COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COST
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 22160K105 · ISIN US22160K1051
American multinational chain of membership-only stores
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Variety Stores
- HeadquartersIssaquah, WA
- Founded1983
- Websitecostco.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($998.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 443.5m as of 2023-03-01, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $429.41. Options: 67 managers hold calls ($3.2bn notional), 69 hold puts ($4.0bn).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,827 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,937 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,942 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 1,291 | 1,229 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,401 | 1,210 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $3.8bn | $4.6bn | 1.21 |
| Q4 2022 | $3.5bn | $4.4bn | 1.25 |
| Q1 2023 | $3.2bn | $4.0bn | 1.28 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +9.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.1m |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Added | +669.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +574.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +535.8k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP | Added | +525.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +401.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +354.1k |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +338.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +338.1k |
Biggest sellers
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -406.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -404.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -404.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -370.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -289.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -268.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -257.1k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP | Reduced | -230.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -209.7k |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | -195.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $779.8m1.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $664.9m1.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $201.9m406.4k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $166.5m335.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $155.9m313.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $155.6m313.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $143.9m289.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $106.7m217.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $77.1m155.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $65.7m132.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.3bn2.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $754.3m1.5m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $199.8m402.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $187.4m377.1k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $165.8m333.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $127.7m257.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $122.3m248.9k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Reduced | $99.6m200.5k shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $98.2m2.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $90.3m181.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $499.6k | 5 | $9.8m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | — | 3 | $4.0m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $400.1k | 2 | $1.5m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.6m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $4.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-14 | GALANTI RICHARD A Executive VP and CFO, director | Sold | $999.5k2.1k shares |
| 2023-03-07 | Miller Russell D Senior EVP · Miller Family Trust | Sold | $733.4k1.5k shares |
| 2023-03-06 | Vachris Roland Michael President and COO, director | Sold | $2.0m4.1k shares |
| 2023-01-27 | Klauer James C Executive Vice President | Sold | $1.3m2.5k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.51% of their portfolio | 48.9m $98.3k | First filing |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 39.8m $19.8bn | Added +188.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.46% of their portfolio | 31.0m $15.4bn | Added +1.1m |
| FMR LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 18.9m $9.4bn | Added +9.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.53% of their portfolio | 18.8m $9.3bn | Reduced -406.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.46% of their portfolio | 8.6m $4.3bn | Reduced -62.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 8.2m $4.1bn | Added +111.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.46% of their portfolio | 8.1m $4.0bn | Added +354.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.61% of their portfolio | 5.6m $2.8bn | Added +535.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.56% of their portfolio | 5.2m $2.6bn | Added +87.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.51% of their portfolio | 5.2m $2.6bn | Added +212.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 1.06% of their portfolio | 5.0m $2.5bn | Added +69.3k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.96% of their portfolio | 4.3m $2.1bn | Added +12.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.63% of their portfolio | 4.2m $2.1bn | Reduced -184.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 4.0m $2.0bn | Reduced -148.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.52% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.7bn | Added +60.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.35% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.7bn | Added +30.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.5bn | Added +574.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.52% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.4bn | Added +179.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -7.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.4bn | Added +401.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.60% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Added +55.6k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Added +35.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.3bn | Added +44.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.1bn | Added +211.5k |
