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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
Tredje AP-fonden71,731$32.7M0.56%+9,348+15.0%Added
Capital Investment Counsel, Inc71,715$32.7M7.72%+11,608+19.3%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue70,896$32.4M0.40%+370+0.5%Added
Yousif Capital Management, LLC70,165$32.0M0.42%+1,705+2.5%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia69,901$31.9M0.08%−11,853−14.5%Reduced
Gofen & Glossberg LLC69,932$31.9M0.82%+859+1.2%Added
Capital Fund Management S.A.69,867$31.9M0.70%−34,894−33.3%Reduced
Investment House LLC69,830$31.9M2.98%+279+0.4%Added
New York Life Investment Management LLC69,461$31.7M0.36%−82−0.1%Reduced
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S67,797$30.9M0.82%+41,796+160.7%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC67,737$30.9M0.27%−4,089−5.7%Reduced
MAI Capital Management67,684$30.9M0.52%+16,595+32.5%Added
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC67,577$30.8M1.73%−162−0.2%Reduced
Maple Capital Management, Inc.67,208$30.7M4.06%+721+1.1%Added
Chesley Taft & Associates LLC65,688$30.0M2.06%−464−0.7%Reduced
Violich Capital Management, Inc.64,335$29.4M5.21%−40−0.1%Reduced
KBC Group NV64,181$29.3M0.14%−2,381−3.6%Reduced
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc64,003$29.2M1.05%−683−1.1%Reduced
EULAV Asset Management63,800$29.1M1.25%−1,500−2.3%Reduced
Dundas Partners LLP63,395$28.9M3.15%00.0%Unchanged
Westpac Banking Corp63,385$28.9M0.43%−1,700−2.6%Reduced
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC63,266$28.9M0.36%+1,899+3.1%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC63,236$28.9M0.23%+15,031+31.2%Added
Norman Fields, Gottscho Capital Management, LLC63,011$28.8M13.24%−1,251−1.9%Reduced
Klingenstein Fields & Co LP62,985$28.8M1.49%−839−1.3%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund62,885$28.7M0.44%+209+0.3%Added
Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC62,500$28.5M2.78%00.0%Unchanged
Flputnam Investment Management Co62,102$28.3M1.03%−1,100−1.7%Reduced
Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc.62,100$28.3M1.87%−1,980−3.1%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.61,744$28.2M0.41%−1,735−2.7%Reduced
Asset Advisors Investment Management, LLC61,537$28.1M3.70%−386−0.6%Reduced
Howard Capital Management Group, LLC61,448$28.1M3.36%−841−1.4%Reduced
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd61,182$28.0M0.47%−1,146−1.8%Reduced
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC60,700$27.7M1.37%00.0%Unchanged
Guardian Capital LP60,129$27.4M0.90%−1,336−2.2%Reduced
RWC Asset Management LLP59,985$27.4M0.86%−382−0.6%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc59,814$27.3M0.14%+8,899+17.5%Added
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd58,344$26.6M0.62%−13,052−18.3%Reduced
Pittenger & Anderson Inc58,022$26.5M1.46%+344+0.6%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC58,013$26.5M0.04%−26,386−31.3%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co57,903$26.4M0.51%+300+0.5%Added
Congress Wealth Management LLC57,786$26.4M0.68%+1,084+1.9%Added
Cumberland Partners Ltd57,786$26.4M2.78%−2,037−3.4%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund57,070$26.1M0.59%−13,026−18.6%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC56,802$25.9M0.19%−40−0.1%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP56,204$25.7M0.73%+56,204New
Boston Private Wealth LLC55,895$25.5M0.34%−2,068−3.6%Reduced
