Institutional investors purchased a net $4.9 million shares of COST during the quarter ended February 2013 and now own 76.85% of the total shares outstanding. This majority interest is a greater percentage than is typical for companies in the Discount Stores industry and highlights that the smart money sees this stock as an important holding.
| Mutual fund holders | 41.58% |
| Other institutional | 35.27% |
| Individual stakeholders | 1.03% |