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 ($1.4bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 443.5m as of 2024-03-06, 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 ≈ $730.24. Options: 68 managers hold calls ($7.2bn notional), 74 hold puts ($8.9bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,827 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,937 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,942 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,043 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,079 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,345 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,419 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,410 | 1,233 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,357 | 1,272 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,485 | 1,302 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,597 | 1,448 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $3.6bn | $4.2bn | 1.18 |
| Q3 2023 | $3.7bn | $4.9bn | 1.30 |
| Q4 2023 | $6.0bn | $8.2bn | 1.37 |
| Q1 2024 | $7.2bn | $8.9bn | 1.24 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +10.3m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.7m |
| Global Assets Advisory, LLC | New | +696.6k |
| Amundi | Added | +668.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +601.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +473.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +470.8k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +466.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +352.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +307.0k |
Biggest sellers
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND | Sold out | -1.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -637.5k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -481.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -398.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -394.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -332.2k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Reduced | -328.2k |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | Reduced | -305.2k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -304.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Reduced | -254.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.0bn2.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.2bn1.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $512.1m699.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $471.2m643.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $455.5m621.7k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $269.2m367.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $241.8m330.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $164.0m223.8k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $144.0m196.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $139.0m189.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.8bn3.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.1bn1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $685.0m935.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $543.8m742.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $480.4m655.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $420.3m573.7k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $301.7m411.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $202.9m276.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $201.6m275.2k shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $176.4m2.4k 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 2024
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 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 | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.0m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $11.6m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $11.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-11 | Callans Patrick J Executive VP | Sold | $1.8m2.5k shares |
| 2024-03-11 | Adamo Claudine Executive Vice President | Sold | $1.1m1.5k shares |
| 2024-02-09 | DECKER SUSAN L Director | Sold | $1.0m1.4k shares |
| 2024-01-23 | JELINEK W CRAIG Director | Sold | $5.5m8.0k shares |
| 2024-01-18 | Rubanenko Yoram Executive VP | Sold | $1.7m2.5k shares |
| 2024-01-16 | Frates Caton Executive Vice President | Sold | $505.8k740 shares |
| 2024-01-09 | Hines Daniel M. Principal Acctg Officer | Sold | $927.2k1.4k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 40.8m $29.9bn | Added +473.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.55% of their portfolio | 32.4m $23.7bn | Added +1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.55% of their portfolio | 27.9m $20.5bn | Added +10.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.61% of their portfolio | 18.5m $13.6bn | Reduced -141.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 9.3m $6.8bn | Reduced -12.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 9.1m $6.6bn | Added +307.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.28% of their portfolio | 8.5m $6.2bn | Reduced -398.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.55% of their portfolio | 7.6m $5.5bn | Reduced -127.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.74% of their portfolio | 5.3m $3.9bn | Reduced -228.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.60% of their portfolio | 5.2m $3.8bn | Reduced -304.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.61% of their portfolio | 4.8m $3.5bn | Reduced -175.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 1.10% of their portfolio | 4.2m $3.1bn | Reduced -221.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.74% of their portfolio | 4.1m $3.0bn | Reduced -149.1k |
| Capital World Investors 0.46% of their portfolio | 3.8m $2.8bn | Added +285.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 3.7m $2.7bn | Reduced -184.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.63% of their portfolio | 3.3m $2.4bn | Reduced -52.8k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 3.2m $2.4bn | Reduced -113.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 3.1m $2.2bn | Reduced -394.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.61% of their portfolio | 2.9m $2.1bn | Added +61.5k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 2.9m $2.1bn | Added +70.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.44% of their portfolio | 2.8m $2.0bn | Added +144.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.0bn | Added +43.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.65% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.0bn | Reduced -199.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.8bn | Added +352.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.3bn | Reduced -637.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.3bn | Reduced -42.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.91% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.3bn | Added +237.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.2bn | Reduced -52.9k |
