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, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in Costco Wholesale Corp as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 4,274
- +198 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 320.3M
- +54.2M (+20.4%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $311.5B
- +$83.3B (+36.5%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 323
- 1,797 more added
- Sold out
- 125
- 1,638 more reduced
62 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Costco Wholesale Corp; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Trust Co | 81,663 | $81.4M | 1.01% | +5,200+6.8% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 80,747 | $80.5M | 0.21% | +9,042+12.6% | Added |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 80,677 | $80.4M | 0.50% | −2,703−3.2% | Reduced |
| Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp | 80,069 | $79.8M | 1.02% | −834−1.0% | Reduced |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 79,754 | $79.5M | 0.98% | +5,020+6.7% | Added |
| JustInvest LLC | 78,605 | $78.3M | 0.77% | +9,408+13.6% | Added |
| Agf Management Ltd | 77,875 | $77.6M | 0.35% | −68,652−46.9% | Reduced |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | 77,853 | $77.6M | 0.59% | +600+0.8% | Added |
| Pinebridge Investments LLC | 76,103 | $75.8M | 0.64% | −6,203−7.5% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 75,972 | $75.7M | 0.35% | −2,048−2.6% | Reduced |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 75,752 | $75.5M | 0.26% | +181+0.2% | Added |
| Gateway Investment Advisers LLC | 75,291 | $75.0M | 0.84% | −15,108−16.7% | Reduced |
| Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al | 75,287 | $75.0M | 0.56% | +48,200+177.9% | Added |
| Marex Group plc | 75,075 | $74.8M | 0.78% | +72,288+2,593.8% | Added |
| Destination Wealth Management | 74,773 | $74.5M | 1.94% | +834+1.1% | Added |
| Crestwood Advisors Group LLC | 74,073 | $73.8M | 1.24% | +927+1.3% | Added |
| Sapient Capital LLC | 73,737 | $73.5M | 1.11% | −20,556−21.8% | Reduced |
| Allworth Financial LP | 73,427 | $73.2M | 0.30% | +5,163+7.6% | Added |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC | 73,000 | $72.7M | 2.43% | +1,000+1.4% | Added |
| Capital International Inc | 72,815 | $72.6M | 0.56% | +12,227+20.2% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 72,165 | $71.9M | 0.73% | −1,171−1.6% | Reduced |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 71,888 | $71.6M | 0.30% | +1,539+2.2% | Added |
| iA Global Asset Management Inc. | 71,228 | $71.0M | 1.01% | +15,699+28.3% | Added |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 70,561 | $70.3M | 2.62% | +2,198+3.2% | Added |
| Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC | 70,461 | $70.2M | 0.23% | +150.0% | Added |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC | 70,130 | $69.9M | 1.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co | 67,317 | $68.6M | 0.77% | +2,701+4.2% | Added |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 68,264 | $68.0M | 0.58% | +276+0.4% | Added |
| Capital International Sarl | 68,256 | $68.0M | 1.11% | +3,521+5.4% | Added |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 67,965 | $67.7M | 0.40% | −25,716−27.5% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 67,867 | $67.6M | 0.40% | −10,760−13.7% | Reduced |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 67,791 | $67.5M | 0.43% | +28,301+71.7% | Added |
| Perfromance Wealth Partners, LLC | 67,407 | $67.2M | 1.95% | −421−0.6% | Reduced |
| Chesley Taft & Associates LLC | 67,245 | $67.0M | 2.80% | −1,422−2.1% | Reduced |
| Mediolanum International Funds Ltd | 67,137 | $66.9M | 0.71% | +4,750+7.6% | Added |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) | 67,097 | $66.9M | 0.35% | −3,345−4.7% | Reduced |
| Wealthfront Advisers LLC | 66,236 | $66.0M | 0.14% | +7,914+13.6% | Added |
| Assetmark, Inc | 66,108 | $65.9M | 0.13% | +9,153+16.1% | Added |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 65,985 | $65.7M | 0.52% | +65,985 | New |
| Windward Capital Management Co | 65,652 | $65.4M | 5.33% | −917−1.4% | Reduced |
| Gabelli Funds LLC | 64,937 | $64.7M | 0.44% | −7,710−10.6% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 64,856 | $64.6M | 1.71% | +8,841+15.8% | Added |
| Baskin Financial Services Inc. | 64,278 | $64.0M | 5.24% | −1,608−2.4% | Reduced |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 63,957 | $63.7M | 0.37% | −1,500−2.3% | Reduced |
| Capital Investment Counsel, Inc | 63,595 | $63.4M | 7.76% | −1,399−2.2% | Reduced |
| Maple Capital Management, Inc. | 63,594 | $63.4M | 4.24% | −907−1.4% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd | 63,513 | $63.3M | 0.51% | +2,118+3.4% | Added |
| Hyperion Asset Management Ltd | 63,106 | $62.9M | 2.00% | −11,741−15.7% | Reduced |
