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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: 2,943 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 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 20264,274$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, 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
Clearstead Advisors, LLC19,606$9.74M0.71%+878+4.7%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.19,564$9.72M0.31%+1,662+9.3%Added
Chartwell Investment Partners, LLC19,489$9.68M0.37%−1,693−8.0%Reduced
Motco19,464$9.67M0.66%+56+0.3%Added
HFR Wealth Management, LLC19,441$9.66M2.74%−10.0%Reduced
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC19,421$9.65M0.12%+5,279+37.3%Added
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC19,421$9.65M0.12%+14,841+324.0%Added
Tower Bridge Advisors19,404$9.64M0.79%+294+1.5%Added
Appleton Partners Inc19,360$9.62M0.86%−3,676−16.0%Reduced
American National Bank19,336$9.61M1.77%+885+4.8%Added
Cyrus J. Lawrence, LLC19,307$9.59M2.79%−10−0.1%Reduced
Segment Wealth Management, LLC19,244$9.56M1.08%+758+4.1%Added
Central Bank & Trust Co19,204$9.54M1.70%−515−2.6%Reduced
TownSquare Capital, LLC19,168$9.52M0.21%+5,594+41.2%Added
Salem Investment Counselors Inc19,087$9.48M0.38%−1,387−6.8%Reduced
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC18,982$9.43M0.44%−1,339−6.6%Reduced
Thematics Asset Management18,945$9.41M0.51%00.0%Unchanged
McGuire Investment Group, LLC18,826$9.35M1.86%−254−1.3%Reduced
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Long Beach18,798$9.34M2.59%−563−2.9%Reduced
McKinley Capital Management LLC /Delaware18,698$9.29M1.23%+239+1.3%Added
Community Trust & Investment Co18,629$9.26M0.80%+354+1.9%Added
King Luther Capital Management Corp18,584$9.23M0.05%−47−0.3%Reduced
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.18,441$9.16M0.14%−2,371−11.4%Reduced
Lakeside Advisors, INC.18,391$9.14M7.06%−1,115−5.7%Reduced
Schnieders Capital Management LLC18,341$9.11M2.04%−439−2.3%Reduced
Bath Savings Trust Co18,322$9.10M1.12%+1,864+11.3%Added
Regency Capital Management Inc.18,291$9.09M11.00%+1,015+5.9%Added
Sigma Planning Corp18,252$9.07M0.30%−1,154−5.9%Reduced
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC18,214$9.05M0.25%+1,965+12.1%Added
Kesler, Norman & Wride, LLC17,756$8.82M2.22%−429−2.4%Reduced
Independent Financial Group, LLC17,754$8.82M0.71%+420+2.4%Added
First National Bank of Mount Dora, Trust Investment Services17,697$8.79M2.66%+2,157+13.9%Added
DF Dent & Co Inc17,581$8.74M0.12%+620+3.7%Added
First National Trust Co17,561$8.73M0.46%+428+2.5%Added
McKinley Carter Wealth Services, Inc.17,553$8.72M0.68%−27−0.2%Reduced
Westwood Holdings Group Inc.17,512$8.70M0.08%+408+2.4%Added
Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc17,468$8.68M1.01%−470−2.6%Reduced
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC17,332$8.61M0.18%+71+0.4%Added
Veritable, L.P.17,289$8.59M0.15%+350+2.1%Added
Liberty Capital Management, Inc.17,236$8.56M2.82%−24−0.1%Reduced
Wilsey Asset Management Inc17,190$8.54M1.93%−35−0.2%Reduced
Stonnington Group, LLC17,154$8.54M2.22%−192−1.1%Reduced
Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc.17,122$8.51M1.31%00.0%Unchanged
RB Capital Management, LLC17,119$8.51M2.78%+248+1.5%Added
Narwhal Capital Management16,965$8.43M1.05%+982+6.1%Added
Penobscot Investment Management Company, Inc.16,919$8.41M1.46%+565+3.5%Added
Park Avenue Securities LLC16,827$8.36M0.14%+1,011+6.4%Added
Wendell David Associates Inc16,727$8.31M0.99%+1,703+11.3%Added
