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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
+400 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
68
973 more reduced

40 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: 2,863 institutionsQ2 2022: 2,785 institutionsQ3 2022: 2,826 institutionsQ4 2022: 2,939 institutionsQ1 2023: 2,944 institutionsQ2 2023: 3,042 institutionsQ3 2023: 3,078 institutionsQ4 2023: 3,344 institutionsQ1 2024: 3,420 institutionsQ2 2024: 3,527 institutionsQ3 2024: 3,591 institutionsQ4 2024: 3,942 institutionsQ1 2025: 3,953 institutionsQ2 2025: 4,012 institutionsQ3 2025: 3,942 institutionsQ4 2025: 4,139 institutionsQ1 2026: 4,275 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 20264,275$311.5B
Q4 20254,139$272.0B
Q3 20253,942$274.4B
Q2 20254,012$302.3B
Q1 20253,953$287.8B
Q4 20243,942$279.6B
Q3 20243,591$266.7B
Q2 20243,527$258.3B
Q1 20243,420$222.0B
Q4 20233,344$201.0B
Q3 20233,078$169.9B
Q2 20233,042$162.0B
Q1 20232,944$149.2B
Q4 20222,939$137.2B
Q3 20222,826$141.6B
Q2 20222,785$143.4B
Q1 20222,863$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
Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC453$257.0K0.24%+453New
JFG Wealth Management, LLC455$258.0K0.10%−35−7.1%Reduced
Stonehearth Capital Management, LLC456$259.0K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Aevitas Wealth Management, Inc.456$259.0K0.15%+1+0.2%Added
Fragasso Group Inc.459$260.0K0.03%−51−10.0%Reduced
Friedenthal Financial457$260.0K0.16%+1+0.2%Added
Arlington Partners LLC458$260.0K0.07%+139+43.6%Added
Portland Global Advisors LLC459$261.0K0.04%−39−7.8%Reduced
Farmers National Bank460$261.1K0.09%+460New
Focused Wealth Management, Inc464$263.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Sharkey, Howes & Javer463$263.0K0.06%+1+0.2%Added
Advisory Alpha, LLC463$263.0K0.02%+463New
Aire Advisors, LLC462$263.0K0.11%+462New
Landaas & Co465$264.0K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
GFS Advisors, LLC465$264.0K0.04%+465New
Quantum Private Wealth, LLC465$264.0K0.10%+465New
J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc.466$265.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
RBA Wealth Management, LLC466$265.0K0.13%+466New
Oder Investment Management, LLC466$265.0K0.37%+466New
Vivaldi Capital Management, LLC469$266.0K0.06%−14−2.9%Reduced
Sandbox Financial Partners, LLC470$267.0K0.17%+4+0.9%Added
Hamilton Wealth, LLC472$268.0K0.12%+472New
Tyler-Stone Wealth Management472$268.0K0.14%+472New
GenTrust, LLC529$269.0K0.02%−104−16.4%Reduced
Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc.473$269.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management, Inc.475$270.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Ayalon Holdings Ltd.475$270.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Wealthquest Corp482$273.0K0.04%−94−16.3%Reduced
Beacon Financial Strategies CORP481$273.1K0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Fairfield, Bush & Co.483$274.0K0.13%−66−12.0%Reduced
Kowal Investment Group, LLC483$274.0K0.08%+177+57.8%Added
DAGCO, Inc.485$275.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Planning Directions Inc484$275.0K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Quest Capital Management Inc485$275.0K0.05%+3+0.6%Added
Newman Dignan & Sheerar, Inc.484$275.0K0.08%+11+2.3%Added
Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc.485$275.0K0.12%+124+34.3%Added
Allied Investment Advisors, LLC485$275.0K0.09%+485New
Gables Capital Management Inc.487$276.0K0.16%+310+175.1%Added
Sentinel Trust Co Lba486$276.0K0.03%+486New
Johnson Bixby & Associates, LLC488$277.0K0.07%+488New
Studio Investment Management LLC489$278.0K0.10%−47−8.8%Reduced
American Research & Management Co.490$278.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Breiter Capital Management Inc491$279.0K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wyoming495$281.0K0.13%+7+1.4%Added
