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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4,261 | $301.8B |
| Q1 2026 | 4,275 | $311.5B |
| Q4 2025 | 4,139 | $272.0B |
| Q3 2025 | 3,942 | $274.4B |
| Q2 2025 | 4,012 | $302.3B |
| Q1 2025 | 3,953 | $287.8B |
| Q4 2024 | 3,942 | $279.6B |
| Q3 2024 | 3,591 | $266.7B |
| Q2 2024 | 3,527 | $258.3B |
| Q1 2024 | 3,420 | $222.0B |
| Q4 2023 | 3,344 | $201.0B |
| Q3 2023 | 3,078 | $169.9B |
| Q2 2023 | 3,042 | $162.0B |
| Q1 2023 | 2,944 | $149.2B |
| Q4 2022 | 2,939 | $137.2B |
| Q3 2022 | 2,826 | $141.6B |
| Q2 2022 | 2,785 | $143.4B |
| Q1 2022 | 2,863 | $172.4B |
| Q4 2021 | 2,823 | $170.2B |
| Q3 2021 | 2,463 | $134.3B |
| Q2 2021 | 2,394 | $119.0B |
| Q1 2021 | 2,359 | $104.1B |
Institutions, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 139,252 | $120.1M | 0.66% | +6,623+5.0% | Added |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 137,368 | $118.5M | 0.07% | +12,643+10.1% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 136,939 | $118.1M | 0.31% | −360.0% | Reduced |
| KBC Group NV | 136,141 | $117.4M | 0.27% | −20,446−13.1% | Reduced |
| PBU - The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators | 134,007 | $115.6M | 1.66% | +134,007 | New |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 133,866 | $115.4M | 0.28% | +8,973+7.2% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 133,425 | $115.1M | 0.26% | +7,689+6.1% | Added |
| Steginsky Capital LLC | 132,195 | $114.0M | 19.21% | +6,942+5.5% | Added |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 127,961 | $113.8M | 0.17% | +9,070+7.6% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 126,402 | $113.0M | 0.15% | −32,105−20.3% | Reduced |
| STRS Ohio | 127,794 | $110.2M | 0.41% | −4,051−3.1% | Reduced |
| Marsico Capital Management LLC | 127,710 | $110.1M | 3.07% | −2,823−2.2% | Reduced |
| MetLife Investment Management | 127,659 | $110.1M | 0.53% | −3,403−2.6% | Reduced |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 127,638 | $110.1M | 0.09% | +7,925+6.6% | Added |
| Nomura Holdings Inc | 127,005 | $109.5M | 0.31% | +42,726+50.7% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 126,862 | $109.5M | 0.59% | −1,423−1.1% | Reduced |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas | 126,915 | $109.4M | 0.89% | +28,566+29.0% | Added |
| Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc | 126,838 | $109.4M | 1.61% | −1,203−0.9% | Reduced |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 126,417 | $109.0M | 0.59% | −3,094−2.4% | Reduced |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | 126,761 | $109.0M | 1.03% | +10,073+8.6% | Added |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 125,922 | $108.6M | 0.51% | +125,922 | New |
| Mariner Investment Group LLC | 125,000 | $107.8M | 6.32% | +125,000 | New |
| Nissay Asset Management Corp | 122,513 | $105.6M | 0.55% | +5,279+4.5% | Added |
| Xponance, Inc. | 122,431 | $105.6M | 0.79% | +5,730+4.9% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 121,100 | $104.4M | 0.62% | −300−0.2% | Reduced |
| Lido Advisors, LLC | 114,872 | $104.0M | 0.41% | +1,373+1.2% | Added |
| Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA | 117,254 | $101.1M | 2.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Czech National Bank | 116,860 | $100.8M | 0.65% | +4,226+3.8% | Added |
| Comgest Global Investors S.A.S. | 116,729 | $100.7M | 1.79% | −10,741−8.4% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 116,536 | $100.5M | 0.33% | −52,891−31.2% | Reduced |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | 115,778 | $99.8M | 0.75% | −9,486−7.6% | Reduced |
| Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. | 115,633 | $99.7M | 1.80% | +30,933+36.5% | Added |
| Ofi Invest Asset Management | 135,062 | $99.4M | 1.42% | +96,956+254.4% | Added |
| KCM Investment Advisors LLC | 114,938 | $99.1M | 3.18% | −1,072−0.9% | Reduced |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 114,653 | $98.9M | 2.88% | +2,022+1.8% | Added |
| Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund | 114,416 | $98.7M | 0.83% | +860+0.8% | Added |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 113,002 | $97.4M | 0.51% | +13,686+13.8% | Added |
| Commerce Bank | 111,935 | $96.5M | 0.53% | +876+0.8% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 110,727 | $95.5M | 0.38% | −8,510−7.1% | Reduced |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 109,995 | $94.9M | 0.16% | −370.0% | Reduced |
| Steadfast Capital Management LP | 108,702 | $93.7M | 1.64% | +10,372+10.5% | Added |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 107,924 | $93.1M | 0.51% | −2,828−2.6% | Reduced |
| Davis R M Inc | 107,740 | $92.9M | 1.60% | +119+0.1% | Added |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 107,724 | $92.9M | 0.95% | +107,724 | New |
