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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: 2,938 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 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 20264,274$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 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
PFG Advisors20,016$9.14M0.90%+1,569+8.5%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.20,004$9.13M0.17%−236−1.2%Reduced
Wolverine Asset Management LLC19,857$9.06M0.14%+17,583+773.2%Added
Central Bank & Trust Co19,719$9.00M1.70%−820−4.0%Reduced
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.19,717$9.00M0.61%−172−0.9%Reduced
Cozad Asset Management Inc19,692$8.99M1.26%−259−1.3%Reduced
Clarity Financial LLC19,625$8.96M1.73%+831+4.4%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC19,573$8.94M0.37%+4,174+27.1%Added
Lakeside Advisors, INC.19,506$8.90M7.30%−12−0.1%Reduced
HFR Wealth Management, LLC19,442$8.88M2.58%−36−0.2%Reduced
Motco19,408$8.86M0.66%−179−0.9%Reduced
Sigma Planning Corp19,406$8.86M0.32%−130−0.7%Reduced
Progressive Investment Management Corp19,375$8.84M3.43%+719+3.9%Added
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Long Beach19,361$8.84M2.49%+382+2.0%Added
Cyrus J. Lawrence, LLC19,317$8.82M2.63%−237−1.2%Reduced
Churchill Management Corp19,279$8.80M0.21%−257−1.3%Reduced
Point72 Middle East FZE19,253$8.79M0.68%+19,253New
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.19,146$8.74M0.54%−3,884−16.9%Reduced
Tower Bridge Advisors19,110$8.72M0.72%−1,180−5.8%Reduced
McGuire Investment Group, LLC19,080$8.71M1.88%+108+0.6%Added
Thematics Asset Management18,945$8.65M0.52%+18,945New
Lido Advisors, LLC18,911$8.63M0.15%−5,704−23.2%Reduced
Elk River Wealth Management, LLC18,877$8.62M2.09%+79+0.4%Added
Schnieders Capital Management LLC18,780$8.57M1.97%+4,294+29.6%Added
Clearstead Advisors, LLC18,728$8.55M0.67%+51+0.3%Added
Leuthold Group, LLC18,696$8.53M1.15%−438−2.3%Reduced
Harvest Volatility Management LLC18,692$8.53M1.72%−4,818−20.5%Reduced
King Luther Capital Management Corp18,631$8.51M0.05%−141−0.8%Reduced
Segment Wealth Management, LLC18,486$8.44M0.98%−256−1.4%Reduced
McKinley Capital Management LLC /Delaware18,459$8.43M1.13%−1,469−7.4%Reduced
American National Bank18,451$8.42M1.73%+997+5.7%Added
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.18,428$8.41M0.38%+1,092+6.3%Added
Stonnington Group, LLC17,346$8.35M2.30%−475−2.7%Reduced
Community Trust & Investment Co18,275$8.34M0.76%+18,275New
J. Goldman & Co LP18,197$8.31M0.58%+17,747+3,943.8%Added
Kesler, Norman & Wride, LLC18,185$8.30M2.14%−404−2.2%Reduced
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC17,978$8.21M0.22%+8,935+98.8%Added
Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc17,938$8.19M1.00%−1,050−5.5%Reduced
Raymond James Trust N.A.17,902$8.17M0.27%+463+2.7%Added
First Manhattan Co17,819$8.13M0.03%+549+3.2%Added
CapWealth Advisors, LLC17,780$8.12M0.95%+71+0.4%Added
Allstate Corp17,737$8.10M0.25%+198+1.1%Added
Allstate Investment Management Co17,737$8.10M0.25%+17,737New
Keeler Thomas Management LLC17,668$8.07M4.06%−224−1.3%Reduced
McKinley Carter Wealth Services, Inc.17,580$8.03M0.68%−55−0.3%Reduced
Brighton Jones LLC17,518$8.00M0.48%+622+3.7%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC17,334$7.91M0.68%+1,113+6.9%Added
Copeland Capital Management, LLC17,286$7.89M0.21%−995−5.4%Reduced
Regency Capital Management Inc.17,276$7.89M9.06%−337−1.9%Reduced
