COST Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.18%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $24,474,909.58

Costco Wholesale Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at Costco Wholesale by year and by quarter.

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Costco Wholesale Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $777.90
Price Change: Price Increase of +2.75 (0.35%)
As of 05/14/2024 01:00 AM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for COST up to the past year.

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Costco Wholesale Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
4/17/2024Russell D. MillerEVPSell785$722.86$567,445.1010,000View SEC Filing Icon  
3/11/2024Claudine AdamoEVPSell1,500$714.83$1,072,245.006,695View SEC Filing Icon  
2/9/2024Susan L. DeckerDirectorSell1,442$723.48$1,043,258.1612,395View SEC Filing Icon  
1/23/2024W. Craig JelinekDirectorSell8,000$685.93$5,487,440.00216,212View SEC Filing Icon  
1/18/2024Yoram RubanenkoVPSell2,500$680.33$1,700,825.005,910View SEC Filing Icon  
1/16/2024Caton FratesEVPSell740$683.50$505,790.006,721View SEC Filing Icon  
1/9/2024Daniel M. HinesInsiderSell1,400$662.30$927,220.0013,922View SEC Filing Icon  
12/19/2023Richard A GalantiCFOSell1,112$680.21$756,393.5224,300View SEC Filing Icon  
11/8/2023Richard A GalantiCFOSell2,000$566.09$1,132,180.0025,412View SEC Filing Icon  
11/7/2023Pierre RielEVPSell3,000$571.12$1,713,360.007,422View SEC Filing Icon  
11/3/2023Russell D. MillerEVPSell4,500$557.75$2,509,875.0010,785View SEC Filing Icon  
10/23/2023Claudine AdamoEVPSell2,565$548.92$1,407,979.808,128View SEC Filing Icon  
10/11/2023James C KlauerEVPSell1,500$562.01$843,015.0045,134View SEC Filing Icon  
10/10/2023Richard A GalantiCFOSell2,000$565.57$1,131,140.0028,138View SEC Filing Icon  
10/9/2023Patrick J CallansVPSell2,500$553.76$1,384,400.0067,934View SEC Filing Icon  
10/6/2023Caton FratesEVPSell1,200$562.64$675,168.008,363View SEC Filing Icon  
6/28/2023Susan L. DeckerDirectorSell1,565$533.00$834,145.0013,329View SEC Filing Icon  
6/13/2023Richard A GalantiCFOSell1,500$522.02$783,030.0023,850View SEC Filing Icon  
4/11/2023Caton FratesEVPSell600$497.35$298,410.004,320View SEC Filing Icon  
3/14/2023Richard A GalantiCFOSell2,068$483.32$999,505.7625,350View SEC Filing Icon  
3/7/2023Russell D. MillerEVPSell1,500$488.95$733,425.0010,093View SEC Filing Icon  
1/27/2023James C KlauerEVPSell2,500$503.69$1,259,225.0040,884View SEC Filing Icon  
12/12/2022Susan L. DeckerDirectorSell952$483.00$459,816.0018,920View SEC Filing Icon  
11/4/2022Russell D. MillerEVPSell1,000$483.58$483,580.0011,593View SEC Filing Icon  
10/26/2022Claudine AdamoEVPSell2,000$495.97$991,940.005,685View SEC Filing Icon  
10/25/2022Richard A GalantiCFOSell1,500$477.65$716,475.0027,818View SEC Filing Icon  
10/7/2022Richard A GalantiCFOSell2,000$471.12$942,240.0029,318View SEC Filing Icon  
7/20/2022James P. MurphyVPSell1,500$525.20$787,800.0036,230View SEC Filing Icon  
7/15/2022Kenneth D. DenmanDirectorSell300$521.68$156,504.005,197View SEC Filing Icon  
7/14/2022Richard A GalantiCFOSell1,000$505.60$505,600.0025,750View SEC Filing Icon  
6/22/2022James P. MurphyVPSell2,500$464.00$1,160,000.0037,730View SEC Filing Icon  
6/7/2022Mary Agnes WilderotterDirectorBuy850$470.74$400,129.0011,295View SEC Filing Icon  
4/8/2022Claudine AdamoEVPSell500$602.03$301,015.009,939View SEC Filing Icon  
4/8/2022Daniel M. HinesInsiderSell4,498$603.00$2,712,294.0013,108View SEC Filing Icon  
3/29/2022Timothy L. RoseVPSell4,000$566.29$2,265,160.00View SEC Filing Icon  
3/23/2022Kenneth D. DenmanDirectorSell250$554.67$138,667.50View SEC Filing Icon  
1/27/2022Roland Michael VachrisVPSell3,318$492.45$1,633,949.10View SEC Filing Icon  
12/21/2021Mary Agnes WilderotterDirectorBuy925$540.13$499,620.25View SEC Filing Icon  
12/15/2021Richard A GalantiCFOSell2,218$554.09$1,228,971.62View SEC Filing Icon  
12/13/2021James P. MurphyVPSell5,000$559.32$2,796,600.00View SEC Filing Icon  
12/13/2021Russell D. MillerEVPSell4,000$556.02$2,224,080.00View SEC Filing Icon  
8/13/2021Joseph P. PorteraVPSell3,287$445.50$1,464,358.50View SEC Filing Icon  
7/12/2021Roland Michael VachrisVPSell4,000$409.40$1,637,600.0011,602View SEC Filing Icon  
6/28/2021Timothy L. RoseVPSell4,000$396.14$1,584,560.0026,625View SEC Filing Icon  
6/14/2021James C KlauerEVPSell5,000$380.53$1,902,650.0051,627View SEC Filing Icon  
6/7/2021Patrick J CallansVPSell2,500$384.31$960,775.0059,718View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST)

