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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
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC9,326$6.16M0.20%−182−1.9%Reduced
Pallas Capital Advisors LLC9,336$6.16M0.33%−6−0.1%Reduced
L & S Advisors Inc9,343$6.17M0.75%−890−8.7%Reduced
Symmetry Investments LP9,355$6.18M1.13%+4,000+74.7%Added
Walleye Capital LLC9,358$6.18M0.09%−5,937−38.8%Reduced
Moors & Cabot, Inc.9,375$6.19M0.39%+390+4.3%Added
Sigma Planning Corp9,393$6.20M0.49%−7,165−43.3%Reduced
Pavion Blue Capital, LLC9,432$6.23M3.43%−20.0%Reduced
Asset Dedication, LLC9,390$6.23M0.51%+119+1.3%Added
Ayrshire Capital Management LLC9,464$6.25M3.61%+100+1.1%Added
Spouting Rock Asset Management, LLC9,484$6.26M2.29%−3,278−25.7%Reduced
Montecito Bank & Trust9,495$6.27M1.35%−294−3.0%Reduced
Dupree Financial Group, LLC9,500$6.27M3.07%+9,500New
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP9,571$6.32M0.28%+2,691+39.1%Added
Legacy Private Trust Co.9,598$6.34M0.50%−24−0.2%Reduced
Ballentine Partners, LLC9,646$6.37M0.13%+442+4.8%Added
American Trust9,777$6.45M0.48%+350+3.7%Added
Weik Capital Management9,814$6.48M3.00%−115−1.2%Reduced
Sitrin Capital Management LLC9,829$6.49M3.78%−163−1.6%Reduced
Mather Group, LLC.9,831$6.49M0.10%+231+2.4%Added
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank9,836$6.49M0.66%−10,066−50.6%Reduced
Hendley & Co Inc9,840$6.50M2.53%−132−1.3%Reduced
Bray Capital Advisors9,851$6.50M1.80%−16−0.2%Reduced
Narwhal Capital Management9,862$6.51M0.71%−1,863−15.9%Reduced
Wesbanco Bank Inc9,864$6.51M0.37%−1,418−12.6%Reduced
Jones Financial Companies LLLP9,915$6.54M0.01%+426+4.5%Added
Degroof Petercam Asset Management9,950$6.57M0.09%+9,950New
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC9,959$6.57M0.18%−126−1.2%Reduced
IHT Wealth Management, LLC9,976$6.59M0.29%+624+6.7%Added
Hartline Investment Corp9,993$6.60M1.07%00.0%Unchanged
Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC10,000$6.60M0.27%+10,000New
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC10,029$6.62M1.45%+171+1.7%Added
Bell Asset Management Ltd10,031$6.62M1.01%−1,668−14.3%Reduced
Journey Advisory Group, LLC10,050$6.64M0.90%+556+5.9%Added
Mutual Advisors, LLC10,077$6.65M0.23%−103−1.0%Reduced
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC10,080$6.65M0.09%+1,631+19.3%Added
Baldwin Investment Management, LLC10,084$6.66M1.04%+105+1.1%Added
Q Capital Solutions10,100$6.67M5.48%+6,474+178.5%Added
World Equity Group, Inc.10,252$6.70M1.34%+451+4.6%Added
Howland Capital Management LLC9,970$6.72M0.36%+43+0.4%Added
Ethic Inc.10,196$6.73M0.20%+1,503+17.3%Added
First Washington CORP10,207$6.74M2.59%−837−7.6%Reduced
Univest Financial Corp10,270$6.78M2.00%−69−0.7%Reduced
Chelsea Counsel Co10,045$6.78M3.60%−380−3.6%Reduced
Cohen Klingenstein LLC10,300$6.80M0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Guardian Capital Advisors LP10,291$6.81M0.71%+303+3.0%Added
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC10,358$6.84M0.63%+4,592+79.6%Added
Beck Mack & Oliver LLC10,379$6.85M0.16%+335+3.3%Added
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC10,409$6.87M0.56%+20+0.2%Added
