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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
McBroom & Associates, LLC11,611$5.77M5.16%+223+2.0%Added
Nilsine Partners, LLC11,588$5.76M0.90%+11,588New
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al11,561$5.74M0.06%−198−1.7%Reduced
Twin Capital Management Inc11,535$5.73M0.78%+809+7.5%Added
Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd.11,487$5.71M0.28%+11,487New
Mutual Advisors, LLC11,470$5.70M0.23%+602+5.5%Added
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC11,438$5.68M0.39%+337+3.0%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.11,420$5.67M0.47%+2,000+21.2%Added
German American Bancorp, Inc.11,364$5.65M0.85%−21−0.2%Reduced
Amica Mutual Insurance Co11,338$5.63M0.63%+1,358+13.6%Added
Busey Wealth Management11,334$5.63M0.24%+8,007+240.7%Added
Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC11,299$5.61M0.96%+10.0%Added
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC11,259$5.59M0.49%−765−6.4%Reduced
King Wealth11,252$5.59M1.24%+204+1.8%Added
Meridian Wealth Management, LLC11,176$5.55M0.48%−64−0.6%Reduced
Legacy Trust11,158$5.54M1.65%−77−0.7%Reduced
Greenline Partners, LLC11,152$5.54M1.06%−10−0.1%Reduced
Ascent Group, LLC11,113$5.52M0.59%+110+1.0%Added
Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC11,112$5.52M0.52%+14+0.1%Added
Clarity Wealth Advisors, LLC11,098$5.51M2.82%+145+1.3%Added
First Personal Financial Services11,093$5.51M1.43%+8+0.1%Added
Blue Fin Capital, Inc.11,210$5.50M1.78%+106+1.0%Added
Sitrin Capital Management LLC11,059$5.49M3.33%−89−0.8%Reduced
Carderock Capital Management Inc10,993$5.46M1.90%−1,172−9.6%Reduced
First Washington CORP10,954$5.44M2.69%+1,538+16.3%Added
Knuff & Co LLC10,945$5.44M2.15%−137−1.2%Reduced
BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc.10,916$5.42M0.44%+119+1.1%Added
Arlington Financial Advisors, LLC10,907$5.42M2.09%+172+1.6%Added
Mount Vernon Associates Inc10,897$5.41M6.40%−270−2.4%Reduced
Venture Visionary Partners LLC10,834$5.38M0.34%−211−1.9%Reduced
Signaturefd, LLC10,825$5.38M0.15%+573+5.6%Added
New Capital Management LP10,824$5.38M2.06%00.0%Unchanged
Nikulski Financial, Inc.10,792$5.36M2.37%+186+1.8%Added
SFE Investment Counsel10,765$5.33M1.65%+934+9.5%Added
Carroll Investors, Inc10,716$5.31M4.34%+55+0.5%Added
American Trust10,683$5.31M0.37%−686−6.0%Reduced
Texas Yale Capital Corp.10,668$5.30M0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Chelsea Counsel Co10,660$5.30M2.57%+150+1.4%Added
Cypress Asset Management Inc10,622$5.28M1.82%+450+4.4%Added
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC10,593$5.26M0.18%+541+5.4%Added
Baldwin Investment Management, LLC10,564$5.25M0.93%+35+0.3%Added
Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC11,455$5.23M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Banque Pictet & Cie SA10,514$5.22M0.05%+3,085+41.5%Added
Lion Street Advisors, LLC10,484$5.21M1.61%+930+9.7%Added
Peterson Wealth Services10,463$5.20M2.67%+295+2.9%Added
Pitcairn Co10,438$5.19M0.48%+326+3.2%Added
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank10,427$5.18M0.57%−377−3.5%Reduced
Private Trust Co NA10,415$5.17M0.71%+161+1.6%Added
Spinnaker Trust10,413$5.17M0.39%−1,402−11.9%Reduced
