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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

14Ballot items
1,494Asset managers
17,895Fund votes
January 18, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of January 18, 2024: 14 items on COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed January 22, 2024: 14 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.

These tallies are COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held January 18, 2024
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Susan L. Decker	276,514,711	13,022,702	340,703	--	59,997,618	96%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Kenneth D. Denman	280,951,769	8,536,480	389,867	--	59,997,618	97%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Helena B. Foulkes	288,727,549	795,960	354,607	--	59,997,618	99.7%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Richard A. Galanti	265,099,771	24,428,113	350,232	--	59,997,618	92%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Hamilton E. James	270,884,767	18,314,000	679,349	--	59,997,618	94%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: W. Craig Jelinek	279,194,861	10,354,740	328,515	--	59,997,618	96%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Sally Jewell	285,862,191	3,686,225	329,700	--	59,997,618	99%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Jeffrey S. Raikes	265,742,092	23,709,704	426,320	--	59,997,618	92%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: John W. Stanton	283,533,310	5,959,091	385,715	--	59,997,618	98%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Ron M. Vachris	284,808,955	4,719,117	350,044	--	59,997,618	98%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Maggie Wilderotter	279,916,125	9,609,714	352,277	--	59,997,618	97%	Not verified	—
Ratification of the Selection of Auditors:	335,459,386	13,924,221	492,127	--	--	96%	Not verified	—
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:	272,952,384	15,719,025	1,206,707	--	59,997,618	95%	Not verified	—
Shareholder proposal concerning fiduciary carbon-emission relevance report:	5,557,589	280,253,734	4,066,793	--	59,997,618	2%	Not verified	—

This meeting is also recorded here as January 19, 2024 and January 16, 2024; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.

Source: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 22, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 1,494 asset managers that disclosed a COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Susan L. Decker

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 276,514,711AGAINST: 13,022,702

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 238 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Susan L. Decker

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Susan L. Decker”): 276,514,711 for, 13,022,702 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 238 asset managers below reported 108,774,193 for, 88,303 against, 38,932 abstained, 7,710 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 108,774,193AGAINST: 88,303ABSTAIN: 38,932UNKNOWN: 7,710

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Susan L. Decker” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	For
State Street	4,118,227	For
TIAA	3,787,689	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	For
Putnam	3,011,000	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	For
Invesco	1,536,891	For
American Century	1,165,391	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	For
Principal	1,055,924	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	For
Dimensional	933,391	For
Parnassus	909,901	For
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	For
Jackson National	588,112	For
AMCAP FUND	529,355	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	For
ProShares	442,713	For

Showing the 25 largest of 238 asset managers. See all 238 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Kenneth D. Denman

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 280,951,769AGAINST: 8,536,480

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 238 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Kenneth D. Denman

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kenneth D. Denman”): 280,951,769 for, 8,536,480 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 238 asset managers below reported 107,685,248 for, 1,177,242 against, 38,938 abstained, 7,710 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 107,685,248AGAINST: 1,177,242ABSTAIN: 38,938UNKNOWN: 7,710

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Kenneth D. Denman” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	0	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	0	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	0	For
State Street	4,118,227	0	For
TIAA	3,787,689	0	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	0	For
Putnam	3,011,000	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	0	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	0	For
Invesco	1,536,891	0	For
American Century	1,165,391	0	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	0	For
Principal	1,055,924	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	0	For
Dimensional	933,391	0	For
Parnassus	0	909,901	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	0	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	0	For
Jackson National	588,112	0	For
AMCAP FUND	529,355	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	0	For
ProShares	442,713	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 238 asset managers. See all 238 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Helena B. Foulkes

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 288,727,549AGAINST: 795,960

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 238 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Helena B. Foulkes

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Helena B. Foulkes”): 288,727,549 for, 795,960 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 238 asset managers below reported 108,849,317 for, 13,177 against, 38,933 abstained, 7,710 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 108,849,317AGAINST: 13,177ABSTAIN: 38,933UNKNOWN: 7,710

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Helena B. Foulkes” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	For
State Street	4,118,227	For
TIAA	3,787,689	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	For
Putnam	3,011,000	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	For
Invesco	1,536,891	For
American Century	1,165,391	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	For
Principal	1,055,924	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	For
Dimensional	933,391	For
Parnassus	909,901	For
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	For
Jackson National	588,112	For
AMCAP FUND	529,355	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	For
ProShares	442,713	For

Showing the 25 largest of 238 asset managers. See all 238 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Richard A. Galanti

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%

FOR: 265,099,771AGAINST: 24,428,113

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 238 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Richard A. Galanti

