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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
3,077
+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
1,239 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
Clearbridge Investments, LLC147,551$83.4M0.08%−714−0.5%Reduced
Ci Investments Inc.147,441$83.3M0.46%−33,171−18.4%Reduced
American International Group, Inc.145,836$82.4M0.53%+4,081+2.9%Added
Steginsky Capital LLC144,999$81.9M25.18%+665+0.5%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas143,966$81.3M0.54%+21,364+17.4%Added
Comerica Bank143,401$81.0M0.42%+143,401New
Man Group plc–$80.9M0.25%––
Marsico Capital Management LLC142,789$80.7M3.46%+3,912+2.8%Added
Meitav Dash Investments Ltd136,547$78.2M1.27%−99,415−42.1%Reduced
Norinchukin Bank, The135,794$76.7M1.80%−22,901−14.4%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC135,664$76.6M0.14%+30,982+29.6%Added
Bowen Hanes & Co Inc135,198$76.4M2.57%−1,883−1.4%Reduced
Hosking Partners LLP134,783$76.1M3.37%−52,303−28.0%Reduced
Erste Asset Management GmbH131,924$74.8M1.29%+17,112+14.9%Added
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC129,867$73.4M1.37%+1,907+1.5%Added
CTC LLC129,509$73.2M3.28%+94,846+273.6%Added
CCLA Investment Management Ltd128,112$72.4M1.35%+115+0.1%Added
MetLife Investment Management128,076$72.4M0.56%−2,946−2.2%Reduced
KCM Investment Advisors LLC127,825$72.2M3.11%−2,335−1.8%Reduced
State of Michigan Retirement System127,369$72.0M0.47%−2,000−1.5%Reduced
Glenmede Trust Co NA127,279$71.9M0.41%−30.0%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System125,434$70.9M0.60%−1,334−1.1%Reduced
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC125,281$70.8M2.97%−1,159−0.9%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC124,364$70.3M0.88%+11,762+10.4%Added
Crestwood Advisors Group LLC123,943$70.0M1.84%+5,036+4.2%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.122,431$69.2M0.32%+3,620+3.0%Added
Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC121,273$68.5M1.06%+39,094+47.6%Added
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc120,711$68.2M1.41%−1,122−0.9%Reduced
Commerce Bank118,309$66.8M0.53%−260−0.2%Reduced
Abn Amro Investment Solutions116,627$65.9M1.29%−12,614−9.8%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank116,045$65.6M0.56%−12,174−9.5%Reduced
Calamos Advisors LLC113,660$64.2M0.35%+3,876+3.5%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC112,901$63.8M0.24%−557−0.5%Reduced
Munro Partners112,823$63.7M3.22%−55,935−33.1%Reduced
Nissay Asset Management Corp112,710$63.7M0.56%+7,515+7.1%Added
Employees Retirement System of Texas112,149$63.4M0.94%00.0%Unchanged
Davis R M Inc111,734$63.1M1.58%−1,261−1.1%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.109,979$62.1M0.10%−223,661−67.0%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec108,897$61.5M0.63%+472+0.4%Added
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky108,636$61.4M0.62%−6,993−6.0%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden108,000$61.0M0.68%+800+0.7%Added
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.107,533$60.8M1.06%−1,142−1.1%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.106,173$60.0M0.18%−61,617−36.7%Reduced
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC106,133$60.0M2.82%+1,876+1.8%Added
Nicholas Company, Inc.105,445$59.6M1.19%00.0%Unchanged
Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC104,707$59.2M0.68%−2,033−1.9%Reduced
Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc104,661$59.1M4.97%−701−0.7%Reduced
Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.105,148$57.5M1.83%+50.0%Added
