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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 2025

Institutional positions in Costco Wholesale Corp as of Sep 30, 2025. 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
3,941
+1 vs. Q2 2025
Shares held
296.9M
−2.55M (−0.9%) vs. Q2 2025
Total value
$274.4B
−$21.6B (−7.3%) vs. Q2 2025
New holders
170
1,660 more added
Sold out
169
1,588 more reduced

71 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2025: 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 2025: 3,941 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 heldQ3 2025: $274.4B
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, Q3 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q2 2025.

Institutions holding COST in Q3 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Argus Investors' Counsel, Inc.4,545$4.21M3.35%−552−10.8%Reduced
West Oak Capital, LLC4,541$4.20M1.68%−536−10.6%Reduced
SOL Capital Management CO4,539$4.20M0.38%−20−0.4%Reduced
Martin Capital Advisors, LLP4,530$4.19M2.53%+3+0.1%Added
Arbor Trust Wealth Advisors, LLC4,521$4.18M1.88%+29+0.6%Added
Capital Advisors Inc4,521$4.18M0.07%+451+11.1%Added
WSFS Capital Management, LLC4,518$4.18M0.21%+188+4.3%Added
Allen Investment Management LLC4,515$4.18M0.05%+17+0.4%Added
Brady Family Wealth, LLC4,513$4.18M1.29%−18−0.4%Reduced
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.4,511$4.18M0.18%+4,511New
Generali Investments CEE, investicni spolecnost, a.s.4,510$4.17M0.32%−106−2.3%Reduced
Roman Butler Fullerton & Co4,570$4.17M1.12%+81+1.8%Added
Deane Retirement Strategies, Inc.4,507$4.17M1.79%+4,507New
Strategic Advisors LLC4,496$4.16M0.67%+167+3.9%Added
RDA Financial Network4,492$4.16M1.03%+301+7.2%Added
Berbice Capital Management LLC4,485$4.15M2.56%+5+0.1%Added
Sheets Smith Wealth Management4,483$4.15M0.47%+8+0.2%Added
Gs Investments, Inc.4,470$4.14M2.05%−10.0%Reduced
Columbia Asset Management4,466$4.13M0.77%−147−3.2%Reduced
Field & Main Bank4,458$4.13M1.22%−74−1.6%Reduced
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co4,435$4.11M0.12%−166−3.6%Reduced
Fairvoy Private Wealth, LLC4,433$4.10M0.93%+111+2.6%Added
Red Cedar Investment Management, LLC4,431$4.10M0.48%00.0%Unchanged
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co4,430$4.10M0.13%−143−3.1%Reduced
Essex Financial Services, Inc.4,415$4.09M0.24%−199−4.3%Reduced
Naviter Wealth, LLC4,408$4.08M0.47%+78+1.8%Added
MV Capital Management, Inc.4,407$4.08M0.39%+103+2.4%Added
Evoke Wealth, LLC4,405$4.08M0.09%+1,129+34.5%Added
Skye Global Management LP4,400$4.07M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
XML Financial, LLC4,397$4.07M0.33%−120−2.7%Reduced
Soltis Investment Advisors LLC4,393$4.07M0.28%−2,902−39.8%Reduced
Kathmere Capital Management, LLC4,384$4.06M0.29%−284−6.1%Reduced
Alta Wealth Advisors LLC4,377$4.05M1.45%−173−3.8%Reduced
Cherry Creek Investment Advisors, Inc.4,375$4.05M1.75%−738−14.4%Reduced
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors4,374$4.05M0.48%+75+1.7%Added
Bank Ozk4,357$4.03M1.43%+266+6.5%Added
Ostrum Asset Management4,352$4.03M0.18%+126+3.0%Added
Saturna Capital CORP4,346$4.02M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC4,340$4.02M0.06%−146−3.3%Reduced
Ignite Planners, LLC4,336$4.01M0.66%+20.0%Added
ABLE Financial Group, LLC4,335$4.01M0.87%+116+2.7%Added
Cigna Investments Inc4,335$4.01M0.57%−31−0.7%Reduced
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc.4,334$4.01M0.67%+728+20.2%Added
