COSTAR GROUP INC CSGP
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 22160N109 · ISIN US22160N1090
American technology company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersArlington, VA
- Founded1987
- Websitecostargroup.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 ($19.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 405.2m as of 2026-07-27, 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 ≈ $28.35. Options: 24 managers hold calls ($81.7m notional), 22 hold puts ($33.3m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 633 |
| Q4 2022 | 702 |
| Q1 2023 | 691 |
| Q2 2023 | 714 |
| Q3 2023 | 690 |
| Q4 2023 | 737 |
| Q1 2024 | 767 |
| Q2 2024 | 768 |
| Q3 2024 | 774 |
| Q4 2024 | 806 |
| Q1 2025 | 859 |
| Q2 2025 | 874 |
| Q3 2025 | 905 |
| Q4 2025 | 847 |
| Q1 2026 | 797 |
| Q2 2026 | 757 |
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 | 390 | 362 |
| Q4 2024 | 394 | 373 |
| Q1 2025 | 504 | 339 |
| Q2 2025 | 445 | 391 |
| Q3 2025 | 465 | 373 |
| Q4 2025 | 332 | 530 |
| Q1 2026 | 421 | 442 |
| Q2 2026 | 407 | 404 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $217.5m | $83.7m | 0.38 |
| Q4 2025 | $216.9m | $111.7m | 0.52 |
| Q1 2026 | $142.3m | $39.3m | 0.28 |
| Q2 2026 | $81.7m | $33.3m | 0.41 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +7.2m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. | New | +6.0m |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | Added | +5.3m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +3.2m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +3.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.1m |
| Meritage Group LP | Added | +2.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +2.0m |
| Spyglass Capital Management LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
Biggest sellers
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -13.9m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -9.1m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -4.9m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -4.1m |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -3.8m |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -1.5m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP | Sold out | -1.4m |
| CAPITOLIS LIQUID GLOBAL MARKETS LLC | Sold out | -1.4m |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -1.3m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $15.6m550.8k shares |
| LANDMARK INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P. | Added | $11.3m369.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $9.0m319.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $8.3m292.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $8.3m291.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.1m180.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $3.0m107.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.6m92.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $2.5m88.2k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $2.1m73.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.1m285.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.8m204.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.9m101.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Unchanged | $1.9m68.8k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $1.7m58.4k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | New | $1.6m57.0k shares |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP | New | $1.4m50.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $1.4m48.1k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | $1.3m44.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $1.1m38.8k 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 PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 9.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-23 | 7.5% |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO 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 | 1 | $1.1m | 5 | $6.2m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $139.7k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.0m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.8m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $281.2k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 4 | $3.5m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | $2.5m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $2.5m | 2 | $253.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Cann Cynthia Cammett Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $147.4k4.8k shares |
| 2026-08-05 | Hill John W Director | Sold | $105.7k3.5k shares |
| 2026-08-04 | FLORANCE ANDREW C Founder and CEO, director | Bought | $2.5m83.3k shares |
| 2026-05-01 | FLORANCE ANDREW C President and CEO, director | Bought | $2.5m71.4k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 37.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -319.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.8m $957.6m | Added +5.8k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.7m $755.7m | Reduced -740.1k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.92% of their portfolio | 21.6m $612.5m | Added +5.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.4m $521.4m | Reduced -240.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.10% of their portfolio | 16.6m $471.3m | Added +1.1m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.34% of their portfolio | 13.2m $372.5m | Reduced -456.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.2m $343.3m | Reduced -282.2k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 6.49% of their portfolio | 11.7m $331.3m | Added +1.4m |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 8.8m $248.1m | Reduced -3.8m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.4m $239.2m | Added +7.2m |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.8m $221.8m | First filing |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.8m $192.8m | Reduced -9.1m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 1.27% of their portfolio | 6.0m $168.5m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.9m $168.5m | Not comparable |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $155.4m | Added +73.3k |
