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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 2024

Institutional positions in Costco Wholesale Corp as of Sep 30, 2024. 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
3,591
+107 vs. Q2 2024
Shares held
308.6M
+38.0M (+14.1%) vs. Q2 2024
Total value
$266.7B
+$37.1B (+16.2%) vs. Q2 2024
New holders
191
1,483 more added
Sold out
84
1,440 more reduced

43 institutions that held it in Q2 2024 haven't filed for Q3 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2024: 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 2024: 3,591 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 2024: $266.7B
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 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q2 2024.

Institutions holding COST in Q3 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC119,942$115.6M0.73%+15,919+15.3%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC130,327$115.5M0.68%−2,302−1.7%Reduced
Bowen Hanes & Co Inc130,101$115.3M3.03%−783−0.6%Reduced
ING Groep NV129,143$114.5M0.67%+25,345+24.4%Added
Nissay Asset Management Corp127,692$113.2M0.72%−139−0.1%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.127,184$112.8M0.15%−56,102−30.6%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System127,083$112.7M0.71%−1,491−1.2%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC126,235$111.9M0.66%−424−0.3%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp123,292$110.9M0.14%+9,447+8.3%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.123,259$109.3M0.37%+2,907+2.4%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC122,992$109.0M0.23%+7,684+6.7%Added
Man Group plc122,498$108.6M0.31%−24,770−16.8%Reduced
KCM Investment Advisors LLC121,533$107.7M3.65%−2,570−2.1%Reduced
Colony Group, LLC118,579$105.0M0.35%−59,914−33.6%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc117,498$104.2M3.86%−2,360−2.0%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC117,296$104.0M0.29%+4,389+3.9%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden115,900$102.7M0.79%+9,700+9.1%Added
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC115,799$102.7M1.54%−4,215−3.5%Reduced
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc114,952$101.9M1.88%−1,618−1.4%Reduced
Commerce Bank114,697$101.7M0.62%−433−0.4%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.113,172$100.2M0.44%+18,084+19.0%Added
Employees Retirement System of Texas112,149$99.4M0.86%00.0%Unchanged
Umb Bank N A111,635$99.0M1.54%−4,377−3.8%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.111,327$98.7M0.95%−1,363−1.2%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC110,781$98.2M0.15%+9,933+9.8%Added
Amalgamated Bank109,979$97.5M0.80%+14,691+15.4%Added
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC109,877$97.4M3.45%−3,524−3.1%Reduced
Calamos Advisors LLC107,747$95.5M0.45%−1,001−0.9%Reduced
Kames Capital plc107,216$95.0M1.29%+6,559+6.5%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec106,830$94.7M0.47%−2,701−2.5%Reduced
Sapient Capital LLC106,135$94.1M1.89%−6,981−6.2%Reduced
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.105,621$93.6M0.43%+16,836+19.0%Added
Nicholas Company, Inc.105,435$93.5M1.52%00.0%Unchanged
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC105,384$93.4M1.03%+96+0.1%Added
SpiderRock Advisors, LLC105,075$93.2M2.00%+10,369+10.9%Added
Davis R M Inc104,989$93.1M1.80%−1,351−1.3%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc104,180$92.4M0.44%+58,332+127.2%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas103,985$92.2M0.44%+4,417+4.4%Added
HRT Financial LP102,260$90.7M0.45%+68,199+200.2%Added
Erste Asset Management GmbH101,755$90.4M1.08%−9,190−8.3%Reduced
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership101,360$89.9M0.08%+88,708+701.1%Added
Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc101,261$89.8M5.50%−290−0.3%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC100,816$89.4M0.33%+9,533+10.4%Added
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC98,644$87.4M0.72%−6,800−6.4%Reduced