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Richard A. Galanti”): 265,099,771 for, 24,428,113 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 238 asset managers below reported 105,675,637 for, 3,186,857 against, 38,934 abstained, 7,710 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 105,675,637AGAINST: 3,186,857ABSTAIN: 38,934UNKNOWN: 7,710

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Richard A. Galanti” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	40,574,142	58,961	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	0	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	0	For
State Street	4,118,227	0	For
TIAA	3,787,689	0	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	0	For
Putnam	3,011,000	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	0	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	0	For
Invesco	1,536,891	0	For
American Century	1,165,391	0	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	0	For
Principal	1,055,680	244	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	0	For
Dimensional	933,391	0	For
Parnassus	0	909,901	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	0	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	0	For
Jackson National	62,915	525,197	Mixed
AMCAP FUND	529,355	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	0	For
ProShares	442,713	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 238 asset managers. See all 238 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Hamilton E. James

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 270,884,767AGAINST: 18,314,000

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 238 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Hamilton E. James

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Hamilton E. James”): 270,884,767 for, 18,314,000 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 238 asset managers below reported 108,537,915 for, 318,896 against, 38,976 abstained, 13,351 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 108,537,915AGAINST: 318,896ABSTAIN: 38,976UNKNOWN: 13,351

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Hamilton E. James” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	For
State Street	4,118,227	For
TIAA	3,787,689	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	For
Putnam	3,011,000	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	For
Invesco	1,536,891	For
American Century	1,165,391	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	For
Principal	1,055,924	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	For
Dimensional	933,391	For
Parnassus	909,901	For
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	For
Jackson National	588,112	For
AMCAP FUND	529,355	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	For
ProShares	442,713	For

Showing the 25 largest of 238 asset managers. See all 238 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: W. Craig Jelinek

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 279,194,861AGAINST: 10,354,740

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 238 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: W. Craig Jelinek

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: W. Craig Jelinek”): 279,194,861 for, 10,354,740 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 238 asset managers below reported 108,776,294 for, 86,202 against, 38,932 abstained, 7,710 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 108,776,294AGAINST: 86,202ABSTAIN: 38,932UNKNOWN: 7,710

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: W. Craig Jelinek” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	For
State Street	4,118,227	For
TIAA	3,787,689	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	For
Putnam	3,011,000	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	For
Invesco	1,536,891	For
American Century	1,165,391	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	For
Principal	1,055,924	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	For
Dimensional	933,391	For
Parnassus	909,901	For
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	For
Jackson National	588,112	For
AMCAP FUND	529,355	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	For
ProShares	442,713	For

Showing the 25 largest of 238 asset managers. See all 238 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Sally Jewell

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 285,862,191AGAINST: 3,686,225

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 238 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Sally Jewell

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sally Jewell”): 285,862,191 for, 3,686,225 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 238 asset managers below reported 109,095,372 for, 54,693 against, 38,931 abstained, 31,661 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 109,095,372AGAINST: 54,693ABSTAIN: 38,931UNKNOWN: 31,661

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Sally Jewell” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	For
State Street	4,118,227	For
TIAA	3,787,689	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	For
Putnam	3,011,000	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	For
Invesco	1,536,891	For
American Century	1,165,391	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	For
Principal	1,055,924	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	For
Dimensional	933,391	For
Parnassus	909,901	For
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	For
Jackson National	588,112	For
AMCAP FUND	529,355	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	For
ProShares	442,713	For

Showing the 25 largest of 238 asset managers. See all 238 in the interactive database.

8. Elect Director: Jeffrey S. Raikes

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%

FOR: 265,742,092AGAINST: 23,709,704

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 238 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jeffrey S. Raikes

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jeffrey S. Raikes”): 265,742,092 for, 23,709,704 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 238 asset managers below reported 106,999,661 for, 2,150,397 against, 38,938 abstained, 31,661 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 106,999,661AGAINST: 2,150,397ABSTAIN: 38,938UNKNOWN: 31,661

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Jeffrey S. Raikes” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	0	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	0	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	0	For
State Street	4,118,227	0	For
TIAA	3,787,689	0	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	0	For
Putnam	3,011,000	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	0	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	0	For
Invesco	1,536,891	0	For
American Century	1,165,391	0	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	0	For
Principal	1,055,924	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	0	For
Dimensional	933,391	0	For
Parnassus	0	909,901	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	0	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	0	For
Jackson National	62,915	525,197	Mixed
AMCAP FUND	529,355	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	0	For
ProShares	442,713	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 238 asset managers. See all 238 in the interactive database.

