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1,336 hedge funds and large institutions have $52B invested in Costco in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 179 funds opening new positions, 482 increasing their positions, 482 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

189% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 179 | Existing positions closed: 62

73.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%73.93% (+74%)

26% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5367 (+14)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48B → $52B (+$4.01B)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2351,336 (+101)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 482 | Existing positions reduced: 482

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $738M | Put options by funds: $1.06B

Holders
1,336
Holders Change
+101
Holders Change %
+8.18%
% of All Funds
33.4%
Holding in Top 10
67
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+26.42%
% of All Funds
1.68%
New
179
Increased
482
Reduced
482
Closed
62
Calls
$738M
Puts
$1.06B
Net Calls
-$327M
Net Calls Change
-$59.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
76
Franklin Resources
California
$107M -$2.28M -14,945 -2%
Principal Financial Group
77
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$106M -$1.4M -9,146 -1%
Swedbank
78
Swedbank
Sweden
$104M +$99.2M +649,727 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
79
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$102M +$418K +2,739 +0.4%
Prudential Financial
80
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$98M -$1.21M -7,920 -1%
Adage Capital Partners
81
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$97.6M -$1.31M -8,600 -1%
FAM
82
Fred Alger Management
New York
$95.7M +$11.2M +73,095 +14%
SAM
83
Scopus Asset Management
New York
$95.4M +$49M +320,812 +117%
JWBC
84
John W. Bristol & Co
New York
$94.6M +$17.5M +114,754 +24%
Alyeska Investment Group
85
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$94.2M +$89.8M +588,197 New
William Blair & Company
86
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$93.9M +$3.24M +21,215 +4%
Bessemer Group
87
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$93.3M -$95.4M -624,671 -52%
BJ
88
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$92.6M -$1.11M -7,254 -1%
Alkeon Capital Management
89
Alkeon Capital Management
New York
$91.7M -$39.5M -258,538 -31%
William Blair Investment Management
90
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$91.2M -$6.42M -42,055 -7%
MC
91
Montag & Caldwell
Georgia
$89.6M +$6.3M +41,294 +8%
Balyasny Asset Management
92
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$87.9M +$81.8M +536,057 +4,217%
Lazard Asset Management
93
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$86M +$9.2M +60,260 +13%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
94
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$84.9M +$6.4M +41,932 +9%
CIC
95
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$83.4M -$20.4M -133,718 -20%
BTW
96
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$81.9M +$605K +3,962 +0.8%
WJA
97
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$81.1M -$2.92M -19,102 -4%
Axa
98
Axa
France
$80.8M +$5.27M +34,544 +7%
BA
99
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$78.8M -$23.7M -155,116 -24%
HSBC Holdings
100
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$76.6M +$13.9M +91,171 +24%

COST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

1,336 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Costco (COST) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $52B — up 8.4% from $48B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 179 funds opened new COST positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 117 holders — while 482 added to existing stakes and 482 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Magellan Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $585M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $461M.

  • 1,336 institutional investors held Costco (COST) as of Q4 2016, up from 1,235 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $52B of Costco stock for Q4 2016, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 179 funds opened new Costco positions in Q4 2016 and 62 closed out, a net change of +117 holders.
  • The largest Costco buyer in Q4 2016 was Magellan Asset Management, an estimated $585M added.
  • The largest Costco seller in Q4 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $461M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.