ROSS STORES INC ROST
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 778296103 · ISIN US7782961038
American department store chain
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Family Clothing Stores
- HeadquartersDublin, CA
- Founded1954
- Websiterossstores.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($56.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 344.4m as of 2022-11-11, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $116.09. Options: 32 managers hold calls ($382.5m notional), 29 hold puts ($351.6m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 797 |
| Q4 2022 | 897 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $171.0m | $254.9m | 1.49 |
| Q4 2022 | $382.5m | $351.6m | 0.92 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +4.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.6m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.2m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +932.1k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | New | +734.8k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | New | +600.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +482.9k |
| Ardevora Asset Management LLP | New | +418.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +320.8k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| TPG GP A, LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | Reduced | -983.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -909.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -893.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $85.7m738.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $64.6m556.5k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $55.1m474.8k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $23.2m200.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $17.1m147.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $15.2m131.1k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $14.8m127.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $14.0m120.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $13.0m112.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $11.9m102.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $112.6m970.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $70.4m606.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $39.8m342.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $26.1m224.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $25.7m221.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $12.1m104.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $11.9m102.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $10.0m86.2k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $8.5m73.6k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $5.9m51.1k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-07-29 | 8.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $81.5k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.87% of their portfolio | 46.9m $5.4bn | Added +48.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 28.9m $3.4bn | Reduced -2.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 28.0m $3.3bn | Added +193.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 14.6m $1.7bn | Reduced -488.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 13.4m $1.6bn | Reduced -35.2k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.19% of their portfolio | 11.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -121.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 7.5m $866.9m | Added +4.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.2m $838.4m | Added +120.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.0m $578.9m | Added +1.6m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.8m $559.5m | Reduced -893.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.7m $550.4m | Added +2.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.4m $513.0m | Added +29.2k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 5.17% of their portfolio | 4.2m $485.2m | Reduced -24.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.54% of their portfolio | 4.1m $473.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.1m $470.5m | Reduced -300.6k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 3.9m $457.2m | Reduced -11.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.8m $437.5m | Added +11.5k |
| Amundi 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.7m $445.8m | Added +1.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.2m $369.1m | Reduced -8.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.2m $366.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES 10.96% of their portfolio | 3.1m $356.0m | Added +41.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.1m $354.8m | Reduced -14.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.6m $305.1m | Added +7.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.5m $288.5m | Added +40.7k |
| Coho Partners, Ltd. 4.80% of their portfolio | 2.4m $283.4m | Added +4.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $280.7m | Reduced -386.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $273.5m | Reduced -133.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $236.7m | Reduced -170.4k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.9m $221.4m | Reduced -225.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $212.2m | Added +18.6k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 5.27% of their portfolio | 1.7m $196.1m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 1.13% of their portfolio | 1.6m $191.3m | Reduced -425.0k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 1.6m $185.3m | Added +206.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $184.0m | Added +932.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.5m $177.9m | Added +59.1k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.5m $171.0m | Reduced -9.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $165.7m | Added +309.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $165.1m | Reduced -100.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $163.3m | First filing |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.4m $158.2m | Added +1.2m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $155.2m | Reduced -909.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $138.9m | Reduced -36.1k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.80% of their portfolio | 1.2m $139.2m | Reduced -11.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $138.0m | Added +30.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $116.6m | Reduced -9.8k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 979.2k $113.7m | Added +204.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 978.7k $113.6m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 975.9k $113.3m | Reduced -134.5k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 1.75% of their portfolio | 962.2k $111.7m | Added +13.9k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.93% of their portfolio | 908.9k $105.5m | Reduced -19.5k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 2.43% of their portfolio | 878.7k $102.0m | Added +2.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.25% of their portfolio | 815.6k $94.1m | Reduced -69.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.08% of their portfolio | 774.8k $89.9m | Reduced -9.0k |
| TPG GP A, LLC 1.69% of their portfolio | 742.1k $86.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 741.2k $86.0m | Added +80.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 734.8k $85.3m | New |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.18% of their portfolio | 687.1k $79.7m | Reduced -5.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 678.3k $78.7m | Added +20.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 641.2k $74.4m | Reduced -49.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 633.6k $73.4m | Added +320.8k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 600.8k $69.6m | New |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 3.04% of their portfolio | 592.3k $68.8m | Reduced -100.0k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 591.1k $68.6m | Reduced -31.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 581.8k $67.5m | Added +6.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 570.6k $66.2m | Reduced -123.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 539.5k $62.6m | Reduced -1.1m |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 1.82% of their portfolio | 536.8k $62.3m | Reduced -159.6k |
| Bain Capital Public Equity Management II, LLC 3.63% of their portfolio | 526.6k $61.1m | Reduced -7.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 523.1k $60.7m | Reduced -24.6k |
| Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. 2.05% of their portfolio | 506.7k $56.6m | Added +3.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 482.9k $56.1m | New |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 471.4k $54.7m | Added +169.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.11% of their portfolio | 469.1k $54.4m | Reduced -26.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 467.8k $54.3m | Reduced -82.9k |
| SUMMITRY LLC 3.93% of their portfolio | 460.5k $53.5m | Reduced -164.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 441.2k $51.2m | Reduced -91.8k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 441.2k $51.2m | Reduced -4.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 437.4k $50.7m | Added +6.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 420.2k $48.8m | Added +9.4k |
| Ardevora Asset Management LLP 0.83% of their portfolio | 418.4k $48.6m | New |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 402.6k $46.7m | Reduced -41.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 396.9k $46.1m | Added +300.7k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 393.3k $45.6m | Reduced -335.3k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 3.73% of their portfolio | 390.9k $45.4m | Added +5.5k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 385.4k $44.7m | Reduced -12.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 385.3k $44.7m | Reduced -6.5k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.90% of their portfolio | 378.4k $43.9m | Reduced -51.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 377.4k $43.8m | Added +18.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 368.0k $42.7m | Added +5.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 354.9k $41.2m | Reduced -17.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 350.9k $40.7m | Reduced -96 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 348.6k $40.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.10% of their portfolio | 348.0k $40.4m | Reduced -8.5k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.23% of their portfolio | 337.4k $39.2m | Reduced -59.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.10% of their portfolio | 327.3k $38.2m | Added +6.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 321.9k $37.4m | Reduced -21.3k |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC 2.37% of their portfolio | 317.9k $36.9m | Reduced -174.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 314.5k $36.5m | Reduced -329.0k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 310.5k $36.0m | Reduced -16.5k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 309.8k $36.0m | Reduced -33.3k |