68.48% of Costco Wholesale stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

This chart shows the instiutional buying and selling at COST by year and by quarter.

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Costco Wholesale Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
5/14/2024Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC96,533$70.72M1.6%-4.0%0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Cadence Bank4,168$3.05M0.2%+4.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Advisors Asset Management Inc.23,114$16.93M0.3%+6.9%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Axxcess Wealth Management LLC14,678$10.75M0.3%-6.0%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024EP Wealth Advisors LLC151,888$111.28M1.3%+0.2%0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Wellington Wealth Strategies LLC.2,294$1.68M0.8%-36.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Freestone Capital Holdings LLC36,640$26.84M1.0%-5.4%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Covington Investment Advisors Inc.9,556$7M1.2%-31.8%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024CreativeOne Wealth LLC5,453$4M0.2%+194.1%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Delap Wealth Advisory LLC4,160$3.05M1.2%+30.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Vident Advisory LLC13,181$9.66M0.2%+50.6%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Sculati Wealth Management LLC3,649$2.67M1.2%+0.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Fayez Sarofim & Co13,745$10.07M0.0%+0.1%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024LGT Group Foundation23,614$17.30M0.4%-19.0%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Shell Asset Management Co.36,667$26.86M1.2%+0.5%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024TFO Wealth Partners LLC94$69K0.0%-97.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Sax Wealth Advisors LLC512$0.38M0.0%+9.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Northwest Wealth Management LLC398$0.29M0.1%+3.9%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Mattern Wealth Management LLC6,187$4.53M1.1%-0.4%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Mattern Capital Management LLC16,169$11.85M1.6%-4.1%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Payden & Rygel Investment Group27,400$20.07M0.9%N/A0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Crewe Advisors LLC2,732$2M0.2%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Leelyn Smith LLC6,666$4.88M1.0%-0.3%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Evermay Wealth Management LLC2,148$1.57M0.2%+1.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Front Street Capital Management Inc.42,390$31.06M5.8%-2.8%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024MQS Management LLC1,417$1.04M0.6%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Boulder Hill Capital Management LP5,600$4.10M1.7%+47.4%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Ossiam178,326$130.65M2.3%+1,043.1%0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Natixis75,182$55.08M0.3%+13.4%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024InterOcean Capital Group LLC5,740$4.21M0.1%+12.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC3,119$2.29M1.0%+0.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Pitcairn Co.11,465$8.40M0.5%+0.4%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund356,163$260.94M0.9%+0.9%0.080%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Owen LaRue LLC856$0.63M0.4%+23.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Saturna Capital Corp4,319$3.16M0.0%-0.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co521,517$382.37M0.8%-19.2%0.118%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC3,840$2.81M0.2%+1.7%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024American International Group Inc.144,614$105.95M0.4%-0.6%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Vaughan David Investments LLC IL2,254$1.65M0.0%+12.1%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Twin Capital Management Inc.7,444$5.45M0.7%-2.7%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024National Bank of Canada FI531,988$418.44M0.6%-20.3%0.120%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024RB Capital Management LLC17,598$12.89M3.4%+1.5%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Lake Street Advisors Group LLC4,240$3.11M0.1%+62.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Arjuna Capital6,417$4.70M1.3%+4.1%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Greenbrier Partners Capital Management LLC224,647$164.58M15.2%-0.5%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Bessemer Group Inc.788,874$577.95M1.0%-11.1%0.178%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Thornburg Investment Management Inc.22,845$16.70M0.2%-13.6%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC60,000$43.96M0.7%+500.0%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Delta Asset Management LLC TN2,194$1.61M0.1%-4.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Safeguard Investment Advisory Group LLC1,368$1M0.3%-3.