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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 2022

Institutional positions in Costco Wholesale Corp as of Dec 31, 2022. 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
2,938
+180 vs. Q3 2022
Shares held
300.7M
+3.57M (+1.2%) vs. Q3 2022
Total value
$137.2B
−$3.26B (−2.3%) vs. Q3 2022
New holders
303
1,186 more added
Sold out
123
1,102 more reduced

67 institutions that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2022: 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 2022: 2,939 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 2022: $137.2B
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 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q3 2022.

Institutions holding COST in Q4 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
American International Group, Inc.139,576$63.7M0.45%−21,273−13.2%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC138,983$63.4M0.09%−584,608−80.8%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System138,669$63.3M0.44%+1,700+1.2%Added
Marsico Capital Management LLC138,138$63.1M3.26%−1,469−1.1%Reduced
Bowen Hanes & Co Inc137,473$62.8M2.23%+1,810+1.3%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP136,971$62.5M0.16%−227,374−62.4%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)135,569$61.9M0.33%+4,749+3.6%Added
KCM Investment Advisors LLC134,338$61.3M2.64%+165+0.1%Added
MetLife Investment Management133,237$60.8M0.46%−2,727−2.0%Reduced
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC132,814$60.6M1.09%+1,448+1.1%Added
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC131,626$60.1M2.61%−2,126−1.6%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department131,056$59.8M0.28%+4,910+3.9%Added
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC130,725$59.7M2.91%+1,431+1.1%Added
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC129,668$59.2M0.21%−396,674−75.4%Reduced
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC129,369$59.1M1.24%+729+0.6%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors128,813$58.8M0.30%+364+0.3%Added
Fred Alger Management, LLC126,172$57.6M0.31%−188,512−59.9%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main126,070$57.6M0.10%−21,496−14.6%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC125,411$57.3M0.45%−10,441−7.7%Reduced
Twin Tree Management, LP124,390$56.8M1.74%+69,995+128.7%Added
Norinchukin Bank, The122,995$56.1M1.21%−5,370−4.2%Reduced
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc122,980$56.1M1.14%−1,355−1.1%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank121,071$55.3M0.49%−11,608−8.7%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System120,695$55.1M0.53%+268+0.2%Added
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al120,310$54.9M0.57%−81,390−40.4%Reduced
Laurion Capital Management LP119,527$54.6M1.53%−42,958−26.4%Reduced
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund119,360$54.5M0.28%+103,139+635.8%Added
Worldly Partners Management, LLC118,787$54.2M42.17%+118,787New
Davenport & Co LLC117,961$53.9M0.44%+94,910+411.7%Added
Calamos Advisors LLC117,813$53.8M0.26%−17,225−12.8%Reduced
Commerce Bank117,117$53.5M0.43%+6,330+5.7%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC115,950$52.9M0.47%−10,202−8.1%Reduced
Martingale Asset Management L P115,282$52.6M1.03%−9,641−7.7%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden115,100$52.5M0.59%+3,500+3.1%Added
Swedbank AB113,468$51.8M0.11%−577−0.5%Reduced
I.G.Y. Ltd112,666$51.4M37.58%00.0%Unchanged
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC111,063$50.7M0.20%+3,532+3.3%Added
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc110,710$50.5M0.69%−286−0.3%Reduced
Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC110,094$50.3M0.56%−530−0.5%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.109,735$50.1M0.26%+1,597+1.5%Added
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.109,704$50.1M0.96%+5,698+5.5%Added
Carmignac Gestion108,999$49.8M0.90%−133,705−55.1%Reduced