| Amundi 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.6m $1.2bn | Added +668.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.6m $1.2bn | Added +197.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -52.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 1.87% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.1bn | Added +466.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.4m $999.1m | Added +36.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.4m $993.9m | Added +470.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.4m $991.6m | Reduced -24.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.3m $973.5m | Reduced -55.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.3m $932.4m | Reduced -6.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.2m $887.7m | Added +601.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.2m $878.6m | Reduced -69.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.2m $847.9m | Added +9.2k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.1m $841.9m | Reduced -206.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.1m $800.3m | Added +198.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 996.2k $729.8m | Reduced -76.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.64% of their portfolio | 914.7k $670.1m | Reduced -686 |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 8.44% of their portfolio | 869.7k $637.2m | Reduced -4.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.43% of their portfolio | 869.0k $636.6m | Added +2.0k |
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO 11.48% of their portfolio | 843.8k $618.2m | Added +29.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 1.31% of their portfolio | 822.4k $602.5m | Added +195.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.79% of their portfolio | 805.4k $590.1m | Reduced -176.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 1.04% of their portfolio | 788.9k $578.0m | Reduced -98.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.66% of their portfolio | 784.7k $575.0m | Reduced -25.6k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 769.4k $563.7m | Reduced -7.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.67% of their portfolio | 725.0k $531.2m | Added +7.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 700.7k $513.4m | Added +48.0k |
| Global Assets Advisory, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 696.6k $966 | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 689.8k $505.3m | Added +67.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.60% of their portfolio | 681.6k $499.3m | Added +6.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.78% of their portfolio | 658.7k $446.8m | Added +17.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.80% of their portfolio | 657.2k $481.5m | Added +202.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.63% of their portfolio | 650.4k $476.5m | Reduced -30.7k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 4.06% of their portfolio | 624.3k $457.4m | Added +173.0k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.95% of their portfolio | 621.0k $455.0m | Reduced -9.3k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 5.11% of their portfolio | 612.1k $448.5m | Reduced -3.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 606.5k $444.3m | Reduced -112.4k |
| Emerald Advisors, LLC 78.67% of their portfolio | 603.4k $442.0m | Reduced -30.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.51% of their portfolio | 592.8k $434.3m | Added +77.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.59% of their portfolio | 586.4k $429.5m | Added +83.3k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 1.31% of their portfolio | 569.8k $417.4m | Reduced -3.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.51% of their portfolio | 567.8k $416.0m | Added +276.1k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.58% of their portfolio | 565.1k $414.0m | Reduced -21.4k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 1.78% of their portfolio | 561.9k $411.7m | Reduced -5.7k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 560.2k $410.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.46% of their portfolio | 553.8k $405.7m | Reduced -91.8k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 1.98% of their portfolio | 534.8k $391.8m | Reduced -152.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.38% of their portfolio | 533.1k $390.2m | Reduced -21.9k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.72% of their portfolio | 532.0k $418.4m | Reduced -135.3k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 529.9k $388.2m | Reduced -7.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.77% of their portfolio | 521.5k $382.4m | Reduced -123.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.57% of their portfolio | 492.9k $244.9m | Added +14.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 489.9k $358.9m | Added +88.1k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 4.46% of their portfolio | 477.9k $350.1m | Reduced -1.3k |
| AXA S.A. 1.03% of their portfolio | 471.0k $345.0m | Reduced -481.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 462.3k $338.7m | Reduced -30.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 455.6k $333.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 447.4k $327.8m | Reduced -34.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.53% of their portfolio | 442.2k $246.4m | Reduced -51.5k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 2.46% of their portfolio | 437.8k $320.7m | Reduced -7.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.67% of their portfolio | 435.7k $319.2m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 434.3k $318.2m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 431.7k $316.2m | Reduced -332.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.72% of their portfolio | 424.1k $310.7m | Added +27.9k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.77% of their portfolio | 408.8k $299.5m | Added +99.7k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 402.9k $295.2m | Added +16.3k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 396.0k $290.1m | Reduced -33.0k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.43% of their portfolio | 390.8k $286.3m | Added +9.6k |
| Swedbank AB 0.40% of their portfolio | 389.9k $285.6m | Added +9.3k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 7.75% of their portfolio | 386.1k $282.9m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.71% of their portfolio | 384.6k $281.8m | Reduced -29.3k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.79% of their portfolio | 380.0k $278.4m | Added +34.3k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 1.63% of their portfolio | 373.9k $274.0m | Reduced -13.3k |