Costco
COST
1,235 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.8B invested in Costco in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 476 increasing their positions, 489 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.
3% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $541M | Put options by funds: $525M
1% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 77
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 476 | Existing positions reduced: 489
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.6B → $49.8B (-$1.76B)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,252 → 1,235 (-17)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 72 → 60 (-12)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
+$2.54B |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$618M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$266M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$146M |
| 5 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$109M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$389M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$140M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$102M |
| 4 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$95.5M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$92.7M |
COST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
1,235 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Costco (COST) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $49.8B — down 3.4% from $51.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new COST positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 476 added to existing stakes and 489 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.54B. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $389M.
- 1,235 institutional investors held Costco (COST) as of Q1 2016, down from 1,252 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $49.8B of Costco stock for Q1 2016, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new Costco positions in Q1 2016 and 77 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Costco buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $2.54B added.
- The largest Costco seller in Q1 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $389M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.