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COST Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.18%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $28,218,192.18

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: $895.85
Price Change: ▼ Price Decrease of -26.41 (-2.86%)
As of 12/4/2025 05:00 PM 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
11/7/2025William Richard WilcoxEVPSell2,400$930.13$2,232,312.002,000View SEC Filing Icon  
10/24/2025Claudine AdamoEVPSell2,700$935.68$2,526,336.006,851View SEC Filing Icon  
10/24/2025Tiffany Marie BarbreInsiderSell1,239$934.62$1,157,994.185,155View SEC Filing Icon  
9/29/2025Russell D. MillerEVPSell3,381$915.00$3,093,615.009,740View SEC Filing Icon  
8/20/2025Teresa A JonesEVPSell600$992.05$595,230.002,362View SEC Filing Icon  
7/14/2025Yoram RubanenkoEVPSell4,000$974.96$3,899,840.005,774View SEC Filing Icon  
6/18/2025Susan L. DeckerDirectorSell547$980.00$536,060.0011,531View SEC Filing Icon  
6/9/2025Patrick J CallansEVPSell3,000$1,002.77$3,008,310.0058,543View SEC Filing Icon  
6/6/2025Pierre RielEVPSell2,000$1,014.15$2,028,300.008,210View SEC Filing Icon  
4/17/2025James C KlauerEVPSell4,000$981.07$3,924,280.0043,994View SEC Filing Icon  
3/27/2025Gary MillerchipEVPSell1,100$940.01$1,034,011.0011,165View SEC Filing Icon  
3/24/2025Claudine AdamoEVPSell900$922.56$830,304.006,987View SEC Filing Icon  
3/11/2025Roland Michael VachrisCEOSell3,600$931.00$3,351,600.0041,077View SEC Filing Icon  
10/24/2024Richard A GalantiEVPSell1,416$894.68$1,266,866.8827,400View SEC Filing Icon  
10/15/2024Pierre RielEVPSell2,000$896.71$1,793,420.0010,210View SEC Filing Icon  
10/11/2024Russell D. MillerEVPSell4,400$891.15$3,921,060.0010,202View SEC Filing Icon  
9/30/2024Claudine AdamoEVPSell3,200$888.99$2,844,768.008,630View SEC Filing Icon  
8/15/2024Richard A GalantiEVPSell500$874.05$437,025.0022,900View SEC Filing Icon  
8/15/2024Susan L. DeckerDirectorSell620$876.50$543,430.0011,775View SEC Filing Icon  
8/13/2024Richard A GalantiEVPSell500$863.88$431,940.0023,800View SEC Filing Icon  
7/25/2024Teresa A JonesEVPSell4$832.55$3,330.204,935View SEC Filing Icon  
7/15/2024Daniel M. HinesInsiderSell1,500$848.53$1,272,795.0010,992View SEC Filing Icon  
7/15/2024Kenneth D. DenmanDirectorSell350$851.53$298,035.505,920View SEC Filing Icon  
7/12/2024Daniel M. HinesInsiderSell1,500$844.20$1,266,300.0012,492View SEC Filing Icon  
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  
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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
12/3/2025Severin Investments LLC445$0.41M0.4%+11.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/2/2025Allworth Financial LP60,683$56.17M0.2%+3.3%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/2/2025IFP Advisors Inc21,356$19.86M0.5%+3.7%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/2/2025Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd97,315$90.08M0.5%-4.2%0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/2/2025Stillwater Wealth Management Group5,057$4.68M3.3%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/1/2025Groupama Asset Managment14,974$13.86M0.0%+0.7%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/1/2025Syverson Strege & Co1,042$0.97M0.2%-10.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/1/2025Investment Research Partners LLC1,464$1.34M0.6%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/1/2025Cambria Investment Management L.P.448$0.42M0.0%+96.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/26/2025Strategic Advocates LLC145$0.13M0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/26/2025Lantern Wealth Advisors LLC358$0.33M0.1%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/25/2025KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp509$0.47M0.6%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/25/2025Connors Investor Services Inc.18,051$16.71M1.4%-7.1%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/25/2025Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc.269$0.25M0.1%-4.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/25/2025WJ Wealth Management LLC751$0.68M0.3%-58.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/25/2025ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC447$0.41M0.1%-23.1%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/25/2025Kimelman & Baird LLC63,075$58.38M4.6%+0.6%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/24/2025Opes Wealth Management LLC243$0.23M0.0%+12.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/24/2025Manhattan West Asset Management LLC5,722$5.30M1.1%+2.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/24/2025Graybill Wealth Management LTD.3,184$2.95M0.9%-2.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/24/2025CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC110,032$101.85M0.2%+2.2%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025Capital Square LLC1,054$0.98M0.5%+3.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC2,728$2.53M0.4%+1.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.170,899$158.19M0.5%N/A0.039%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025Tcfg Wealth Management LLC1,157$1.07M0.3%-10.4%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025Maple Capital Management Inc.64,511$59.71M3.9%+0.9%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025Blue Fin Capital Inc.12,311$11.40M1.8%-1.2%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025Achmea Investment Management B.V.71,953$66.60M0.8%-10.5%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025Oarsman Capital Inc.1,517$1.40M0.2%+7.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/20/2025Ariadne Wealth Management LP361$0.33M0.2%-15.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/20/2025WBI Investments LLC456$0.42M0.1%+124.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/20/2025Kensington Investment Counsel LLC963$0.89M0.4%+8.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/20/2025Old North State Trust LLC3,099$2.87M1.7%+12.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/20/2025Centaurus Financial Inc.6,410$5.93M0.3%+19.5%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/20/2025Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB4,268$3.95M0.1%-54.