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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
MAI Capital Management71,633$40.5M0.61%+2,938+4.3%Added
Capital Investment Counsel, Inc71,366$40.3M8.10%−764−1.1%Reduced
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd70,685$39.9M0.26%−1,223−1.7%Reduced
Maple Capital Management, Inc.70,416$39.8M4.54%+270+0.4%Added
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co69,919$39.5M1.52%−1,239−1.7%Reduced
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue69,269$39.1M0.49%−2,225−3.1%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC69,222$39.1M0.25%+2,745+4.1%Added
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.68,000$38.4M0.82%00.0%Unchanged
Flputnam Investment Management Co67,533$38.2M1.06%−275−0.4%Reduced
Aquatic Capital Management LLC67,160$37.9M1.58%−3,140−4.5%Reduced
Investment House LLC66,946$37.8M2.98%−1,827−2.7%Reduced
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd66,483$37.8M1.01%00.0%Unchanged
KBC Group NV66,819$37.8M0.15%−3,202−4.6%Reduced
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.66,428$37.5M0.27%+9,359+16.4%Added
Yousif Capital Management, LLC66,416$37.5M0.48%−900−1.3%Reduced
Shelton Capital Management65,304$36.9M1.36%+4,318+7.1%Added
Chesley Taft & Associates LLC65,290$36.9M2.39%−143−0.2%Reduced
Vontobel Holding Ltd.64,722$36.6M0.34%+5,483+9.3%Added
EULAV Asset Management63,803$36.0M1.32%+30.0%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC63,708$36.0M0.55%+19,058+42.7%Added
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc63,170$35.7M1.22%−130−0.2%Reduced
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System62,600$35.4M0.81%+7,500+13.6%Added
Dundas Partners LLP62,170$35.1M3.45%00.0%Unchanged
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG62,121$35.1M0.53%+3,568+6.1%Added
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC62,056$35.1M0.43%−1,771−2.8%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC61,308$34.6M0.38%+8,868+16.9%Added
Violich Capital Management, Inc.61,305$34.6M5.91%−2,010−3.2%Reduced
Klingenstein Fields & Co LP61,056$34.5M1.68%−625−1.0%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc60,863$34.4M0.13%−1,961−3.1%Reduced
Congress Wealth Management LLC60,372$34.1M0.70%+1,876+3.2%Added
Howard Capital Management Group, LLC60,354$34.1M3.29%+90+0.1%Added
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC60,274$34.1M0.42%+31,176+107.1%Added
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S60,200$34.0M0.79%−697−1.1%Reduced
Railway Pension Investments Ltd60,142$34.0M0.37%00.0%Unchanged
Fiera Capital Corp60,105$34.0M0.11%+28,188+88.3%Added
Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc.60,020$33.9M2.09%+12,340+25.9%Added
Norman Fields, Gottscho Capital Management, LLC59,748$33.8M14.65%−4,594−7.1%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund59,022$33.3M0.62%−41−0.1%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP58,846$33.2M0.83%+47,256+407.7%Added
Asset Advisors Investment Management, LLC58,639$33.1M4.46%−504−0.9%Reduced
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund58,234$32.9M0.45%−11,299−16.2%Reduced
United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund58,089$32.8M1.92%−12,746−18.0%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co57,451$32.5M0.58%+803+1.4%Added
AE Wealth Management LLC57,430$32.4M0.19%+3,693+6.9%Added
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC57,248$32.3M1.02%+6,992+13.9%Added
Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC57,000$32.2M3.05%−5,500−8.8%Reduced
Pittenger & Anderson Inc56,478$31.9M1.61%−392−0.7%Reduced
