Costco
COST
2,050 hedge funds and large institutions have $87.8B invested in Costco in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 184 funds opening new positions, 840 increasing their positions, 808 reducing their positions, and 109 closing their positions.
71% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 95 → 162 (+67)
69% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 184 | Existing positions closed: 109
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,002 → 2,050 (+48)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 840 | Existing positions reduced: 808
0.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.32% → 70.06% (-0.26%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $91.1B → $87.8B (-$3.24B)
25% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.61B | Put options by funds: $2.15B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$330M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$300M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$235M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$203M |
| 5 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$174M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$429M |
| 2 |
JFA
Johanson Financial Advisors
Campbell,
California
|
-$343M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$309M |
| 4 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$258M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$216M |
COST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
2,050 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Costco (COST) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $87.8B — down 3.6% from $91.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 184 funds opened new COST positions and 109 closed out — a net gain of 75 holders — while 840 added to existing stakes and 808 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $330M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $429M.
- 2,050 institutional investors held Costco (COST) as of Q1 2020, up from 2,002 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $87.8B of Costco stock for Q1 2020, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 184 funds opened new Costco positions in Q1 2020 and 109 closed out, a net change of +75 holders.
- The largest Costco buyer in Q1 2020 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $330M added.
- The largest Costco seller in Q1 2020 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $429M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.