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 ($129.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 323.4m as of 2025-11-14, 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 ≈ $152.45. Options: 29 managers hold calls ($251.7m notional), 31 hold puts ($188.7m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,060 |
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 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 489 | 483 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $413.3m | $609.7m | 1.48 |
| Q1 2025 | $269.4m | $321.8m | 1.19 |
| Q2 2025 | $528.3m | $234.6m | 0.44 |
| Q3 2025 | $251.7m | $188.7m | 0.75 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +9.2m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +2.3m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.7m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +1.5m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +870.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +746.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +699.2k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -5.7m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Reduced | -2.7m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -2.4m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -801.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -751.4k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -654.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -531.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $64.8m425.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $41.4m271.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $20.2m132.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $19.3m126.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $14.2m93.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $13.5m88.4k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $9.6m62.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $8.5m55.5k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $7.6m50.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $7.3m47.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $55.9m367.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $21.0m137.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $13.8m90.5k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $9.6m62.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $9.1m59.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $8.4m54.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.2m54.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $8.1m53.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $7.6m49.7k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $6.4m42.3k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | Fleming Karen PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS | Sold | $437.1k2.9k shares |
| 2025-09-24 | Conroy James Grant CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $5.7m39.4k shares |
| 2025-09-04 | Sykes Karen PRESIDENT, CMO DD'S DISCOUNTS | Sold | $607.0k4.0k shares |
| 2025-09-03 | Fleming Karen PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS | Sold | $151.1k1.0k 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, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 38.7m $5.9bn | Reduced -531.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 25.7m $3.9bn | Added +9.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 24.6m $3.8bn | Added +746.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 13.8m $2.1bn | Reduced -162.6k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.16% of their portfolio | 10.0m $1.5bn | Reduced -313.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 9.8m $1.5bn | Added +180.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 9.4m $1.4bn | Added +1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.7m $1.3bn | Added +67.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -5.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.4m $816.4m | Added +699.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.7m $709.5m | Added +252.3k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 5.01% of their portfolio | 4.4m $670.6m | Reduced -14.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 4.0m $616.5m | Added +375.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.0m $613.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES 10.60% of their portfolio | 4.0m $612.7m | Added +157.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.47% of their portfolio | 3.9m $588.6m | Added +1.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.3m $504.6m | Added +12.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.2m $488.7m | Reduced -156.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.2m $486.2m | Added +474.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.1m $468.7m | Reduced -208.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.1m $467.6m | Added +43.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.0m $450.9m | Reduced -2.4m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.5m $423.1m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.81% of their portfolio | 2.3m $351.8m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $338.8m | Added +870.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $336.6m | Added +97.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.1m $323.1m | Added +73.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $318.9m | Reduced -42.0k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 2.0m $308.4m | Reduced -2.7m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $305.9m | Added +5.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.9m $281.9m | Added +1.5m |
| Amundi 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $279.4m | Added +272.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.8m $276.9m | Added +1.7m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $264.4m | Added +160.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $257.9m | Reduced -228.8k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 4.90% of their portfolio | 1.6m $244.6m | Added +157 |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 2.68% of their portfolio | 1.6m $242.8m | Reduced -66.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $240.4m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.5m $223.7m | New |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.4m $218.0m | Reduced -6.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $213.7m | Reduced -18.3k |
| Boston Partners 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $212.1m | Added +28.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $199.5m | Reduced -93.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $195.9m | Reduced -375.5k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.62% of their portfolio | 1.2m $172.2m | Reduced -20.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $176.8m | Added +302.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $166.3m | Added +208.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $158.4m | Added +211.4k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.0m $157.1m | Reduced -220.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.0m $153.6m | Reduced -160.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.24% of their portfolio | 982.8k $149.8m | Added +450.4k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 3.09% of their portfolio | 968.3k $147.6m | Added +628.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 942.8k $143.7m | Reduced -52.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 937.0k $142.8m | Added +92.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 930.8k $141.8m | Added +477.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 874.5k $133.3m | Added +543.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 806.1k $122.8m | Added +2.0k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.72% of their portfolio | 790.4k $120.4m | Reduced -16.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 739.7k $112.7m | Reduced -112.3k |
| Interval Partners, LP 2.41% of their portfolio | 738.7k $112.6m | Added +223.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 722.8k $110.2m | Added +48.0k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 712.6k $108.6m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 702.8k $107.1m | Added +22.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.08% of their portfolio | 699.2k $106.5m | Added +117.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 693.4k $105.6m | Added +45.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 680.7k $103.7m | Added +74.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 665.0k $101.3m | Added +927 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.12% of their portfolio | 653.8k $99.6m | Reduced -18.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 653.4k $99.6m | Added +1.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.15% of their portfolio | 602.3k $91.2m | Unchanged |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.39% of their portfolio | 579.1k $88.3m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.64% of their portfolio | 571.3k $87.1m | Reduced -78.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 570.6k $87.0m | Added +20.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 558.1k $84.7m | Added +215.1k |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 0.83% of their portfolio | 557.1k $84.6m | Added +22.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 545.2k $83.1m | Added +20.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 539.9k $82.3m | Added +445.6k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 534.2k $81.4m | Added +12.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 507.6k $77.3m | New |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 506.8k $77.2m | Reduced -10.0k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 504.2k $76.8m | Added +256.3k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 3.68% of their portfolio | 498.3k $75.9m | Reduced -59.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 493.6k $75.2m | Reduced -7.2k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 1.74% of their portfolio | 493.2k $75.2m | New |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 3.46% of their portfolio | 484.7k $73.9m | Added +172.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 475.7k $72.5m | Added +3.6k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 464.5k $70.8m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 0.68% of their portfolio | 457.4k $69.5m | Reduced -6.2k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.14% of their portfolio | 452.8k $69.0m | Added +14.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 450.4k $68.6m | Added +145.4k |
| SUMMITRY LLC 2.80% of their portfolio | 434.6k $66.2m | Added +5.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 425.1k $64.8m | Added +170.8k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 3.48% of their portfolio | 420.7k $64.1m | Added +237 |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 415.0k $63.2m | Reduced -335.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 409.3k $62.4m | Reduced -100.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.09% of their portfolio | 407.6k $61.9m | Added +1.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 402.0k $61.3m | Reduced -67.3k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 398.8k $60.8m | First filing |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 389.1k $59.3m | Reduced -184.6k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.10% of their portfolio | 379.7k $57.9m | Added +272.1k |