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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 47,395 | $40.9M | 0.52% | +1,196+2.6% | Added |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 47,199 | $40.7M | 0.71% | −1,973−4.0% | Reduced |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 46,745 | $40.3M | 0.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd | 46,464 | $40.2M | 0.50% | +12,475+36.7% | Added |
| Meitav Dash Investments Ltd | 45,946 | $39.6M | 0.48% | +8,389+22.3% | Added |
| Union Bancaire Privee, UBP SA | 39,549 | $39.5M | 0.66% | +24,871+169.4% | Added |
| Natixis | 45,773 | $39.5M | 0.15% | −5,959−11.5% | Reduced |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 45,728 | $39.4M | 0.48% | +60.0% | Added |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC | 45,650 | $39.4M | 0.46% | +2,452+5.7% | Added |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 45,522 | $39.3M | 0.72% | −1,016−2.2% | Reduced |
| Bridges Investment Management Inc | 45,265 | $39.0M | 0.50% | −2,036−4.3% | Reduced |
| Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC | 45,237 | $39.0M | 2.40% | +3,036+7.2% | Added |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 44,977 | $38.8M | 0.07% | +43,560+3,074.1% | Added |
| NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC | 44,118 | $38.6M | 0.86% | +221+0.5% | Added |
| Groupe la Francaise | 45,039 | $38.5M | 0.56% | −54,267−54.6% | Reduced |
| Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, Inc. | 44,496 | $38.4M | 1.60% | +811+1.9% | Added |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 43,885 | $37.8M | 0.03% | −1,545−3.4% | Reduced |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 43,271 | $37.3M | 0.77% | −1,745−3.9% | Reduced |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | 43,024 | $37.1M | 0.95% | −28,929−40.2% | Reduced |
| Chilton Capital Management LLC | 42,811 | $36.9M | 1.27% | −25−0.1% | Reduced |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 42,398 | $36.6M | 2.24% | −905−2.1% | Reduced |
| YHB Investment Advisors, Inc. | 42,242 | $36.4M | 2.52% | +177+0.4% | Added |
| Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 42,200 | $36.4M | 0.56% | −11,063−20.8% | Reduced |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 42,113 | $36.3M | 0.41% | −1,643−3.8% | Reduced |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 41,857 | $36.1M | 0.48% | +17,181+69.6% | Added |
| Prudential PLC | 41,568 | $35.8M | 0.29% | +29,667+249.3% | Added |
| CBOE Vest Financial, LLC | 41,234 | $35.6M | 0.45% | +11,806+40.1% | Added |
| Marco Investment Management LLC | 40,238 | $34.7M | 2.60% | −273−0.7% | Reduced |
| Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd | 40,234 | $34.7M | 1.30% | +5,040+14.3% | Added |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 40,207 | $34.7M | 0.44% | +24,386+154.1% | Added |
| Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC | 40,069 | $34.6M | 1.02% | +456+1.2% | Added |
| Randolph Co Inc | 40,064 | $34.5M | 3.31% | +296+0.7% | Added |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | 40,038 | $34.5M | 0.40% | +31,550+371.7% | Added |
| Adell Harriman & Carpenter Inc | 39,953 | $34.5M | 2.06% | +435+1.1% | Added |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 39,890 | $34.4M | 0.11% | +18,299+84.8% | Added |
| Capital International Ltd | 39,799 | $34.3M | 1.21% | +230+0.6% | Added |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 39,791 | $34.3M | 1.71% | +6,228+18.6% | Added |
| Zacks Investment Management | 39,708 | $34.2M | 0.27% | −220−0.6% | Reduced |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 39,663 | $34.2M | 0.23% | +235+0.6% | Added |
| Annex Advisory Services, LLC | 39,512 | $34.1M | 0.65% | +1,117+2.9% | Added |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 39,490 | $34.1M | 0.58% | +3,637+10.1% | Added |
| Bailard, Inc. | 39,354 | $33.9M | 0.75% | −754−1.9% | Reduced |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc | 39,254 | $33.9M | 0.45% | −489−1.2% | Reduced |
| Markel Group Inc.SuperinvestorMarkel Group | 39,150 | $33.8M | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Trajan Wealth LLC | 38,958 | $33.6M | 1.40% | −910−2.3% | Reduced |
| Cadinha & Co LLC | 38,503 | $33.2M | 5.12% | −44−0.1% | Reduced |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 38,347 | $33.1M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Profund Advisors LLC | 38,178 | $32.9M | 1.00% | +2,264+6.3% | Added |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 37,992 | $32.8M | 0.83% | −1,213−3.1% | Reduced |