Hollencrest Capital Management10,408$5.17M0.55%+2,429+30.4%Added
Bogart Wealth, LLC10,358$5.15M0.34%+20+0.2%Added
Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH10,345$5.14M0.54%−566−5.2%Reduced
Banco Santander, S.A.10,322$5.13M0.08%−4,413−29.9%Reduced
Cohen Klingenstein LLC10,300$5.12M0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC10,257$5.10M0.17%+1,938+23.3%Added
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC10,248$5.09M0.40%+1,153+12.7%Added
Montecito Bank & Trust10,237$5.09M1.21%+96+0.9%Added
Weik Capital Management10,213$5.08M2.32%−179−1.7%Reduced
Beck Mack & Oliver LLC10,168$5.05M0.15%−45−0.4%Reduced
44 Wealth Management LLC10,113$5.02M1.70%+9+0.1%Added
Simmons Bank10,094$5.02M0.43%+627+6.6%Added
Legacy Private Trust Co.10,066$5.00M0.43%+1,198+13.5%Added
Hendley & Co Inc10,012$4.97M2.23%−30−0.3%Reduced
Nations Financial Group Inc,10,012$4.97M0.52%+759+8.2%Added
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC10,011$4.97M0.28%−278−2.7%Reduced
Sepio Capital, LP9,994$4.97M0.46%−295−2.9%Reduced
Clarius Group, LLC9,968$4.95M0.42%−240−2.4%Reduced
Vinva Investment Management Ltd10,062$4.95M0.42%+10,062New
Jones Financial Companies LLLP9,950$4.94M0.01%−334−3.2%Reduced
Buckley Wealth Management, LLC9,933$4.94M1.82%−198−2.0%Reduced
Howland Capital Management LLC9,924$4.93M0.30%+113+1.2%Added
Bray Capital Advisors9,910$4.92M1.44%−40−0.4%Reduced
HB Wealth Management, LLC9,908$4.92M0.09%+734+8.0%Added
Cypress Capital Group9,892$4.92M0.75%−1,256−11.3%Reduced
Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC9,859$4.90M0.72%+100+1.0%Added
Hartline Investment Corp9,811$4.87M0.97%+18+0.2%Added
Spouting Rock Asset Management, LLC9,802$4.87M1.72%+6,907+238.6%Added
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management9,799$4.87M1.08%−2,338−19.3%Reduced
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.9,788$4.86M0.61%+2,159+28.3%Added
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC9,772$4.86M1.52%+149+1.5%Added
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co9,770$4.85M0.41%+432+4.6%Added
Colonial Trust Co9,761$4.85M1.23%−165−1.7%Reduced
Rice Partnership, LLC9,749$4.84M1.45%+76+0.8%Added
WD Rutherford LLC9,736$4.84M3.41%−705−6.8%Reduced
Lee Johnson Capital Management, LLC9,447$4.83M4.99%+5,574+143.9%Added
One Capital Management, LLC9,696$4.82M0.24%−189−1.9%Reduced
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC9,654$4.80M1.20%+238+2.5%Added
Moors & Cabot, Inc.9,646$4.79M0.33%+103+1.1%Added
Mark Stevens9,645$4.79M0.61%−323−3.2%Reduced
Pecaut & Co.9,635$4.79M2.18%−500−4.9%Reduced
Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd.9,634$4.79M0.41%−29,804−75.6%Reduced
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co LLC9,547$4.74M0.08%+11+0.1%Added
Pavion Blue Capital, LLC9,450$4.70M2.89%+10.0%Added
NewEdge Wealth, LLC9,448$4.69M0.18%−12,856−57.6%Reduced
RSM US Wealth Management LLC9,445$4.69M0.17%+7,190+318.8%Added
Steel Peak Wealth Management LLC9,429$4.69M0.32%+276+3.0%Added
Trust Co of Oklahoma9,364$4.65M1.82%−140−1.5%Reduced
180 Wealth Advisors, LLC9,353$4.65M1.08%+16+0.2%Added
Focus Financial Network, Inc.9,310$4.63M0.29%+119+1.3%Added
Ayrshire Capital Management LLC9,301$4.62M3.16%+76+0.8%Added