Copeland Capital Management, LLC16,723$8.31M0.20%−563−3.3%Reduced
Hutner Capital Management Inc16,711$8.30M5.05%00.0%Unchanged
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.16,707$8.30M2.27%+638+4.0%Added
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC16,689$8.29M0.08%−16,289−49.4%Reduced
Silvant Capital Management LLC16,646$8.27M0.54%−219−1.3%Reduced
Slow Capital, Inc.16,646$8.27M1.55%+1,982+13.5%Added
Petredis Investment Advisors LLC16,631$8.26M1.29%+237+1.4%Added
Defender Capital, LLC.16,625$8.26M2.88%−170−1.0%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC16,526$8.21M0.50%−289−1.7%Reduced
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC16,473$8.19M3.14%−344−2.0%Reduced
Power Corp of Canada16,522$8.18M0.86%+12,299+291.2%Added
Chapman Investment Management, LLC16,364$8.13M6.69%−572−3.4%Reduced
Natixis16,320$8.11M0.07%−85,228−83.9%Reduced
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet LTD16,471$8.10M0.65%00.0%Unchanged
Dakota Wealth Management16,278$8.09M0.54%−13,325−45.0%Reduced
First Foundation Advisors16,270$8.08M0.37%+852+5.5%Added
Metis Global Partners, LLC16,236$8.07M0.52%+4,621+39.8%Added
Stephens Inc16,221$8.06M0.15%+44+0.3%Added
Unio Capital LLC16,184$8.04M4.31%+14+0.1%Added
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management16,183$8.04M0.35%−17−0.1%Reduced
Roundview Capital LLC16,179$8.04M0.84%+1,316+8.9%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC16,108$8.00M0.01%−41,905−72.2%Reduced
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC16,068$7.98M0.21%+11,124+225.0%Added
Wetherby Asset Management Inc16,053$7.98M0.47%+456+2.9%Added
Western Wealth Management, LLC16,023$7.96M0.74%+425+2.7%Added
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.16,004$7.95M0.49%−3,142−16.4%Reduced
Hixon Zuercher, LLC15,936$7.92M4.70%+487+3.2%Added
Luts & Greenleigh Group, Inc15,813$7.86M9.96%−557−3.4%Reduced
DFPG Investments, LLC15,803$7.85M0.84%+3,555+29.0%Added
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund15,789$7.84M0.64%−85−0.5%Reduced
Harvest Volatility Management LLC15,941$7.83M1.58%−2,751−14.7%Reduced
First Manhattan Co15,663$7.78M0.03%−2,156−12.1%Reduced
Mattern Capital Management, LLC15,634$7.77M1.37%+360+2.4%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC15,602$7.75M0.30%−3,971−20.3%Reduced
Sigma Investment Counselors Inc15,515$7.71M0.60%−413−2.6%Reduced
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc15,476$7.69M0.31%−50.0%Reduced
Berger Financial Group, Inc15,365$7.63M0.92%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP15,345$7.62M0.08%+1,072+7.5%Added
W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co15,293$7.60M1.20%+223+1.5%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC15,286$7.59M0.25%−75−0.5%Reduced
Goelzer Investment Management, Inc.15,277$7.59M0.66%−462−2.9%Reduced
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.15,273$7.59M0.25%+1,301+9.3%Added
Trust Co of Kansas15,206$7.55M4.82%−253−1.6%Reduced
Brighton Jones LLC15,086$7.50M0.43%−2,432−13.9%Reduced
Oak Ridge Investments LLC15,056$7.48M1.01%−151−1.0%Reduced
Andra AP-fonden15,000$7.45M0.19%+4,800+47.1%Added
Shellback Capital, LP15,000$7.45M0.84%+15,000New
Arthur M. Cohen & Associates, LLC14,992$7.45M2.00%−755−4.8%Reduced
Capital Planning Advisors, LLC14,928$7.42M1.58%−88−0.6%Reduced
Ritholtz Wealth Management14,854$7.38M0.37%+7,806+110.8%Added
Brookstone Capital Management14,931$7.37M0.14%+3,138+26.6%Added
L.M. Kohn & Company14,838$7.37M3.06%00.0%Unchanged