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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, Q4 2021

Institutional positions in Costco Wholesale Corp as of Dec 31, 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
2,823
+399 vs. Q3 2021
Shares held
300.6M
+1.80M (+0.6%) vs. Q3 2021
Total value
$170.2B
+$36.1B (+26.9%) vs. Q3 2021
New holders
468
1,025 more added
Sold out
69
973 more reduced

39 institutions that held it in Q3 2021 haven't filed for Q4 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2021: 2,823 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 heldQ4 2021: $170.2B
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, Q4 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q3 2021.

Institutions holding COST in Q4 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Good Life Advisors, LLC8,321$4.72M0.57%+19+0.2%Added
Pacific Global Investment Management CO8,328$4.73M0.87%−87−1.0%Reduced
Horizon Investments, LLC8,360$4.74M0.14%−180−2.1%Reduced
First Interstate Bank8,357$4.74M0.46%+52+0.6%Added
We Are One Seven, LLC8,372$4.75M0.49%+1,581+23.3%Added
Manchester Financial Inc8,406$4.77M1.68%−251−2.9%Reduced
Wimmer Associates 1, LLC8,425$4.78M2.56%−45−0.5%Reduced
Atlantic Trust, LLC8,461$4.80M2.83%−51−0.6%Reduced
McKinley Capital Management LLC /Delaware8,500$4.83M0.43%+8,500New
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC8,550$4.85M1.35%−209−2.4%Reduced
180 Wealth Advisors, LLC10,110$4.87M1.09%−521−4.9%Reduced
Diamant Asset Management, Inc.8,580$4.87M3.56%+30+0.4%Added
Bull Street Advisors, LLC8,613$4.89M2.33%−85−1.0%Reduced
Graybill Bartz & Assoc Ltd8,694$4.94M2.24%−52−0.6%Reduced
Argus Investors' Counsel, Inc.8,714$4.95M2.98%−200−2.2%Reduced
Consolidated Capital Management, LLC8,726$4.95M2.20%−82−0.9%Reduced
Griffin Asset Management, Inc.8,742$4.96M0.62%−1,615−15.6%Reduced
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.8,742$4.96M0.81%−87−1.0%Reduced
Altium Wealth Management LLC8,777$4.98M0.32%+452+5.4%Added
Moors & Cabot, Inc.8,792$4.99M0.31%+1,296+17.3%Added
Global Retirement Partners, LLC8,809$5.00M3.87%+710+8.8%Added
Vivid Financial Management, Inc.8,824$5.01M1.87%−29−0.3%Reduced
Broadleaf Partners, LLC8,826$5.01M1.54%−5−0.1%Reduced
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC8,828$5.01M0.56%+4,758+116.9%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC8,844$5.02M1.11%−395−4.3%Reduced
Arjuna Capital8,877$5.04M1.85%+499+6.0%Added
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC8,883$5.04M0.56%+77+0.9%Added
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc8,920$5.06M0.30%+125+1.4%Added
Somerset Trust Co8,937$5.07M1.85%−116−1.3%Reduced
Orser Capital Management, LLC8,992$5.11M2.64%−39−0.4%Reduced
Two Sigma Advisers, LP9,000$5.11M0.01%−88,802−90.8%Reduced
Kingfisher Capital LLC9,020$5.12M1.18%+283+3.2%Added
Oak Harbor Wealth Partners, LLC9,023$5.12M1.76%+9,023New
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.9,531$5.13M0.32%−205−2.1%Reduced
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC9,050$5.14M0.17%+587+6.9%Added
Proequities, Inc.9,055$5.14M0.29%+420+4.9%Added
Geneva Capital Management LLC9,065$5.15M0.08%−218−2.3%Reduced
Northern Oak Wealth Management Inc9,068$5.15M0.58%−375−4.0%Reduced
Harbour Capital Advisors, LLC9,068$5.15M1.27%−30.0%Reduced
Annex Advisory Services, LLC9,079$5.15M0.35%+1,745+23.8%Added
Engineers Gate Manager LP9,125$5.18M0.23%+6,789+290.6%Added
Arrow Financial Corp9,137$5.19M0.61%−870−8.7%Reduced
Focus Financial Network, Inc.9,172$5.21M0.76%+926+11.2%Added
Strategic Wealth Designers9,213$5.23M1.36%+944+11.4%Added