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/20/2025First Affirmative Financial Network1,067$0.99M0.5%+31.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/20/2025Asset Dedication LLC5,438$5.03M0.3%-10.1%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/20/2025Caerus Investment Advisors LLC383$0.36M0.1%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA 1,168$1.08M0.2%-10.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Auxier Asset Management LLC7,899$7.31M1.0%-0.3%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025UP Strategic Wealth Investment Advisors LLC1,327$1.27M1.0%-4.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Sunbelt Securities Inc.5,591$5.18M0.4%-19.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Captrust Financial Advisors175,140$162.12M0.3%-1.1%0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Penobscot Wealth Management349$0.32M0.1%-3.9%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Coldstream Capital Management Inc.22,511$20.84M0.3%-8.4%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Aldebaran Financial Inc.350$0.32M0.3%+37.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab20,356$18.84M0.3%N/A0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Auto Owners Insurance Co405$0.38M0.0%-5.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025GM Advisory Group LLC5,275$4.88M0.2%+3.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Silvant Capital Management LLC15,709$14.54M0.5%+6.6%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Advisory Services Network LLC26,388$24.43M0.4%-0.8%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Kozak & Associates Inc.17,565$16.03M3.1%-13.3%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Cim Investment Management Inc.2,647$2.45M0.7%-50.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC1,366$1.27M0.2%+127.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC14,140$13.09M2.9%-1.6%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Integrated Investment Consultants LLC1,317$1.22M0.2%-1.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Tcfg Wealth Management LLC1,157$1.07M0.1%-10.4%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Vertex Planning Partners LLC653$0.60M0.1%+5.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt12,631$11.69M0.5%-24.1%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025U S Wealth Group LLC.2,635$2.44M1.6%+1.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Stonebridge Financial Planning Group LLC1,649$1.53M0.6%-4.4%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Apexium Financial LP745$0.69M0.0%-9.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Eaton Financial Holdings Company LLC5,741$5.31M1.5%+8.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Hancock Whitney Corp13,780$12.76M0.2%+0.8%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Greenline Partners LLC2,937$2.72M0.3%-1.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Abel Hall LLC528$0.49M0.2%+18.4%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C.4,938$4.57M0.0%-5.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Aureus Asset Management LLC1,211$1.12M0.1%-2.0%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025OmniStar Financial Group Inc.451$0.42M0.3%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Harvest Investment Services LLC5,259$4.87M1.0%-16.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Keystone Financial Group1,349$1.25M0.1%+3.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.63,430$58.71M0.2%-36.6%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Morningstar Investment Management LLC1,185$1.10M0.0%+1.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC68,666$63.56M0.8%+2.3%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025NewEdge Advisors LLC91,594$84.78M0.4%+4.8%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Synergy Financial Group LTD1,052$0.97M0.7%-3.0%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025SHUTTLEWORTH & Co2,403$2.22M2.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC10,684$9.89M0.5%-2.7%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025First Foundation Advisors14,536$13.46M0.5%-5.9%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Gould Capital LLC813$0.75M0.5%+146.4%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Paul R. Ried Financial Group LLC1,711$1.58M0.8%+1.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025WJ Wealth Management LLC1,702$1.58M0.5%-6.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Vivaldi Capital Management LP2,083$1.93M0.3%+0.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co451,482$414.07M0.6%+16.7%0.102%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC.434,958$402.61M4.6%-0.4%0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Wiser Advisor Group LLC182$0.17M0.2%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Woodline Partners LP58,610$54.25M0.3%+22.1%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC1,209$1.12M0.7%+3.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Blue Chip Partners LLC32,943$30.49M2.3%+1.8%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025McCollum Christoferson Group LLC20,756$19.21M5.5%-0.3%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Triumph Capital Management408$0.38M0.1%+36.9%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025PDT Partners LLC3,900$3.61M0.2%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Silicon Valley Capital Partners17,141$15.87M1.5%-2.8%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025PharVision Advisers LLC396$0.37M0.2%+30.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025American Trust6,633$6.14M0.5%-1.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Proficio Capital Partners LLC1,240$1.15M0.0%-62.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management inc.862$0.80M0.5%+8.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Equity Wealth Partners LLC478$0.44M0.4%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Auto Owners Insurance Co5,600$5.18M0.1%+1,202.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025IMS Capital Management3,871$3.58M1.7%-0.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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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: $895.85
Low: $888.08
High: $907.96

