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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
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC40,535$22.9M0.29%+8,605+26.9%Added
North Point Portfolio Managers Corp40,523$22.9M4.68%−227−0.6%Reduced
British Columbia Investment Management Corp40,326$22.8M0.22%+253+0.6%Added
Bokf, NA40,947$22.6M0.50%−163−0.4%Reduced
Sawgrass Asset Management LLC39,860$22.5M2.74%−1,994−4.8%Reduced
Synovus Financial Corp39,763$22.5M0.26%−2,310−5.5%Reduced
Godsey & Gibb Associates39,437$22.3M2.73%−1,605−3.9%Reduced
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC39,345$22.2M1.18%+1,417+3.7%Added
Vancity Investment Management Ltd39,266$22.2M2.88%00.0%Unchanged
Cantor Fitzgerald, L. P.39,177$22.1M0.60%+1,445+3.8%Added
Markel Group Inc.SuperinvestorMarkel Group39,150$22.1M0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Bailard, Inc.39,001$22.0M0.73%−37−0.1%Reduced
Private Wealth Partners, LLC38,821$21.9M2.10%−195−0.5%Reduced
Factory Mutual Insurance Co38,500$21.8M0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Highland Capital Management, LLC38,294$21.6M1.49%−373−1.0%Reduced
Charter Trust Co37,951$21.4M1.71%−290−0.8%Reduced
Lincoln Capital LLC37,662$21.3M5.58%−165−0.4%Reduced
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC37,500$21.2M0.99%−13,600−26.6%Reduced
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC37,454$21.2M0.43%−11,358−23.3%Reduced
united american securities inc. (d/b/a uas asset management)37,264$21.1M6.44%−303−0.8%Reduced
JustInvest LLC37,201$21.0M0.63%+3,244+9.6%Added
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co37,090$21.0M0.65%+595+1.6%Added
Buffington Mohr McNeal37,076$20.9M4.76%−100−0.3%Reduced
Norris Perne & French LLP37,048$20.9M1.83%−181−0.5%Reduced
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC36,575$20.7M1.00%−828−2.2%Reduced
Cetera Advisors LLC36,553$20.7M0.32%+3,271+9.8%Added
Park National Corp35,936$20.3M0.92%−178−0.5%Reduced
Jag Capital Management, LLC35,828$20.2M2.44%−894−2.4%Reduced
Carnegie Capital Asset Management, LLC35,808$20.2M0.78%−774−2.1%Reduced
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC35,797$20.2M0.15%+30+0.1%Added
Fiduciary Trust Co35,736$20.2M0.37%−492−1.4%Reduced
CWM, LLC35,403$20.0M0.12%+8,001+29.2%Added
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC35,332$20.0M1.47%+1,085+3.2%Added
Harvey Investment Co LLC35,313$19.9M2.61%+6,800+23.8%Added
Adviser Investments LLC34,905$19.7M0.43%+849+2.5%Added
Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC34,864$19.7M2.00%−813−2.3%Reduced
Papp L Roy & Associates34,741$19.6M2.66%+34+0.1%Added
Zacks Investment Management34,692$19.6M0.25%−511−1.5%Reduced
Kentucky Retirement Systems34,686$19.6M0.68%−971−2.7%Reduced
Payden & Rygel34,590$19.5M1.53%−8,500−19.7%Reduced
Payden & Rygel Investment Group34,590$19.5M1.53%+34,590New
Adell Harriman & Carpenter Inc34,548$19.5M2.03%+564+1.7%Added
Ironvine Capital Partners, LLC34,534$19.5M2.50%+148+0.4%Added
Thornburg Investment Management Inc34,559$19.5M0.32%−3,239−8.6%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)34,240$19.3M0.61%+12,839+60.0%Added
Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc34,199$19.3M1.72%−318−0.9%Reduced
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System34,126$19.3M0.44%+278+0.8%Added
LGT Group Foundation33,726$19.3M0.48%−1,021−2.9%Reduced
Washington Trust Co33,555$19.0M0.83%−34−0.1%Reduced
