Costco
COST
1,169 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.1B invested in Costco in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 501 increasing their positions, 391 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
62% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 37 → 60 (+23)
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 501 | Existing positions reduced: 391
22% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 68
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.8B → $46.1B (+$3.35B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,162 → 1,169 (+7)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $486M | Put options by funds: $558M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$364M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$231M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$200M |
| 4 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$137M |
| 5 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$135M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$177M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$117M |
| 3 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$86.1M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$73M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$71.9M |
COST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
1,169 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Costco (COST) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $46.1B — up 7.8% from $42.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new COST positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 501 added to existing stakes and 391 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $364M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $177M.
- 1,169 institutional investors held Costco (COST) as of Q3 2015, up from 1,162 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $46.1B of Costco stock for Q3 2015, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 83 funds opened new Costco positions in Q3 2015 and 68 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest Costco buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $364M added.
- The largest Costco seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $177M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.