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Paragon Capital Management LLC21,430$15.70M8.5%-1.2%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024UniSuper Management Pty Ltd7,515$5.51M0.1%+120.4%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Clearbridge Investments LLC133,536$97.83M0.1%-4.3%0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Seven Eight Capital LP7,235$5.30M0.6%+2,196.8%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc11,219$8.22M0.9%-15.1%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Invesco LLC9,212$6.75M2.9%+0.7%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX1,275$0.93M0.4%-18.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC59,230$43.39M0.5%+20.0%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.22,498$16.48M0.6%-0.8%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Rockport Wealth LLC3,440$2.52M0.9%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024PAX Financial Group LLC1,387$1.02M0.2%-6.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc.21,160$15.50M1.6%+4.1%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Secured Retirement Advisors LLC2,695$1.97M1.7%+1.5%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Bahl & Gaynor Inc.7,298$5.35M0.0%+1.2%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Gifford Fong Associates5,016$3.68M1.0%-41.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Trustmark National Bank Trust Department3,814$2.79M0.2%+10.5%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Davis R M Inc.109,535$80.25M1.7%+1.7%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Alley Investment Management Company LLC23,131$16.95M2.3%-3.9%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024United American Securities Inc. d b a UAS Asset Management 38,236$28.01M7.5%-7.2%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC5,077$3.72M0.3%-0.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Cynosure Group LLC995$0.73M0.1%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.498$0.37M0.0%+20.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024NWK Group Inc.15,579$11.41M5.3%+2.2%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Capital Wealth Alliance LLC1,075$0.79M0.5%+4.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Continental Investors Services Inc.1,500$1.08M2.6%+2.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC4,916$3.60M0.6%+0.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Catalytic Wealth RIA LLC2,552$1.87M0.4%+31.5%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Northern Capital Management Inc.1,099$0.81M0.6%+10.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Jacobi Capital Management LLC3,261$2.39M0.2%-1.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Edgestream Partners L.P.8,704$6.38M0.3%+133.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Hirtle Callaghan & Co LLC813$0.60M0.0%-14.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC5,826$4.27M2.4%-1.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC366$0.27M0.1%+8.0%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Hutner Capital Management Inc.16,330$11.96M6.5%+0.3%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Patten & Patten Inc. TN27,276$19.98M1.4%-3.0%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board7,187$5.27M0.0%-7.0%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Connors Investor Services Inc.20,774$15.22M1.6%-19.8%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Acadian Asset Management LLC179,611$131.57M0.5%-3.8%0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Fiducient Advisors LLC729$0.53M0.1%-2.1%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024TIAA Trust National Association21,076$15.44M0.0%+0.5%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Vanguard Group Inc.40,833,870$29.92B0.6%+1.2%9.207%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Alera Investment Advisors LLC1,279$0.94M0.1%+2.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Cornerstone Advisors LLC28,900$21.17M0.9%-12.4%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Spirepoint Private Client LLC11,030$8.08M1.2%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Westfield Capital Management Co. LP169,256$124M0.7%-8.6%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Intech Investment Management LLC50,602$37.07M0.5%-25.6%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Cooper Haims Advisors LLC275$0.20M0.1%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Clearstead Trust LLC7,424$5.44M1.4%-10.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Nicolet Advisory Services LLC2,701$1.94M0.2%+4.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp318,884$233.04M0.5%-6.3%0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
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Costco Wholesale logo
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. It offers merchandise, such as sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio products, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal products, office supplies, automotive care products, postages, tickets, apparel, small appliances, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company also operates gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers; and offers business delivery, travel, grocery, and various other services online. It also operates e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.
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Today's Range

