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 |
|
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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.