Costco
COST
1,747 hedge funds and large institutions have $83.9B invested in Costco in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 131 funds opening new positions, 689 increasing their positions, 632 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
90% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 131 | Existing positions closed: 69
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $77B → $83.9B (+$6.94B)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,706 → 1,747 (+41)
2% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 89 → 91 (+2)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 689 | Existing positions reduced: 632
0.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.38% → 72.45% (+0.07%)
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $961M | Put options by funds: $1.59B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.19B |
| 2 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$558M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$307M |
| 4 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$174M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$172M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$279M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$169M |
| 3 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$157M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$129M |
| 5 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
-$119M |
COST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
1,747 of the 4,605 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Costco (COST) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $83.9B — up 9% from $77B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 131 funds opened new COST positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 62 holders — while 689 added to existing stakes and 632 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $1.19B. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, exiting entirely with an estimated $279M sold.
- 1,747 institutional investors held Costco (COST) as of Q2 2019, up from 1,706 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $83.9B of Costco stock for Q2 2019, up 9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 131 funds opened new Costco positions in Q2 2019 and 69 closed out, a net change of +62 holders.
- The largest Costco buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $1.19B added.
- The largest Costco seller in Q2 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $279M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.