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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
HighTower Advisors, LLC389,801$257.5M0.43%+4,504+1.2%Added
Chilton Investment Co LLC389,068$256.8M7.56%−6,688−1.7%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.387,277$255.6M1.65%−3,438−0.9%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC386,527$255.1M0.47%+12,320+3.3%Added
Loomis Sayles & Co L P385,966$254.8M0.39%−24,635−6.0%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.381,263$251.7M0.41%+33,230+9.5%Added
Swedbank AB380,539$251.2M0.41%+36,776+10.7%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd375,962$248.2M0.29%−2,118−0.6%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP374,420$247.1M0.27%−13,098−3.4%Reduced
Keybank National Association363,927$240.2M1.07%−2,538−0.7%Reduced
Mariner, LLC354,030$233.7M0.55%+807+0.2%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund352,961$233.0M0.82%+98,184+38.5%Added
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec351,811$232.2M0.59%+17,743+5.3%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP347,674$229.5M0.55%+129,186+59.1%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp347,248$229.2M0.35%−59,163−14.6%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The346,765$228.9M0.14%−36,015−9.4%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc345,770$228.2M0.69%+284,907+468.1%Added
Capital Counsel LLC345,491$228.1M11.21%−6,568−1.9%Reduced
Haverford Trust Co343,745$226.9M2.52%−3,105−0.9%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp340,209$224.6M0.53%−9,006−2.6%Reduced
Axiom Investors LLC338,306$223.3M2.19%+21,439+6.8%Added
Quadrature Capital Ltd336,164$222.0M4.00%+336,164New
Truist Financial Corp331,886$219.1M0.35%−38,839−10.5%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank324,048$213.9M0.31%+20,699+6.8%Added
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.317,252$209.4M0.43%−36,350−10.3%Reduced
Capital International Investors316,095$208.7M0.05%−14,831−4.5%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.315,593$208.3M0.55%+6,975+2.3%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.314,730$207.7M0.69%+13,778+4.6%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC313,592$207.0M0.21%+227,592+264.6%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.309,046$204.0M0.58%+5,340+1.8%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc303,362$200.3M1.29%−21,275−6.6%Reduced
Comgest Global Investors S.A.S.302,491$199.7M3.00%−26,929−8.2%Reduced
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC293,481$193.7M0.72%+94,832+47.7%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA291,729$192.6M0.35%−48,825−14.3%Reduced
Congress Asset Management Co284,911$188.1M1.48%−860−0.3%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc281,999$186.1M0.40%−219,709−43.8%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.281,739$186.1M0.33%−60,583−17.7%Reduced
Alecta Pensionsforsakring, Omsesidigt280,000$184.9M1.15%+280,000New
Harding Loevner LP275,887$182.4M1.02%−17,401−5.9%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc275,175$181.6M0.36%−183,111−40.0%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC274,916$181.5M0.72%+230,196+514.7%Added
Cerity Partners LLC272,288$179.8M0.60%+61,122+28.9%Added
Sarasin & Partners LLP272,213$179.7M1.98%+15,238+5.9%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale271,833$179.5M0.37%−9,179−3.3%Reduced
Boston Trust Walden Corp271,771$179.4M1.35%−911−0.3%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co268,459$177.2M0.06%−9,411−3.4%Reduced
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP254,747$177.0M1.75%−859−0.3%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.262,154$173.1M0.31%+2,213+0.9%Added
M&T Bank Corp260,357$171.9M0.63%−4,811−1.8%Reduced
Aviva PLC257,967$170.3M0.61%−14,415−5.3%Reduced
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC253,731$167.5M3.74%−4,807−1.9%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D252,762$166.8M0.56%−378−0.1%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board242,438$160.0M0.45%+6,646+2.8%Added
TCW Group Inc239,681$158.2M1.76%−46,517−16.3%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio237,695$156.9M0.63%+1,396+0.6%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.231,486$152.8M0.70%+49,405+27.1%Added
Waverton Investment Management Ltd230,200$152.0M3.69%−49,477−17.7%Reduced
SEI Investments Co229,500$151.5M0.24%−19,991−8.0%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA228,540$150.9M0.17%−56,025−19.7%Reduced
Bristol John W & Co Inc227,213$150.0M2.76%−11,100−4.7%Reduced
Fifth Third Bancorp226,132$149.3M0.63%+5,696+2.6%Added
Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC225,849$149.1M15.05%−661−0.3%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP225,586$148.9M0.25%−14,138−5.9%Reduced
STRS Ohio221,569$146.3M0.61%+17,581+8.6%Added
Retirement Systems of Alabama218,675$144.3M0.61%−2,623−1.2%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc218,611$144.3M0.81%+12,956+6.3%Added
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.215,396$142.8M0.57%+2,320+1.1%Added
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich214,762$141.8M0.63%+208,862+3,540.0%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.209,700$138.4M1.25%−6,000−2.8%Reduced
Empower Advisory Group, LLC208,105$137.4M0.54%+1,644+0.8%Added
ING Groep NV207,002$136.6M1.10%+14,890+7.8%Added
Royal London Asset Management Ltd202,382$133.6M0.38%+1,621+0.8%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC200,903$132.6M0.16%−13,657−6.4%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC199,315$131.5M0.25%+21,673+12.2%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina196,722$129.9M0.63%+1,930+1.0%Added
Creative Planning194,204$128.2M0.24%+1,398+0.7%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co191,696$126.5M0.14%+3,710+2.0%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department191,583$126.5M0.50%+1,788+0.9%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC186,622$123.2M0.48%+6,926+3.9%Added
Huntington National Bank186,359$123.0M1.12%+2,094+1.1%Added
Westfield Capital Management Co LP185,146$122.2M0.71%−20,471−10.0%Reduced
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd182,644$120.6M1.23%−17,784−8.9%Reduced
CIBC Asset Management Inc178,084$117.5M0.44%−14,150−7.4%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.167,176$116.0M1.08%+702+0.4%Added
Umb Bank N A172,923$114.1M1.67%−8,338−4.6%Reduced
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd172,409$113.8M0.47%+3,346+2.0%Added
Welch & Forbes LLC171,314$113.1M1.71%+1,157+0.7%Added
Bartlett & Co. LLC165,627$112.3M1.82%−2,810−1.7%Reduced
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC165,627$112.3M1.82%−2,810−1.7%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC164,149$108.4M0.82%+13,918+9.3%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)161,152$106.4M0.41%+7,866+5.1%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.160,420$105.9M1.04%−110−0.1%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC158,378$104.5M0.74%+10,174+6.9%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc158,156$104.4M2.03%+580+0.4%Added
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.158,037$104.3M0.29%+51,864+48.8%Added
Connectus Wealth, LLC156,576$102.2M2.09%−480.0%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors153,199$101.1M0.35%+1,668+1.1%Added
Davenport & Co LLC152,206$100.4M0.70%+496+0.3%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd151,999$100.3M0.23%−66,107−30.3%Reduced
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC151,521$100.0M1.28%+2,215+1.5%Added