| Investment House LLC | 62,913 | $62.7M | 3.26% | −628−1.0% | Reduced |
| Kimelman & Baird, LLC | 62,722 | $62.5M | 5.14% | −367−0.6% | Reduced |
| Andra AP-fonden | 62,622 | $62.4M | 0.78% | +46,342+284.7% | Added |
| Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc. | 62,130 | $61.9M | 2.79% | −1,560−2.4% | Reduced |
| Smith Group Asset Management, LLC | 61,895 | $61.7M | 3.15% | +5,119+9.0% | Added |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | 61,672 | $61.5M | 0.52% | +925+1.5% | Added |
| Abn Amro Investment Solutions | 61,585 | $61.4M | 0.80% | +38,454+166.2% | Added |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 61,258 | $61.0M | 0.33% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Flputnam Investment Management Co | 60,783 | $60.6M | 0.90% | −342−0.6% | Reduced |
| Hosking Partners LLP | 60,575 | $60.4M | 2.16% | −6,543−9.7% | Reduced |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 59,884 | $59.7M | 0.55% | +12,489+26.4% | Added |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 59,645 | $59.4M | 0.32% | −15,025−20.1% | Reduced |
| Shelton Capital Management | 59,387 | $59.2M | 1.29% | −3,548−5.6% | Reduced |
| Danica Pension, Livsforsikringsaktieselskab | 59,098 | $58.9M | 1.10% | +38,742+190.3% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 58,749 | $58.5M | 0.05% | +7,187+13.9% | Added |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 58,514 | $58.3M | 1.57% | −3,799−6.1% | Reduced |
| Natixis | 57,586 | $57.4M | 0.23% | +11,813+25.8% | Added |
| United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund | 57,458 | $57.3M | 1.08% | +4,160+7.8% | Added |
| Norman Fields, Gottscho Capital Management, LLC | 57,185 | $57.0M | 18.84% | −130.0% | Reduced |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue | 56,205 | $56.0M | 0.61% | +95+0.2% | Added |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund | 55,270 | $55.1M | 0.70% | −1,720−3.0% | Reduced |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 55,033 | $54.8M | 0.89% | +7,834+16.6% | Added |
| Ocean Capital Management, LLC | 54,656 | $54.5M | 11.19% | −1,171−2.1% | Reduced |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 54,534 | $54.3M | 0.29% | +5,582+11.4% | Added |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 53,836 | $53.6M | 1.16% | +2,790+5.5% | Added |
| Howard Capital Management Group, LLC | 53,828 | $53.6M | 3.56% | −1,384−2.5% | Reduced |
| CBOE Vest Financial, LLC | 53,711 | $53.5M | 0.64% | +12,477+30.3% | Added |
| Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, Inc. | 53,354 | $53.2M | 1.49% | +950+1.8% | Added |
| Axiom Investors LLC | 53,179 | $53.0M | 0.59% | +17,771+50.2% | Added |
| Invictus Private Wealth, LLC | 52,692 | $52.5M | 3.25% | +645+1.2% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 52,397 | $52.2M | 0.59% | −3,129−5.6% | Reduced |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd | 52,389 | $52.2M | 0.65% | +5,925+12.8% | Added |
| Pittenger & Anderson Inc | 52,116 | $51.9M | 2.07% | +448+0.9% | Added |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System | 51,800 | $51.6M | 0.90% | −400−0.8% | Reduced |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 51,495 | $51.3M | 0.60% | −2,251−4.2% | Reduced |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | 51,481 | $51.3M | 0.37% | +51,481 | New |
| Spears Abacus Advisors LLC | 51,195 | $51.0M | 1.00% | −306−0.6% | Reduced |
| Unio Capital LLC | 51,114 | $50.9M | 10.92% | −5,859−10.3% | Reduced |
| Motley Fool Asset Management LLC | 51,076 | $50.9M | 2.19% | −9,574−15.8% | Reduced |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | 50,882 | $50.7M | 0.67% | +114+0.2% | Added |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 50,860 | $50.7M | 0.26% | +2,224+4.6% | Added |
| Retirement Planning Group | 50,707 | $50.5M | 1.57% | +612+1.2% | Added |
| Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co | 50,471 | $50.3M | 1.56% | +601+1.2% | Added |
| J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG | 50,469 | $50.3M | 0.86% | +1,652+3.4% | Added |
| King Luther Capital Management Corp | 50,204 | $50.0M | 0.22% | +364+0.7% | Added |
| Klingenstein Fields & Co LP | 50,027 | $49.8M | 1.96% | −440−0.9% | Reduced |
| Worldly Partners Management, LLC | 49,874 | $49.7M | 41.96% | −20,527−29.2% | Reduced |
| Asset Advisors Investment Management, LLC | 49,340 | $49.2M | 4.69% | −591−1.2% | Reduced |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 48,900 | $48.7M | 0.37% | +12,918+35.9% | Added |
| Violich Capital Management, Inc. | 48,404 | $48.2M | 5.64% | −729−1.5% | Reduced |
| Trillium Asset Management, LLC | 143,813 | $48.2M | 1.60% | +95,401+197.1% | Added |
| Adviser Investments LLC | 47,904 | $47.7M | 0.52% | +131+0.3% | Added |