9. Elect Director: John W. Stanton

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 283,533,310AGAINST: 5,959,091

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 238 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: John W. Stanton

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John W. Stanton”): 283,533,310 for, 5,959,091 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 238 asset managers below reported 109,094,874 for, 55,184 against, 38,938 abstained, 31,661 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 109,094,874AGAINST: 55,184ABSTAIN: 38,938UNKNOWN: 31,661

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: John W. Stanton” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	For
State Street	4,118,227	For
TIAA	3,787,689	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	For
Putnam	3,011,000	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	For
Invesco	1,536,891	For
American Century	1,165,391	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	For
Principal	1,055,924	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	For
Dimensional	933,391	For
Parnassus	909,901	For
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	For
Jackson National	588,112	For
AMCAP FUND	529,355	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	For
ProShares	442,713	For

Showing the 25 largest of 238 asset managers. See all 238 in the interactive database.

10. Elect Director: Ron M. Vachris

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 284,808,955AGAINST: 4,719,117

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 238 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Ron M. Vachris

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ron M. Vachris”): 284,808,955 for, 4,719,117 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 238 asset managers below reported 109,118,046 for, 55,966 against, 38,935 abstained, 7,710 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 109,118,046AGAINST: 55,966ABSTAIN: 38,935UNKNOWN: 7,710

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Ron M. Vachris” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	For
State Street	4,118,227	For
TIAA	3,787,689	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	For
Putnam	3,011,000	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	For
Invesco	1,536,891	For
American Century	1,165,391	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	For
Principal	1,055,924	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	For
Dimensional	933,391	For
Parnassus	909,901	For
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	For
Jackson National	588,112	For
AMCAP FUND	529,355	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	For
ProShares	442,713	For

Showing the 25 largest of 238 asset managers. See all 238 in the interactive database.

11. Elect Director: Maggie Wilderotter

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 279,916,125AGAINST: 9,609,714

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 238 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Maggie Wilderotter

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Maggie Wilderotter”): 279,916,125 for, 9,609,714 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 238 asset managers below reported 106,950,304 for, 2,199,759 against, 38,934 abstained, 31,661 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 106,950,304AGAINST: 2,199,759ABSTAIN: 38,934UNKNOWN: 31,661

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Maggie Wilderotter” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	0	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	0	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	0	For
State Street	4,118,227	0	For
TIAA	3,787,689	0	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	0	For
Putnam	3,011,000	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	0	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	0	For
Invesco	1,536,891	0	For
American Century	1,165,391	0	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	0	For
Principal	1,055,924	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	0	For
Dimensional	0	933,391	Against
Parnassus	0	909,901	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	0	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	0	For
Jackson National	579,316	8,796	For
AMCAP FUND	529,355	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	0	For
ProShares	442,713	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 238 asset managers. See all 238 in the interactive database.

12. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

Outcome not verified Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 40 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 272,952,384AGAINST: 15,719,025

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 1,447 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation.

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:”): 272,952,384 for, 15,719,025 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Section 14a Executive Compensation” (25 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown); “Compensation” (2 managers, 5,755 for).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 223 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation.” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	For
State Street	4,118,227	For
TIAA	3,787,689	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	For
Putnam	3,011,000	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	For
Invesco	1,536,891	For
American Century	1,165,391	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	For
Principal	1,055,924	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	For
Dimensional	933,391	For
Parnassus	909,901	For
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	For
Jackson National	588,112	For
AMCAP FUND	529,355	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	For
ProShares	442,713	For

Fund voting reports, all 223 managers: 108,621,198 for, 178,521 against, 39,047 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 1,250 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation.” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	400,000,000	0	For
BlackRock	13,289,525	2,547	For
Strategic Global Advisors, LLC	13,000,000	0	For
State Street	11,436,327	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	8,648,197	0	For
Fidelity	8,157,709	0	For
Bridgewater	7,700,630	0	For
AllianceBernstein	4,418,988	0	For
Nuveen	4,027,695	0	For
Capital Group	3,973,586	2,217	For
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC	3,336,005	0	For
JPMorgan	2,974,014	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	2,783,465	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,655,055	0	For
Northern Trust	2,633,474	3,811	For
Fisher Asset Management, LLC	2,455,562	0	For
Wellington	2,424,402	0	For
T. Rowe Price	2,228,976	555	For
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd	0	2,162,703	Against
UBS	0	2,154,185	Against
Invesco	2,091,286	0	For
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.	2,006,193	0	For
Vanguard	1,915,148	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	1,710,446	0	For
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM	1,679,077	0	For

No total is shown for the institutional-manager reports: their sum exceeds the company's reported shares outstanding. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

13. Ratification of the Selection of Auditors:

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 335,459,386AGAINST: 13,924,221

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 242 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of selection of independent auditors.

