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 ($82.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 328.8m as of 2025-03-10, 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 ≈ $127.83. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($269.4m notional), 37 hold puts ($321.8m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,052 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,092 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,018 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 372 | 424 |
| Q3 2023 | 414 | 393 |
| Q4 2023 | 421 | 429 |
| Q1 2024 | 447 | 444 |
| Q2 2024 | 487 | 443 |
| Q3 2024 | 493 | 447 |
| Q4 2024 | 452 | 502 |
| Q1 2025 | 423 | 581 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $259.9m | $462.5m | 1.78 |
| Q3 2024 | $364.8m | $484.1m | 1.33 |
| Q4 2024 | $413.3m | $609.7m | 1.48 |
| Q1 2025 | $269.4m | $321.8m | 1.19 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +4.9m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +2.6m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. | Added | +1.5m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.4m |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Added | +811.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +700.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +658.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +652.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +618.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +496.0k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.7m |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | Sold out | -1.4m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -1.2m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -795.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -773.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -734.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -725.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -670.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -583.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $52.4m410.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $42.3m331.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $28.3m221.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $18.4m144.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $16.9m132.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $13.0m102.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $11.5m89.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $11.3m88.6k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $7.8m61.1k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $7.3m57.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $35.9m280.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $35.2m275.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $32.2m252.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $26.3m205.8k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | First filing | $22.7m1.8k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $22.5m175.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $21.4m167.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $19.8m155.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $13.3m103.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $7.9m61.8k 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 Q1 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $11.1m | $11.1m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.6m | $2.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | Fleming Karen PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS | Sold | $673.0k5.3k shares |
| 2025-03-25 | Hartshorn Michael J. GROUP PRESIDENT, COO, director | Sold plan | $1.3m10.3k shares |
| 2025-03-24 | Hartshorn Michael J. GROUP PRESIDENT, COO, director | Sold plan | $956.7k7.5k shares |
| 2025-03-17 | Fleming Karen PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS | Sold | $671.3k5.3k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 34.1m $4.4bn | Added +4.9m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 23.5m $3.0bn | Reduced -177.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.19% of their portfolio | 19.8m $2.5bn | Added +206.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 17.8m $2.3bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 13.9m $1.8bn | Reduced -670.1k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.08% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -147.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.5m $1.1bn | Added +253.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.1m $1.0bn | Added +652.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.5m $957.3m | Reduced -128.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 5.0m $639.0m | Reduced -734.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.6m $594.0m | Reduced -299.3k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 1.75% of their portfolio | 4.3m $552.2m | Added +2.6m |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.2m $532.9m | Reduced -122.2k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 4.20% of their portfolio | 4.1m $518.2m | Added +1.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.0m $510.9m | Added +192.1k |
| Amundi 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.9m $516.9m | Reduced -503.4k |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES 10.81% of their portfolio | 3.9m $499.2m | Reduced -8.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.8m $491.9m | Reduced -109.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.5m $451.3m | Reduced -725.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.5m $447.9m | Reduced -67.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.9m $372.1m | Added +15.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.8m $362.6m | Reduced -498.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.8m $360.4m | Added +1.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $322.9m | Reduced -327.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.5m $319.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 8.86% of their portfolio | 2.4m $312.5m | Added +811.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $290.7m | Reduced -325.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $281.8m | Added +84.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.1m $266.8m | Added +658.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.0m $255.5m | Added +57.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.0m $257.8m | Added +45.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $251.9m | Added +21.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $239.9m | Added +202.2k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.8m $235.3m | Reduced -50.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $211.4m | Reduced -100.3k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 1.6m $205.5m | Added +86.1k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 4.34% of their portfolio | 1.6m $205.0m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.6m $203.2m | Added +618.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.6m $203.0m | Reduced -35.7k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.5m $188.8m | Reduced -17.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $182.5m | Added +17.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $180.5m | Added +186.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $177.9m | Added +246.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $176.3m | Added +119.2k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.59% of their portfolio | 1.2m $153.9m | Added +52.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $141.0m | Reduced -795.9k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 2.32% of their portfolio | 1.1m $140.6m | Added +129.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $138.1m | Added +700.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 955.0k $122.0m | First filing |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 942.7k $120.5m | Reduced -324.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 938.5k $119.9m | Reduced -17.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 930.5k $118.9m | Reduced -6.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 903.4k $115.4m | Reduced -373.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.09% of their portfolio | 803.3k $102.7m | Reduced -47.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 799.9k $102.2m | Reduced -46.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 791.7k $101.2m | Reduced -911 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.14% of their portfolio | 743.0k $95.0m | Reduced -75.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 735.8k $93.8m | Reduced -54.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.07% of their portfolio | 712.7k $91.1m | First filing |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 712.6k $91.1m | Reduced -498 |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 705.8k $90.2m | Reduced -30.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 697.8k $87.4m | Reduced -247.8k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.39% of their portfolio | 681.0k $87.0m | Added +44.4k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.63% of their portfolio | 671.4k $85.8m | Reduced -947 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 664.6k $84.9m | Added +17.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 659.4k $84.3m | Reduced -146.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 631.3k $80.7m | Added +54.9k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 1.81% of their portfolio | 618.1k $79.0m | Reduced -184.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 598.7k $76.5m | Reduced -135.8k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.15% of their portfolio | 596.7k $74.1m | Reduced -5.6k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.29% of their portfolio | 589.7k $75.4m | Reduced -13.9k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 579.5k $74.1m | Added +5.7k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 3.23% of their portfolio | 568.6k $72.7m | Reduced -38.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 560.5k $71.6m | Added +263.7k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.37% of their portfolio | 537.4k $68.7m | Reduced -9.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 536.8k $68.6m | Added +453.1k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 533.0k $68.1m | Added +106.3k |
| Coho Partners, Ltd. 4.02% of their portfolio | 520.5k $66.5m | Reduced -213.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 517.1k $66.1m | Reduced -8.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.05% of their portfolio | 515.1k $65.8m | Added +9.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 508.1k $64.9m | Reduced -952 |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 506.3k $64.7m | Added +847 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 505.8k $64.6m | Added +146.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 496.0k $63.4m | New |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 486.6k $62.2m | Added +60.7k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 484.7k $61.5m | Added +67.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 479.7k $61.3m | Reduced -278.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 464.5k $59.4m | Added +182.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 464.2k $59.3m | Added +364.8k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 0.64% of their portfolio | 461.1k $58.9m | Reduced -112.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 441.2k $56.4m | Added +435.2k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 3.55% of their portfolio | 425.2k $54.3m | Reduced -6.7k |
| SUMMITRY LLC 2.74% of their portfolio | 424.2k $54.2m | Added +71.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.09% of their portfolio | 402.1k $51.5m | Reduced -15.6k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.91% of their portfolio | 400.4k $51.2m | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 374.9k $47.9m | Added +374.2k |
| Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. 1.07% of their portfolio | 345.7k $44.2m | Added +3.7k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.09% of their portfolio | 339.1k $43.3m | Reduced -11.8k |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 0.58% of their portfolio | 330.6k $42.2m | Added +10.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 326.5k $41.7m | Reduced -107.2k |