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 ($2.3bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 443.5m as of 2026-05-27, 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 ≈ $934.93. Options: 62 managers hold calls ($9.0bn notional), 71 hold puts ($10.0bn).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q2 2025 | 4,010 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,940 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,131 |
| Q1 2026 | 4,265 |
| Q2 2026 | 4,236 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 1,619 | 1,529 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,621 | 1,547 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,754 | 1,809 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,907 | 1,610 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,777 | 1,757 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,669 | 1,829 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,038 | 1,760 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,867 | 1,880 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $9.2bn | $10.2bn | 1.10 |
| Q4 2025 | $8.1bn | $8.1bn | 1.01 |
| Q1 2026 | $7.1bn | $7.7bn | 1.09 |
| Q2 2026 | $9.0bn | $10.0bn | 1.10 |
Biggest buyers
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +955.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +910.7k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +830.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +533.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +359.9k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +325.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +321.7k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | Added | +305.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +268.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +244.2k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -744.2k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -555.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -512.5k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -414.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -358.2k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -303.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -275.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -274.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -265.3k |
| Rathbones Group PLC | Reduced | -253.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.8bn3.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.5bn1.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.3bn1.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $803.8m859.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $331.6m354.5k shares |
| CTC LLC | New | $317.4m3.4k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $250.9m268.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $219.6m232.0k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | $187.1m2.0k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $135.8m1.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.1bn3.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.4bn1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.4bn1.5m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.1bn1.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $431.3m461.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $296.6m317.1k shares |
| CTC LLC | New | $242.3m2.6k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $216.5m231.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $209.5m223.9k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $172.4m184.3k 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 since 1 Apr 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $7.7m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.0m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $9.5m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $9.0m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.0m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $4.8m | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.5m | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Adamo Claudine Executive Vice President | Sold | $2.0m2.2k shares |
| 2026-09-29 | Frates Caton Sr. Executive Vice President | Sold | $733.3k801 shares |
| 2026-06-23 | DENMAN KENNETH D Director | Sold | $847.3k885 shares |
| 2026-04-01 | Frates Caton Executive Vice President | Sold | $695.1k700 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.48% of their portfolio | 34.2m $32.0bn | Reduced -744.2k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 29.0m $27.1bn | Added +129.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.51% of their portfolio | 18.4m $17.2bn | Added +232.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 1.04% of their portfolio | 14.0m $13.1bn | Added +359.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 10.6m $9.9bn | Reduced -31.8k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 10.4m $9.7bn | Reduced -303.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.51% of their portfolio | 10.2m $9.6bn | Added +321.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.44% of their portfolio | 7.2m $6.8bn | Reduced -265.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.60% of their portfolio | 6.5m $6.1bn | Not comparable |
| FMR LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 6.2m $5.8bn | Reduced -555.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.53% of their portfolio | 4.8m $4.5bn | Reduced -92.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68% of their portfolio | 4.3m $4.0bn | Added +533.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.2m $4.0bn | Added +184.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.45% of their portfolio | 3.6m $3.4bn | Added +231.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.3m $3.1bn | Added +79.9k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 3.3m $3.0bn | Added +33.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.2m $3.0bn | Reduced -176.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 3.2m $3.0bn | Added +115.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.1m $2.9bn | Reduced -5.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 3.1m $2.9bn | Added +160.9k |
| Capital International Investors 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.8m $2.6bn | Added +21.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.5bn | Added +195.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.84% of their portfolio | 2.5m $2.5bn | Reduced -217.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.49% of their portfolio | 2.5m $2.4bn | Added +20.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.52% of their portfolio | 2.5m $2.4bn | Reduced -44.7k |
