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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 2025

Institutional positions in Costco Wholesale Corp as of Dec 31, 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
4,138
+272 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
317.0M
+21.4M (+7.2%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$272.0B
−$1.24B (−0.5%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
447
1,563 more added
Sold out
175
1,653 more reduced

75 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2025: 4,138 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 2025: $272.0B
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding COST in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Wellington Grp LLC729$628.7K0.21%+729New
WBI Investments730$629.1K0.16%+274+60.1%Added
Southland Equity Partners LLC730$629.8K0.12%+7+1.0%Added
Emerald Advisers, LLC731$630.4K0.02%−19−2.5%Reduced
Floyd Financial Group LLC640$630.6K0.43%+71+12.5%Added
J.Safra Asset Management Corp733$632.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Scott Capital Advisors, LLC734$632.6K0.14%−499−40.5%Reduced
Kera Capital Partners, Inc.673$633.1K0.08%−204−23.3%Reduced
Eaton Financial Holdings Company, LLC736$634.8K0.17%−5,005−87.2%Reduced
Trust Co of the South737$635.5K0.10%−804−52.2%Reduced
Capstone Wealth Management Group, LLC737$635.8K0.27%+248+50.7%Added
South Plains Financial, Inc.738$636.4K0.38%+56+8.2%Added
McRae Capital Management Inc738$636.4K0.13%−190−20.5%Reduced
Scarborough Advisors, LLC739$636.9K0.11%+3+0.4%Added
Aspen Grove Capital, LLC739$638.1K0.11%−3−0.4%Reduced
Selective Wealth Management, Inc.668$639.3K0.20%−142−17.5%Reduced
Jacobsen Capital Management743$640.7K0.21%−23−3.0%Reduced
Benchmark Financial, LLC743$641.1K0.64%+743New
AIMZ Investment Advisors, LLC744$641.6K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Tobias Financial Advisors, Inc.746$643.6K0.09%−454−37.8%Reduced
LeClair Wealth Partners LLC748$645.0K0.37%−21−2.7%Reduced
Aua Capital Management, LLC750$646.8K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Clarendon Private LLC751$647.3K0.55%−38−4.8%Reduced
Swisher Financial Concepts, Inc.751$647.6K0.37%+21+2.9%Added
WJ Wealth Management, LLC751$647.6K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC752$648.9K0.10%+54+7.7%Added
Firestone Capital Management753$649.3K0.14%+7+0.9%Added
Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp754$650.5K0.47%+82+12.2%Added
Austin Private Wealth, LLC755$651.0K0.05%−20−2.6%Reduced
Strategic Planning, Inc.758$653.5K0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Rise Advisors, LLC758$653.6K0.23%−26−3.3%Reduced
LGT Fund Management Co Ltd.755$653.6K0.05%+200+36.0%Added
Callahan Advisors, LLC758$653.9K0.05%−12−1.6%Reduced
Blossom Wealth Management759$654.4K1.08%−13−1.7%Reduced
SilverOak Wealth Management LLC759$654.5K0.10%+2+0.3%Added
Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC.760$655.5K0.07%+395+108.2%Added
MN Wealth Advisors, LLC761$656.4K0.33%+66+9.5%Added
Beacon Financial Group762$657.1K0.07%−118−13.4%Reduced
Seizert Capital Partners, LLC763$658.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
First Growth Capital LLC676$661.2K0.59%+676New
Riverwater Partners LLC767$661.4K0.26%−12−1.5%Reduced
Presidio Capital Management, LLC769$663.5K0.20%+108+16.3%Added
