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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, Q3 2023

Institutional positions in Costco Wholesale Corp as of Sep 30, 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
3,078
+72 vs. Q2 2023
Shares held
300.7M
+166.2K (+0.1%) vs. Q2 2023
Total value
$169.9B
+$8.21B (+5.1%) vs. Q2 2023
New holders
162
1,240 more added
Sold out
90
1,181 more reduced

36 institutions that held it in Q2 2023 haven't filed for Q3 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2023: 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 holdersQ3 2023: 3,078 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 heldQ3 2023: $169.9B
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, Q3 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q2 2023.

Institutions holding COST in Q3 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Korea Investment CORP403,811$228.1M0.67%−8,940−2.2%Reduced
Chilton Investment Co LLC395,756$223.6M7.12%−5,705−1.4%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.390,715$220.7M1.60%−12,641−3.1%Reduced
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.390,646$220.7M0.63%−29,075−6.9%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP387,518$218.9M0.26%−16,099−4.0%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC385,297$217.7M0.41%−555−0.1%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The382,780$216.3M0.13%+51,404+15.5%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd378,080$213.6M0.27%+8,899+2.4%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC374,207$211.4M0.44%+4,482+1.2%Added
Truist Financial Corp370,725$209.4M0.35%+44,058+13.5%Added
Keybank National Association366,465$207.0M0.99%−1,936−0.5%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.353,602$199.8M0.45%−11,494−3.1%Reduced
Mariner, LLC353,223$199.6M0.54%+15,953+4.7%Added
Capital Counsel LLC352,059$198.9M11.07%+215+0.1%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp349,215$197.3M0.49%−8,314−2.3%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.348,033$196.6M0.36%+11,024+3.3%Added
Haverford Trust Co346,850$196.0M2.39%−3,614−1.0%Reduced
Swedbank AB343,763$194.2M0.35%+10,038+3.0%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.342,322$193.5M0.29%+71,440+26.4%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA340,554$192.4M0.43%−138,631−28.9%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec334,068$188.7M0.54%−81,417−19.6%Reduced
Capital International Investors330,926$187.1M0.05%−938,744−73.9%Reduced
Comgest Global Investors S.A.S.329,420$186.1M3.19%+14,819+4.7%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc324,637$183.4M1.33%+21,038+6.9%Added
Axiom Investors LLC316,867$179.0M2.57%+61,472+24.1%Added
Millennium Management LLC311,117$175.8M0.18%−2,880−0.9%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.308,618$174.4M0.53%+9,778+3.3%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.303,706$171.6M0.62%−8,920−2.9%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank303,349$171.4M0.28%+23,030+8.2%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.300,952$170.0M0.66%+16,542+5.8%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC300,606$169.8M0.82%+216,809+258.7%Added
Harding Loevner LP293,288$165.7M1.09%−40,151−12.0%Reduced
TCW Group Inc286,198$161.7M2.03%−23,772−7.7%Reduced
Congress Asset Management Co285,771$161.4M1.43%+648+0.2%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA284,565$160.8M0.20%+284,565New
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale281,012$160.5M0.37%+17,415+6.6%Added
Waverton Investment Management Ltd279,677$158.0M4.57%+5,796+2.1%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co277,870$157.0M0.06%−4,088−1.4%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.273,916$154.8M0.54%+153,948+128.3%Added
Boston Trust Walden Corp272,682$154.1M1.29%−16,631−5.7%Reduced
Aviva PLC272,382$153.9M0.65%+11,586+4.4%Added
M&T Bank Corp265,168$149.8M0.60%−7,145−2.6%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.259,941$146.9M0.29%−10,094−3.7%Reduced
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC258,538$146.1M3.62%+917+0.4%Added
Sarasin & Partners LLP256,975$145.2M1.81%+977+0.4%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund254,777$143.9M0.66%+163,710+179.8%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D253,140$143.0M0.52%−8,550−3.3%Reduced
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP255,606$142.1M1.59%+1,621+0.6%Added
SEI Investments Co249,491$140.9M0.25%−65,030−20.7%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP239,724$135.4M0.21%−77,530−24.4%Reduced
Bristol John W & Co Inc238,313$134.6M2.66%−1,964−0.8%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio236,299$133.5M0.60%−17,984−7.1%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board235,792$133.2M0.42%−12,952−5.2%Reduced
Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC226,510$128.0M14.45%00.0%Unchanged
Retirement Systems of Alabama221,298$125.0M0.58%−595−0.3%Reduced
Fifth Third Bancorp220,436$124.5M0.58%+13,188+6.4%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP218,488$123.4M0.35%+158,726+265.6%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd218,106$123.2M0.37%+18,355+9.2%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.215,700$121.9M1.18%+3,800+1.8%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC214,560$121.2M0.19%−125,892−37.0%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.213,076$120.4M0.54%−5,845−2.7%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC211,166$119.3M0.58%−44,514−17.4%Reduced
Empower Advisory Group, LLC206,461$116.6M0.52%+2,362+1.2%Added
Natixis206,192$116.5M0.92%+88,377+75.0%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc205,655$116.2M0.72%+39,019+23.4%Added
Westfield Capital Management Co LP205,617$116.2M0.79%−5,265−2.5%Reduced
STRS Ohio203,988$115.2M0.51%+42,411+26.2%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia201,057$113.6M0.30%+132,510+193.3%Added
Royal London Asset Management Ltd200,761$113.4M0.37%+13,883+7.4%Added
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd200,428$113.2M1.20%+104,261+108.4%Added
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC198,649$112.2M0.48%−10,958−5.2%Reduced
Strategic Investment Solutions, Inc.201,096$111.0M1.37%+197,904+6,200.0%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina194,792$110.0M0.60%−1,500−0.8%Reduced
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC192,868$109.0M0.71%−15,240−7.3%Reduced
Creative Planning192,806$108.9M0.15%+13,501+7.5%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc192,234$108.6M0.45%+9,044+4.9%Added
ING Groep NV192,112$108.5M0.96%+85,991+81.0%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department189,795$107.2M0.43%+75,776+66.5%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co187,986$106.2M0.14%+2,406+1.3%Added
Huntington National Bank184,265$104.1M1.04%−4,664−2.5%Reduced
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.182,081$102.9M0.66%−4,398−2.4%Reduced
Umb Bank N A181,261$102.4M1.64%−6,377−3.4%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.166,474$101.8M1.06%−4,978−2.9%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC179,696$101.5M0.43%+21,705+13.7%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC177,642$100.4M0.21%−16,401−8.5%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC170,157$96.1M1.59%−2,654−1.5%Reduced
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd169,063$95.5M0.45%−26,010−13.3%Reduced
Bartlett & Co. LLC168,437$95.2M1.71%−769−0.5%Reduced
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC168,437$95.2M1.71%−769−0.5%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Corp166,715$94.2M0.92%+77,593+87.1%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.160,530$90.7M0.98%+2,622+1.7%Added
Connectus Wealth, LLC156,624$88.4M1.97%−5,340−3.3%Reduced
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC155,868$88.1M0.33%00.0%Unchanged
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)153,286$86.6M0.38%+5,174+3.5%Added
Davenport & Co LLC151,710$85.7M0.66%+1,205+0.8%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors151,531$85.6M0.33%+5,962+4.1%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC150,231$84.9M0.73%+15,290+11.3%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc157,576$84.8M1.78%00.0%Unchanged
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC149,306$84.4M1.31%+128,652+622.9%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC148,204$83.7M0.64%+23,125+18.5%Added