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management, LLC33,484$18.9M6.83%+593+1.8%Added
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc33,295$18.8M0.49%+1,121+3.5%Added
Dakota Wealth Management33,274$18.8M0.83%+6,073+22.3%Added
GTS Securities LLC33,236$18.8M0.39%−8,776−20.9%Reduced
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.33,173$18.7M0.23%−468−1.4%Reduced
Lido Advisors, LLC33,102$18.7M0.21%+2,214+7.2%Added
Blue Chip Partners, Inc.32,929$18.6M2.22%+1,400+4.4%Added
Profund Advisors LLC32,902$18.6M1.03%+7,716+30.6%Added
Advisors Capital Management, LLC32,873$18.6M0.47%+344+1.1%Added
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.32,614$18.4M0.87%+32,614New
Capital International Sarl32,553$18.4M0.84%−7,877−19.5%Reduced
Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC32,506$18.4M0.90%−1,667−4.9%Reduced
JTC Employer Solutions Trusteee Ltd32,470$18.3M1.71%00.0%Unchanged
Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC32,383$18.3M1.57%+317+1.0%Added
Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC32,361$18.3M1.41%+19+0.1%Added
Dividend Assets Capital, LLC32,360$18.3M3.79%−836−2.5%Reduced
Private Asset Management Inc32,283$18.2M4.28%−5,821−15.3%Reduced
Washington Trust Bank32,232$18.2M1.90%−375−1.2%Reduced
Middleton & Co Inc31,920$18.0M2.49%−40.0%Reduced
Securian Asset Management, Inc31,802$18.0M0.54%−5,047−13.7%Reduced
Zevin Asset Management LLC31,622$17.9M3.59%+677+2.2%Added
Abbrea Capital, LLC31,593$17.8M2.84%+622+2.0%Added
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC31,554$17.8M0.16%+420+1.3%Added
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, Inc.31,394$17.7M1.44%+874+2.9%Added
Capital International Ltd31,341$17.7M1.02%−8,848−22.0%Reduced
Mastrapasqua Asset Management Inc31,276$17.7M2.07%−285−0.9%Reduced
Auxano Advisors, LLC31,176$17.6M7.20%−687−2.2%Reduced
Beese Fulmer Investment Management, Inc.31,078$17.6M1.98%+97+0.3%Added
Annex Advisory Services, LLC31,048$17.5M1.06%+5,703+22.5%Added
Independent Advisor Alliance31,005$17.5M0.79%−142−0.5%Reduced
Capital International Inc30,887$17.4M0.33%−7,941−20.5%Reduced
ClariVest Asset Management LLC30,706$17.3M0.94%−2,109−6.4%Reduced
Motley Fool Asset Management LLC30,627$17.3M1.39%+378+1.2%Added
Hoylecohen, LLC30,563$17.3M1.60%−448−1.4%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans30,435$17.2M0.04%+528+1.8%Added
Rothschild Investment Corp30,428$17.2M1.45%+285+0.9%Added
Patten & Patten Inc30,359$17.2M1.51%−710−2.3%Reduced
Bristlecone Advisors, LLC30,355$17.1M1.93%+3,787+14.3%Added
Taurus Asset Management, LLC30,352$17.1M2.08%−105−0.3%Reduced
Spire Wealth Management30,224$17.1M0.65%−6,756−18.3%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.30,317$17.1M0.23%−24,536−44.7%Reduced
Hartford Investment Management Co30,198$17.1M0.68%−911−2.9%Reduced
Jacobs & Co30,043$17.0M2.12%−1,567−5.0%Reduced
Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC29,946$16.9M1.14%+922+3.2%Added
Assetmark, Inc29,773$16.8M0.07%+4,439+17.5%Added
Albion Financial Group29,739$16.8M1.55%+368+1.3%Added
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc29,574$16.7M0.59%−39−0.1%Reduced
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.29,377$16.6M0.19%+1,453+5.2%Added
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group, LLC29,361$16.6M1.26%−1,007−3.3%Reduced
Weatherly Asset Management L. P.29,275$16.5M1.98%−438−1.5%Reduced
De Burlo Group Inc29,245$16.5M2.87%+4,145+16.5%Added