TSFG, LLC495$281.0K0.10%+9+1.9%Added
PrairieView Partners, LLC495$281.0K0.04%+72+17.0%Added
Prelude Capital Management, LLC497$282.0K0.01%−1,672−77.1%Reduced
Merrion Investment Management Co, LLC500$283.0K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Equitable Trust Co498$283.0K0.02%+498New
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.499$283.0K0.29%+499New
V2 Financial group LLC500$283.9K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Wunderlich Capital Managemnt500$284.0K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
BigSur Wealth Management LLC500$284.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
VERITY Wealth Advisors500$284.0K0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Element Pointe Advisors, LLC500$284.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Acropolis Investment Management, LLC500$284.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Falcon Wealth Planning501$284.0K0.09%+10+2.0%Added
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC501$284.0K0.05%+39+8.4%Added
Milestone Advisory Partners500$284.0K0.14%+500New
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC502$285.0K0.09%−20−3.8%Reduced
Avondale Wealth Management504$286.0K0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Summit Financial Strategies, Inc.504$286.0K0.06%+10+2.0%Added
Sanford Advisory Services, LLC503$286.0K0.06%+10+2.0%Added
Asset Management Resources, LLC504$286.0K0.25%+504New
Summit Financial Group Inc505$287.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Campbell Newman Asset Management Inc505$287.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
qPULA Trading Management LP505$287.0K0.51%+505New
Cornerstone Capital, Inc.507$288.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Stordahl Capital Management, Inc.508$288.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Smith, Moore & Co.508$288.0K0.04%+29+6.1%Added
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC507$288.0K0.24%+507New
Truvestments Capital LLC509$289.0K0.15%+31+6.5%Added
Delphia (USA) Inc.508$289.0K0.31%+508New
LVW Advisors, LLC511$290.0K0.05%−41−7.4%Reduced
Rock Creek Group, LP511$290.0K0.04%−13−2.5%Reduced
Lantz Financial LLC511$290.0K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Rodgers & Associates, LTD511$290.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Mosaic Advisors LLC510$290.0K0.21%+510New
Holloway Wealth Management, LLC–$291.0K0.08%––
Winthrop Advisory Group LLC513$291.0K0.06%+35+7.3%Added
Goodman Advisory Group, LLC512$291.0K0.10%+512New
McDaniel Terry & Co514$292.0K0.03%+6+1.2%Added
Sound Income Strategies, LLC514$292.0K0.03%+50+10.8%Added
Bank Hapoalim BM517$294.0K0.03%−60−10.4%Reduced
G&S Capital LLC518$294.0K0.15%−13−2.4%Reduced
Bessemer Securities LLC518$294.0K0.08%+43+9.1%Added
QCM Cayman, Ltd.517$294.0K1.78%+517New
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors, LLC520$295.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Canal Capital Management, LLC519$295.0K0.07%+7+1.4%Added
WealthShield Partners, LLC519$295.0K0.05%+70+15.6%Added
Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc520$296.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Aurora Private Wealth, Inc.524$297.0K0.13%−579−52.5%Reduced
One + One Wealth Management, LLC524$297.0K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
DB Wealth Management Group, LLC523$297.0K0.18%+422+417.8%Added
Old Point Trust & Financial Services N A523$297.0K0.12%+523New
Financial Planners of Cleveland, Inc.572$297.0K0.12%+572New
New England Research & Management, Inc.525$298.0K0.14%−25−4.5%Reduced
Lowell Blake & Associates Inc.525$298.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Blossom Wealth Management527$299.0K1.47%+24+4.8%Added
Poplar Forest Capital LLC526$299.0K0.03%+26+5.2%Added