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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
Heritage Investors Management Corp10,376$4.66M0.20%−584−5.3%Reduced
Griffin Asset Management, Inc.10,357$4.65M0.60%−445−4.1%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC10,342$4.65M0.64%+671+6.9%Added
Texas Yale Capital Corp.10,311$4.63M0.26%+50+0.5%Added
Cohen Klingenstein LLC10,300$4.63M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Minot Wealth Management LLC10,260$4.61M1.00%+294+3.0%Added
Gemmer Asset Management LLC10,207$4.59M0.63%−12−0.1%Reduced
Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH10,200$4.58M0.31%−20−0.2%Reduced
Telos Capital Management, Inc.10,187$4.58M0.63%−115−1.1%Reduced
King Wealth10,149$4.56M0.93%+21+0.2%Added
ETF Managers Group, LLC10,036$4.53M0.09%+10,036New
Caldwell Trust Co10,025$4.50M0.57%+862+9.4%Added
Arrow Financial Corp10,007$4.50M0.58%−437−4.2%Reduced
Lee Capital Holdings LLC10,000$4.49M2.36%00.0%Unchanged
Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co10,000$4.49M1.23%00.0%Unchanged
Clarity Financial LLC9,960$4.47M0.84%+488+5.2%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.9,948$4.47M0.36%+30+0.3%Added
Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.9,932$4.46M0.78%−6−0.1%Reduced
Petix & Botte Co9,898$4.45M1.51%+5,015+102.7%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.9,877$4.44M0.14%+21+0.2%Added
Chronos Wealth Management, LLC9,841$4.42M3.01%−127−1.3%Reduced
Greenleaf Trust9,835$4.42M0.05%+605+6.6%Added
Pecaut & Co.9,781$4.39M2.62%−50−0.5%Reduced
Conway Capital Management, Inc.9,741$4.38M2.97%−50−0.5%Reduced
Cypress Asset Management Inc9,737$4.38M1.13%−15−0.2%Reduced
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.9,736$4.38M0.30%−165−1.7%Reduced
Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management, LLC8,655$4.36M1.75%−107−1.2%Reduced
Trust Co of Oklahoma9,682$4.35M1.56%−135−1.4%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC9,655$4.34M0.37%+22+0.2%Added
Concentric Wealth Management, LLC9,653$4.34M1.33%−628−6.1%Reduced
Courier Capital LLC9,644$4.33M0.41%−140−1.4%Reduced
Lake Street Financial LLC9,635$4.33M1.06%+482+5.3%Added
Pavion Blue Capital, LLC9,628$4.33M2.69%−97−1.0%Reduced
CX Institutional9,603$4.32M0.35%−6,335−39.7%Reduced
6 Meridian9,584$4.31M0.34%−868−8.3%Reduced
Lion Street Advisors, LLC9,554$4.29M2.32%+9,554New
Nikulski Financial, Inc.9,529$4.28M1.98%+269+2.9%Added
HCR Wealth Advisors9,500$4.27M0.71%−104−1.1%Reduced
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management9,488$4.26M0.99%−865−8.4%Reduced
Northern Oak Wealth Management Inc9,443$4.24M0.52%−20,354−68.3%Reduced
Auxier Asset Management9,398$4.22M0.71%−25−0.3%Reduced
Veriti Management LLC9,369$4.21M0.60%+1,228+15.1%Added
NewEdge Wealth, LLC9,352$4.20M0.25%+531+6.0%Added
Barr E S & Co9,301$4.18M0.30%+6+0.1%Added
Optimum Investment Advisors9,296$4.18M1.76%−1,120−10.8%Reduced
Geneva Capital Management LLC9,283$4.17M0.07%−270−2.8%Reduced
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC9,239$4.15M1.03%+159+1.8%Added
MU Investments Co., Ltd.9,080$4.10M4.40%00.0%Unchanged
Bahl & Gaynor Inc9,070$4.08M0.02%−127−1.4%Reduced