| Amundi 0.57% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.1bn | Added +290.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.9m $923.2m | Added +145.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.8m $892.0m | Reduced -404.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.8m $872.8m | Reduced -43.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.8m $870.7m | Reduced -140.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.7m $834.4m | Added +11.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.6m $817.2m | Added +23.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.6m $799.9m | Reduced -209.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.4m $687.8m | Added +18.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.4m $671.2m | Added +126.2k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.3m $668.7m | Added +669.0k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 1.3m $643.1m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Capital International Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $627.3m | Reduced -3.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.3m $623.7m | Reduced -32.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.2m $611.8m | Added +136.4k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 2.86% of their portfolio | 1.1m $560.0m | Added +88.3k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.1m $529.6m | Added +60.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.1m $528.8m | Reduced -101.7k |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND 1.45% of their portfolio | 1.0m $515.0m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.55% of their portfolio | 901.3k $447.8m | Added +29.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.70% of their portfolio | 892.0k $443.2m | Added +338.1k |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 7.14% of their portfolio | 886.3k $440.4m | Reduced -3.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 869.5k $432.0m | Added +13.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.52% of their portfolio | 866.9k $430.7m | Added +36.7k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 2.61% of their portfolio | 861.3k $428.0m | Reduced -76.2k |
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO 11.02% of their portfolio | 859.8k $427.2m | Added +14.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.37% of their portfolio | 845.6k $420.2m | Added +8.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.99% of their portfolio | 838.1k $416.4m | Added +171.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.60% of their portfolio | 836.5k $415.7m | Reduced -25.2k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 1.06% of their portfolio | 797.2k $396.1m | Added +258.8k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 2.24% of their portfolio | 796.0k $416.5m | Added +525.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.52% of their portfolio | 773.6k $384.4m | Reduced -32.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.55% of their portfolio | 749.5k $372.4m | Reduced -7.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 716.3k $355.9m | Reduced -6.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.54% of their portfolio | 696.0k $345.8m | Added +67.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 689.6k $342.6m | Reduced -12.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.82% of their portfolio | 664.0k $330.3m | Reduced -13.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 662.6k $329.3m | Reduced -17.3k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 626.2k $311.1m | Reduced -42.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.31% of their portfolio | 621.4k $308.8m | Reduced -24.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.56% of their portfolio | 620.3k $304.8m | Reduced -17.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 1.59% of their portfolio | 618.1k $307.1m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 614.2k $305.1m | Added +1.5k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.51% of their portfolio | 605.5k $300.9m | Reduced -14.8k |
| Emerald Advisors, LLC 77.54% of their portfolio | 605.3k $300.7m | Reduced -13.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.74% of their portfolio | 604.0k $300.1m | Reduced -860 |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.58% of their portfolio | 600.5k $274.6m | Reduced -31.0k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 2.49% of their portfolio | 598.2k $297.2m | Reduced -9.4k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.46% of their portfolio | 593.7k $295.0m | Added +164.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.47% of their portfolio | 586.6k $291.5m | Reduced -73.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 584.9k $290.5m | Reduced -102.9k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.79% of their portfolio | 581.2k $288.8m | Reduced -119.3k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 573.9k $285.2m | Added +1.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 562.1k $279.3m | Added +28.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 548.7k $272.7m | Reduced -404.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.68% of their portfolio | 544.1k $270.3m | Added +29.9k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 524.3k $260.5m | Reduced -23.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 524.0k $260.4m | Reduced -6.6k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 519.0k $257.9m | Added +41.1k |
| STRS OHIO 0.38% of their portfolio | 507.6k $252.2m | Added +338.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.59% of their portfolio | 507.4k $252.1m | Reduced -11.9k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.99% of their portfolio | 499.4k $248.1m | Added +25.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.57% of their portfolio | 492.9k $244.9m | Added +1.7k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 3.73% of their portfolio | 479.6k $238.3m | Reduced -5.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.80% of their portfolio | 468.7k $232.9m | Added +706 |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.47% of their portfolio | 464.5k $230.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.54% of their portfolio | 464.2k $230.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.49% of their portfolio | 456.1k $226.6m | Added +36.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.33% of their portfolio | 452.3k $224.8m | Reduced -24.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 441.6k $219.4m | Added +34.6k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 435.5k $216.4m | Added +44.3k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.62% of their portfolio | 431.0k $214.2m | Reduced -8.2k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.37% of their portfolio | 428.3k $212.8m | Reduced -3.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.53% of their portfolio | 423.2k $210.3m | Added +38.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 419.7k $208.5m | Added +33.0k |