| united american securities inc. (d/b/a uas asset management) | 37,625 | $32.4M | 6.84% | −778−2.0% | Reduced |
| Barlow Wealth Partners, Inc. | 34,827 | $32.2M | 3.48% | +375+1.1% | Added |
| Baldwin Brothers Inc | 37,244 | $32.1M | 2.05% | −539−1.4% | Reduced |
| TruWealth Advisors, LLC | 37,027 | $31.9M | 1.56% | −1,460−3.8% | Reduced |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 36,930 | $31.8M | 0.18% | +33,254+904.6% | Added |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 36,606 | $31.6M | 0.28% | −4,792−11.6% | Reduced |
| Kames Capital plc | 36,614 | $31.6M | 0.38% | −1,098−2.9% | Reduced |
| Carnegie Capital Asset Management, LLC | 36,594 | $31.6M | 0.58% | +1,126+3.2% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 36,326 | $31.3M | 0.53% | +3,453+10.5% | Added |
| Clarity Financial LLC | 36,245 | $31.3M | 2.89% | +1,965+5.7% | Added |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 35,982 | $31.0M | 0.25% | +18,409+104.8% | Added |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 35,877 | $30.9M | 0.40% | −703−1.9% | Reduced |
| Park National Corp | 35,814 | $30.9M | 0.96% | +1,447+4.2% | Added |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp | 35,563 | $30.7M | 0.58% | +237+0.7% | Added |
| Axiom Investors LLC | 35,408 | $30.5M | 0.27% | −80,351−69.4% | Reduced |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC | 35,265 | $30.4M | 1.27% | −259−0.7% | Reduced |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 35,183 | $30.3M | 0.21% | +102+0.3% | Added |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC | 35,169 | $30.3M | 0.24% | +2,445+7.5% | Added |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 34,991 | $30.2M | 0.67% | +784+2.3% | Added |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 33,935 | $30.2M | 0.63% | +427+1.3% | Added |
| Dearborn Partners LLC | 34,863 | $30.1M | 1.50% | −1,035−2.9% | Reduced |
| Lincoln Capital LLC | 34,817 | $30.0M | 5.44% | −46−0.1% | Reduced |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 34,780 | $30.0M | 0.28% | −610−1.7% | Reduced |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC | 34,618 | $29.9M | 1.08% | −1,222−3.4% | Reduced |
| Charter Trust Co | 34,430 | $29.7M | 1.72% | −252−0.7% | Reduced |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | 32,269 | $29.5M | 0.49% | −31−0.1% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 34,176 | $29.5M | 0.71% | +9,672+39.5% | Added |
| Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc. | 34,113 | $29.4M | 0.10% | +8,127+31.3% | Added |
| Allstate Corp | 33,975 | $29.3M | 0.40% | +17,736+109.2% | Added |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 33,932 | $29.3M | 0.33% | +12,643+59.4% | Added |
| Tokio Marine Asset Management Co Ltd | 33,928 | $29.3M | 1.01% | −7,070−17.2% | Reduced |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 33,726 | $29.1M | 0.21% | +1,250+3.8% | Added |
| Kiley Juergens Wealth Management, LLC | 33,646 | $29.0M | 6.27% | +288+0.9% | Added |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 33,563 | $28.9M | 0.12% | +956+2.9% | Added |
| Ironvine Capital Partners, LLC | 33,523 | $28.9M | 2.89% | +78+0.2% | Added |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 33,467 | $28.9M | 0.05% | +33,467 | New |
| Banco Santander, S.A. | 33,456 | $28.9M | 0.22% | +2,089+6.7% | Added |
| Estabrook Capital Management | 33,131 | $28.6M | 4.19% | −845−2.5% | Reduced |
| General American Investors Co Inc | 33,000 | $28.5M | 1.77% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 32,700 | $28.2M | 0.94% | +3,000+10.1% | Added |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | 32,554 | $28.1M | 0.24% | −18,720−36.5% | Reduced |
| Blue Chip Partners, Inc. | 32,551 | $28.1M | 2.04% | −392−1.2% | Reduced |
| Harvey Investment Co LLC | 32,292 | $27.8M | 2.96% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fisher Funds Management LTD | 31,698 | $27.4M | 0.71% | +2,872+10.0% | Added |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. | 31,715 | $27.3M | 0.83% | +31,244+6,633.5% | Added |
| Diversify Advisory Services, LLC | 28,333 | $27.3M | 0.86% | +2,225+8.5% | Added |
| Rempart Asset Management Inc. | 31,357 | $27.0M | 5.11% | −892−2.8% | Reduced |
| Beese Fulmer Investment Management, Inc. | 62,706 | $27.0M | 1.76% | +32,049+104.5% | Added |
| Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC | 31,316 | $27.0M | 0.92% | −630−2.0% | Reduced |
| Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 31,177 | $26.9M | 1.91% | −1,571−4.8% | Reduced |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 31,135 | $26.8M | 0.22% | −207,750−87.0% | Reduced |