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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in Costco Wholesale Corp as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
2,944
+67 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
349.1M
+49.1M (+16.4%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$149.2B
+$12.2B (+8.9%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
195
1,255 more added
Sold out
128
1,084 more reduced

62 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2023: 2,944 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 heldQ1 2023: $149.2B
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, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding COST in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
HughesLittle Investment Management Ltd.675$335.4K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Sandbox Financial Partners, LLC676$335.8K0.20%−6−0.9%Reduced
Foster & Motley Inc676$336.0K0.03%+74+12.3%Added
Towerpoint Wealth, LLC677$336.4K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Compass Financial Advisors LLC677$336.4K0.43%00.0%Unchanged
Hoey Investments, Inc678$336.9K0.13%−115−14.5%Reduced
Calton & Associates, Inc.680$337.8K0.16%−164−19.4%Reduced
Peninsula Wealth, LLC680$338.0K0.10%+33+5.1%Added
GFS Advisors, LLC680$338.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Eagle Global Advisors LLC683$339.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc683$339.4K0.03%+11+1.6%Added
Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC683$339.5K0.05%+42+6.6%Added
Interchange Capital Partners, LLC685$340.2K0.19%+685New
Lee Danner & Bass Inc686$341.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Aureus Asset Management, LLC690$342.7K0.03%+91+15.2%Added
Catalyst Private Wealth, LLC691$343.3K0.24%−3−0.4%Reduced
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors, LLC691$343.3K0.09%−2−0.3%Reduced
Front Barnett Associates LLC693$344.0K0.04%−15−2.1%Reduced
Winslow Asset Management Inc693$344.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Apexium Financial, LP693$344.3K0.03%+91+15.1%Added
Willis Johnson & Associates, Inc.694$344.9K0.04%−14−2.0%Reduced
Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC696$345.8K0.18%+44+6.7%Added
Cohen & Steers, Inc.697$346.0K0.00%+144+26.0%Added
Davidson Investment Advisors699$347.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Merrion Investment Management Co, LLC700$347.8K0.33%00.0%Unchanged
Altiora Financial Group, LLC700$347.8K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Verity Asset Management, Inc.702$348.8K0.21%+73+11.6%Added
Barings LLC707$351.3K0.01%−691−49.4%Reduced
Old Mission Investment Co LLC708$351.8K0.14%+10+1.4%Added
First City Capital Management, Inc.701$352.8K0.21%−17−2.4%Reduced
Parkside Advisors LLC711$353.4K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Carr Financial Group Corp712$353.8K0.16%−20−2.7%Reduced
Denver Wealth Management, Inc.714$354.5K0.25%−112−13.6%Reduced
Abbot Financial Management, Inc.714$354.7K0.24%+67+10.4%Added
Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc714$354.8K0.04%−10−1.4%Reduced
Insight Folios Inc715$355.1K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP717$356.3K0.07%−11−1.5%Reduced
Twin Lakes Capital Management, LLC718$356.8K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Crewe Advisors LLC719$357.3K0.05%−31−4.1%Reduced
Firestone Capital Management721$358.2K0.13%+123+20.6%Added
Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC723$359.2K0.09%+63+9.5%Added
Coastwise Capital Group, LLC724$359.8K0.41%+161+28.6%Added
Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc727$361.2K0.05%+1+0.1%Added
Eschler Asset Management LLP727$361.2K0.29%+727New
Concorde Asset Management, LLC727$361.5K0.43%+3+0.4%Added
Apeiron RIA LLC728$361.6K0.12%+35+5.1%Added
Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC728$361.8K0.13%+2+0.3%Added
JJJ Advisors Inc.737$362.3K0.10%+80+12.2%Added
Ullmann Financial Group, Inc.729$362.3K0.08%+137+23.1%Added
SkyOak Wealth, LLC731$363.2K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
626 Financial, LLC732$363.9K0.24%+21+3.0%Added
Bill Few Associates, Inc.735$365.2K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Integris Wealth Management, LLC735$365.4K0.13%+66+9.9%Added
Parkside Investments, LLC738$366.7K0.07%+738New
Phillips Wealth Planners LLC743$366.7K0.48%+5+0.7%Added
Delphia (USA) Inc.739$367.1K0.45%+739New
Fortis Group Advisors, LLC730$367.2K0.11%+730New
AIMZ Investment Advisors, LLC740$367.7K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Sterling Financial Planning, Inc.740$367.7K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
OneAscent Wealth Management LLC740$368.0K0.14%−779−51.3%Reduced
Duality Advisers, LP741$368.2K0.04%+741New
Tarbox Family Office, Inc.745$370.2K0.07%−1−0.1%Reduced
Waypoint Wealth Partners Inc.745$370.2K0.13%+19+2.6%Added
Westside Investment Management, Inc.751$373.6K0.11%−225−23.1%Reduced
Wrapmanager Inc754$374.6K0.12%+37+5.2%Added
OneAscent Financial Services LLC755$375.0K0.15%−459−37.8%Reduced
Thompson Investment Management, Inc.755$375.1K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, LLC756$375.8K0.17%+167+28.4%Added
Wolff Wiese Magana LLC757$376.0K0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Smith, Moore & Co.757$376.1K0.05%+89+13.3%Added
Wall Street Access Asset Management, LLC757$376.3K0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc758$376.6K0.03%−341−31.0%Reduced
Nvest Financial, LLC759$377.0K0.39%+14+1.9%Added
EWG Elevate Inc.759$377.1K0.16%−8−1.0%Reduced
Vigilant Capital Management, LLC760$378.0K0.03%+19+2.6%Added
Centric Wealth Management762$378.7K0.16%−92−10.8%Reduced
Gemmer Asset Management LLC762$378.7K0.06%+100+15.1%Added
Legacy Advisors, LLC763$379.1K0.07%+60+8.5%Added
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC764$379.4K0.18%+17+2.3%Added
FFT Wealth Management LLC765$380.1K0.05%−157−17.0%Reduced
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services, LLC766$380.6K0.23%00.0%Unchanged
LeJeune Puetz Investment Counsel LLC766$380.6K0.14%+11+1.5%Added
GFG Capital, LLC843$380.9K0.09%+9+1.1%Added
Fox Run Management, L.L.C.769$382.1K0.12%+769New
Kowal Investment Group, LLC772$383.5K0.11%+74+10.6%Added
Howard Capital Management Inc.772$383.6K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
SMART Wealth LLC776$385.6K0.34%−52−6.3%Reduced
Great Diamond Partners, LLC776$385.7K0.11%+6+0.8%Added
Gladius Capital Management LP781$388.1K0.12%−558−41.7%Reduced
TSFG, LLC782$389.0K0.14%+2+0.3%Added
LJI Wealth Management, LLC786$390.5K0.12%+4+0.5%Added
Delap Wealth Advisory, LLC788$391.5K0.40%+175+28.5%Added
Integrity Financial Corp789$392.0K0.32%−30−3.7%Reduced
Pachira Investments Inc.790$392.6K1.69%−95−10.7%Reduced
Chickasaw Capital Management LLC790$393.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Architects, LLC791$393.0K0.07%+3+0.4%Added
Avenue 1 Advisors, LLC793$394.0K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
CCG Wealth Management, LLC793$394.1K0.26%−102−11.4%Reduced
Financial Perspectives, Inc798$396.5K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Permanens Capital L.P.800$397.5K0.09%00.0%Unchanged