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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, Q4 2023

Institutional positions in Costco Wholesale Corp as of Dec 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
3,343
+324 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
304.0M
+4.28M (+1.4%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$201.0B
+$31.6B (+18.6%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
407
1,333 more added
Sold out
83
1,218 more reduced

58 institutions that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2023: 3,343 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 heldQ4 2023: $201.0B
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, Q4 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding COST in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Wisconsin Capital Management LLC5,475$3.61M2.15%−200−3.5%Reduced
Arbor Trust Wealth Advisors, LLC5,356$3.62M2.15%+70+1.3%Added
Beach Investment Counsel Inc5,480$3.62M0.45%00.0%Unchanged
First County Bank5,481$3.62M1.75%−16−0.3%Reduced
Resonant Capital Advisors, LLC5,359$3.62M0.35%−645−10.7%Reduced
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, LLC5,493$3.63M0.33%−7−0.1%Reduced
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC5,494$3.63M0.53%−38−0.7%Reduced
Meeder Advisory Services, Inc.5,506$3.63M0.42%+149+2.8%Added
Inlet Private Wealth, LLC5,535$3.65M1.12%00.0%Unchanged
Gardner Russo & Quinn LLCSuperinvestorGardner Russo & Quinn5,550$3.66M0.04%+407+7.9%Added
Liberty One Investment Management, LLC5,555$3.67M0.45%+215+4.0%Added
Trivant Custom Portfolio Group, LLC5,571$3.68M2.45%+58+1.1%Added
Cherry Creek Investment Advisors, Inc.5,580$3.68M2.25%+13+0.2%Added
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group, LLC5,606$3.70M0.41%+180+3.3%Added
Mission Creek Capital Partners, Inc.5,615$3.71M0.95%+110+2.0%Added
United Bank5,620$3.71M2.05%−13−0.2%Reduced
Eley Financial Management, Inc5,637$3.72M1.74%−9−0.2%Reduced
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC5,639$3.72M2.13%+5,639New
Stevens Capital Management LP5,651$3.73M0.93%+2,744+94.4%Added
Wright Investors Service Inc5,658$3.73M1.05%−1,690−23.0%Reduced
Bay Rivers Group5,660$3.74M2.35%+329+6.2%Added
Accuvest Global Advisors5,662$3.74M3.98%−472−7.7%Reduced
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.5,664$3.74M0.03%+1,744+44.5%Added
Parisi Gray Wealth Management5,676$3.75M1.52%+17+0.3%Added
Romano Brothers and Company5,680$3.75M0.56%−409−6.7%Reduced
Madrona Financial Services, LLC5,692$3.76M1.48%+105+1.9%Added
Trail Ridge Investment Advisors, LLC5,695$3.76M2.31%+11+0.2%Added
Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.5,700$3.76M0.14%−262−4.4%Reduced
Principal Securities, Inc.5,726$3.78M0.14%+5,726New
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC5,727$3.78M1.16%−538−8.6%Reduced
West Oak Capital, LLC5,538$3.78M1.77%+190+3.6%Added
Advisor Resource Council5,735$3.79M0.44%+5,185+942.7%Added
PFC Capital Group, Inc.5,736$3.79M2.25%+5,736New
Empowered Funds, LLC5,750$3.80M0.10%−2,601−31.1%Reduced
Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC5,758$3.80M0.44%+357+6.6%Added
Pine Haven Investment Counsel, Inc5,760$3.80M3.56%−24−0.4%Reduced
Rowland & Co Investment Counsel5,762$3.80M0.87%−314−5.2%Reduced
Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC5,764$3.80M1.08%+59+1.0%Added
Harrington Investments, INC5,771$3.81M2.36%−304−5.0%Reduced
Harfst & Associates, Inc.5,771$3.81M1.01%−158−2.7%Reduced
Citizens & Northern Corp5,780$3.82M1.36%−131−2.2%Reduced
Syon Capital LLC5,784$3.82M0.39%+1,580+37.6%Added
Sepio Capital, LP5,806$3.83M0.32%−813−12.3%Reduced
Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY)5,698$3.84M4.21%−261−4.4%Reduced
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.5,838$3.85M0.41%−283−4.6%Reduced
Principle Wealth Partners LLC5,864$3.87M0.33%+23+0.4%Added
Aigen Investment Management, LP5,865$3.87M0.69%+5,865New
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.5,884$3.88M0.42%−1,331−18.4%Reduced
True North Advisors, LLC5,901$3.89M1.00%+53+0.9%Added
Beacon Investment Advisors LLC5,922$3.91M2.50%−282−4.5%Reduced
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC5,938$3.92M0.28%+3,525+146.1%Added
Vickerman Investment Advisors, Inc.5,946$3.92M1.34%−583−8.9%Reduced
FineMark National Bank & Trust5,950$3.93M0.16%+599+11.2%Added
Surience Private Wealth LLC5,961$3.93M4.00%−721−10.8%Reduced
GAM Holding AG5,963$3.94M0.29%+5,963New
Certified Advisory Corp5,988$3.95M0.60%+296+5.2%Added
Next Century Growth Investors LLC6,017$3.97M0.39%+503+9.1%Added
Cairn Investment Group, Inc.6,024$3.98M2.48%+35+0.6%Added
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co6,062$4.00M0.09%+290+5.0%Added
Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc.6,069$4.01M4.21%−25−0.4%Reduced
WBH Advisory Inc6,084$4.02M0.45%−133−2.1%Reduced
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.6,091$4.02M0.38%+1,109+22.3%Added
StrongBox Wealth, LLC6,093$4.02M2.35%+118+2.0%Added
Carroll Investors, Inc6,091$4.03M3.34%−3,484−36.4%Reduced
ICW Investment Advisors LLC6,099$4.03M1.96%−134−2.1%Reduced
TAGStone Capital, Inc.5,965$4.03M2.63%+10+0.2%Added
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp6,112$4.03M0.37%−65−1.1%Reduced
New Hampshire Trust6,115$4.04M0.97%−229−3.6%Reduced
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC6,124$4.04M0.06%−256−4.0%Reduced
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC6,126$4.04M0.25%+38+0.6%Added
Kovack Advisors, Inc.6,131$4.05M0.48%−209−3.3%Reduced
Tyche Wealth Partners LLC6,139$4.05M0.98%+6,139New
Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC5,930$4.06M2.53%+1,028+21.0%Added
Hedeker Wealth, LLC6,157$4.06M1.28%−73−1.2%Reduced
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC6,022$4.07M0.13%−242−3.9%Reduced
Arjuna Capital6,166$4.07M1.27%+2,184+54.8%Added
Connable Office Inc6,187$4.08M0.49%−34−0.5%Reduced
Highlander Capital Management, LLC6,187$4.08M1.45%00.0%Unchanged
Orleans Capital Management Corp6,191$4.09M2.74%−25−0.4%Reduced
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co6,207$4.10M0.07%−1,366−18.0%Reduced
Mattern Wealth Management LLC6,209$4.10M1.05%+174+2.9%Added
Hall Capital Management Co Inc6,221$4.11M2.41%−244−3.8%Reduced
Hohimer Wealth Management, LLC6,223$4.11M1.04%−199−3.1%Reduced
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC6,108$4.12M0.26%+6,108New
Wealthsource Partners, LLC6,262$4.13M0.27%−335−5.1%Reduced
Ceera Investments, LLC6,268$4.14M1.95%−20−0.3%Reduced
Holderness Investments Co6,284$4.15M1.14%+4,593+271.6%Added
Clarius Group, LLC6,305$4.16M0.35%−2,853−31.2%Reduced
Csenge Advisory Group6,314$4.17M0.26%+548+9.5%Added
Lafayette Investments, Inc.6,320$4.17M1.04%+8+0.1%Added
Highline Wealth Partners LLC6,324$4.17M2.02%+2,647+72.0%Added
HTLF Bank6,354$4.19M0.49%+6,354New
WSFS Capital Management, LLC6,361$4.20M0.26%−411−6.1%Reduced
Cohen Capital Management, Inc.6,362$4.20M0.80%00.0%Unchanged
Fox Hill Wealth Management6,367$4.20M3.22%+6,367New
Dillon & Associates Inc6,389$4.22M0.76%−64−1.0%Reduced
Alhambra Investment Partners LLC6,397$4.22M2.51%−4−0.1%Reduced
Accent Capital Management, LLC6,401$4.23M3.33%+6,401New
RFG Advisory, LLC6,405$4.23M0.16%+3,670+134.2%Added
Modera Wealth Management, LLC6,427$4.24M0.07%−21−0.3%Reduced