Question 1

Which hedge funds and institutional investors hold COST?

Accepted Answer

StonkWhisper tracks 13F filings submitted to the SEC by institutional investment managers with over $100 million in assets. The whale tracker for COST shows which major funds hold positions, their portfolio weight, share counts, and how those positions changed quarter over quarter.

Question 2

What does conviction level mean for COST whale holdings?

Accepted Answer

Conviction level reflects how significant COST is within a fund's overall portfolio. A high-conviction position means the manager has allocated a large percentage of their portfolio to COST, suggesting strong directional confidence in the stock.

Question 3

How current is the whale data for COST?

Accepted Answer

Institutional 13F filings are required within 45 days of each calendar quarter end (March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31). StonkWhisper processes filings as they are published on SEC EDGAR, so data reflects the most recently reported quarter.

Question 4

What do quarter-over-quarter changes tell me about COST?

Accepted Answer

QoQ changes for COST show whether institutional managers are increasing, decreasing, initiating, or exiting their positions. New positions and significant increases can signal growing institutional conviction, while exits or decreases may indicate waning confidence.

Manager	Shares	Value	% of Portfolio	Manager AUM
State Street	18.2M	$18.1B	0.6%	$2896.4B
Fisher Investments	3.2M	$3.2B	1.1%	$294.9B
Capital World	2.0M	$2.0B	0.3%	$732.9B
American Century	1.8M	$1.8B	0.9%	$194.3B
Citadel	1.4M	$1.4B	0.2%	$618.5B
Geode Capital	1.4M	$1.4B	0.1%	$1607.5B
Citadel	1.0M	$1.0B	0.2%	$618.5B
Two Sigma	874.8K	$871.7M	0.7%	$123.9B
Capital Research	607.2K	$605.1M	0.1%	$644.6B
DE Shaw	565.8K	$563.8M	0.3%	$166.3B
Arrowstreet	497.7K	$496.0M	0.3%	$184.8B
Millennium	401.2K	$399.8M	0.2%	$240.3B
Adage Capital	397.7K	$396.3M	0.6%	$64.8B
William Blair	302.5K	$301.4M	1.0%	$30.3B
WorldQuant	251.5K	$250.6M	1.0%	$25.9B
Balyasny	172.1K	$171.5M	0.2%	$77.1B
Point72	155.6K	$155.0M	0.2%	$78.1B
Balyasny	145.1K	$144.6M	0.2%	$77.1B
Millennium	144.6K	$144.1M	0.1%	$240.3B
Millennium	136.5K	$136.1M	0.1%	$240.3B
BlackRock	118.3K	$117.9M	0.0%	$5723.5B
Citadel	109.5K	$109.1M	0.0%	$618.5B
Marshall Wace	109.2K	$108.8M	0.1%	$100.4B
DE Shaw	108.0K	$107.6M	0.1%	$166.3B
Point72	77.6K	$77.3M	0.1%	$78.1B
Jennison	73.3K	$73.0M	0.1%	$145.4B
Gabelli	64.9K	$64.7M	0.4%	$14.8B
DFA	58.9K	$58.7M	0.0%	$481.4B
Point72	50.7K	$50.5M	0.1%	$78.1B
DE Shaw	46.7K	$46.5M	0.0%	$166.3B
Tudor	43.5K	$43.3M	0.1%	$53.9B
Steadfast	40.8K	$40.6M	1.4%	$2.9B
Markel	39.1K	$39.0M	0.3%	$11.9B
ClearBridge	34.5K	$34.4M	0.0%	$114.9B
Bridgewater	27.6K	$27.5M	0.1%	$22.4B
ExodusPoint	20.7K	$20.7M	0.2%	$12.4B
Neuberger Berman (Eisman)	20.5K	$20.5M	0.0%	$131.4B
Renaissance Tech	19.5K	$19.4M	0.0%	$63.9B
Fidelity (FMR)	19.2K	$19.1M	0.0%	$1898.4B
Schonfeld	17.6K	$17.6M	0.1%	$14.2B
Gotham Asset	17.4K	$17.3M	0.1%	$32.7B
Tudor	17.0K	$17.0M	0.0%	$53.9B
Man Group	15.1K	$15.0M	0.0%	$55.1B
Man Group	15.1K	$15.0M	0.0%	$55.1B
Northern Trust	10.6K	$10.5M	0.0%	$756.6B
Winslow Capital	10.0K	$9.9M	0.0%	$25.6B
Two Sigma	8.3K	$8.3M	0.0%	$123.9B
Balyasny	8.2K	$8.2M	0.0%	$77.1B
Two Sigma	8.0K	$8.0M	0.0%	$123.9B
Hudson Bay	7.3K	$7.2M	0.0%	$29.0B
GGH	6.6K	$6.6M	0.1%	$8.3B
Man Group	6.0K	$5.9M	0.0%	$55.1B
Tudor	5.8K	$5.8M	0.0%	$53.9B
Brevan Howard	4.5K	$4.5M	0.0%	$11.3B
AQR Capital	4.1K	$4.1M	0.0%	$218.4B
Wellington	4.0K	$4.0M	0.0%	$535.5B
Caxton	2.3K	$2.3M	0.1%	$4.4B
PDT Partners	2.0K	$2.0M	0.1%	$1.7B
Epoch	1.5K	$1.5M	0.0%	$16.5B
Kayne Anderson	1.2K	$1.2M	0.0%	$34.0B
Conestoga	935	$932K	0.0%	$5.0B
Acadian	815.3K	$812K	1.2%	$70.5M
Franklin Templeton	578	$576K	0.0%	$408.3B
Winton	548	$546K	0.0%	$2.9B
Harris (Oakmark)	362	$361K	0.0%	$75.0B
Marshall Wace	300	$299K	0.0%	$100.4B
Cascade (Gates)	230	$229K	0.1%	$168.9M
GMO	208	$207K	0.0%	$39.1B
Horizon Kinetics	208	$207K	0.0%	$9.2B
Invesco	39	$39K	—	$653.3B

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