Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Ownership

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As of December 31, 1969, 7:00pm 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 30 institutional holders of COST own 62.41% of the company with a total of 276.8 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on December 31st 2024, the top 30 institutional holders decreased their combined ownership of COST by 1 million shares. 12 institutions bought 3,596,110 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 3.50%. However 7 institutions sold 4,592,848 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 10.45%.

Overall this is a negative sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 institutional holders of Costco Wholesale Corp decreased by a net total of -996,738 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	9.511%	1.090%	42,201,610	455,043	2024-12-31
BlackRock Inc	7.834%	3.594%	34,761,491	1,205,914	2024-12-31
State Street Corp	4.076%	0.240%	18,085,371	43,307	2024-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.195%	2.658%	9,739,175	252,118	2024-12-31
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	2.158%	1.335%	9,574,648	126,173	2024-12-31
FMR Inc	2.131%	1.603%	9,457,824	149,209	2024-12-31
Bank of America Corp	1.537%	-3.643%	6,821,434	-257,901	2024-12-31
NORGES BANK	1.275%	6.445%	5,655,883	342,451	2024-12-31
Northern Trust Corp	1.185%	12.575%	5,257,809	587,303	2024-12-31
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	0.977%	-3.238%	4,332,833	-144,974	2024-12-31
AllianceBernstein L.P.	0.972%	-1.427%	4,313,964	-62,453	2024-12-31
Royal Bank of Canada	0.944%	4.058%	4,188,106	163,342	2024-12-31
Capital World Investors	0.899%	0.476%	3,990,957	18,897	2024-12-31
Amvescap Plc.	0.837%	1.178%	3,715,685	43,266	2024-12-31
JPMorgan Chase & Co	0.794%	-50.852%	3,521,064	-3,643,098	2024-12-31
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC	0.790%	-0.459%	3,503,384	-16,148	2024-12-31
UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc	0.740%	6.799%	3,284,152	209,087	2024-12-31
Jennison Associates LLC	0.728%	-4.911%	3,232,189	-166,938	2024-12-31
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	0.718%	-8.640%	3,186,490	-301,336	2024-12-31

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	9.511%	1.090%	42,201,610	455,043	2024-12-31
BlackRock Inc	7.834%	3.594%	34,761,491	1,205,914	2024-12-31
State Street Corporation	4.177%	-0.761%	18,519,304	-141,933	2024-03-31
State Street Corp	4.076%	0.240%	18,085,371	43,307	2024-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.195%	2.658%	9,739,175	252,118	2024-12-31
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	2.158%	1.335%	9,574,648	126,173	2024-12-31
FMR Inc	2.131%	1.603%	9,457,824	149,209	2024-12-31
International Assets Investment Management, LLC	1.661%	113,948.000%	7,370,916	7,364,453	2024-09-30
Bank of America Corp	1.537%	-3.643%	6,821,434	-257,901	2024-12-31
NORGES BANK	1.275%	6.445%	5,655,883	342,451	2024-12-31
Northern Trust Corp	1.185%	12.575%	5,257,809	587,303	2024-12-31
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	0.977%	-3.238%	4,332,833	-144,974	2024-12-31
AllianceBernstein L.P.	0.972%	-1.427%	4,313,964	-62,453	2024-12-31
Royal Bank of Canada	0.944%	4.058%	4,188,106	163,342	2024-12-31
Capital World Investors	0.899%	0.476%	3,990,957	18,897	2024-12-31
Amvescap Plc.	0.837%	1.178%	3,715,685	43,266	2024-12-31
JPMorgan Chase & Co	0.794%	-50.852%	3,521,064	-3,643,098	2024-12-31
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC	0.790%	-0.459%	3,503,384	-16,148	2024-12-31
Legal & General Group PLC	0.769%	-6.462%	3,414,658	-235,904	2024-09-30
Legal & General Group PLC USD	0.769%	-6.462%	3,414,658	-235,904	2024-09-30
UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc	0.740%	6.799%	3,284,152	209,087	2024-12-31
Wells Fargo & Co	0.737%	-0.865%	3,273,248	-28,556	2024-09-30
Jennison Associates LLC	0.728%	-4.911%	3,232,189	-166,938	2024-12-31
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	0.718%	-8.640%	3,186,490	-301,336	2024-12-31
Fisher Asset Management, LLC	0.667%	3.300%	2,955,901	94,415	2024-06-30
UBS Group AG	0.648%	5.631%	2,872,311	153,122	2023-12-31
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 32 mutual fund holders of COST own 28.56% of the company with a total of 126.7 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on February 28th 2025, the top 32 fund holders increased their combined ownership of COST by 19 thousand shares. 2 funds bought 22,590 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 0.81%. However 5 funds sold 41,830 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 0.17%.

