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999 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.6B invested in Costco in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 388 increasing their positions, 377 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 49

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 388 | Existing positions reduced: 377

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.6B → $37.6B (+$985M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 990 → 999 (+9)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 22 (-2)

19% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $375M | Put options by funds: $463M

Holders
999
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+0.91%
% of All Funds
28.72%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.63%
New
63
Increased
388
Reduced
377
Closed
49
Calls
$375M
Puts
$463M
Net Calls
-$88.1M
Net Calls Change
+$11.8M

Top Buyers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$366M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$132M
3
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
+$93.8M
4
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$70.8M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$66.8M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$171M
2
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
-$170M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$149M
4
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
-$74.8M
5
CM
Castleark Management
Illinois
-$71.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCM
1001
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$22.9M -204,993 Closed
Millennium Management
1002
Millennium Management
New York
– -$21.3M -185,776 Closed
OI
1003
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
– -$14.4M -129,219 Closed
AWCI
1004
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
– -$11.6M -104,100 Closed
SCA
1005
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
– -$10.4M -93,221 Closed
MCM
1006
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
– -$10.4M -92,888 Closed
WIM
1007
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
– -$4.91M -43,990 Closed
KCM
1008
Kingdon Capital Management
New York
– -$4.41M -39,500 Closed
Walleye Trading
1009
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$3.74M -32,610 Closed
ARC
1010
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
– -$3.2M -28,647 Closed
QT
1011
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$2.98M -26,673 Closed
LP
1012
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
– -$2.75M -24,661 Closed
BPC
1013
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
– -$2.43M -21,750 Closed
SAM
1014
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
– -$2.42M -21,680 Closed
MP
1015
Manifold Partners
California
– -$2.06M -18,449 Closed
SFM
1016
Sphera Funds Management
Israel
– -$1.72M -15,409 Closed
PAM
1017
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
– -$1.42M -12,666 Closed
Twin Tree Management
1018
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$1.33M -11,621 Closed
IPRC
1019
Indices-Pac Research Corporation
New Jersey
– -$1.15M -10,300 Closed
SFP
1020
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
– -$1.07M -9,621 Closed
BWP
1021
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
– -$932K -8,344 Closed
AL
1022
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
– -$906K -8,113 Closed
QI
1023
Quotient Investors
New York
– -$726K -6,500 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
1024
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$582K -5,213 Closed
SIM
1025
SSI Investment Management
California
– -$493K -4,421 Closed
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COST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

999 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Costco (COST) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $37.6B — up 2.7% from $36.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new COST positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 388 added to existing stakes and 377 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $366M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $171M.

  • 999 institutional investors held Costco (COST) as of Q2 2014, up from 990 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $37.6B of Costco stock for Q2 2014, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Costco positions in Q2 2014 and 49 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Costco buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $366M added.
  • The largest Costco seller in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $171M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.