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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
2,943
+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
1,254 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
Amalgamated Bank132,044$65.6M0.56%+10,973+9.1%Added
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC128,013$63.6M2.66%−3,613−2.7%Reduced
Glenmede Trust Co NA127,282$63.2M0.36%−47,954−27.4%Reduced
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC127,180$63.2M1.26%−2,189−1.7%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC125,711$62.5M0.49%+300+0.2%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC124,174$61.7M0.11%+79,829+180.0%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC122,817$61.0M0.52%+6,867+5.9%Added
Abn Amro Investment Solutions122,537$60.9M1.26%+122,537New
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.122,443$60.8M0.33%−55,307−31.1%Reduced
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc122,309$60.8M1.21%−671−0.5%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System120,849$60.0M0.54%+154+0.1%Added
Worldly Partners Management, LLC119,000$59.1M37.32%+213+0.2%Added
Meitav Dash Investments Ltd118,826$58.8M1.01%+28,743+31.9%Added
Commerce Bank118,241$58.8M0.46%+1,124+1.0%Added
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC118,168$58.7M0.21%−11,500−8.9%Reduced
CCLA Investment Management Ltd117,408$58.3M1.15%+117,408New
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department114,019$56.7M0.25%−17,037−13.0%Reduced
Davis R M Inc113,800$56.5M1.44%+5,591+5.2%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC112,974$56.1M0.23%+1,911+1.7%Added
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC112,950$56.1M0.69%−27,777−19.7%Reduced
Carmignac Gestion111,001$55.2M0.92%+2,002+1.8%Added
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky110,799$55.1M0.55%+4,800+4.5%Added
Man Group plc–$54.7M0.20%––
Calamos Advisors LLC109,719$54.5M0.27%−8,094−6.9%Reduced
Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC109,321$54.3M0.59%−773−0.7%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.108,952$54.1M0.27%−783−0.7%Reduced
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.108,874$54.1M0.99%−830−0.8%Reduced
Crestwood Advisors Group LLC108,763$54.0M1.80%+32,882+43.3%Added
Erste Asset Management GmbH109,113$53.8M1.03%+5,777+5.6%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P107,642$53.5M1.03%−7,640−6.6%Reduced
Gabelli Funds LLC106,080$52.7M0.40%−125−0.1%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.105,822$52.6M0.77%+8,371+8.6%Added
Nicholas Company, Inc.105,445$52.4M1.06%00.0%Unchanged
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.105,276$52.3M0.18%−119,484−53.2%Reduced
Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc105,110$52.2M4.63%−1,713−1.6%Reduced
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC102,981$51.2M2.42%−27,744−21.2%Reduced
Northeast Investment Management102,880$51.1M3.10%+862+0.8%Added
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc102,786$51.1M0.68%−7,924−7.2%Reduced
Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.102,648$51.0M1.21%00.0%Unchanged
Employees Retirement System of Texas102,149$50.8M0.74%00.0%Unchanged
Van Eck Associates Corp100,062$49.7M0.11%+9,176+10.1%Added
I.G.Y. Ltd99,691$49.5M35.83%−12,975−11.5%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden99,400$49.4M0.58%−15,700−13.6%Reduced
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp96,103$47.8M0.91%−1,171−1.2%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS95,092$47.2M0.30%+792+0.8%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc94,832$47.1M1.00%+709+0.8%Added
Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.105,177$46.6M1.72%+10,428+11.0%Added
Millennium Management LLC93,449$46.4M0.05%−268,284−74.2%Reduced
Destination Wealth Management92,673$46.0M1.75%+180+0.2%Added
Texas Permanent School Fund92,510$46.0M0.46%+29,625+47.1%Added
Nissay Asset Management Corp92,167$45.8M0.41%+13,954+17.8%Added
Regions Financial Corp92,106$45.8M0.41%+796+0.9%Added
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund91,657$45.5M0.61%−600−0.7%Reduced
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC91,350$45.4M0.20%−55,767−37.9%Reduced
Boston Financial Mangement LLC89,258$44.3M1.73%−766−0.9%Reduced
Financial Counselors Inc88,068$43.8M0.94%−1,054−1.2%Reduced
Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA87,210$43.3M1.80%−4,290−4.7%Reduced
Ami Asset Management Corp86,566$43.0M2.75%+14,535+20.2%Added
Covea Finance86,386$42.9M2.44%−11,143−11.4%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC86,160$42.8M0.05%−370,715−81.1%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC85,473$42.5M0.19%−184,916−68.4%Reduced
Kames Capital plc84,345$41.9M0.73%+75,729+878.9%Added
Artemis Investment Management LLP84,377$41.8M0.51%−691−0.8%Reduced
Trillium Asset Management, LLC82,312$41.4M1.21%−1,747−2.1%Reduced
Stonegate Investment Group, LLC82,678$41.1M1.54%+6,652+8.7%Added
Hyperion Asset Management Ltd82,579$41.0M2.14%+3,297+4.2%Added
Findlay Park Partners LLP82,093$40.8M0.43%+82,093New
Cooper Investors Pty Ltd81,718$40.6M3.46%+7,500+10.1%Added
Chicago Capital, LLC81,191$40.3M2.01%−200.0%Reduced
IFM Investors Pty Ltd79,240$39.4M0.60%+2,389+3.1%Added
Utah Retirement Systems78,885$39.2M0.57%+250+0.3%Added
Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC78,726$39.1M1.44%+197+0.3%Added
Ossiam77,756$38.6M0.80%+66,550+593.9%Added
Baskin Financial Services Inc.76,853$38.2M4.01%−1,061−1.4%Reduced
Windward Capital Management Co76,791$38.2M3.52%+1,726+2.3%Added
Dearborn Partners LLC76,739$38.1M1.50%−1,087−1.4%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.76,270$37.9M0.43%+367+0.5%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec75,581$37.6M0.41%−1,396−1.8%Reduced
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd75,559$37.5M0.23%−3,506−4.4%Reduced
Tredje AP-fonden75,224$37.4M0.58%+3,493+4.9%Added
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys75,223$37.4M0.32%+408+0.5%Added
New York Life Investment Management LLC75,181$37.4M0.42%+5,720+8.2%Added
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.74,389$37.0M0.46%+12,645+20.5%Added
Tandem Investment Advisors, Inc.74,260$36.9M1.77%−1,236−1.6%Reduced
Hyman Charles D73,036$36.3M2.42%−701−1.0%Reduced
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co72,185$35.9M1.37%−460−0.6%Reduced
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund71,601$35.6M0.44%−2,798−3.8%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund70,915$35.2M0.75%+13,845+24.3%Added
MAI Capital Management70,462$35.0M0.56%+2,778+4.1%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue70,071$34.8M0.41%−825−1.2%Reduced
Investment House LLC69,450$34.5M2.84%−380−0.5%Reduced
Maple Capital Management, Inc.68,669$34.1M4.17%+1,461+2.2%Added
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC68,019$33.8M1.74%+442+0.7%Added
KBC Group NV67,970$33.8M0.14%+3,789+5.9%Added
Yousif Capital Management, LLC66,963$33.3M0.43%−3,202−4.6%Reduced
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd66,483$33.0M0.89%+11,177+20.2%Added
Capital Investment Counsel, Inc66,094$32.8M7.49%−5,621−7.8%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC65,985$32.8M0.23%−7,526−10.2%Reduced
Chesley Taft & Associates LLC65,483$32.5M2.13%−205−0.3%Reduced
Flputnam Investment Management Co64,536$32.1M1.05%+2,434+3.9%Added