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 -19,240 in the latest report.

Mutual Funds Chart

Latest Mutual Fund Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Invesco QQQ Trust	2.065%	-0.008%	9,163,860	-719	2025-02-28
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	1.235%	-0.695%	5,477,993	-38,360	2025-02-28
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1.173%	-0.005%	5,204,387	-262	2025-02-28
State St S&P 500® Indx SL Cl III	0.483%	0.075%	2,142,802	1,600	2025-02-28
The Consumer Staples Sel SectSPDR® ETF	0.390%	-0.074%	1,728,156	-1,281	2025-02-28
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	0.355%	-0.077%	1,574,932	-1,208	2025-02-28
Russell 1000 Index Fund	0.312%	1.540%	1,384,371	20,990	2025-02-28

Top Mutual Funds

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	3.139%	0.275%	13,926,971	38,162	2025-01-31
Vanguard Instl Ttl Stck Mkt Idx Tr	3.103%	2.066%	13,738,327	278,092	2023-03-31
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	2.750%	1.710%	12,204,557	205,138	2025-01-31
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	2.410%	0.564%	10,680,723	59,930	2023-08-31
Invesco QQQ Trust	2.065%	-0.008%	9,163,860	-719	2025-02-28
Fidelity 500 Index	1.245%	0.443%	5,524,516	24,378	2025-01-31
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	1.235%	-0.695%	5,477,993	-38,360	2025-02-28
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF Trust	1.196%	0.699%	5,304,204	36,820	2024-05-30
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1.173%	-0.005%	5,204,387	-262	2025-02-28
Fidelity® 500 Index	1.164%	0.641%	5,163,919	32,862	2023-11-30
Vanguard Growth Index Investor	1.015%	0.354%	4,504,636	15,875	2025-01-31
Vanguard Institutional Index I	0.626%	-0.598%	2,779,585	-16,709	2025-01-31
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR® ETF	0.580%	0.252%	2,571,543	6,460	2024-05-30
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	0.546%	-0.628%	2,424,747	-15,324	2025-01-31
Fidelity® Contrafund®	0.491%	0.000%	2,177,181	0	2023-11-30
State St S&P 500® Indx SL Cl III	0.483%	0.075%	2,142,802	1,600	2025-02-28
Fidelity Contrafund	0.475%	-0.790%	2,108,972	-16,800	2025-01-31
The Consumer Staples Sel SectSPDR® ETF	0.390%	-0.074%	1,728,156	-1,281	2025-02-28
Blackrock Eq Idx Fund CF	0.375%	-0.893%	1,663,200	-14,986	2024-12-31
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	0.355%	-0.077%	1,574,932	-1,208	2025-02-28
Blackrock Equity Index Non-Lendable	0.347%	0.000%	1,539,395	1,539,395	2022-06-30
Capital Group Growth Fnd of Amer Comp	0.340%	28.758%	1,510,143	337,285	2024-12-31
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A	0.340%	28.758%	1,510,143	337,285	2024-12-31
American Funds New Perspective A	0.329%	2.587%	1,459,548	36,808	2024-12-31
Capital Group New Perspective Comp	0.329%	2.587%	1,459,548	36,808	2024-12-31
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	0.318%	0.361%	1,408,369	5,060	2024-10-31
Vanguard Dividend Growth Inv	0.313%	-27.747%	1,385,593	-532,104	2024-03-31
Russell 1000 Index Fund	0.312%	1.540%	1,384,371	20,990	2025-02-28
Blackrock Russ 1000 Eq Idx Composite	0.310%	-0.237%	1,374,276	-3,258	2024-12-31
AllianceBernstein US L/C Growth Eqty MF	0.269%	0.000%	1,194,406	0	2024-11-29
CREF Growth R1	0.268%	0.000%	1,186,739	0	2024-07-31
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF	0.265%	0.579%	1,177,425	6,772	2024-10-31