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Ratification of the Selection of Auditors:”): 335,459,386 for, 13,924,221 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 242 asset managers below reported 108,935,867 for, 161,903 against, 38,932 abstained, 31,661 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 108,935,867AGAINST: 161,903ABSTAIN: 38,932UNKNOWN: 31,661

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of selection of independent auditors.” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	For
Fidelity	14,711,446	For
BlackRock	10,223,368	For
State Street	4,118,227	For
TIAA	3,787,689	For
Capital Group	3,620,526	For
Putnam	3,011,000	For
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	For
JPMorgan	2,152,604	For
Invesco	1,536,891	For
American Century	1,165,391	For
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	For
Principal	1,055,924	For
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	For
Dimensional	933,391	For
Parnassus	909,901	For
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	For
T. Rowe Price	747,268	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	689,264	For
Jackson National	588,112	For
AMCAP FUND	529,355	For
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	For
ProShares	442,713	For

Showing the 25 largest of 242 asset managers. See all 242 in the interactive database.

14. Shareholder proposal concerning fiduciary carbon-emission relevance report:

Outcome not verifiedENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATEReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

2% Majority: no · of votes cast

AGAINST

FOR: 5,557,589AGAINST: 280,253,734

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 228 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Shareholder proposal regarding fiduciary carbon-emission relevance report.

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Shareholder proposal concerning fiduciary carbon-emission relevance report:”): 5,557,589 for, 280,253,734 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 22, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was not more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ISSUE AUDITED REPORT ON FIDUCIARY RELEVANCE OF DECARBONIZATION GOAL” (13 managers, 26,474 for, 11,015,186 against); “S/H Proposal - Report/Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions” (5 managers, 2,156 for, 1,224 against, 19,396 abstained, 310 unknown).

The 228 asset managers below reported 158,747 for, 97,308,928 against, 410,991 abstained, 13,351 unknown.

AGAINST

FOR: 158,747AGAINST: 97,308,928ABSTAIN: 410,991UNKNOWN: 13,351

Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder proposal regarding fiduciary carbon-emission relevance report.” at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	Against	Vote
Vanguard	40,633,103	Against
Fidelity	14,711,446	Against
State Street	4,118,227	Against
TIAA	3,787,689	Against
Capital Group	3,620,526	Against
Putnam	3,011,000	Against
Charles Schwab	2,591,169	Against
JPMorgan	2,152,604	Against
Invesco	1,536,891	Against
American Century	1,165,391	Against
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC	1,152,979	Against
Principal	1,055,924	Against
Prudential/PGIM	1,006,839	Against
Dimensional	933,391	Against
Parnassus	909,901	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	836,027	Against
T. Rowe Price	747,268	Against
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	705,686	Against
Jackson National	588,112	Against
AMCAP FUND	529,355	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	506,762	Against
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	456,266	Against
ProShares	442,713	Against
Victory Capital	442,240	Against
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	427,498	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 228 asset managers. See all 228 in the interactive database.

Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of January 23, 2025, which belongs to the 2024-2025 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.

Largest COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 443,787,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “Ratification of selection of independent auditors.”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	9.16%
2	Fidelity	3.31%
3	BlackRock	2.30%
4	State Street	0.93%
5	TIAA	0.85%
6	Capital Group	0.82%
7	Putnam	0.68%
8	Charles Schwab	0.58%
9	JPMorgan	0.49%
10	Invesco	0.35%

Institutional-manager reports: top COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation.”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	90.13%
2	BlackRock	3.00%
3	Strategic Global Advisors, LLC	2.93%
4	State Street	2.58%
5	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.95%
6	Fidelity	1.84%
7	Bridgewater	1.74%
8	AllianceBernstein	1.00%
9	Nuveen	0.91%
10	Capital Group	0.90%

Reported COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Vanguard Group	9.79%	13F
BlackRock	7.84%	13F
State Street	4.17%	13F
Morgan Stanley	2.12%	13F
Geode Capital	2.05%	13F
FMR (Fidelity)	1.79%	13F
BNY Mellon	1.19%	13F
Norges Bank	1.17%	13F
Northern Trust	1.09%	13F
Goldman Sachs	0.89%	13F

Percentages above are of 443,787,000 shares outstanding, as reported by COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated November 26, 2023 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.’s 10-Q dated November 26, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.'s shareholder meeting held January 18, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 1,494 asset managers reported how they voted on 14 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 17,895 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation. — FOR was 95% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 22, 2024.

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