Empire Financial Management Company, LLC770$664.0K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Templeton & Phillips Capital Management, LLC771$664.9K0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC772$665.5K0.23%−18−2.3%Reduced
1776 Wealth LLC772$665.7K0.25%−26−3.3%Reduced
KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC773$666.8K0.16%+53+7.4%Added
Austin Wealth Management, LLC729$667.2K0.10%−343−32.0%Reduced
Braeburn Wealth Management LLC773$667.3K0.34%+773New
Alpha Financial Partners, LLC776$669.0K0.41%+11+1.4%Added
Virtue Capital Management, LLC783$669.1K0.10%−1,047−57.2%Reduced
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC776$669.2K0.10%−43−5.3%Reduced
Investment Partners Asset Management, Inc.777$670.0K0.42%−10−1.3%Reduced
Strid Group, LLC777$670.0K0.08%+448+136.2%Added
Successful Portfolios LLC725$670.6K0.34%+100+16.0%Added
West Chester Capital Advisors, Inc778$670.9K0.39%−469−37.6%Reduced
Leigh Baldwin & Co., LLC778$671.0K0.44%−264−25.3%Reduced
First City Capital Management, Inc.779$671.8K0.35%−10−1.3%Reduced
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.779$671.9K0.23%−3−0.4%Reduced
Affinity Capital Advisors, LLC780$672.4K0.09%+38+5.1%Added
Thrive Wealth Management, LLC780$673.0K0.10%−3−0.4%Reduced
Ruggaard & Associates LLC781$673.5K0.27%−3−0.4%Reduced
Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc.785$677.5K0.05%−27−3.3%Reduced
Oakmont Investment Advisors, Inc.784$677.7K0.50%+784New
BDFS Capital LLC789$680.6K0.34%+789New
MGO Private Wealth, LLC790$681.2K0.42%−3−0.4%Reduced
1248 Management, LLC790$681.2K0.36%00.0%Unchanged
Hamilton Capital, LLC790$681.2K0.03%+790New
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC790$681.3K0.23%+51+6.9%Added
Clark Asset Management, LLC792$683.0K0.07%+337+74.1%Added
KRS Capital Management, LLC792$683.1K0.39%+12+1.5%Added
HORAN Wealth, LLC793$683.9K0.11%+20+2.6%Added
Virtue Asset Management LLC793$684.0K0.55%−45−5.4%Reduced
Symmetry Partners, LLC796$686.6K0.04%−80−9.1%Reduced
KWMG, LLC797$687.0K0.06%+24+3.1%Added
Winthrop Partners - WNY, LLC799$689.0K0.37%+799New
Advyzon Investment Management, LLC799$689.0K0.08%+175+28.0%Added
Empirical Asset Management, LLC39,576$689.2K0.19%−73−0.2%Reduced
Trademark Financial Management, LLC799$689.3K0.38%−75−8.6%Reduced
Carlson Capital L P800$689.9K0.33%+800New
Delta Accumulation, LLC800$689.9K0.70%+800New
Legacy Wealth Partners, LLC800$689.9K0.18%+800New
Advisortrust Partners, LLC801$690.5K0.30%+801New
Monument Capital Management801$690.7K0.17%−6−0.7%Reduced
Riverview Trust Co803$692.5K0.83%+5+0.6%Added
Edge Financial Advisors LLC399$693.9K0.29%−33−7.6%Reduced
Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors, LLC806$695.2K0.13%+193+31.5%Added
Darwin Advisors, LLC808$697.1K0.22%+16+2.0%Added
Capital Square, LLC809$697.6K0.36%−245−23.2%Reduced
Financial Planning Hawaii, Inc.811$699.1K0.40%+811New
World Equity Group, Inc.812$699.9K0.20%−8,333−91.1%Reduced
Mindset Wealth Management, LLC812$700.2K0.18%−8−1.0%Reduced
Shade Tree Advisors LLC813$701.1K0.53%00.0%Unchanged
Green Square Capital Advisors LLC813$701.3K0.07%+150+22.6%Added
Beta Wealth Group, Inc.813$701.4K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Close Asset Management Ltd814$702.0K0.02%+53+7.0%Added
James J. Burns & Company, LLC815$702.9K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Security Advisor, Inc.817$704.7K0.14%−1−0.1%Reduced
Vista Investment Partners LLC818$705.4K0.19%−100−10.9%Reduced
Tactive Advisors, LLC818$705.7K0.21%−110−11.9%Reduced