Capital World Investors’s Costco COST Stock Holding History

Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake
Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q1
$2.03B Sell
2,034,165
-1,903,121
-48% -$1.85B 0.28% 89
2025
Q4
$3.4B Buy
3,937,286
+77,650
+2% +$70.4M 0.46% 58
2025
Q3
$3.57B Sell
3,859,636
-88,964
-2% -$85.3M 0.49% 55
2025
Q2
$3.91B Sell
3,948,600
-51,557
-1% -$51.2M 0.57% 46
2025
Q1
$3.78B Buy
4,000,157
+9,200
+0.2% +$8.97M 0.61% 46
2024
Q4
$3.66B Buy
3,990,957
+18,897
+0.5% +$17.5M 0.56% 43
2024
Q3
$3.52B Buy
3,972,060
+56,696
+1% +$49.2M 0.55% 46
2024
Q2
$3.33B Buy
3,915,364
+90,586
+2% +$70.7M 0.54% 43
2024
Q1
$2.8B Buy
3,824,778
+285,533
+8% +$204M 0.46% 57
2023
Q4
$2.34B Buy
3,539,245
+132,292
+4% +$78.4M 0.42% 66
2023
Q3
$1.92B Buy
3,406,953
+55,100
+2% +$30.4M 0.38% 67
2023
Q2
$1.8B Sell
3,351,853
-21,637
-0.6% -$10.9M 0.35% 78
2023
Q1
$1.68B Buy
3,373,490
+30,146
+0.9% +$14.8M 0.35% 75
2022
Q4
$1.53B Buy
3,343,344
+74,579
+2% +$36.4M 0.33% 81
2022
Q3
$1.54B Buy
3,268,765
+74,329
+2% +$38.7M 0.35% 74
2022
Q2
$1.53B Sell
3,194,436
-929,189
-23% -$471M 0.33% 78
2022
Q1
$2.37B Sell
4,123,625
-700,799
-15% -$368M 0.41% 60
2021
Q4
$2.74B Sell
4,824,424
-75,874
-2% -$38.9M 0.43% 52
2021
Q3
$2.2B Buy
4,900,298
+15,161
+0.3% +$6.66M 0.38% 68
2021
Q2
$1.93B Buy
4,885,137
+931,965
+24% +$352M 0.33% 79
2021
Q1
$1.39B Buy
3,953,172
+13,175
+0.3% +$4.59M 0.26% 93
2020
Q4
$1.48B Sell
3,939,997
-1,270,661
-24% -$475M 0.29% 85
2020
Q3
$1.85B Sell
5,210,658
-238,166
-4% -$80M 0.4% 63
2020
Q2
$1.65B Sell
5,448,824
-296,985
-5% -$90.4M 0.4% 65
2020
Q1
$1.64B Sell
5,745,809
-1,414,706
-20% -$429M 0.48% 55
2019
Q4
$2.1B Sell
7,160,515
-1,709,474
-19% -$508M 0.47% 54
2019
Q3
$2.56B Sell
8,869,989
-260,884
-3% -$73.4M 0.62% 42
2019
Q2
$2.41B Buy
9,130,873
+9,233
+0.1% +$2.3M 0.57% 47
2019
Q1
$2.21B Sell
9,121,640
-984,133
-10% -$215M 0.54% 54
2018
Q4
$2.06B Buy
10,105,773
+197,635
+2% +$44.1M 0.56% 50
2018
Q3
$2.33B Buy
9,908,138
+1,064,167
+12% +$240M 0.57% 47
2018
Q2
$1.85B Buy
8,843,971
+260,209
+3% +$51.4M 0.4% 67
2018
Q1
$1.62B Sell
8,583,762
-30,129
-0.3% -$5.68M 0.36% 78
2017
Q4
$1.6B Sell
8,613,891
-18,961
-0.2% -$3.27M 0.35% 76
2017
Q3
$1.42B Sell
8,632,852
-9,144,310
-51% -$1.44B 0.32% 82
2017
Q2
$2.84B Buy
17,777,162
+1,007,720
+6% +$174M 0.67% 45
2017
Q1
$2.81B Buy
16,769,442
+9,199,437
+122% +$1.54B 0.67% 40
2016
Q4
$1.21B Sell
7,570,005
-3,021,279
-29% -$461M 0.3% 90
2016
Q3
$1.62B Sell
10,591,284
-4,025,123
-28% -$650M 0.42% 62
2016
Q2
$2.3B Sell
14,616,407
-2,695,562
-16% -$408M 0.62% 46
2016
Q1
$2.73B Sell
17,311,969
-2,567,115
-13% -$389M 0.75% 33
2015
Q4
$3.21B Buy
19,879,084
+4,825
+0% +$763K 0.9% 26
2015
Q3
$2.87B Sell
19,874,259
-485,703
-2% -$69.3M 0.85% 30
2015
Q2
$2.75B Sell
20,359,962
-4,840,446
-19% -$696M 0.75% 36
2015
Q1
$3.82B Buy
25,200,408
+4,450,229
+21% +$653M 1.03% 19
2014
Q4
$2.94B Buy
20,750,179
+687,500
+3% +$93.4M 0.8% 34
2014
Q3
$2.51B Buy
20,062,679
+1,638,600
+9% +$198M 0.71% 43
2014
Q2
$2.12B Sell
18,424,079
-78,150
-0.4% -$8.97M 0.58% 46
2014
Q1
$2.07B Sell
18,502,229
-3,465,000
-16% -$396M 0.59% 46
2013
Q4
$2.61B Sell
21,967,229
-1,208,844
-5% -$145M 0.74% 35
2013
Q3
$2.67B Sell
23,176,073
-3,281,156
-12% -$379M 0.81% 31
2013
Q2
$2.93B Buy
+26,457,229
New +$2.89B 0.95% 24

Other funds holding COST

Capital World Investors's COST Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Capital World Investors reduced its Costco (COST) stake by 48% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $1.85B and leaving 2,034,165 shares worth $2.03B. The position accounts for 0.28% of the portfolio, ranked #89.

Capital World Investors first reported a position in COST in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $3.91B in Q2 2025. 4,236 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold COST as of Q1 2026.

  • Capital World Investors held 2,034,165 shares of Costco worth $2.03B as of Q1 2026.
  • Capital World Investors sold 1,903,121 Costco shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.85B.
  • Costco made up 0.28% of Capital World Investors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #89 holding.
  • Capital World Investors first reported a position in Costco in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
  • Capital World Investors's Costco position peaked at $3.91B in Q2 2025.
  • 4,236 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Costco as of Q1 2026.

Based on Capital World Investors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.