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: 443.9m as of 2024-12-11, 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 ≈ $916.22. Options: 67 managers hold calls ($8.4bn notional), 70 hold puts ($11.6bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,526 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,591 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,939 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,624 | 1,491 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,619 | 1,529 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,621 | 1,547 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $7.2bn | $8.9bn | 1.24 |
| Q2 2024 | $6.6bn | $8.6bn | 1.30 |
| Q3 2024 | $8.0bn | $10.3bn | 1.29 |
| Q4 2024 | $8.4bn | $11.6bn | 1.38 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +587.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +455.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +382.4k |
| Focus Partners Wealth | Added | +368.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +343.4k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +337.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +252.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +237.8k |
| Amundi | Added | +232.0k |
Biggest sellers
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -7.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -3.6m |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | Reduced | -338.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -301.3k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | Reduced | -284.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -257.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Reduced | -176.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -174.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -166.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -157.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.5bn2.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.5bn1.7m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $758.9m828.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $453.9m495.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $445.0m482.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $439.3m479.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $395.8m432.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $204.3m223.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $160.3m175.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $131.7m143.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.3bn3.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.4bn1.5m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $903.1m985.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $458.9m497.6k shares |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | New | $440.3m480.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $438.0m478.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $426.8m465.8k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $407.5m444.7k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $319.2m348.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $274.5m299.6k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $567.4k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $8.3m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $7.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-24 | GALANTI RICHARD A Executive Vice President, director | Sold | $1.3m1.4k shares |
| 2024-10-23 | Jones Teresa A. Executive Vice President | Sold | $717.2k800 shares |
| 2024-10-15 | Riel Pierre Executive Vice President | Sold | $1.8m2.0k shares |
| 2024-10-11 | Miller Russell D Sr. Executive Vice President · Miller Family Trust | Sold | $3.9m4.4k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 42.2m $38.7bn | Added +455.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.65% of their portfolio | 34.8m $31.9bn | Added +1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.65% of their portfolio | 18.1m $16.6bn | Added +43.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 9.7m $8.9bn | Added +252.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.61% of their portfolio | 9.6m $8.8bn | Added +126.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 9.5m $8.7bn | Added +149.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.58% of their portfolio | 6.8m $6.3bn | Reduced -257.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.68% of their portfolio | 5.7m $5.2bn | Added +144.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.68% of their portfolio | 5.3m $4.8bn | Added +587.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.73% of their portfolio | 4.3m $4.0bn | Reduced -145.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 1.34% of their portfolio | 4.3m $4.0bn | Reduced -62.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.83% of their portfolio | 4.2m $3.8bn | Added +163.3k |
| Capital World Investors 0.56% of their portfolio | 4.0m $3.7bn | Added +18.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.63% of their portfolio | 3.7m $3.4bn | Added +43.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.5m $3.2bn | Reduced -3.6m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 3.5m $3.2bn | Reduced -16.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 3.3m $3.0bn | Added +209.1k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.80% of their portfolio | 3.2m $3.0bn | Reduced -166.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.56% of their portfolio | 3.2m $2.9bn | Reduced -301.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.69% of their portfolio | 3.1m $2.9bn | Reduced -142.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 3.1m $2.8bn | Added +43.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 2.9m $2.7bn | Added +91.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.55% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.4bn | Added +76.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.63% of their portfolio | 2.6m $2.4bn | Reduced -89.5k |
