Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Ownership

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As of April 26, 2024, 4:00pm EST.

Institutions
Mutual Funds

Institutional Ownership

OFI Invest Asset Management is the biggest individual institutional holder of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST), owning a total of 48.9 million shares. Combined, the top 25 institutional holders of COST own 54.05% of the company with a total of 239.7 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on December 31st 2023, the top 25 institutional holders increased their combined ownership of COST by 7.4 million shares. 13 institutions bought 8,152,767 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 17.57%. However 7 institutions sold 770,501 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 2.46%.

Overall this is a positive sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 institutional holders of Costco Wholesale Corp increased by a net total of 7,382,266 in the latest quarter.

Institution Ownership Chart

Latest Institutional Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Vanguard Group Inc	9.099%	1.216%	40,360,168	485,051	2023-12-31
BlackRock Inc	6.902%	1.982%	30,611,986	594,814	2023-12-31
State Street Corporation	4.207%	1.096%	18,661,237	202,311	2023-12-31
FMR Inc	2.094%	2.815%	9,287,562	254,260	2023-12-31
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	1.985%	0.782%	8,803,280	68,297	2023-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	1.980%	2.197%	8,783,173	188,781	2023-12-31
Bank of America Corp	1.731%	-0.012%	7,679,117	-887	2023-12-31
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	1.553%	154.228%	6,890,208	4,179,965	2023-12-31
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	1.242%	-4.209%	5,508,646	-242,017	2023-12-31
NORGES BANK	1.239%	7.759%	5,497,355	395,834	2023-12-31
Northern Trust Corp	1.132%	-2.260%	5,018,900	-116,047	2023-12-31
AllianceBernstein L.P.	1.003%	0.421%	4,448,609	18,661	2023-12-31
JPMorgan Chase & Co	1.003%	20.850%	4,447,886	767,392	2023-12-31
Royal Bank of Canada	0.966%	-2.614%	4,286,291	-115,029	2023-12-31
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC	0.880%	-1.629%	3,903,301	-64,624	2023-12-31
Capital World Investors	0.798%	3.883%	3,539,245	132,292	2023-12-31
Legal & General Group PLC	0.790%	25.511%	3,502,880	711,987	2023-12-31
Jennison Associates LLC	0.758%	-6.017%	3,359,739	-215,106	2023-12-31
Wells Fargo & Co	0.747%	-0.504%	3,314,753	-16,791	2023-12-31
UBS Group AG	0.648%	5.631%	2,872,311	153,122	2023-12-31

Top Institutions

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
OFI Invest Asset Management	11.025%	0.000%	48,855,736	48,855,736	2023-03-31
Vanguard Group Inc	9.099%	1.216%	40,360,168	485,051	2023-12-31
BlackRock Inc	6.902%	1.982%	30,611,986	594,814	2023-12-31
State Street Corporation	4.207%	1.096%	18,661,237	202,311	2023-12-31
FMR Inc	2.094%	2.815%	9,287,562	254,260	2023-12-31
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	1.985%	0.782%	8,803,280	68,297	2023-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	1.980%	2.197%	8,783,173	188,781	2023-12-31
Bank of America Corp	1.731%	-0.012%	7,679,117	-887	2023-12-31
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	1.553%	154.228%	6,890,208	4,179,965	2023-12-31
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	1.242%	-4.209%	5,508,646	-242,017	2023-12-31
NORGES BANK	1.239%	7.759%	5,497,355	395,834	2023-12-31
Northern Trust Corp	1.132%	-2.260%	5,018,900	-116,047	2023-12-31
AllianceBernstein L.P.	1.003%	0.421%	4,448,609	18,661	2023-12-31
JPMorgan Chase & Co	1.003%	20.850%	4,447,886	767,392	2023-12-31
Royal Bank of Canada	0.966%	-2.614%	4,286,291	-115,029	2023-12-31
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC	0.880%	-1.629%	3,903,301	-64,624	2023-12-31
Capital World Investors	0.798%	3.883%	3,539,245	132,292	2023-12-31
Legal & General Group PLC	0.790%	25.511%	3,502,880	711,987	2023-12-31
Jennison Associates LLC	0.758%	-6.017%	3,359,739	-215,106	2023-12-31
Wells Fargo & Co	0.747%	-0.504%	3,314,753	-16,791	2023-12-31
UBS Group AG	0.648%	5.631%	2,872,311	153,122	2023-12-31
Fisher Asset Management, LLC	0.611%	1.968%	2,709,082	52,278	2023-09-30
Wellington Management Company LLP	0.608%	0.911%	2,689,514	24,274	2023-09-30
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	0.562%	2.844%	2,492,822	68,943	2022-12-31
Bank of Montreal	0.489%	39.316%	2,163,184	610,466	2022-06-30