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG55,857$25.5M0.43%+4,959+9.7%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd55,738$25.4M0.15%−127,038−69.5%Reduced
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd55,306$25.2M0.81%00.0%Unchanged
Baldwin Brothers Inc55,304$25.2M2.29%+20.0%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board55,103$25.2M0.20%+7,620+16.0%Added
Randolph Co Inc54,880$25.1M3.84%00.0%Unchanged
Invictus Private Wealth, LLC54,805$25.0M3.22%+54,805New
Cadinha & Co LLC54,575$24.9M5.56%+325+0.6%Added
Ocean Capital Management, LLC54,055$24.7M14.23%+525+1.0%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.53,393$24.4M0.39%+1,332+2.6%Added
Cookson Peirce & Co Inc53,153$24.3M1.58%−248−0.5%Reduced
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.53,095$24.2M0.19%+1,798+3.5%Added
General American Investors Co Inc53,000$24.2M2.37%00.0%Unchanged
Ieq Capital, LLC52,798$24.1M0.67%−1,596−2.9%Reduced
North Point Portfolio Managers Corp52,708$24.1M4.04%+136+0.3%Added
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC52,555$24.0M1.53%−724−1.4%Reduced
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership52,265$23.9M1.59%+4,700+9.9%Added
Czech National Bank51,828$23.7M0.63%+349+0.7%Added
Bokf, NA50,856$23.2M0.43%−5,075−9.1%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd50,809$23.2M0.47%+2,027+4.2%Added
WS Management LLLP50,746$23.2M3.55%00.0%Unchanged
Madison Asset Management, LLC50,675$23.1M0.36%+244+0.5%Added
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System50,600$23.1M0.63%−1,500−2.9%Reduced
Ziegler Capital Management, LLC50,145$22.9M0.96%−281−0.6%Reduced
Gratus Capital LLC49,269$22.5M1.87%+2,364+5.0%Added
Rempart Asset Management Inc.48,859$22.3M5.25%+1,742+3.7%Added
Payden & Rygel48,620$22.2M1.18%+46,200+1,909.1%Added
Wealthfront Advisers LLC48,585$22.2M0.11%−7,778−13.8%Reduced
YHB Investment Advisors, Inc.48,451$22.1M2.36%−701−1.4%Reduced
Private Asset Management Inc47,499$21.7M3.68%−1,029−2.1%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc47,457$21.7M0.14%−68,702−59.1%Reduced
Optiver Holding B.V.47,313$21.6M1.31%+47,313New
Chilton Capital Management LLC47,053$21.5M1.34%−733−1.5%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc46,518$21.2M1.17%−1,433−3.0%Reduced
Shell Asset Management Co46,165$21.1M0.92%−8,855−16.1%Reduced
Trust Co of Vermont45,942$21.0M1.54%−124−0.3%Reduced
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc45,802$20.9M2.93%−1,584−3.3%Reduced
Front Street Capital Management, Inc.45,755$20.9M5.02%−915−2.0%Reduced
united american securities inc. (d/b/a uas asset management)45,133$20.6M7.30%+3,396+8.1%Added
Balyasny Asset Management LLC45,104$20.6M0.07%−94,047−67.6%Reduced
Estabrook Capital Management44,771$20.4M3.51%−823−1.8%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC44,345$20.2M0.04%+3,092+7.5%Added
Marco Investment Management LLC44,161$20.2M2.35%+835+1.9%Added
Abeille Asset Management SA96,500$20.1M1.04%−467−0.5%Reduced
Vontobel Holding Ltd.44,124$20.0M0.20%+14,690+49.9%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers43,514$19.9M0.18%+14,637+50.7%Added
Absher Wealth Management, LLC43,285$19.8M3.62%+8,822+25.6%Added
Liontrust Investment Partners LLP43,100$19.7M0.35%+8,000+22.8%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC43,044$19.6M0.33%−1,618−3.6%Reduced
NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC42,421$19.4M1.10%−1,288−2.9%Reduced
TruWealth Advisors, LLC41,762$19.1M1.86%+540+1.3%Added
Synovus Financial Corp41,317$18.9M0.22%+1,178+2.9%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.40,945$18.7M0.47%+26+0.1%Added