Davis R M Inc108,209$49.4M1.33%+2,236+2.1%Added
Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc106,823$48.8M4.88%−812−0.8%Reduced
Gabelli Funds LLC106,205$48.5M0.38%−12,180−10.3%Reduced
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky105,999$48.4M0.51%+33,271+45.7%Added
Nicholas Company, Inc.105,445$48.1M1.03%−300.0%Reduced
ING Groep NV104,447$47.7M0.48%+6,870+7.0%Added
Erste Asset Management GmbH103,336$47.1M0.99%+6,083+6.3%Added
Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.102,648$46.9M1.28%00.0%Unchanged
Employees Retirement System of Texas102,149$46.6M0.68%00.0%Unchanged
Northeast Investment Management102,018$46.6M2.97%−1,403−1.4%Reduced
Natixis101,548$46.4M0.27%+55,162+118.9%Added
Ardevora Asset Management LLP100,230$45.8M0.78%−4,963−4.7%Reduced
Covea Finance97,529$44.5M2.22%−338−0.3%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.97,451$44.5M0.72%+9,198+10.4%Added
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp97,274$44.4M0.87%−4,432−4.4%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB96,723$43.8M0.07%−400.0%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS94,300$43.0M0.30%+3,643+4.0%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc94,123$43.0M0.98%+1,825+2.0%Added
Destination Wealth Management92,493$42.2M1.68%−1,316−1.4%Reduced
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund92,257$42.1M0.60%−17,027−15.6%Reduced
Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA91,500$41.8M2.04%−11,000−10.7%Reduced
Regions Financial Corp91,310$41.7M0.38%−164−0.2%Reduced
Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.94,749$41.6M1.51%−3,625−3.7%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp90,886$41.5M0.11%−5,068−5.3%Reduced
Meitav Dash Investments Ltd90,083$41.3M0.71%−53−0.1%Reduced
Boston Financial Mangement LLC90,024$41.1M1.65%−1,121−1.2%Reduced
Financial Counselors Inc89,122$40.7M0.91%+1,563+1.8%Added
Agf Management Ltd86,288$39.4M0.29%+86,288New
Comerica Bank80,586$39.2M0.30%−203−0.3%Reduced
Artemis Investment Management LLP85,068$39.0M0.44%−91,827−51.9%Reduced
Trillium Asset Management, LLC84,059$38.4M1.18%−100.0%Reduced
Unigestion Holding SA83,893$38.3M2.03%+7,645+10.0%Added
Chicago Capital, LLC81,211$37.1M2.05%−612−0.7%Reduced
Hyperion Asset Management Ltd79,282$36.2M2.35%−35,861−31.1%Reduced
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd79,065$36.1M0.24%−1,464−1.8%Reduced
Utah Retirement Systems78,635$35.9M0.57%−797−1.0%Reduced
Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC78,529$35.8M1.43%+240+0.3%Added
Nissay Asset Management Corp78,213$35.7M0.34%−20,946−21.1%Reduced
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.78,066$35.6M0.37%−61,607−44.1%Reduced
Baskin Financial Services Inc.77,914$35.6M4.12%−496−0.6%Reduced
Dearborn Partners LLC77,826$35.5M1.43%−1,906−2.4%Reduced
Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.76,991$35.1M0.98%−3,157−3.9%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec76,977$35.1M0.42%+4,016+5.5%Added
IFM Investors Pty Ltd76,851$35.1M0.59%+1,703+2.3%Added
Cantor Fitzgerald, L. P.76,670$35.0M0.75%−24,517−24.2%Reduced
Stonegate Investment Group, LLC76,026$34.7M1.50%+570+0.8%Added
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.75,903$34.6M0.42%+24,884+48.8%Added
Crestwood Advisors Group LLC75,881$34.6M1.18%−1,530−2.0%Reduced
Tandem Investment Advisors, Inc.75,496$34.5M1.78%+5,150+7.3%Added
Windward Capital Management Co75,065$34.3M3.72%−356−0.5%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys74,815$34.2M0.29%+10,023+15.5%Added
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund74,399$34.0M0.44%−58,332−43.9%Reduced
Cooper Investors Pty Ltd74,218$33.9M3.19%−897−1.2%Reduced
Hyman Charles D73,737$33.7M2.30%−672−0.9%Reduced
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd73,531$33.6M0.59%+65+0.1%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC73,511$33.6M0.22%+10,526+16.7%Added
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co72,645$33.2M1.30%−85−0.1%Reduced
Ami Asset Management Corp72,031$32.9M2.30%−278−0.4%Reduced