37M0.55%+747+6.7%Added
Cascadia Advisory Services, LLC11,937$5.36M1.09%−340−2.8%Reduced
Proficio Capital Partners LLC11,884$5.34M0.70%−19−0.2%Reduced
Mount Vernon Associates Inc11,812$5.31M4.87%+10+0.1%Added
Baugh & Associates, LLC11,789$5.30M3.24%+50.0%Added
Buckley Wealth Management, LLC11,757$5.28M1.71%−40−0.3%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC11,685$5.25M0.17%+500+4.5%Added
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
Unified Trust Company, N.A.11,680$5.25M1.55%−9−0.1%Reduced
Putnam Investments LLC11,643$5.23M0.01%−63,400−84.5%Reduced
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC11,619$5.22M0.18%+9+0.1%Added
Country Club Trust Company, n.a.11,527$5.21M0.45%+139+1.2%Added
McMillion Capital Management Inc11,583$5.21M3.06%−650−5.3%Reduced
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund11,576$5.20M0.55%+70+0.6%Added
Bayesian Capital Management, LP11,563$5.20M1.50%+11,563New
Hartline Investment Corp11,530$5.18M0.72%00.0%Unchanged
Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd11,509$5.17M0.44%−386−3.2%Reduced
Whalerock Point Partners, LLC11,464$5.15M2.00%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.11,444$5.14M0.26%−752−6.2%Reduced
World Asset Management Inc11,421$5.13M0.51%−641−5.3%Reduced
WD Rutherford LLC11,375$5.11M2.78%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advocates Investment Management11,366$5.11M0.36%−4,734−29.4%Reduced
New Capital Management LP11,347$5.10M2.81%+11,347New
Belpointe Asset Management LLC11,307$5.08M0.35%+2,128+23.2%Added
First Personal Financial Services11,259$5.06M1.26%−155−1.4%Reduced
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC11,223$5.04M0.03%−1,159−9.4%Reduced
TownSquare Capital, LLC11,204$5.04M0.15%+1,060+10.4%Added
Clarius Group, LLC11,188$5.03M0.45%+85+0.8%Added
Beck Mack & Oliver LLC11,183$5.03M0.13%+10+0.1%Added
Wade G W & Inc11,176$5.02M0.24%+114+1.0%Added
Brookstone Capital Management11,233$5.00M0.09%+119+1.1%Added
Banco de Sabadell, S.A5,824$5.00M3.36%+107+1.9%Added
Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC11,069$4.97M0.74%+42+0.4%Added
Bray Capital Advisors11,051$4.97M1.27%−54−0.5%Reduced
Hoffman, Alan N Investment Management11,021$4.95M2.90%+96+0.9%Added
Professional Planning11,003$4.94M2.36%−600−5.2%Reduced
Peachtree Investment Partners, LLC10,959$4.92M2.41%+1,690+18.2%Added
Edgestream Partners, L.P.10,929$4.91M0.30%+10,929New
Pitcairn Co10,901$4.90M0.34%−491−4.3%Reduced
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC10,898$4.90M0.37%−3,873−26.2%Reduced
Baldwin Investment Management, LLC10,898$4.90M0.85%−88−0.8%Reduced
Amica Mutual Insurance Co10,892$4.89M0.51%00.0%Unchanged
Tsai Capital Corp10,882$4.89M4.21%−155−1.4%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC10,881$4.89M0.10%+4,338+66.3%Added
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC10,839$4.87M0.30%+323+3.1%Added
Enterprise Bank & Trust Co10,838$4.87M1.92%−114−1.0%Reduced
Weik Capital Management10,809$4.86M2.01%−73−0.7%Reduced
BTR Capital Management Inc10,785$4.85M0.60%−185−1.7%Reduced
SFE Investment Counsel10,763$4.84M1.35%−285−2.6%Reduced
Clarity Wealth Advisors, LLC10,763$4.84M2.38%+19+0.2%Added
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.10,714$4.81M0.13%+7,088+195.5%Added
180 Wealth Advisors, LLC10,631$4.81M1.06%−38−0.4%Reduced
44 Wealth Management LLC10,647$4.78M1.83%−17−0.2%Reduced
Blue Fin Capital, Inc.10,614$4.77M1.46%+508+5.0%Added
Ayrshire Capital Management LLC10,594$4.76M2.70%+47+0.4%Added
Spinnaker Trust10,531$4.73M0.33%+514+5.1%Added
Bank of Stockton10,497$4.72M1.45%−172−1.6%Reduced
Toroso Investments, LLC10,462$4.70M0.18%−367−3.4%Reduced
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co10,446$4.69M0.13%−394−3.6%Reduced
Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC10,433$4.69M0.10%+18+0.2%Added
BBVA USA10,417$4.68M0.27%−441−4.1%Reduced
SlateStone Wealth, LLC10,392$4.67M1.07%+10+0.1%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC10,388$4.67M0.32%−1,317−11.3%Reduced