| Amundi 0.55% of their portfolio | 2.4m $2.3bn | Reduced -414.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 2.2m $2.0bn | Reduced -146.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.9bn | Reduced -512.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.9bn | Added +9.5k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.7bn | Added +955.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.5bn | Reduced -29.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.5m $1.4bn | Added +109.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.4bn | Reduced -358.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.3bn | Added +64.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.3bn | Added +9.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.3bn | Added +830.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -106.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.2bn | Added +226.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -51.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.2bn | Added +152.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.93% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.1bn | Added +910.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.1bn | Reduced -275.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.1bn | Added +83.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $1.1bn | Added +32.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $1.1bn | Added +325.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.1m $1.0bn | Reduced -48.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.1m $1.0bn | Added +30.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.0m $945.2m | Added +68.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.0m $941.3m | Added +131.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.58% of their portfolio | 966.7k $904.3m | Added +33.2k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 957.2k $895.4m | Reduced -14.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 943.1k $882.2m | Reduced -123.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.47% of their portfolio | 916.8k $857.6m | Added +40.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 880.7k $823.9m | Reduced -11.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 873.3k $817.0m | Reduced -11.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 873.1k $816.8m | Added +268.0k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.55% of their portfolio | 866.8k $810.9m | Added +94.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.55% of their portfolio | 786.2k $735.5m | Reduced -30.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 755.1k $706.4m | Added +62.9k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.98% of their portfolio | 754.7k $706.0m | Reduced -4.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.62% of their portfolio | 751.1k $702.7m | Added +89.1k |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 8.44% of their portfolio | 734.5k $687.1m | Reduced -43.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.58% of their portfolio | 720.4k $673.9m | Reduced -216.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.67% of their portfolio | 712.3k $666.4m | Added +7.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.54% of their portfolio | 695.6k $650.9m | Reduced -7.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.34% of their portfolio | 692.1k $647.4m | Added +138.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.58% of their portfolio | 674.6k $631.1m | Reduced -12.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.85% of their portfolio | 664.0k $621.1m | Reduced -5.8k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 1.30% of their portfolio | 645.9k $528.5m | Reduced -114.0k |
| Swedbank AB 0.52% of their portfolio | 643.4k $601.9m | Reduced -23 |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 625.0k $584.7m | Reduced -50.5k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 624.4k $584.1m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Emerald Advisors, LLC 73.18% of their portfolio | 622.5k $582.4m | Unchanged |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.80% of their portfolio | 622.0k $581.9m | Added +6.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 613.5k $573.9m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.44% of their portfolio | 531.8k $498.4m | Added +68.4k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 1.28% of their portfolio | 524.7k $490.8m | Added +3.4k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.52% of their portfolio | 512.2k $479.2m | Reduced -311 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 509.7k $476.8m | Reduced -35.1k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 1.18% of their portfolio | 486.5k $456.2m | Reduced -3.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.57% of their portfolio | 484.4k $453.2m | Reduced -25.8k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 480.4k $449.4m | Reduced -147.2k |
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO 9.22% of their portfolio | 470.4k $440.0m | Added +36 |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.63% of their portfolio | 469.2k $438.9m | Reduced -30.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 456.2k $426.7m | Reduced -151.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.61% of their portfolio | 453.4k $424.2m | Reduced -40.0k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 448.3k $419.4m | Added +13.4k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 444.9k $416.2m | Added +4.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.32% of their portfolio | 444.5k $415.8m | Added +87.3k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 438.9k $410.6m | Added +5.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.75% of their portfolio | 437.8k $409.5m | Added +80.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.18% of their portfolio | 435.9k $407.8m | Reduced -61.8k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.62% of their portfolio | 432.6k $404.7m | Added +8.2k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 4.49% of their portfolio | 425.3k $397.8m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 420.0k $392.9m | Reduced -17.1k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.48% of their portfolio | 414.3k $387.6m | Reduced -56.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 413.6k $386.9m | Reduced -274.4k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 404.5k $378.4m | First filing |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.52% of their portfolio | 395.7k $370.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 389.9k $364.7m | Reduced -4.3k |