I.G.Y. Ltd99,691$56.3M34.77%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Family Office, LLC98,573$56.2M0.44%+8,485+9.4%Added
Northeast Investment Management99,195$56.0M3.29%−1,365−1.4%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.98,734$55.8M0.76%+1,126+1.2%Added
DnB Asset Management AS97,987$55.4M0.33%−4,014−3.9%Reduced
Gabelli Funds LLC97,985$55.4M0.45%−6,400−6.1%Reduced
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, LLC97,743$55.2M1.64%+799+0.8%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc97,305$55.0M1.13%+1,123+1.2%Added
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp96,995$54.8M1.01%+1,169+1.2%Added
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.94,439$53.4M0.44%+36,000+61.6%Added
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc93,440$52.8M0.68%−2,923−3.0%Reduced
Martingale Asset Management L P93,155$52.6M1.11%−8,192−8.1%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC92,468$52.2M0.17%+89,472+2,986.4%Added
Texas Permanent School Fund91,571$51.7M0.50%−1,429−1.5%Reduced
Ossiam91,123$51.5M0.91%+84,905+1,365.5%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp90,922$51.4M0.11%+1,535+1.7%Added
Destination Wealth Management90,562$51.2M1.99%−1,531−1.7%Reduced
Regions Financial Corp89,798$50.7M0.46%−974−1.1%Reduced
Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA89,710$50.7M1.77%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys89,103$50.3M0.42%+11,758+15.2%Added
Financial Counselors Inc88,943$50.2M1.00%+138+0.2%Added
Ofi Invest Asset Management93,751$50.0M1.80%−1,023−1.1%Reduced
Boston Financial Mangement LLC88,370$49.9M1.87%+288+0.3%Added
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund87,657$49.5M0.66%−4,800−5.2%Reduced
Worldly Partners Management, LLC87,463$49.4M31.54%−31,781−26.7%Reduced
IFM Investors Pty Ltd87,324$49.3M0.65%+2,665+3.1%Added
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC86,417$48.8M1.95%−681−0.8%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC86,000$48.6M0.05%−139,225−61.8%Reduced
Ami Asset Management Corp85,507$48.3M2.99%−283−0.3%Reduced
Covea Finance84,230$47.6M2.68%+6,080+7.8%Added
Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC83,212$47.0M1.60%−1,375−1.6%Reduced
Stonegate Investment Group, LLC83,124$47.0M1.71%+192+0.2%Added
iA Global Asset Management Inc.82,310$46.5M1.23%+16,469+25.0%Added
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.82,298$46.5M0.32%+82,298New
Trillium Asset Management, LLC80,932$45.7M1.38%−556−0.7%Reduced
Chicago Capital, LLC80,637$45.6M2.13%−219−0.3%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH80,028$45.2M0.09%−25,065−23.9%Reduced
Hyperion Asset Management Ltd78,751$44.5M2.14%−3,348−4.1%Reduced
Tandem Investment Advisors, Inc.78,677$44.4M1.88%+5,186+7.1%Added
Tredje AP-fonden77,741$43.9M0.65%+436+0.6%Added
Cooper Investors Pty Ltd81,379$43.8M3.49%+81,379New
Public Sector Pension Investment Board77,469$43.8M0.32%+35,002+82.4%Added
Czech National Bank77,454$43.8M0.70%+24,955+47.5%Added
Granite Bay Wealth Management, LLC79,002$43.6M0.43%+77,748+6,200.0%Added
Dearborn Partners LLC76,813$43.4M1.70%+111+0.1%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC76,749$43.4M0.24%+396+0.5%Added
Findlay Park Partners LLP76,523$43.2M0.46%−722−0.9%Reduced
Utah Retirement Systems76,385$43.2M0.62%+300+0.4%Added
Baskin Financial Services Inc.75,835$42.8M4.35%−502−0.7%Reduced
Windward Capital Management Co74,892$42.3M4.14%−1,556−2.0%Reduced
New York Life Investment Management LLC73,550$41.6M0.45%−1,112−1.5%Reduced
Hyman Charles D73,496$41.5M2.70%+82+0.1%Added