Mutual Fund Ownership

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the biggest individual fund holder of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST), owning a total of 13.9 million shares. Combined, the top 30 mutual fund holders of COST own 26.16% of the company with a total of 116 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on March 31st 2024, the top 30 fund holders increased their combined ownership of COST by 35 thousand shares. 2 funds bought 15,273 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 0.38%. However 3 funds sold 50,600 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 0.42%.

Overall this is a negative sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 mutual funds holding Costco Wholesale Corp decreased by a net total of -35,327 in the latest report.

Mutual Funds Chart

Latest Mutual Fund Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF Trust	1.207%	-0.770%	5,354,174	-41,554	2024-03-31
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR® ETF	0.592%	-0.196%	2,627,279	-5,160	2024-03-31
State St S&P 500® Indx SL Cl III	0.486%	0.593%	2,155,446	12,700	2024-03-31
Blackrock Eq Idx Fund CF	0.357%	0.163%	1,585,297	2,573	2024-03-31
Russell 1000 Index Fund	0.301%	-0.290%	1,335,821	-3,886	2024-03-31

Top Mutual Funds

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	3.131%	-0.214%	13,884,556	-29,832	2024-02-29
Vanguard Instl Ttl Stck Mkt Idx Tr	3.103%	2.066%	13,738,327	278,092	2023-03-31
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	2.493%	1.031%	11,054,200	112,791	2024-02-29
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	2.410%	0.564%	10,680,723	59,930	2023-08-31
Invesco QQQ Trust	1.875%	0.120%	8,317,538	9,982	2024-03-28
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF Trust	1.207%	-0.770%	5,354,174	-41,554	2024-03-31
Fidelity 500 Index	1.197%	1.017%	5,309,990	53,431	2024-02-29
Fidelity® 500 Index	1.164%	0.641%	5,163,919	32,862	2023-11-30
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1.037%	0.740%	4,599,698	33,792	2024-03-28
Vanguard Growth Index Investor	0.928%	0.869%	4,115,181	35,450	2024-02-29
Vanguard Institutional Index I	0.658%	-0.402%	2,916,550	-11,770	2024-02-29
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR® ETF	0.592%	-0.196%	2,627,279	-5,160	2024-03-31
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	0.575%	0.624%	2,547,714	15,787	2024-02-29
Fidelity Contrafund	0.497%	0.000%	2,201,898	0	2024-02-29
Fidelity® Contrafund®	0.491%	0.000%	2,177,181	0	2023-11-30
State St S&P 500® Indx SL Cl III	0.486%	0.593%	2,155,446	12,700	2024-03-31
Vanguard Dividend Growth Inv	0.432%	-8.166%	1,917,697	-170,518	2023-12-31
Blackrock Eq Idx Fund CF	0.357%	0.163%	1,585,297	2,573	2024-03-31
Blackrock Equity Index Non-Lendable	0.347%	0.000%	1,539,395	1,539,395	2022-06-30
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	0.338%	0.000%	1,501,001	0	2024-03-28
Blackrock Russ 1000 Eq Idx Composite	0.305%	0.000%	1,352,730	1,352,730	2023-12-31
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	0.303%	0.044%	1,344,829	594	2023-04-28
Russell 1000 Index Fund	0.301%	-0.290%	1,335,821	-3,886	2024-03-31
Capital Group Growth Fnd of Amer Comp	0.300%	2.740%	1,330,975	35,492	2023-12-31
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A	0.300%	2.740%	1,330,975	35,492	2023-12-31
AllianceBernstein US L/C Growth Eqty MF	0.274%	0.671%	1,213,469	8,090	2023-11-30
CREF Growth R1	0.272%	0.355%	1,204,853	4,261	2024-02-29
Capital Group New Perspective Comp	0.264%	1.524%	1,170,607	17,570	2023-12-31
American Funds New Perspective A	0.264%	1.524%	1,170,607	17,570	2023-12-31
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF	0.261%	-4.086%	1,156,806	-49,277	2023-10-31