Costco
COST
1,236 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.5B invested in Costco in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 477 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
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.7B → $50.5B (-$1.23B)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 477 | Existing positions reduced: 489
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,253 → 1,236 (-17)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 72 → 60 (-12)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$146M |
| 4 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$109M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$77.9M |
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
1,236 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Costco (COST) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $50.5B — down 2.4% from $51.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new COST positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 477 added to existing stakes and 489 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $618M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $389M.
- 1,236 institutional investors held Costco (COST) as of Q1 2016, down from 1,253 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $50.5B of Costco stock for Q1 2016, down 2.4% 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 Wellington Management Group, an estimated $618M added.
- The largest Costco seller in Q1 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $389M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.