| Meritage Group LP 5.89% of their portfolio | 5.4m $152.8m | Added +2.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.1m $145.3m | Reduced -4.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.9m $145.4m | Added +3.1m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.4m $125.4m | Added +3.1m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.2m $118.8m | Reduced -180.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.8m $107.4m | Reduced -13.9m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $97.7m | Added +16.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.2m $91.1m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.1m $88.9m | Added +461.2k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $88.8m | Reduced -144.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.1m $87.2m | Reduced -399.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $84.5m | Added +2.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $83.9m | Added +88.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $77.5m | Reduced -833.0k |
| Spyglass Capital Management LLC 4.13% of their portfolio | 2.7m $76.3m | Added +1.6m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $71.4m | Added +95.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $70.3m | Added +470.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $70.1m | Reduced -356.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $68.1m | Added +69.2k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.4m $67.2m | Reduced -360.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $65.9m | Added +1.0m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $65.1m | Reduced -93.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $64.1m | Added +364.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $62.6m | Reduced -278.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $61.2m | Added +1.1m |
| BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 2.1m $59.0m | Reduced -842.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $56.8m | Reduced -395.3k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.7m $49.4m | Added +1.1m |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.7m $49.8m | Added +1.2m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $47.7m | Reduced -1.3m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $44.7m | Added +809.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $44.5m | Added +223.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.6m $44.4m | Added +1.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.5m $43.7m | Added +213.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $43.5m | Reduced -267.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $42.9m | Reduced -886.5k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $41.7m | Added +98.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $41.5m | Added +31.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $40.8m | Added +659.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $39.1m | Added +863.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $37.5m | Reduced -605.2k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.3m $37.4m | Reduced -286.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $36.8m | Added +1.3m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $35.5m | Reduced -148.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $33.5m | Reduced -60.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $33.1m | Added +1.1m |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.2m $33.1m | Added +365.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $31.3m | Added +801.9k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.1m $30.9m | Reduced -135.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $29.5m | Reduced -4.9m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $28.8m | Reduced -36.5k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.03% of their portfolio | 936.8k $26.5m | Added +14.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 925.1k $26.2m | Reduced -29.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 921.1k $26.1m | Added +856.4k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.18% of their portfolio | 902.7k $25.6m | Added +856.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 889.6k $25.2m | Reduced -64.0k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 881.0k $24.9m | Reduced -47.3k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 821.6k $23.3m | Added +18.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 790.1k $22.4m | Reduced -2.6k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 772.8k $21.9m | Added +55.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 762.9k $21.6m | Added +413.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 758.6k $21.5m | Reduced -473.4k |
| Petrus Trust Company, LTA 2.01% of their portfolio | 756.2k $21.4m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 747.0k $21.2m | Added +623.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 741.9k $21.0m | Reduced -346.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 740.2k $21.0m | Added +667.2k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.92% of their portfolio | 725.1k $20.5m | Reduced -100.2k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 698.4k $19.8m | Added +514.5k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 692.8k $19.6m | Reduced -6.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 686.0k $19.4m | Reduced -831.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 680.7k $19.3m | Added +13.6k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.05% of their portfolio | 658.2k $18.6m | Reduced -242.2k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 636.0k $18.0m | Added +189.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.07% of their portfolio | 627.5k $17.8m | Added +448.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 596.7k $16.9m | Added +173.1k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 578.0k $16.4m | Added +237.8k |
| Chicago Capital, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 527.0k $14.9m | Reduced -528.7k |
| United Asset Strategies, Inc. 0.98% of their portfolio | 489.0k $13.8m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 487.7k $13.8m | Added +282.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 478.0k $13.5m | Reduced -54.6k |
| NZS Capital, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 475.6k $13.5m | Reduced -233.9k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 458.8k $13.0m | Added +434.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 458.5k $18.5m | Added +51.0k |
| FORA Capital, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 443.6k $12.6m | Added +191.5k |