William Blair Investment Management’s Costco COST Stock Holding History

Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake
Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2
$186M Sell
199,355
-103,113
-34% -$103M 0.56% 44
2026
Q1
$301M Sell
302,468
-26,000
-8% -$25.3M 1% 13
2025
Q4
$283M Buy
328,468
+5,728
+2% +$5.19M 0.79% 21
2025
Q3
$299M Sell
322,740
-53,745
-14% -$51.5M 0.77% 22
2025
Q2
$373M Buy
376,485
+22,906
+6% +$22.8M 0.99% 14
2025
Q1
$334M Buy
353,579
+16,394
+5% +$16M 0.94% 17
2024
Q4
$309M Sell
337,185
-4,680
-1% -$4.34M 0.75% 21
2024
Q3
$303M Sell
341,865
-24,201
-7% -$21M 0.75% 24
2024
Q2
$311M Buy
366,066
+9,662
+3% +$7.54M 0.82% 23
2024
Q1
$261M Sell
356,404
-37,764
-10% -$27M 0.67% 35
2023
Q4
$260M Sell
394,168
-43,333
-10% -$25.7M 0.76% 29
2023
Q3
$247M Buy
437,501
+62,752
+17% +$34.6M 0.82% 26
2023
Q2
$202M Buy
374,749
+13,246
+4% +$6.7M 0.65% 42
2023
Q1
$180M Sell
361,503
-123,661
-25% -$60.7M 0.63% 44
2022
Q4
$221M Buy
485,164
+22,970
+5% +$11.2M 0.85% 29
2022
Q3
$218M Buy
462,194
+29,250
+7% +$15.2M 0.86% 29
2022
Q2
$208M Buy
432,944
+94,454
+28% +$47.9M 0.77% 30
2022
Q1
$195M Buy
338,490
+29,582
+10% +$15.5M 0.58% 58
2021
Q4
$175M Buy
308,908
+94,552
+44% +$48.4M 0.47% 76
2021
Q3
$96.3M Sell
214,356
-4,132
-2% -$1.82M 0.27% 108
2021
Q2
$86.4M Buy
218,488
+2,938
+1% +$1.11M 0.27% 116
2021
Q1
$76M Buy
215,550
+35,925
+20% +$12.5M 0.25% 117
2020
Q4
$67.7M Sell
179,625
-49,385
-22% -$18.5M 0.23% 116
2020
Q3
$81.3M Buy
229,010
+93,807
+69% +$31.5M 0.32% 101
2020
Q2
$41M Buy
135,203
+10,588
+8% +$3.22M 0.17% 137
2020
Q1
$35.5M Sell
124,615
-1,536
-1% -$466K 0.17% 131
2019
Q4
$37.1M Sell
126,151
-9,031
-7% -$2.68M 0.15% 140
2019
Q3
$38.9M Sell
135,182
-15,010
-10% -$4.22M 0.17% 131
2019
Q2
$39.7M Buy
150,192
+22,517
+18% +$5.61M 0.17% 132
2019
Q1
$30.9M Buy
127,675
+62,504
+96% +$13.7M 0.13% 145
2018
Q4
$13.3M Buy
65,171
+2,016
+3% +$450K 0.07% 258
2018
Q3
$14.8M Sell
63,155
-17,124
-21% -$3.86M 0.05% 304
2018
Q2
$16.8M Sell
80,279
-3,712
-4% -$733K 0.06% 273
2018
Q1
$15.8M Sell
83,991
-11,118
-12% -$2.1M 0.06% 274
2017
Q4
$17.7M Sell
95,109
-326,485
-77% -$56.4M 0.07% 259
2017
Q3
$69.3M Buy
421,594
+58,441
+16% +$9.18M 0.25% 124
2017
Q2
$58.1M Sell
363,153
-109,039
-23% -$18.8M 0.21% 125
2017
Q1
$79.2M Sell
472,192
-97,682
-17% -$16.4M 0.3% 107
2016
Q4
$91.2M Sell
569,874
-42,055
-7% -$6.42M 0.36% 88
2016
Q3
$93.3M Buy
611,929
+16,226
+3% +$2.62M 0.35% 89
2016
Q2
$93.5M Sell
595,703
-169,088
-22% -$25.6M 0.37% 91
2016
Q1
$121M Buy
764,791
+113,047
+17% +$17.1M 0.48% 79
2015
Q4
$105M Buy
651,744
+31,927
+5% +$5.05M 0.43% 85
2015
Q3
$89.6M Buy
+619,817
New +$88.4M 0.18% 159

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William Blair Investment Management's COST Position: Q2 2026 in Review

William Blair Investment Management reduced its Costco (COST) stake by 34% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $103M and leaving 199,355 shares worth $186M. The position accounts for 0.56% of the portfolio, ranked #44.

William Blair Investment Management first reported a position in COST in Q3 2015 and has held it in 44 quarters since. The position peaked at $373M in Q2 2025. 4,224 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold COST as of Q2 2026.

  • William Blair Investment Management held 199,355 shares of Costco worth $186M as of Q2 2026.
  • William Blair Investment Management sold 103,113 Costco shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $103M.
  • Costco made up 0.56% of William Blair Investment Management's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #44 holding.
  • William Blair Investment Management first reported a position in Costco in Q3 2015 and has held it in 44 quarters since.
  • William Blair Investment Management's Costco position peaked at $373M in Q2 2025.
  • 4,224 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Costco as of Q2 2026.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 12 Aug 2026.