Ieq Capital, LLC56,343$31.8M0.65%−1,519−2.6%Reduced
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.55,845$31.6M0.44%+2,598+4.9%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC55,706$31.5M0.31%−901−1.6%Reduced
Ardevora Asset Management LLP55,419$31.3M1.54%−47,632−46.2%Reduced
Smith Chas P & Associates Pa Cpas54,863$31.0M2.26%+209+0.4%Added
Ocean Capital Management, LLC54,684$30.9M14.28%+553+1.0%Added
Randolph Co Inc54,562$30.8M4.94%−278−0.5%Reduced
Cumberland Partners Ltd54,472$30.8M2.96%+2,466+4.7%Added
Agf Management Ltd54,020$30.5M0.22%+5,755+11.9%Added
Baldwin Brothers Inc53,782$30.4M2.61%−1,081−2.0%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC53,586$30.3M0.27%+2,837+5.6%Added
Intech Investment Management LLC53,150$30.0M0.44%−18,716−26.0%Reduced
Invictus Private Wealth, LLC53,089$30.0M3.28%+612+1.2%Added
General American Investors Co Inc53,000$29.9M2.68%00.0%Unchanged
Guardian Capital LP52,195$29.5M1.10%−7,753−12.9%Reduced
Ziegler Capital Management, LLC51,040$28.8M1.15%−1,715−3.3%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd51,036$28.8M0.45%−1,115−2.1%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC51,022$28.8M0.20%+2,731+5.7%Added
WS Management LLLP50,746$28.7M3.69%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co of Vermont50,184$28.4M1.91%+2,087+4.3%Added
Wealthfront Advisers LLC49,887$28.2M0.12%+1,238+2.5%Added
Tokio Marine Asset Management Co Ltd49,391$27.9M1.77%+1,339+2.8%Added
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC49,361$27.9M1.66%−251−0.5%Reduced
YHB Investment Advisors, Inc.49,071$27.7M2.56%−416−0.8%Reduced
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC48,986$27.7M0.16%+4,619+10.4%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.48,934$27.6M0.60%+7,970+19.5%Added
Element Capital Management LLC48,464$27.4M2.43%−9,530−16.4%Reduced
Absher Wealth Management, LLC48,212$27.2M4.54%+282+0.6%Added
Rempart Asset Management Inc.48,212$27.2M6.06%−942−1.9%Reduced
Madison Asset Management, LLC48,176$27.2M0.40%−1,175−2.4%Reduced
Pacer Advisors, Inc.47,807$27.0M0.10%+5,077+11.9%Added
Gratus Capital LLC47,756$27.0M1.85%+622+1.3%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC46,846$26.5M0.39%+5,730+13.9%Added
Chilton Capital Management LLC46,621$26.3M1.48%−740−1.6%Reduced
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc46,424$26.2M3.17%−231−0.5%Reduced
Achmea Investment Management B.V.46,234$26.1M0.57%−1,071−2.3%Reduced
Pinnacle Associates Ltd46,124$26.1M0.48%+724+1.6%Added
Shell Asset Management Co45,757$25.9M1.07%−175−0.4%Reduced
Parallel Advisors, LLC45,725$25.8M0.86%−96−0.2%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc44,900$25.4M1.26%+1,362+3.1%Added
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd44,818$25.3M0.39%+3,629+8.8%Added
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC44,720$25.3M0.12%−99,841−69.1%Reduced
Boston Private Wealth LLC44,275$25.0M0.55%−3,915−8.1%Reduced
Estabrook Capital Management43,773$24.7M4.35%−435−1.0%Reduced
Front Street Capital Management, Inc.44,343$24.5M5.38%−56−0.1%Reduced
TruWealth Advisors, LLC43,215$24.4M2.10%+211+0.5%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers42,946$24.3M0.21%−201−0.5%Reduced
Marco Investment Management LLC42,678$24.1M2.77%−1,010−2.3%Reduced
NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC42,321$23.9M0.97%−290−0.7%Reduced
QRG Capital Management, Inc.41,615$23.5M0.41%+41,615New
Storebrand Asset Management AS41,408$23.4M0.11%+3,306+8.7%Added
Cadinha & Co LLC41,265$23.3M5.16%+1,214+3.0%Added
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd40,675$23.0M0.65%−4,179−9.3%Reduced