Regions Financial Corp98,342$87.2M0.63%+587+0.6%Added
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.97,532$86.5M1.18%−1,495−1.5%Reduced
Railway Pension Investments Ltd97,142$86.1M1.03%−14,300−12.8%Reduced
Northeast Investment Management97,047$86.0M3.85%−629−0.6%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys96,510$85.6M0.54%−906−0.9%Reduced
I.G.Y. Ltd96,011$85.1M37.52%+100.0%Added
Atalanta Sosnoff Capital, LLC95,993$85.1M1.83%+3,307+3.6%Added
Chicago Capital, LLC95,516$84.7M2.35%+433+0.5%Added
Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC94,548$83.8M1.95%−3,204−3.3%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc94,116$83.4M1.27%−1,389−1.5%Reduced
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp93,486$82.9M1.19%−2,937−3.0%Reduced
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund93,456$82.9M0.85%+93,456New
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S92,581$82.1M1.42%−799−0.9%Reduced
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd90,770$80.5M0.91%−10,864−10.7%Reduced
Tredje AP-fonden90,631$80.3M0.73%−18,880−17.2%Reduced
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.91,159$80.2M1.10%−3,930−4.1%Reduced
Worldly Partners Management, LLC90,416$80.2M38.09%+622+0.7%Added
Czech National Bank90,312$80.1M0.81%+5,799+6.9%Added
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc88,233$78.2M0.77%−961−1.1%Reduced
KBC Group NV88,206$78.2M0.24%+1,219+1.4%Added
CCLA Investment Management Ltd91,801$78.0M1.20%00.0%Unchanged
IFM Investors Pty Ltd87,334$77.4M0.74%−330−0.4%Reduced
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co88,014$76.9M0.61%+17,800+25.4%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund86,718$76.9M0.19%−303,165−77.8%Reduced
MAI Capital Management86,370$76.6M0.73%−4,517−5.0%Reduced
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC86,105$76.3M2.93%−18,854−18.0%Reduced
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC85,178$75.5M2.35%+851+1.0%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd83,713$74.2M0.55%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC83,557$74.1M0.68%−776−0.9%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC82,587$73.2M0.47%+3,441+4.3%Added
Crestwood Advisors Group LLC81,850$72.6M1.39%−20,758−20.2%Reduced
Financial Counselors Inc81,131$71.9M1.07%−3,809−4.5%Reduced
Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA80,870$71.7M1.70%−10,000−11.0%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS80,467$71.3M0.32%+6,965+9.5%Added
Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc.80,140$71.0M3.05%+6,210+8.4%Added
Hosking Partners LLP79,632$70.6M2.72%−11,225−12.4%Reduced
Norinchukin Bank, The79,631$70.6M1.67%+1,192+1.5%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC78,765$69.8M0.50%−3,508−4.3%Reduced
Fiera Capital Corp78,607$69.7M0.21%+166+0.2%Added
Stonegate Investment Group, LLC77,609$68.8M1.81%−7,982−9.3%Reduced
Destination Wealth Management77,261$68.5M2.12%−1,927−2.4%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC76,255$67.6M0.05%−36,640−32.5%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC75,816$67.2M0.26%+100+0.1%Added
British Columbia Investment Management Corp73,972$65.6M0.39%−10,975−12.9%Reduced
Windward Capital Management Co73,633$65.3M4.98%+698+1.0%Added
Utah Retirement Systems73,379$65.1M0.73%+326+0.4%Added
Credit Agricole S A73,105$64.8M0.34%+56,883+350.7%Added
Hollencrest Capital Management72,923$64.6M2.67%−2,248−3.0%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC72,882$64.6M0.10%−108,743−59.9%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC72,214$64.3M0.57%+4,733+7.0%Added
Meitav Dash Investments Ltd72,192$64.0M1.07%−15,635−17.8%Reduced
Lazard Asset Management LLC70,915$62.9M0.08%−75,329−51.5%Reduced
Chesley Taft & Associates LLC70,791$62.8M2.99%−2,112−2.9%Reduced
Benjamin Edwards Inc70,604$62.7M0.91%+59,411+530.8%Added
Baskin Financial Services Inc.70,180$62.2M5.09%−1,120−1.6%Reduced
Achmea Investment Management B.V.69,789$61.9M1.02%+1,871+2.8%Added