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 ($243.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 333.6m as of 2024-05-17, 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 ≈ $145.28. Options: 37 managers hold calls ($259.9m notional), 34 hold puts ($462.5m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 797 |
| Q4 2022 | 897 |
| Q1 2023 | 890 |
| Q2 2023 | 880 |
| Q3 2023 | 903 |
| Q4 2023 | 972 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,025 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,032 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 400 | 380 |
| Q1 2023 | 405 | 413 |
| Q2 2023 | 372 | 424 |
| Q3 2023 | 414 | 393 |
| Q4 2023 | 421 | 429 |
| Q1 2024 | 447 | 444 |
| Q2 2024 | 487 | 443 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $323.1m | $262.4m | 0.81 |
| Q4 2023 | $407.2m | $430.2m | 1.06 |
| Q1 2024 | $351.5m | $326.2m | 0.93 |
| Q2 2024 | $259.9m | $462.5m | 1.78 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.0m |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +975.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +520.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +469.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +453.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +399.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Added | +398.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +394.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -8.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -2.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.7m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -1.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -893.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -750.6k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -523.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -430.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -323.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $43.7m300.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $41.5m285.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $23.1m158.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $15.2m104.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $13.1m90.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $12.0m82.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $9.3m64.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $7.7m53.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $7.7m52.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $7.5m51.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $78.3m538.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $75.4m518.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $55.5m381.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $28.4m195.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $26.3m180.8k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $23.6m1.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $23.1m159.0k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $21.4m147.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $20.9m143.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $18.9m130.2k 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 Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.7m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.6m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $9.5m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.3m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $10.4m | $5.8m |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $5.2k | 1 | $130.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-28 | Mueller Patricia H Director · by Limited Liability Corporation | Sold | $130.2k941 shares |
| 2024-04-01 | Fleming Karen PRESIDENT, CMO DD'S DISCOUNTS | Bought | $5.2k35 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 29.3m $4.3bn | Added +364.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 24.9m $3.6bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 20.3m $3.0bn | Added +3.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 15.9m $2.3bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 14.1m $2.0bn | Added +27.7k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.12% of their portfolio | 10.7m $1.5bn | Reduced -62.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.1m $1.2bn | Added +91.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.1bn | Added +1.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.5m $943.9m | Reduced -246.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.53% of their portfolio | 5.8m $841.2m | Added +240.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.4m $779.7m | Reduced -8.3m |
| Amundi 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.7m $682.6m | Added +331.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.6m $670.1m | Reduced -1.4m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.5m $659.9m | Reduced -6.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.1m $594.7m | Reduced -61.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.0m $588.2m | Reduced -750.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.9m $573.3m | Added +1.0m |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES 12.51% of their portfolio | 3.9m $566.0m | Added +6.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 3.3m $481.1m | Added +347.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.3m $477.5m | Added +17.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.9m $423.3m | Reduced -173.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.9m $420.5m | Reduced -228.7k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 3.20% of their portfolio | 2.6m $379.7m | Reduced -254.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $360.0m | Added +332.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.24% of their portfolio | 2.4m $347.6m | Added +975.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.4m $342.2m | Reduced -893.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $315.4m | Added +165.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.1m $305.5m | Added +399.4k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.0m $291.7m | Added +390.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.9m $277.4m | Reduced -222.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $277.2m | Reduced -58.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $274.1m | Added +27.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.9m $273.9m | Added +520.9k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.8m $267.6m | Added +31.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.8m $263.7m | Added +394.8k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.8m $263.1m | Reduced -6.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $260.2m | Added +453.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.7m $247.9m | Reduced -430.3k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 5.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $237.3m | Reduced -5.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.6m $236.5m | Added +23.0k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $234.6m | Unchanged |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.6m $226.2m | Reduced -84.0k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.5m $213.5m | Reduced -109.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.4m $207.0m | Added +359.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $195.8m | Added +31.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.3m $190.3m | Reduced -46.3k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $188.4m | Reduced -63.7k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.97% of their portfolio | 1.3m $187.1m | Reduced -12.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.3m $183.3m | Added +469.7k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 2.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $180.2m | Added +112.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $155.6m | Added +355.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $146.3m | Added +107.6k |
| Coho Partners, Ltd. 5.03% of their portfolio | 993.5k $144.4m | Reduced -306.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.10% of their portfolio | 992.8k $144.3m | Reduced -15.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 916.9k $133.3m | Reduced -89.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 861.3k $125.2m | Reduced -164.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 858.6k $124.8m | Reduced -84.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 849.2k $123.4m | Reduced -117.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.13% of their portfolio | 799.3k $116.2m | Added +7.3k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.56% of their portfolio | 786.7k $114.3m | Added +65.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 786.5k $114.3m | Added +28.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 765.7k $111.3m | Reduced -61.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.13% of their portfolio | 761.3k $111.2m | Reduced -17.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 728.8k $105.9m | Added +130.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 713.4k $103.7m | Reduced -300.9k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.74% of their portfolio | 690.0k $100.3m | Reduced -45.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 680.3k $98.9m | Reduced -62.7k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 3.33% of their portfolio | 672.2k $97.7m | Reduced -30.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 648.9k $94.3m | Added +194.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.30% of their portfolio | 629.7k $91.5m | Added +122.7k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.47% of their portfolio | 623.9k $90.7m | Reduced -14.7k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 616.8k $89.6m | Reduced -11.1k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 612.4k $89.0m | Added +184.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.16% of their portfolio | 611.5k $89.1m | Added +14.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 584.4k $84.9m | Reduced -16.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 583.2k $84.7m | Reduced -323.5k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 581.2k $84.5m | Added +398.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.08% of their portfolio | 571.3k $83.0m | Added +23.6k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.40% of their portfolio | 545.3k $79.2m | Reduced -57.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 540.5k $78.5m | Added +76.5k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.47% of their portfolio | 538.7k $79.1m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 536.0k $79.8m | Reduced -47.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.13% of their portfolio | 532.4k $77.4m | Added +297.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 530.8k $77.1m | Added +3.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 523.4k $76.1m | Reduced -234.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 504.8k $73.4m | Added +131.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 484.2k $70.4m | Added +44.7k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 4.39% of their portfolio | 436.4k $63.4m | Added +12.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.17% of their portfolio | 431.1k $62.7m | Reduced -312.9k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 430.7k $63.2m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP 0.41% of their portfolio | 427.1k $62.1m | Added +281.2k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.34% of their portfolio | 416.5k $60.5m | Added +133.7k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 414.8k $60.3m | Reduced -19.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 411.8k $59.8m | Reduced -87.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.11% of their portfolio | 402.6k $58.5m | Added +52.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 364.3k $52.9m | Added +2.2k |
| Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. 1.16% of their portfolio | 364.0k $50.4m | Reduced -24.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 361.0k $52.5m | Added +227.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 359.5k $52.2m | Added +273.5k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 352.0k $51.2m | Reduced -2.3k |