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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
3,344
+324 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
304.1M
+4.28M (+1.4%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$201.0B
+$31.6B (+18.6%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
407
1,334 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: 3,344 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 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 20264,275$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, 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
Saxon Interests, Inc.551$363.9K0.18%−3,934−87.7%Reduced
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management, Inc552$364.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Summit Wealth & Retirement Planning, Inc.554$365.7K0.15%−13−2.3%Reduced
Zega Financial, LLC555$366.3K0.15%+555New
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC557$367.6K0.07%−122−18.0%Reduced
Widmann Financial Services, Inc.559$369.1K0.33%−89−13.7%Reduced
Bear Mountain Capital, Inc.542$369.7K0.16%+542New
Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC560$369.8K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Scarborough Advisors, LLC561$370.0K0.08%+68+13.8%Added
Wall Street Access Asset Management, LLC561$370.3K0.17%+133+31.1%Added
Blue Investment Partners LLC561$370.3K0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Bridgewealth Advisory Group, LLC561$370.4K0.28%+106+23.3%Added
Mason & Associates Inc561$370.5K0.11%−17−2.9%Reduced
Tillman Hartley LLC562$371.0K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Family Wealth Counselors, L.L.C.564$372.5K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC565$373.0K0.22%−508−47.3%Reduced
GFS Advisors, LLC566$374.0K0.05%−210−27.1%Reduced
Archetype Wealth Partners566$374.0K0.07%+2+0.4%Added
Diligent Investors, LLC569$375.3K0.10%+2+0.4%Added
MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC569$375.6K0.04%−2−0.4%Reduced
Retirement Solution Inc.569$375.8K0.11%+105+22.6%Added
Newman Dignan & Sheerar, Inc.570$376.1K0.11%−7−1.2%Reduced
Independent Family Office, LLC570$376.2K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Great Diamond Partners, LLC570$376.4K0.09%−183−24.3%Reduced
One Day In July LLC571$376.6K0.06%+19+3.4%Added
Fortis Group Advisors, LLC752$377.1K0.09%+11+1.5%Added
ETF Store, Inc.574$378.7K0.24%+1+0.2%Added
Cohen & Steers, Inc.576$380.0K0.00%−121−17.4%Reduced
Whelan Financial579$382.0K0.18%+63+12.2%Added
Pine Harbor Wealth Management, LLC579$382.3K0.29%+579New
Green Harvest Asset Management LLC580$382.8K0.01%+81+16.2%Added
LWM Advisory Services, LLC580$382.8K0.34%+21+3.8%Added
Means Investment Co., Inc.582$383.8K0.06%+16+2.8%Added
Private Capital Management LLC582$384.1K0.09%+28+5.1%Added
Pacific Sun Financial Corp582$384.2K0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Elevatus Welath Management584$385.8K0.18%+7+1.2%Added
Horizon Bancorp Inc585$386.0K0.19%+125+27.2%Added
Crescent Sterling, Ltd.585$386.1K0.39%+8+1.4%Added
Townsend & Associates, Inc562$386.2K0.05%+3+0.5%Added
Peak Financial Management, Inc.586$386.8K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
DAGCO, Inc.586$386.8K0.36%−9,248−94.0%Reduced
Dynamic Wealth Strategies, LLC586$386.8K0.36%+586New
Contravisory Investment Management, Inc.587$387.5K0.09%+587New
Three Bridge Wealth Advisors, LLC574$387.5K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Miramar Capital, LLC588$388.1K0.10%−17−2.8%Reduced
Key Financial Inc588$388.1K0.11%−13−2.2%Reduced
Spartan Planning & Wealth Management588$388.1K0.41%+440+297.3%Added
Fi3 FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC592$390.5K0.19%−54−8.4%Reduced
Hamilton Wealth, LLC593$391.3K0.12%−10−1.7%Reduced
Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC595$393.0K0.20%+26+4.6%Added
Jacobsen Capital Management596$393.4K0.20%+68+12.9%Added
Inspirion Wealth Advisors, LLC607$395.0K0.07%+60+11.0%Added
Gillespie Robinson & Grimm Inc601$396.7K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Imprint Wealth LLC580$396.8K0.32%+50+9.4%Added
Von Berge Wealth Management Group, LLC581$397.0K0.31%+135+30.3%Added
Sterling Group Wealth Management, LLC602$397.4K0.31%+100+19.9%Added
Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC602$397.4K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Phocas Financial Corp.606$400.0K0.05%−1,235−67.1%Reduced
Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC607$400.5K0.16%−523−46.3%Reduced
Thrive Capital Management, LLC608$401.3K0.21%+608New
Peterson Wealth Advisors, LLC609$402.0K0.10%−2−0.3%Reduced
Denver Wealth Management, Inc.610$402.3K0.23%+1+0.2%Added
MRP Capital Investments, LLC610$402.6K0.43%00.0%Unchanged
First Trust Investment Solutions L.P.611$403.3K0.08%+611New
Affinity Capital Advisors, LLC612$404.2K0.10%−81−11.7%Reduced
Chesapeake Wealth Management615$405.9K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Planned Solutions, Inc.616$406.9K0.19%+74+13.7%Added
First Citizens Financial Corp617$407.3K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Canal Capital Management, LLC617$407.3K0.08%+70+12.8%Added
Swisher Financial Concepts, Inc.601$408.0K0.39%+601New
M3 Advisory Group, LLC618$408.0K0.48%+618New
Clarity Capital Partners LLC619$408.6K0.29%+619New
Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC620$409.3K0.05%+195+45.9%Added
WJ Wealth Management, LLC622$410.6K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Thomasville National Bank624$411.9K0.04%+252+67.7%Added
Vantage Financial Partners Ltd., Inc.625$412.6K0.13%−370−37.2%Reduced
Carr Financial Group Corp625$412.6K0.15%−87−12.2%Reduced
SFM, LLC625$412.6K0.34%+625New
Ulland Investment Advisors, LLC625$413.0K0.42%+40+6.8%Added
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group, LLC626$413.1K0.24%+52+9.1%Added
Van Cleef Asset Management,Inc626$413.4K0.06%+204+48.3%Added
Gilbert & Cook, Inc.626$413.4K0.06%+228+57.3%Added
Triangle Securities Wealth Management630$415.9K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Auto-Owners Insurance Co630$415.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Fragasso Group Inc.630$416.0K0.04%+23+3.8%Added
Christensen, King & Associates Investment Services, Inc.630$416.1K0.22%+630New
Lee Danner & Bass Inc633$418.0K0.04%−9−1.4%Reduced
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC634$418.3K0.24%−13−2.0%Reduced
May Barnhard Investments LLC635$419.2K0.22%+635New
Orin Green Financial, LLC636$419.5K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Relative Value Partners Group, LLC636$419.8K0.03%+38+6.4%Added
First International Bank & Trust638$421.1K0.16%+267+72.0%Added
EdgeRock Capital LLC593$421.6K0.31%+147+33.0%Added
Walker Asset Management, LLC639$421.6K0.30%+639New
Unique Wealth, LLC641$423.3K0.14%−31−4.6%Reduced
Signet Financial Management, LLC641$423.4K0.06%−9−1.4%Reduced
Gibson Capital, LLC645$425.8K0.10%+168+35.2%Added
Yarger Wealth Strategies, LLC647$427.3K0.34%+5+0.8%Added
Soundmark Wealth Management, LLC648$427.6K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Lantz Financial LLC648$427.7K0.15%+26+4.2%Added