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.9,218$5.23M0.32%+945+11.4%Added
Auxier Asset Management9,226$5.24M0.81%−172−1.8%Reduced
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC9,254$5.25M0.03%−1,969−17.5%Reduced
Veriti Management LLC9,258$5.26M0.68%−111−1.2%Reduced
HCR Wealth Advisors9,265$5.26M0.82%−235−2.5%Reduced
William Allan, LLC9,281$5.27M3.75%+9,281New
Barr E S & Co9,301$5.28M0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Dakota Wealth Management9,302$5.28M0.56%+624+7.2%Added
Trust Co of Oklahoma9,317$5.29M1.79%−365−3.8%Reduced
Optimum Investment Advisors9,331$5.30M2.06%+35+0.4%Added
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management9,347$5.31M1.14%−141−1.5%Reduced
Howe & Rusling Inc9,353$5.31M0.62%+930+11.0%Added
Courier Capital LLC9,378$5.32M0.50%−266−2.8%Reduced
Cornerstone Wealth Group, LLC9,378$5.32M0.91%+9,378New
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S9,419$5.35M0.20%−13,321−58.6%Reduced
Amica Mutual Insurance Co9,446$5.36M0.45%−1,446−13.3%Reduced
6 Meridian9,455$5.37M0.39%−129−1.3%Reduced
Peterson Wealth Services9,479$5.38M3.57%+9,479New
Concentric Wealth Management, LLC9,489$5.39M1.52%−164−1.7%Reduced
CX Institutional9,568$5.43M0.43%−35−0.4%Reduced
Lion Street Advisors, LLC9,565$5.43M2.66%+11+0.1%Added
Pavion Blue Capital, LLC9,580$5.44M3.16%−48−0.5%Reduced
Moody National Bank Trust Division9,597$5.45M0.16%−29,366−75.4%Reduced
Bremer Bank National Association9,646$5.48M0.91%+675+7.5%Added
Cypress Asset Management Inc9,673$5.49M1.31%−64−0.7%Reduced
Pecaut & Co.9,704$5.51M2.80%−77−0.8%Reduced
Chronos Wealth Management, LLC9,721$5.52M3.34%−120−1.2%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP9,736$5.53M0.34%−6,681−40.7%Reduced
Signaturefd, LLC9,776$5.55M0.17%+1,180+13.7%Added
Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.9,778$5.55M0.89%−154−1.6%Reduced
Nikulski Financial, Inc.9,778$5.55M2.33%+249+2.6%Added
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co9,859$5.60M0.13%−587−5.6%Reduced
Telos Capital Management, Inc.9,929$5.64M0.70%−258−2.5%Reduced
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC9,954$5.65M0.09%+7,959+398.9%Added
SlateStone Wealth, LLC9,979$5.67M1.21%−413−4.0%Reduced
Lee Capital Holdings LLC10,000$5.68M2.99%00.0%Unchanged
Hartline Investment Corp10,029$5.69M0.78%−1,501−13.0%Reduced
Cigna Investments Inc10,046$5.70M0.45%−3,616−26.5%Reduced
Meeder Asset Management Inc10,052$5.71M0.57%+5,797+136.2%Added
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.10,058$5.71M0.02%+5,434+117.5%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.10,064$5.71M0.40%+116+1.2%Added
44 Wealth Management LLC10,067$5.71M1.98%−580−5.4%Reduced
One Capital Management, LLC10,079$5.72M0.43%+8,667+613.8%Added
Financial Advocates Investment Management12,777$5.74M0.41%+1,411+12.4%Added
Belpointe Asset Management LLC10,109$5.74M0.36%−1,198−10.6%Reduced
Bensler, LLC10,125$5.75M1.60%+10,125New
Western Wealth Management, LLC10,134$5.75M0.57%+10,134New
Minot Wealth Management LLC10,138$5.75M1.11%−122−1.2%Reduced
Bank of Stockton10,145$5.76M1.69%−352−3.4%Reduced
NewEdge Wealth, LLC10,157$5.77M0.24%+805+8.6%Added
Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC10,162$5.77M0.52%+10,162New
Gemmer Asset Management LLC10,166$5.77M0.68%−41−0.4%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc10,166$5.78M0.25%+1,256+14.1%Added
TownSquare Capital, LLC10,267$5.83M0.15%−937−8.4%Reduced
Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC10,273$5.83M0.11%−160−1.5%Reduced
Tsai Capital Corp10,294$5.84M4.06%−588−5.4%Reduced