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 ($119.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 327.1m as of 2025-05-16, 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 ≈ $127.58. Options: 37 managers hold calls ($528.3m notional), 31 hold puts ($234.6m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,039 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 516 | 447 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $364.8m | $484.1m | 1.33 |
| Q4 2024 | $413.3m | $609.7m | 1.48 |
| Q1 2025 | $269.4m | $321.8m | 1.19 |
| Q2 2025 | $528.3m | $234.6m | 0.44 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +5.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +2.5m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.4m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +1.1m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +849.4k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | +801.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +619.7k |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | +515.4k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -4.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -3.3m |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -2.4m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -1.3m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -1.2m |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| National Pension Service | Reduced | -855.2k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -697.5k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -590.1k |
Biggest calls
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | New | $114.8m900.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $81.5m638.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $79.8m625.6k shares |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | $46.1m361.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $20.8m162.8k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $19.0m149.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.0m133.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $16.6m130.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $16.0m125.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $14.5m113.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $70.1m549.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $41.9m328.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $16.6m130.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $13.5m105.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $11.6m91.2k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $11.2m87.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $9.7m75.8k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $6.8m53.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $5.7m44.7k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $5.5m43.4k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.1m | $1.5m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-02 | BALMUTH MICHAEL EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, director | Sold plan | $1.5m11.3k shares |
| 2025-04-02 | Sykes Karen PRESIDENT, CMO DD'S DISCOUNTS | Sold | $657.1k5.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 39.2m $5.0bn | Added +5.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 23.9m $3.0bn | Added +328.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.15% of their portfolio | 16.6m $2.1bn | Reduced -3.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.0m $1.8bn | Added +61.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 13.0m $1.7bn | Reduced -4.9m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.04% of their portfolio | 10.3m $1.3bn | Added +51.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 9.6m $1.2bn | Added +1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.7m $1.1bn | Added +133.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.0m $1.0bn | Added +513.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.4m $686.7m | Added +2.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 5.3m $671.6m | Added +264.0k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 1.75% of their portfolio | 4.7m $605.7m | Added +426.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.7m $594.3m | Added +9.5k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 4.26% of their portfolio | 4.4m $563.3m | Added +359.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.4m $561.8m | Added +406.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.1m $521.2m | Reduced -85.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.0m $511.0m | Added +1.5m |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES 10.07% of their portfolio | 3.9m $492.8m | Reduced -43.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 3.7m $468.2m | Added +849.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.4m $429.1m | Reduced -486.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.3m $420.9m | Reduced -206.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.3m $418.9m | Reduced -248.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.0m $385.9m | Added +112.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $346.5m | Added +188.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.6m $330.8m | Added +2.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.3m $290.7m | Added +190.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.1m $272.3m | Reduced -140.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.1m $269.3m | Reduced -94.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.0m $261.1m | Added +29.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $255.4m | Added +30.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $245.1m | Added +267.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $211.9m | Added +248.7k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 1.7m $211.7m | Added +51.2k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 4.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $204.8m | Added +575 |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $200.9m | Added +619.7k |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $205.5m | Reduced -2.4m |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.4m $183.3m | Reduced -41.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $181.3m | Reduced -7.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $179.0m | Added +10.4k |
| Boston Partners 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.4m $173.9m | Reduced -225.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $172.6m | Reduced -524.3k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.3m $159.7m | Reduced -590.1k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.48% of their portfolio | 1.2m $152.0m | Reduced -12.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.2m $149.0m | Added +1.1m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 995.5k $127.0m | Added +65.0k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 882.6k $112.6m | Added +176.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 857.1k $109.3m | Reduced -46.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 852.0k $108.7m | Added +52.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 844.7k $107.8m | Added +146.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.07% of their portfolio | 828.3k $105.7m | Added +313.2k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.47% of their portfolio | 806.7k $102.9m | Added +125.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 804.0k $102.6m | Added +12.3k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 2.74% of their portfolio | 801.7k $102.3m | New |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.09% of their portfolio | 797.7k $101.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.08% of their portfolio | 750.3k $95.7m | Reduced -52.9k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 712.6k $90.9m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 680.5k $86.9m | Added +49.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 674.9k $86.1m | Reduced -263.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.11% of their portfolio | 672.5k $85.8m | Reduced -70.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 664.0k $84.7m | Added +4.7k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 654.3k $83.5m | Reduced -445.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 652.0k $83.2m | Reduced -12.7k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.59% of their portfolio | 649.2k $82.8m | Reduced -22.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 648.0k $82.6m | Reduced -87.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 605.8k $77.3m | Added +7.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.14% of their portfolio | 602.3k $77.3m | Added +5.6k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.22% of their portfolio | 589.3k $75.2m | Reduced -412 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 581.3k $74.2m | Reduced -131.4k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.20% of their portfolio | 573.7k $73.2m | Added +40.7k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 3.15% of their portfolio | 557.3k $71.1m | Reduced -11.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 550.5k $70.2m | Added +33.4k |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 0.89% of their portfolio | 535.0k $68.7m | Added +204.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.11% of their portfolio | 532.4k $67.9m | Reduced -548.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 524.5k $66.9m | Reduced -855.2k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 521.9k $66.6m | Reduced -57.7k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 516.8k $65.9m | Added +10.5k |
| Interval Partners, LP 1.50% of their portfolio | 515.4k $65.7m | New |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 509.8k $65.0m | Added +23.2k |
| Coho Partners, Ltd. 4.82% of their portfolio | 507.3k $64.7m | Reduced -13.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 500.8k $63.9m | Reduced -7.2k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 475.3k $60.6m | Reduced -9.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 472.1k $60.2m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 469.3k $59.9m | New |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 0.59% of their portfolio | 463.6k $59.1m | Added +2.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 454.4k $58.0m | Reduced -51.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 453.7k $57.9m | Reduced -42.2k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.98% of their portfolio | 438.9k $56.0m | Added +38.4k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 1.25% of their portfolio | 433.1k $55.3m | Added +429.6k |
| SUMMITRY LLC 2.48% of their portfolio | 428.9k $54.7m | Added +4.7k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 3.15% of their portfolio | 420.5k $53.6m | Reduced -4.7k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 411.4k $52.5m | Added +324.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 406.1k $51.9m | Added +4.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 372.2k $47.5m | Reduced -188.3k |
| Soundwatch Capital LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 358.0k $359.1k | New |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 348.3k $44.4m | Added +35.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 342.9k $43.8m | Added +305.8k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 0.92% of their portfolio | 340.2k $43.4m | Reduced -277.9k |
| Glenmede Investment Management, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 333.5k $42.6m | First filing |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 331.2k $42.3m | Reduced -1.3m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 327.4k $41.8m | Added +22.8k |