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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
Prudential Financial Inc427,864$228.0M0.28%+14,227+3.4%Added
Keybank National Association397,502$225.7M0.90%−216−0.1%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp383,591$217.8M0.45%−862−0.2%Reduced
Capital Counsel LLC380,732$216.1M9.16%−2,051−0.5%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.371,885$211.0M0.34%−15,367−4.0%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.368,637$209.3M0.26%−470,320−56.1%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.359,121$203.9M0.38%+119,315+49.8%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.357,542$203.0M0.44%+412+0.1%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC356,402$202.3M0.23%+356,402New
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.352,999$200.4M0.65%−2,143−0.6%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board351,537$199.6M0.39%−2,265−0.6%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC350,178$198.8M0.44%+12,189+3.6%Added
Aviva PLC349,155$198.2M0.83%−15,133−4.2%Reduced
Boston Trust Walden Corp347,633$197.4M1.58%−26,968−7.2%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.346,041$196.5M0.37%+16,401+5.0%Added
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC345,051$195.9M0.73%−12,621−3.5%Reduced
Waverton Investment Management Ltd339,222$192.6M6.11%−19,089−5.3%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.337,900$191.8M1.12%+7,100+2.1%Added
TCW Group Inc334,298$189.8M1.57%−6,589−1.9%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale330,947$189.2M0.46%−8,646−2.5%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank462,265$185.9M0.25%−174,901−27.4%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC324,538$184.2M0.35%+283,581+692.4%Added
Truist Financial Corp322,754$183.2M0.28%+7,598+2.4%Added
Congress Asset Management Co318,910$181.0M1.38%−51,467−13.9%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.315,379$179.0M1.18%+6,726+2.2%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc311,599$176.9M1.72%−5,476−1.7%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC310,150$176.1M0.40%+14,900+5.0%Added
William Blair Investment Management, LLC308,908$175.4M0.47%+94,552+44.1%Added
Hosking Partners LLP306,585$174.0M4.20%−5,888−1.9%Reduced
Railway Pension Investments Ltd304,042$172.6M1.29%+4,700+1.6%Added
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc304,006$172.6M1.16%−68,184−18.3%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio302,425$171.7M0.58%+2,818+0.9%Added
Close Asset Management Ltd289,750$164.5M5.87%+289,750New
Pictet Asset Management SA287,306$163.1M0.16%−1,204−0.4%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.287,125$163.0M0.35%+48,765+20.5%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia282,475$160.3M0.23%+174,957+162.7%Added
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC276,599$157.0M3.52%−4,214−1.5%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec264,890$150.4M0.33%+40,221+17.9%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D260,424$147.8M0.43%−1,480−0.6%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP258,760$146.9M0.38%+86,177+49.9%Added
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.258,116$146.5M0.51%−641−0.2%Reduced
Haverford Trust Co255,432$145.0M1.58%−1,284−0.5%Reduced
Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P.255,078$144.8M1.78%−11,101−4.2%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.253,585$143.7M0.57%+34,889+16.0%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.251,210$142.7M0.27%+7,350+3.0%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc247,883$140.7M0.75%−63,593−20.4%Reduced
National Bank of Canada243,854$138.4M0.58%+243,854New
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.242,972$137.9M0.51%+204,941+538.9%Added
Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC242,632$137.7M11.86%00.0%Unchanged
Royal London Asset Management Ltd241,264$137.0M0.51%−15,309−6.0%Reduced
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC239,797$136.1M0.63%−4,492−1.8%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.223,998$133.5M1.30%+223,998New
Westfield Capital Management Co LP233,408$132.5M0.79%−82,382−26.1%Reduced
Personal Capital Advisors Corp229,081$130.1M0.60%+2,135+0.9%Added
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP226,688$128.7M1.18%+7,008+3.2%Added
Mariner, LLC225,869$128.2M0.54%+21,372+10.5%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.224,546$127.5M0.49%+16,403+7.9%Added
Man Group plc221,742$125.9M0.41%−76,484−25.6%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC214,766$121.9M0.23%+16,504+8.3%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.213,877$121.4M0.40%+13,522+6.7%Added
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, LLC213,520$121.2M2.61%−1,838−0.9%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas212,227$120.5M0.54%+61,801+41.1%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA210,856$119.7M0.57%−9,689−4.4%Reduced
Bristol John W & Co Inc204,760$116.2M2.01%−53,763−20.8%Reduced
Umb Bank N A204,384$116.0M1.47%+70,870+53.1%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.203,866$115.7M0.54%+7,521+3.8%Added
Bluestein R H & Co201,329$114.3M4.08%−7,450−3.6%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA197,187$111.9M0.27%+121,583+160.8%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina194,033$110.2M0.58%+820+0.4%Added
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al193,000$109.6M1.01%00.0%Unchanged
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.188,215$106.8M0.36%+51,339+37.5%Added
M&T Bank Corp187,779$106.6M0.45%−706−0.4%Reduced
Huntington National Bank185,230$105.2M0.96%−428−0.2%Reduced
NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.184,394$104.7M0.52%+29,768+19.3%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd181,488$103.0M0.52%−7,803−4.1%Reduced
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC181,357$103.0M0.23%+181,357New
Putnam Investments LLC177,923$101.0M0.14%+166,280+1,428.2%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund176,255$100.1M0.21%+10,176+6.1%Added
Atlanta Capital Management Co L L C173,559$98.5M0.33%+1,184+0.7%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC171,400$97.3M0.12%+74,800+77.4%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.169,245$96.1M1.02%−4,162−2.4%Reduced
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc168,842$95.9M1.99%+2,566+1.5%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.168,540$95.7M0.49%−1,400−0.8%Reduced
Fifth Third Bancorp167,379$95.0M0.37%+9,020+5.7%Added
STRS Ohio166,693$94.6M0.33%+4,979+3.1%Added
Carmignac Gestion166,586$94.6M1.33%−118,943−41.7%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC163,320$92.7M0.88%−8,191−4.8%Reduced
Martingale Asset Management L P162,256$92.1M1.18%−23,645−12.7%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC161,450$91.7M1.37%−217−0.1%Reduced
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund159,443$90.5M1.00%+66,555+71.7%Added
American International Group, Inc.159,365$90.5M0.45%+3,161+2.0%Added
Clearbridge Investments, LLC158,684$90.1M0.06%+5,934+3.9%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department158,090$89.7M0.33%+17,978+12.8%Added
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC156,707$89.0M1.51%+930+0.6%Added
Bartlett & Co. LLC156,707$89.0M1.51%+930+0.6%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC155,843$88.5M0.46%+12,541+8.8%Added
Hyperion Asset Management Ltd151,384$85.9M3.38%+23,143+18.0%Added
Capitolis Advisors LLC151,200$85.8M0.51%+151,200New
SEI Investments Co150,206$85.4M0.16%−181−0.1%Reduced
Dorsal Capital Management, LLC150,000$85.2M5.00%−50,000−25.0%Reduced