| Alecta Pensionsforsakring, Omsesidigt | 107,700 | $92.9M | 0.41% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bristol John W & Co Inc | 107,462 | $92.7M | 1.43% | −1,933−1.8% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 107,108 | $92.4M | 0.09% | +918+0.9% | Added |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 106,070 | $91.5M | 0.16% | −13,454−11.3% | Reduced |
| MAI Capital Management | 105,785 | $91.2M | 0.53% | +3,038+3.0% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 105,708 | $91.2M | 0.24% | +51,389+94.6% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 104,328 | $90.0M | 0.37% | +9,285+9.8% | Added |
| Ossiam | 104,156 | $89.8M | 1.79% | +77,355+288.6% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 103,651 | $89.4M | 0.11% | −316,989−75.4% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 103,293 | $89.1M | 0.34% | −892−0.9% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 103,086 | $88.9M | 0.45% | −3,409−3.2% | Reduced |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 102,612 | $88.5M | 1.03% | +9,415+10.1% | Added |
| GF Fund Management Co. Ltd. | 101,433 | $87.5M | 1.50% | +5,677+5.9% | Added |
| Evercore Wealth Management, LLC | 101,236 | $87.3M | 1.28% | −506−0.5% | Reduced |
| Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | 100,506 | $86.7M | 2.67% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 100,267 | $86.5M | 0.76% | −5,689−5.4% | Reduced |
| Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC | 99,514 | $85.8M | 2.85% | −2,101−2.1% | Reduced |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 98,640 | $85.1M | 0.15% | +47,441+92.7% | Added |
| Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc | 98,589 | $85.0M | 4.61% | −187−0.2% | Reduced |
| Kornitzer Capital Management Inc | 97,946 | $84.5M | 1.75% | −2,006−2.0% | Reduced |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 95,828 | $83.1M | 0.32% | −62,406−39.4% | Reduced |
| Amalgamated Bank | 96,311 | $83.1M | 0.60% | −8,831−8.4% | Reduced |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 95,694 | $82.5M | 2.07% | −22,587−19.1% | Reduced |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 94,921 | $81.9M | 0.51% | −53−0.1% | Reduced |
| Sapient Capital LLC | 94,293 | $81.6M | 1.15% | −2,072−2.2% | Reduced |
| I.G.Y. Ltd | 94,326 | $81.3M | 34.58% | −1,420−1.5% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 93,981 | $81.0M | 0.41% | −3,334−3.4% | Reduced |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 93,681 | $80.8M | 0.35% | −183,236−66.2% | Reduced |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 93,237 | $80.4M | 0.24% | −1,401−1.5% | Reduced |
| Northeast Investment Management | 91,843 | $79.2M | 3.10% | −453−0.5% | Reduced |
| Regions Financial Corp | 91,683 | $79.1M | 0.51% | −1,248−1.3% | Reduced |
| Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC | 91,034 | $78.5M | 1.44% | +1,964+2.2% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 90,791 | $78.3M | 1.11% | −933−1.0% | Reduced |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 90,432 | $78.0M | 0.86% | −978−1.1% | Reduced |
| Gateway Investment Advisers LLC | 90,399 | $78.0M | 0.73% | +750+0.8% | Added |
| Credit Agricole S A | 90,317 | $77.9M | 0.21% | +68,349+311.1% | Added |
| Umb Bank N A | 89,959 | $77.6M | 1.03% | +2,103+2.4% | Added |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 88,744 | $76.5M | 0.43% | +8,990+11.3% | Added |
| Nicholas Company, Inc. | 88,276 | $76.1M | 1.33% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 88,081 | $76.0M | 0.84% | +1,353+1.6% | Added |
| Calamos Advisors LLC | 88,093 | $76.0M | 0.31% | −7,537−7.9% | Reduced |
| DnB Asset Management AS | 88,026 | $75.9M | 0.26% | +2,514+2.9% | Added |
| Storebrand Asset Management AS | 86,489 | $74.6M | 0.20% | +7,606+9.6% | Added |
| Norinchukin Bank, The | 85,984 | $74.1M | 0.86% | +12,033+16.3% | Added |
| Johnson Investment Counsel Inc | 84,532 | $72.9M | 0.60% | −387−0.5% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 84,492 | $72.9M | 0.40% | −7,111−7.8% | Reduced |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd | 84,129 | $72.5M | 0.61% | +835+1.0% | Added |
| Donaldson Capital Management, LLC | 83,927 | $72.4M | 2.30% | −3,015−3.5% | Reduced |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 83,380 | $71.9M | 0.43% | −933−1.1% | Reduced |
| Rakuten Investment Management, Inc. | 82,221 | $71.4M | 0.24% | +81,935+28,648.6% | Added |
| Pinebridge Investments LLC | 82,306 | $71.0M | 0.52% | +82,306 | New |
| PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab | 81,463 | $70.2M | 0.64% | +81,463 | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 81,991 | $70.1M | 0.11% | −1,089−1.3% | Reduced |
| Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd | 81,000 | $69.8M | 1.19% | +27,700+52.0% | Added |
| Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp | 80,903 | $69.8M | 0.88% | −123−0.2% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 78,627 | $67.8M | 0.36% | +14,774+23.1% | Added |