Costco
COST
1,356 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.8B invested in Costco in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 585 increasing their positions, 482 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 585 | Existing positions reduced: 482
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.4B → $51.8B (+$371M)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 89
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,370 → 1,356 (-14)
1.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 73.3% → 71.94% (-1.4%)
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 39 (-12)
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.03B | Put options by funds: $1.77B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$417M |
| 2 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
+$328M |
| 3 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
+$304M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$175M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$144M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.44B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$307M |
| 3 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$228M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$221M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$193M |
COST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
1,356 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Costco (COST) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $51.8B — up 0.72% from $51.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 89 funds closed out of COST and 86 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 482 trimmed existing stakes and 585 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $417M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $1.44B.
- 1,356 institutional investors held Costco (COST) as of Q3 2017, down from 1,370 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $51.8B of Costco stock for Q3 2017, up 0.72% quarter-over-quarter.
- 86 funds opened new Costco positions in Q3 2017 and 89 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Costco buyer in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $417M added.
- The largest Costco seller in Q3 2017 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.44B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.