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC10,414$6.87M0.11%−1,970−15.9%Reduced
Benjamin Edwards Inc10,437$6.89M1.50%+30.0%Added
HCR Wealth Advisors10,451$6.90M1.09%+2,902+38.4%Added
Skye Global Management LP10,500$6.93M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC10,517$6.94M0.17%+2,011+23.6%Added
Legacy Trust10,518$6.94M1.81%−298−2.8%Reduced
Hodges Capital Management Inc.10,554$6.97M0.37%+5,436+106.2%Added
Keeler Thomas Management LLC10,581$6.98M2.75%−291−2.7%Reduced
Knuff & Co LLC10,585$6.99M2.55%−141−1.3%Reduced
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management10,605$7.00M1.32%+221+2.1%Added
Arlington Financial Advisors, LLC10,633$7.02M2.10%−177−1.6%Reduced
Mount Vernon Associates Inc10,674$7.05M6.91%−210−1.9%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC10,742$7.05M0.87%+81+0.8%Added
Hamilton Capital Partners Inc.10,750$7.10M1.42%+10,750New
First Personal Financial Services10,766$7.11M1.73%−186−1.7%Reduced
ROI Financial Advisors, LLC10,790$7.12M5.89%+10,790New
Hollencrest Capital Management10,801$7.13M0.67%+270+2.6%Added
Point72 Middle East FZE10,806$7.13M0.49%+10,806New
Sierra Summit Advisors LLC10,941$7.22M2.11%+10,941New
New Capital Management LP10,974$7.24M2.29%+150+1.4%Added
Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.11,000$7.26M0.76%00.0%Unchanged
NorthRock Partners, LLC10,795$7.28M0.31%+5,262+95.1%Added
SFE Investment Counsel11,069$7.31M1.90%−250−2.2%Reduced
Teza Capital Management LLC11,078$7.31M1.22%−2,170−16.4%Reduced
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.11,078$7.31M0.33%+4,051+57.6%Added
Carderock Capital Management Inc11,114$7.34M2.03%−186−1.6%Reduced
Texas Yale Capital Corp.11,139$7.35M0.35%−212−1.9%Reduced
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co11,215$7.40M0.23%+4,696+72.0%Added
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC11,215$7.40M0.47%−302−2.6%Reduced
Buckley Wealth Management, LLC11,235$7.42M2.57%−53−0.5%Reduced
Hixon Zuercher, LLC11,255$7.43M3.45%−1,902−14.5%Reduced
Strategic Planning Group, LLC11,302$7.46M2.47%+11,302New
Simmons Bank11,343$7.49M0.61%+721+6.8%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.11,348$7.49M0.58%−6−0.1%Reduced
Nelson Capital Management, LLC11,351$7.49M1.68%−569−4.8%Reduced
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al11,366$7.50M0.08%+16+0.1%Added
Savant Capital, LLC11,366$7.50M0.10%+1,108+10.8%Added
Cypress Asset Management Inc11,384$7.51M2.26%−56−0.5%Reduced
Silicon Valley Capital Partners11,404$7.53M1.26%−88−0.8%Reduced
Pitcairn Co11,424$7.54M0.56%+188+1.7%Added
Clarity Wealth Advisors, LLC11,509$7.60M2.87%−135−1.2%Reduced
FJ Investments, LLC11,558$7.63M0.36%+11,558New
Nikulski Financial, Inc.11,561$7.63M2.79%+348+3.1%Added
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC11,591$7.65M1.66%+639+5.8%Added
Blue Fin Capital, Inc.11,598$7.66M1.96%+148+1.3%Added
Gotham Asset Management, LLC11,642$7.68M0.14%−1,565−11.8%Reduced
Telos Capital Management, Inc.11,644$7.69M0.94%−82−0.7%Reduced
Hoffman, Alan N Investment Management11,679$7.71M4.32%−394−3.3%Reduced
Moran Wealth Management, LLC11,685$7.71M0.27%−715−5.8%Reduced
Carmignac Gestion11,750$7.76M0.13%+7,485+175.5%Added
Power Corp of Canada11,757$7.76M0.80%−4,765−28.8%Reduced