Cooper Financial Group4,331$4.01M0.44%−236−5.2%Reduced
Rational Advisors LLC4,314$3.99M0.40%+91+2.2%Added
Illumine Investment Management, LLC4,309$3.99M2.84%−11−0.3%Reduced
RWWM, Inc.4,302$3.98M0.28%+4,302New
Legato Capital Management LLC4,300$3.98M0.43%00.0%Unchanged
Ironwood Investment Counsel, LLC4,297$3.98M0.58%−90−2.1%Reduced
OneAscent Financial Services LLC4,281$3.96M0.26%+70+1.7%Added
Umpqua Bank4,146$3.96M1.11%+17+0.4%Added
Bryn Mawr Trust Co4,268$3.95M0.10%−5,068−54.3%Reduced
JGP Wealth Management, LLC4,309$3.95M0.44%+132+3.2%Added
Drake & Associates, LLC4,223$3.95M0.83%+247+6.2%Added
Covenant Asset Management, LLC4,265$3.95M0.75%00.0%Unchanged
BNC Wealth Management, LLC4,255$3.94M0.99%+91+2.2%Added
Carmignac Gestion4,245$3.93M0.06%−755−15.1%Reduced
MWA Asset Management4,245$3.93M2.17%+51+1.2%Added
Doheny Asset Management4,230$3.92M2.48%00.0%Unchanged
Wayfinding Financial, LLC4,223$3.91M1.68%+10.0%Added
Somerset Group LLC4,220$3.91M3.10%+11+0.3%Added
Norris Perne & French LLP4,213$3.90M0.27%+22+0.5%Added
Cordatus Wealth Management LLC4,211$3.90M0.92%+14+0.3%Added
Counterweight Ventures, LLC4,209$3.90M2.28%−12−0.3%Reduced
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC4,197$3.88M0.62%+905+27.5%Added
DeDora Capital, Inc.4,183$3.87M0.93%+5+0.1%Added
First Business Financial Services, Inc.4,179$3.87M0.35%−405−8.8%Reduced
Warm Springs Advisors Inc.4,172$3.86M2.93%+53+1.3%Added
Huntleigh Advisors, Inc.4,162$3.85M0.66%+83+2.0%Added
Hager Investment Management Services, LLC4,154$3.85M2.08%+10+0.2%Added
Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC4,152$3.84M0.30%−469−10.1%Reduced
Capstone Financial Advisors, Inc.4,145$3.84M0.21%+304+7.9%Added
Monetary Management Group Inc4,140$3.83M0.88%−90−2.1%Reduced
Aviso Wealth Management4,139$3.83M1.67%+406+10.9%Added
Garde Capital, Inc.4,139$3.83M0.19%+18+0.4%Added
Harfst & Associates, Inc.4,123$3.82M0.70%+435+11.8%Added
Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC4,118$3.81M0.39%+135+3.4%Added
SevenBridge Financial Group, LLC4,145$3.79M0.62%+742+21.8%Added
Carret Asset Management, LLC4,093$3.79M0.37%00.0%Unchanged
Coastal Bridge Advisors, LLC4,092$3.79M0.29%+56+1.4%Added
Capital Insight Partners, LLC4,086$3.78M0.63%+64+1.6%Added
Oak Asset Management, LLC4,086$3.78M1.29%+78+1.9%Added
Burney Co4,076$3.77M0.12%−137−3.3%Reduced
Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC4,075$3.77M0.31%−92−2.2%Reduced
MTM Investment Management, LLC4,073$3.77M1.20%00.0%Unchanged
NTV Asset Management LLC4,072$3.77M0.41%+43+1.1%Added
Nicholas Hoffman & Company, LLC.4,057$3.76M0.09%+68+1.7%Added
MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH4,056$3.75M0.37%−56−1.4%Reduced
W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc.4,036$3.74M2.28%−62−1.5%Reduced
Northside Capital Management, LLC4,035$3.74M0.34%+1,091+37.1%Added
Capstone Triton Financial Group, LLC4,026$3.73M2.50%+39+1.0%Added
Precision Wealth Strategies, LLC4,019$3.72M1.21%+165+4.3%Added
Equitable Trust Co3,994$3.70M0.17%−49−1.2%Reduced
Elyxium Wealth, LLC3,978$3.68M1.28%−474−10.6%Reduced
Gallagher Capital Advisors, LLC4,029$3.68M2.13%+1,602+66.0%Added
Core Wealth Partners LLC3,962$3.67M1.68%+528+15.4%Added
Cairn Investment Group, Inc.3,961$3.67M1.76%−50−1.2%Reduced
Bollard Group LLC3,954$3.66M0.09%+5+0.1%Added
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc3,951$3.66M0.27%+452+12.9%Added
International Private Wealth Advisors LLC3,947$3.65M2.30%+1,158+41.5%Added