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 ($1.3bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 443.7m as of 2025-03-05, 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 ≈ $945.40. Options: 69 managers hold calls ($7.3bn notional), 75 hold puts ($9.7bn).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,952 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,754 | 1,809 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $6.6bn | $8.6bn | 1.30 |
| Q3 2024 | $8.0bn | $10.3bn | 1.29 |
| Q4 2024 | $8.4bn | $11.6bn | 1.38 |
| Q1 2025 | $7.3bn | $9.7bn | 1.33 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +443.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +443.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +409.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +385.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +371.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +363.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +256.3k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | Added | +255.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +233.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +192.0k |
Biggest sellers
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Reduced | -465.5k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S | Sold out | -410.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -388.5k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -354.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -354.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -330.3k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -303.4k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -262.0k |
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO | Reduced | -250.7k |
| Focus Partners Wealth | Reduced | -227.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.5bn2.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.2bn1.3m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $575.3m608.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $519.4m558.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $412.7m436.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $254.5m269.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $216.2m228.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $182.7m193.2k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $154.1m162.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $138.2m146.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.0bn3.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.1bn1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $689.1m728.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $672.9m711.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $430.9m463.5k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $326.4m345.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $305.2m322.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $295.7m312.7k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $277.4m293.3k shares |
| Delta Accumulation, LLC | Reduced | $245.3m276.7k 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 2025
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-27 | MILLERCHIP GARY Executive Vice President | Sold | $1.0m1.1k shares |
| 2025-03-24 | Adamo Claudine Executive Vice President | Sold | $830.3k900 shares |
| 2025-03-18 | Frates Caton Executive Vice President | Sold | $765.2k850 shares |
| 2025-03-11 | Vachris Roland Michael President and CEO, director | Sold | $3.4m3.6k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.73% of their portfolio | 42.6m $40.3bn | Added +443.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.70% of their portfolio | 34.9m $33.0bn | Added +170.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.71% of their portfolio | 18.2m $17.2bn | Added +149.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 10.1m $9.5bn | Added +385.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 9.5m $9.0bn | Added +61.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.64% of their portfolio | 9.5m $9.0bn | Reduced -59.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.56% of their portfolio | 6.7m $6.3bn | Reduced -110.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.74% of their portfolio | 5.6m $5.3bn | Reduced -46.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.72% of their portfolio | 5.1m $4.8bn | Reduced -148.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 1.48% of their portfolio | 4.3m $4.1bn | Added +18.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.78% of their portfolio | 4.2m $3.9bn | Reduced -162.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.61% of their portfolio | 4.0m $3.8bn | Added +9.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.70% of their portfolio | 3.9m $3.7bn | Added +192.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81% of their portfolio | 3.8m $3.6bn | Reduced -354.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $3.5bn | First filing |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.6m $3.4bn | Added +89.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 2.23% of their portfolio | 3.4m $3.2bn | Added +125.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 3.2m $3.1bn | Reduced -57.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.72% of their portfolio | 3.1m $3.0bn | Added +13.6k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 3.1m $3.0bn | Added +53.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 3.0m $2.8bn | Added +111.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.9m $2.7bn | Reduced -330.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.57% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.6bn | Added +64.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.68% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.5bn | Added +45.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.47% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.9bn | Added +35.1k |
| Amundi 0.70% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.9bn | Reduced -303.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -8.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.6m $1.5bn | Reduced -154.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.5m $1.5bn | Added +27.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.5m $1.4bn | Added +30.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.5m $1.4bn | Added +33.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -13.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.76% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -96.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.2bn | Added +300 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -465.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 1.90% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -146.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 2.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.1bn | Added +135.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.1bn | Reduced -83.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.98% of their portfolio | 1.1m $1.1bn | Reduced -68.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.1m $1.0bn | Added +17.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.0m $990.7m | Reduced -671 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 975.4k $922.5m | Added +61.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 939.8k $888.8m | Reduced -47.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 939.0k $887.6m | Reduced -39.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.18% of their portfolio | 898.7k $849.9m | Added +123.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.78% of their portfolio | 884.0k $836.0m | Reduced -311 |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 1.49% of their portfolio | 876.6k $829.1m | Added +101.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.78% of their portfolio | 861.6k $814.9m | Added +39.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.75% of their portfolio | 858.2k $811.7m | Added +96.0k |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 10.29% of their portfolio | 847.2k $801.3m | Reduced -4.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.90% of their portfolio | 812.2k $768.1m | Added +371.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.74% of their portfolio | 734.4k $694.8m | Reduced -3.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 717.0k $678.2m | Added +409.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.82% of their portfolio | 702.8k $664.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 669.4k $633.1m | Added +132.0k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 4.19% of their portfolio | 653.9k $618.4m | Added +1.7k |
| Emerald Advisors, LLC 81.39% of their portfolio | 647.5k $612.4m | Added +4.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 647.2k $612.1m | Added +79.5k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 1.10% of their portfolio | 605.2k $572.4m | Reduced -10.1k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 2.73% of their portfolio | 601.3k $568.7m | Added +255.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 596.4k $564.1m | Added +15.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 580.3k $548.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.41% of their portfolio | 570.0k $539.1m | First filing |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.79% of their portfolio | 567.8k $537.1m | Reduced -29.2k |
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO 9.97% of their portfolio | 564.7k $534.1m | Reduced -250.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.52% of their portfolio | 553.6k $514.6m | Reduced -34.5k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 1.57% of their portfolio | 548.9k $519.1m | Reduced -39.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.69% of their portfolio | 546.0k $516.4m | Added +443.0k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 545.3k $515.7m | Reduced -58.6k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.67% of their portfolio | 532.4k $503.6m | Reduced -11.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 526.3k $497.7m | Added +256.3k |
| Capital International Investors 0.10% of their portfolio | 515.8k $487.7m | Added +113.9k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 507.4k $479.9m | Reduced -203.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.72% of their portfolio | 488.8k $462.3m | Added +74.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.55% of their portfolio | 487.1k $460.7m | Added +363.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.83% of their portfolio | 453.3k $428.8m | Reduced -133.2k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 5.36% of their portfolio | 443.6k $419.5m | Reduced -8.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 1.79% of their portfolio | 442.6k $418.6m | Reduced -20.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 439.1k $408.4m | Added +136.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.88% of their portfolio | 432.5k $409.1m | Added +16.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 430.0k $406.7m | Added +108.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.80% of their portfolio | 428.4k $405.2m | Added +1.9k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 427.4k $404.2m | Added +20.6k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 426.7k $403.6m | Added +1.7k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 416.6k $394.0m | Reduced -32.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 408.5k $379.8m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.80% of their portfolio | 403.9k $382.0m | Added +65.6k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.87% of their portfolio | 402.5k $380.6m | Reduced -68.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 1.08% of their portfolio | 396.2k $346.9m | Added +19.4k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 387.0k $366.0m | Added +14.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.64% of their portfolio | 385.4k $365.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 8.83% of their portfolio | 382.7k $361.9m | Added +3.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.67% of their portfolio | 382.3k $361.5m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.70% of their portfolio | 381.4k $357.4m | Added +154.4k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 1.90% of their portfolio | 374.7k $354.3m | Reduced -10.7k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.75% of their portfolio | 371.8k $351.6m | Added +9.5k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.78% of their portfolio | 371.7k $351.6m | Added +104.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.79% of their portfolio | 364.1k $344.4m | Reduced -14.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 362.8k $343.1m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 357.1k $337.7m | Added +961 |