Now: $777.90
Low: $771.43
High: $780.81

50 Day Range

MA: $733.30
Low: $704.88
High: $787.19

52 Week Range

Now: $777.90
Low: $476.75
High: $789.48

Volume

1,327,411 shs

Average Volume

2,010,771 shs

Market Capitalization

$345.00 billion

P/E Ratio

50.88

Dividend Yield

0.59%

Beta

0.77

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Costco Wholesale?

Costco Wholesale's top insider investors include:
  1. W Craig Jelinek (Director)
  2. Patrick J Callans (VP)
  3. James C Klauer (EVP)
  4. James P Murphy (VP)
  5. Richard A Galanti (CFO)
  6. Susan L Decker (Director)
  7. Daniel M Hines (Insider)
  8. Russell D Miller (EVP)
  9. Mary Agnes Wilderotter (Director)
  10. Caton Frates (EVP)
  11. Claudine Adamo (EVP)
  12. Pierre Riel (EVP)
  13. Yoram Rubanenko (VP)
  14. Kenneth D Denman (Director)
Learn More about top insider investors at Costco Wholesale.

Who are the major institutional investors of Costco Wholesale?

Costco Wholesale's top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 9.21%
  2. Bank of New York Mellon Corp — 1.19%
  3. Capital World Investors — 0.86%
  4. Jennison Associates LLC — 0.73%
  5. Principal Financial Group Inc. — 0.31%
  6. Swiss National Bank — 0.30%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Costco Wholesale stock.

Which institutional investors are selling Costco Wholesale stock?

In the last quarter, COST stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Capital Research Global Investors
  2. Bank of New York Mellon Corp
  3. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
  4. Quadrature Capital Ltd
  5. Twin Tree Management LP
  6. National Bank of Canada FI
  7. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co
  8. Jennison Associates LLC
Within the previous year, company insiders that have sold Costco Wholesale company stock include:
  1. W Craig Jelinek (Director)
  2. Patrick J Callans (VP)
  3. James C Klauer (EVP)
  4. James P Murphy (VP)
  5. Richard A Galanti (CFO)
  6. Susan L Decker (Director)
  7. Daniel M Hines (Insider)
  8. Russell D Miller (EVP)
  9. Mary Agnes Wilderotter (Director)
  10. Caton Frates (EVP)
  11. Claudine Adamo (EVP)
Learn More investors selling Costco Wholesale stock.

Which institutional investors are buying Costco Wholesale stock?

During the previous quarter, COST stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. Global Assets Advisory LLC
  2. Vanguard Group Inc.
  3. Capital World Investors
  4. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.
  5. Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd
  6. Ossiam
  7. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.
  8. ProShare Advisors LLC