50 Day Range

MA: $920.10
Low: $886.12
High: $954.99

52 Week Range

Now: $895.85
Low: $871.71
High: $1,078.23

Volume

3,779,747 shs

Average Volume

2,298,802 shs

Market Capitalization

$397.02 billion

P/E Ratio

49.20

Dividend Yield

0.56%

Beta

1

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 (EVP)
  3. James C Klauer (EVP)
  4. Roland Michael Vachris (CEO)
  5. Richard A Galanti (EVP)
  6. Richard A Galanti (CFO)
  7. Daniel M Hines (Insider)
  8. Susan L Decker (Director)
  9. Gary Millerchip (EVP)
  10. Pierre Riel (EVP)
  11. Russell D Miller (EVP)
  12. Claudine Adamo (EVP)
  13. Caton Frates (EVP)
  14. Kenneth D Denman (Director)
  15. Yoram Rubanenko (VP)
  16. Yoram Rubanenko (EVP)
  17. Tiffany Marie Barbre (Insider)
  18. Teresa A Jones (EVP)
  19. William Richard Wilcox (EVP)
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. — 9.81%
  2. State Street Corp — 4.10%
  3. Northern Trust Corp — 1.14%
  4. Invesco Ltd. — 0.94%
  5. Capital World Investors — 0.87%
  6. Susquehanna International Group LLP — 0.00%
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. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC
  2. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.
  3. Jennison Associates LLC
  4. Alliancebernstein L.P.
  5. Voya Investment Management LLC
  6. AQR Capital Management LLC
  7. National Bank of Canada FI
  8. TD Asset Management Inc
Within the previous year, company insiders that have sold Costco Wholesale company stock include:
  1. W Craig Jelinek (Director)
  2. Patrick J Callans (EVP)
  3. James C Klauer (EVP)
  4. Roland Michael Vachris (CEO)
  5. Richard A Galanti (EVP)
  6. Richard A Galanti (CFO)
  7. Daniel M Hines (Insider)
  8. Susan L Decker (Director)
  9. Gary Millerchip (EVP)
  10. Pierre Riel (EVP)
  11. Russell D Miller (EVP)
  12. 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. Amundi
  2. Susquehanna International Group LLP
  3. IMC Chicago LLC
  4. Voloridge Investment Management LLC
  5. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
  6. Susquehanna Advisors Group Inc.
  7. Bank of Montreal Can
  8. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.