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC17,261$7.88M0.38%+60+0.3%Added
Liberty Capital Management, Inc.17,260$7.88M2.73%−743−4.1%Reduced
Wilsey Asset Management Inc17,225$7.86M1.87%−35−0.2%Reduced
First National Trust Co17,133$7.82M0.41%+1,534+9.8%Added
Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc.17,122$7.82M1.30%−32,949−65.8%Reduced
Westwood Holdings Group Inc.17,104$7.81M0.07%+16+0.1%Added
DF Dent & Co Inc16,961$7.74M0.12%+13,333+367.5%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC16,944$7.74M0.11%−3,661−17.8%Reduced
Veritable, L.P.16,939$7.73M0.14%+435+2.6%Added
Chapman Investment Management, LLC16,936$7.73M7.05%−5,378−24.1%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)16,871$7.70M0.32%−76,063−81.8%Reduced
RB Capital Management, LLC16,871$7.70M2.81%+51+0.3%Added
Silvant Capital Management LLC16,865$7.70M0.55%+189+1.1%Added
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC16,817$7.68M11.45%−455−2.6%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC16,815$7.68M0.54%+1,475+9.6%Added
Nationale-Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.16,807$7.67M3.33%+407+2.5%Added
Defender Capital, LLC.16,795$7.67M3.10%−90−0.5%Reduced
Hutner Capital Management Inc16,711$7.63M4.73%−538−3.1%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc16,560$7.56M0.38%−3,300−16.6%Reduced
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet LTD16,471$7.54M0.62%00.0%Unchanged
Shelton Capital Management16,500$7.53M0.79%−35,534−68.3%Reduced
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC16,500$7.53M0.15%−1,883−10.2%Reduced
Bath Savings Trust Co16,458$7.51M0.97%+1,519+10.2%Added
Gradient Investments LLC16,422$7.50M0.24%+1,405+9.4%Added
Petredis Investment Advisors LLC16,394$7.48M1.36%+16,394New
Luts & Greenleigh Group, Inc16,370$7.47M9.47%+16,370New
Penobscot Investment Management Company, Inc.16,354$7.47M1.31%−849−4.9%Reduced
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC16,249$7.42M0.21%−9,309−36.4%Reduced
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management16,200$7.40M0.35%+160+1.0%Added
Stephens Inc16,177$7.38M0.15%−251−1.5%Reduced
Unio Capital LLC16,170$7.38M4.10%+69+0.4%Added
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.16,150$7.37M0.30%+16,014+11,775.0%Added
FIL Ltd16,116$7.36M0.01%+1,014+6.7%Added
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.16,069$7.34M2.10%−61−0.4%Reduced
Cullinan Associates Inc15,999$7.30M0.40%−2,495−13.5%Reduced
Narwhal Capital Management15,983$7.30M0.97%+536+3.5%Added
Sigma Investment Counselors Inc15,928$7.27M0.60%+440+2.8%Added
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund15,874$7.25M0.63%00.0%Unchanged
United Services Automobile Association15,833$7.23M0.17%−1,253−7.3%Reduced
Park Avenue Securities LLC15,816$7.22M0.13%+1,129+7.7%Added
Arthur M. Cohen & Associates, LLC15,747$7.19M1.96%−1,186−7.0%Reduced
Goelzer Investment Management, Inc.15,739$7.18M0.62%+2,271+16.9%Added
Virtu Financial LLC15,701$7.17M0.95%+3,258+26.2%Added
Western Wealth Management, LLC15,598$7.12M0.73%−11,233−41.9%Reduced
Wetherby Asset Management Inc15,597$7.12M0.46%−872−5.3%Reduced
Palisade Capital Management LLC15,564$7.10M0.19%−53−0.3%Reduced
First National Bank of Mount Dora, Trust Investment Services15,540$7.09M2.34%+230+1.5%Added
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc15,481$7.07M0.29%−25−0.2%Reduced
Trust Co of Kansas15,459$7.06M4.57%+185+1.2%Added
Hixon Zuercher, LLC15,449$7.05M4.34%+205+1.3%Added
First Foundation Advisors15,418$7.04M0.34%+207+1.4%Added