Costco
COST
1,512 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.1B invested in Costco in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 551 increasing their positions, 601 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.
4% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 98
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $59.6B → $60.1B (+$497M)
0.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.97% → 72.75% (-0.23%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,523 → 1,512 (-11)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 551 | Existing positions reduced: 601
2% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 59 → 58 (-1)
57% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $697M | Put options by funds: $1.62B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$301M |
| 2 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
+$206M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$204M |
| 4 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$191M |
| 5 |
CG
Carmignac Gestion
Paris,
France
|
+$170M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$441M |
| 2 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
-$403M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$212M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$205M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$150M |
COST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,512 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Costco (COST) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $60.1B — up 0.83% from $59.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new COST positions and 98 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 551 added to existing stakes and 601 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $301M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $441M.
- 1,512 institutional investors held Costco (COST) as of Q1 2018, down from 1,523 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $60.1B of Costco stock for Q1 2018, up 0.83% quarter-over-quarter.
- 102 funds opened new Costco positions in Q1 2018 and 98 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Costco buyer in Q1 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $301M added.
- The largest Costco seller in Q1 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $441M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.