Costco Wholesale Corp /New (COST) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

444,670,595Shares Outstanding

2,258,223Shares held by institutions

$2,285,434,587Value of institutional holdings

67.39%Institutional ownership %

5.14%Shares Changed QoQ

3,826No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

Costco Wholesale Corp /New (NASDAQ:COST) currently has 3826 active institutional owners and shareholders as of today (December 2025), that have filed 13F forms with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

These investors collectively held 67.4% of the company's total shares outstanding in December 2025, up from 67.1% in September 2025.
Quarterly data indicates a 5.14% shift in institutional share volume, and the annual owner count reflects a decrease of 0.29%.
A review of institutional activity for Costco Wholesale shows 1817 of 3826 filers increasing their positions, while 1565 reduced their stake, and 444 remained unchanged.
The total number of shares held by institutions in Costco Wholesale increased to 299.65Mn as of December 2025, a net change of up by 14.65Mn shares quarter on quarter, and down 7.18Mn shares year over year.
VANGUARD GROUP INC's holding of 43.62Mn shares as of December 31, 2025 makes it the primary institutional investor in Costco Wholesale, owning 9.81% of the stock.
Among the most significant buyers of Costco Wholesale during December 2025 were NORGES BANK (6.02Mn), Cardano Risk Management B.V. (1.61Mn), Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. (1.59Mn), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (1.07Mn), VESTOR CAPITAL, LLC (966.23K).
Leading sellers of Costco Wholesale stock in December 2025 included FMR LLC (1.26Mn), GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (1.16Mn), Amundi (620.95K), JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC (596.48K), Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (414.75K).
The top 10 institutional holders of Costco Wholesale for the quarter ending December 2025 included VANGUARD GROUP INC (43.62Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (35.10Mn), STATE STREET CORP (18.15Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (10.39Mn), MORGAN STANLEY (9.52Mn), BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (6.74Mn), FMR LLC (6.69Mn), NORGES BANK (6.02Mn), NORTHERN TRUST CORP (4.91Mn), ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (3.95Mn).

3,826 Institutional Holders

2,258,223 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	43,620,717	165,349	0.38%	$37,615,889,097.00
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	35,099,521	317,592	0.91%	$30,267,721,230.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	18,147,159	-17,626	-0.10%	$15,649,021,092.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	10,388,519	26,690	0.26%	$8,919,573,365.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	9,523,423	107,775	1.14%	$8,212,432,781.00
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	31 Dec, 2025	6,741,380	-130,039	-1.89%	$5,813,361,494.00
FMR LLC	31 Dec, 2025	6,693,144	-1,260,326	-15.85%	$5,771,765,414.00
NORGES BANK	31 Dec, 2025	6,024,787	6,024,787	0.00%	$5,195,414,822.00
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	31 Dec, 2025	4,913,721	-146,269	-2.89%	$4,237,298,168.00
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	31 Dec, 2025	3,952,885	65,918	1.70%	$3,408,732,000.00
Capital World Investors	31 Dec, 2025	3,937,286	77,650	2.01%	$3,395,300,543.00
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	31 Dec, 2025	3,518,341	170,979	5.11%	$3,034,006,074.00
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	3,282,011	79,149	2.47%	$2,830,209,399.00
Fisher Asset Management, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	3,176,286	31,045	0.99%	$2,739,039,479.00
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	31 Dec, 2025	3,044,010	-121,910	-3.85%	$2,624,971,497.00
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	31 Dec, 2025	2,980,601	-280,476	-8.60%	$2,570,293,534.00
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.	31 Dec, 2025	2,848,432	-210,969	-6.90%	$2,456,316,851.00
UBS Group AG	31 Dec, 2025	2,814,316	-43,246	-1.51%	$2,426,897,122.00
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	2,803,905	-1,160,286	-29.27%	$2,417,919,178.00
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC	31 Dec, 2025	2,756,886	-308,439	-10.06%	$2,377,373,072.00

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