Harbour Capital Advisors, LLC9,071$4.08M1.07%−9−0.1%Reduced
Accuvest Global Advisors9,009$4.07M1.92%+695+8.4%Added
Somerset Trust Co9,053$4.07M1.66%−329−3.5%Reduced
Orser Capital Management, LLC9,031$4.06M2.29%+240+2.7%Added
S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC8,978$4.03M1.90%−1,808−16.8%Reduced
Kames Capital plc8,971$4.03M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Bremer Bank National Association8,971$4.03M0.80%+15+0.2%Added
Quest Investment Management LLC8,917$4.01M0.37%−394−4.2%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc8,910$4.01M0.20%+708+8.6%Added
Argus Investors' Counsel, Inc.8,914$4.01M2.62%−4,606−34.1%Reduced
Everence Capital Management Inc8,903$4.00M0.33%00.0%Unchanged
Vivid Financial Management, Inc.8,853$3.98M1.63%−60−0.7%Reduced
Broadleaf Partners, LLC8,831$3.97M1.31%+373+4.4%Added
Seeyond8,830$3.97M0.38%−3,729−29.7%Reduced
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.8,829$3.97M0.70%00.0%Unchanged
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC8,811$3.96M0.25%−10,139−53.5%Reduced
Consolidated Capital Management, LLC8,808$3.96M1.86%−140−1.6%Reduced
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC8,806$3.96M0.49%+64+0.7%Added
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc8,795$3.95M0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC8,759$3.94M1.29%−547−5.9%Reduced
Graybill Bartz & Assoc Ltd8,746$3.93M1.93%−399−4.4%Reduced
Kingfisher Capital LLC8,737$3.92M1.02%+209+2.5%Added
Bull Street Advisors, LLC8,698$3.91M2.01%+746+9.4%Added
Dakota Wealth Management8,678$3.90M0.45%+466+5.7%Added
Manchester Financial Inc8,657$3.89M1.49%−206−2.3%Reduced
Proequities, Inc.8,635$3.88M0.24%+319+3.8%Added
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC8,616$3.87M0.18%+189+2.2%Added
Signaturefd, LLC8,596$3.86M0.13%+953+12.5%Added
Assetmark, Inc8,577$3.85M0.02%+8,103+1,709.5%Added
Kovack Advisors, Inc.8,558$3.85M0.42%+1,751+25.7%Added
Diamant Asset Management, Inc.8,550$3.84M3.18%+8,550New
Horizon Investments, LLC8,540$3.83M0.12%+5,804+212.1%Added
Boston Family Office LLC8,515$3.83M0.28%+1,127+15.3%Added
Atlantic Trust, LLC8,512$3.83M2.42%+774+10.0%Added
Atlas Principals, LLC8,500$3.82M3.36%−2,500−22.7%Reduced
Wimmer Associates 1, LLC8,470$3.81M2.26%−208−2.4%Reduced
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC8,463$3.80M0.15%−1,230−12.7%Reduced
Howe & Rusling Inc8,423$3.79M0.48%+538+6.8%Added
Pacific Global Investment Management CO8,415$3.78M0.76%−83−1.0%Reduced
Arjuna Capital8,378$3.77M1.53%+1,107+15.2%Added
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC8,341$3.75M1.37%−240−2.8%Reduced
Altium Wealth Management LLC8,325$3.74M0.27%+77+0.9%Added
First Interstate Bank8,305$3.73M0.38%+249+3.1%Added
Good Life Advisors, LLC8,302$3.73M0.51%+6,799+452.4%Added
Godshalk Welsh Capital Management, Inc.8,286$3.72M2.32%−15−0.2%Reduced
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.8,273$3.72M0.26%−28−0.3%Reduced
Strategic Wealth Designers8,269$3.71M1.11%+1,400+20.4%Added
Focus Financial Network, Inc.8,246$3.71M0.49%−385−4.5%Reduced
TFG Advisers LLC8,234$3.70M1.79%+22+0.3%Added
Cairn Investment Group, Inc.8,217$3.69M2.73%−90−1.1%Reduced
Blume Capital Management, Inc.8,207$3.69M1.35%+5+0.1%Added