| Amundi 0.74% of their portfolio | 2.3m $2.1bn | Added +232.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.8bn | Added +158.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.6bn | Reduced -114.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -14.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 1.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.6bn | Added +105.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.5m $1.4bn | Added +5.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.5m $1.3bn | Added +162.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.3bn | Added +195.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -19.4k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 2.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -7.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.2bn | First filing |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -44.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.76% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -64.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.97% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.1bn | Added +6.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 1.76% of their portfolio | 1.1m $979.3m | Added +382.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.1m $968.4m | Added +660 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.1m $962.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 987.1k $904.5m | Reduced -1.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 978.0k $896.1m | Reduced -12.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 913.7k $837.2m | Added +94.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.72% of their portfolio | 884.3k $810.2m | Reduced -15.3k |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 9.86% of their portfolio | 851.9k $780.6m | Reduced -3.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.71% of their portfolio | 822.6k $753.8m | Added +9.9k |
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO 12.93% of their portfolio | 815.3k $747.1m | Reduced -22.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.15% of their portfolio | 775.5k $710.6m | Added +343.4k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 1.16% of their portfolio | 775.4k $710.4m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.68% of their portfolio | 762.2k $698.6m | Added +59.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.70% of their portfolio | 737.5k $675.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.50% of their portfolio | 711.8k $652.2m | Reduced -40.4k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 710.8k $651.3m | Reduced -51.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.76% of their portfolio | 706.2k $647.1m | Reduced -18.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.62% of their portfolio | 705.3k $646.3m | Reduced -124.8k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 3.25% of their portfolio | 652.1k $597.5m | Reduced -149.5k |
| Emerald Advisors, LLC 81.26% of their portfolio | 643.5k $589.6m | Added +16.6k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 1.08% of their portfolio | 615.3k $563.8m | Added +4.5k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.70% of their portfolio | 603.9k $553.3m | Reduced -50.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.73% of their portfolio | 597.1k $547.1m | Reduced -3.1k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 1.57% of their portfolio | 588.1k $538.8m | Reduced -402 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.52% of their portfolio | 588.0k $542.3m | Added +32.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 1.02% of their portfolio | 586.6k $537.5m | Reduced -40.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 583.8k $534.9m | Added +23.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 581.4k $532.7m | Added +18.4k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 567.7k $520.2m | Added +94.1k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.91% of their portfolio | 555.8k $509.2m | Reduced -45.5k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.65% of their portfolio | 544.2k $498.6m | Reduced -8.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 537.4k $492.4m | Reduced -154.4k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.22% of their portfolio | 516.8k $477.3m | Added +337.0k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.61% of their portfolio | 486.6k $471.9m | Added +368.1k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.99% of their portfolio | 470.4k $430.9m | Added +88.3k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 1.69% of their portfolio | 463.2k $424.4m | Reduced -93.4k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 4.99% of their portfolio | 451.6k $413.8m | Reduced -14.0k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 448.9k $411.3m | Added +66.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.52% of their portfolio | 440.5k $403.6m | Reduced -43.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.74% of their portfolio | 426.5k $390.8m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 425.0k $389.4m | Added +1.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 417.8k $382.8m | Reduced -952 |
| Swedbank AB 0.47% of their portfolio | 416.9k $382.0m | Reduced -26.8k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 2.68% of their portfolio | 416.4k $381.6m | Reduced -11.7k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.83% of their portfolio | 415.7k $380.9m | Reduced -16.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.62% of their portfolio | 414.3k $379.6m | Added +117.4k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 4.59% of their portfolio | 410.7k $376.3m | Reduced -34.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 406.8k $372.7m | Added +5.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 401.9k $368.2m | Added +38.8k |
| AXA S.A. 1.10% of their portfolio | 394.1k $361.1m | Reduced -33.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.61% of their portfolio | 387.4k $354.8m | Reduced -66.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.62% of their portfolio | 387.2k $354.8m | Added +12.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 386.4k $354.0m | Added +983 |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 1.86% of their portfolio | 385.4k $353.1m | Added +13.9k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 8.93% of their portfolio | 379.1k $347.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.73% of their portfolio | 378.7k $347.0m | Reduced -20.6k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.93% of their portfolio | 376.8k $333.4m | Added +199.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 372.2k $341.1m | Reduced -32.0k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 372.1k $339.6m | Reduced -12.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 363.6k $333.1m | Added +191.5k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.70% of their portfolio | 362.3k $332.0m | Added +13.7k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.78% of their portfolio | 361.3k $331.0m | Added +733 |