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 ($198.3m 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 ≈ $180.04. Options: 33 managers hold calls ($355.5m notional), 36 hold puts ($324.7m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,217 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 647 | 394 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $269.4m | $321.8m | 1.19 |
| Q2 2025 | $528.3m | $234.6m | 0.44 |
| Q3 2025 | $251.7m | $188.7m | 0.75 |
| Q4 2025 | $355.5m | $324.7m | 0.91 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +7.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +1.1m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +1.1m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | New | +1.0m |
| National Pension Service | Added | +754.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +700.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +653.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +633.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +619.0k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -16.0m |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES | Reduced | -1.3m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -991.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -845.2k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -747.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -747.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -615.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -571.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -564.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -519.1k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $60.3m334.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $59.7m331.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $50.3m279.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $38.2m212.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $29.3m162.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $24.3m134.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $15.5m86.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $14.3m79.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $9.9m55.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $7.2m40.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $56.8m315.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $41.5m230.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $31.5m175.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $27.1m150.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $17.7m98.1k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $14.9m82.5k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $14.0m77.6k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $13.1m72.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $11.9m66.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $11.1m61.8k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $971.8k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | Brinkley Stephen C PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS | Sold | $971.8k6.4k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 38.7m $7.0bn | Added +38.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 24.3m $4.4bn | Reduced -321.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 13.9m $2.5bn | Added +100.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.20% of their portfolio | 12.0m $2.2bn | Added +7.4m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 9.8m $1.8bn | Added +18.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.7m $1.8bn | Reduced -16.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 9.3m $1.7bn | Reduced -160.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.26% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.7bn | Reduced -747.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.8m $1.6bn | Added +20.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.0m $1.3bn | Reduced -259.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.4m $979.4m | Added +79.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.8m $868.4m | Not comparable |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.5m $805.5m | Added +446.5k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 6.49% of their portfolio | 4.4m $790.3m | Reduced -13.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.7m $675.1m | Added +557.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 3.7m $663.7m | Reduced -178.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 3.5m $627.1m | Reduced -564.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.2m $580.2m | Reduced -90.7k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 1.51% of their portfolio | 3.2m $570.6m | Added +1.1m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.0m $545.5m | Added +538.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.0m $540.3m | Reduced -69.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.0m $538.5m | Reduced -217.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.8m $506.0m | Added +1.2m |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES 8.57% of their portfolio | 2.7m $489.0m | Reduced -1.3m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.3m $422.1m | Reduced -615.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.3m $419.4m | Reduced -747.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.1m $377.9m | Reduced -22.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $372.2m | Reduced -142.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $364.4m | Added +15.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $341.6m | Reduced -196.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $326.9m | Added +121.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $319.9m | Added +40.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $290.9m | Reduced -235.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.6m $284.8m | Added +113.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.6m $283.7m | Added +700.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $280.3m | Added +619.0k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 5.75% of their portfolio | 1.5m $276.0m | Reduced -73.3k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 3.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $271.5m | Reduced -85.6k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.5m $263.8m | Added +34.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.5m $263.6m | Reduced -845.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $261.5m | Added +1.1m |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $256.9m | Reduced -408.4k |
| Boston Partners 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.4m $246.3m | Reduced -24.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $242.8m | Added +653.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $236.0m | Added +24.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $234.2m | Added +754.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $224.3m | Reduced -571.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $221.9m | Reduced -991.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $216.6m | Reduced -111.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.2m $213.5m | Added +94.3k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.1m $204.7m | First filing |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $197.1m | Reduced -65.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $190.8m | Added +378.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $190.8m | Added +359.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $185.8m | Reduced -371.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.0m $184.2m | New |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.0m $180.4m | Reduced -6.1k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 974.1k $175.5m | Reduced -57.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.49% of their portfolio | 963.8k $173.6m | Added +561.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.10% of their portfolio | 891.5k $160.6m | Reduced -51.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 852.7k $153.6m | Added +187.7k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 3.43% of their portfolio | 850.0k $153.1m | Reduced -118.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 795.8k $143.3m | Added +72.9k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.94% of their portfolio | 792.6k $142.8m | Added +2.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 774.8k $139.6m | Reduced -31.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.20% of their portfolio | 753.3k $135.7m | Added +302.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 734.2k $134.2m | Added +31.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 724.6k $130.5m | Reduced -15.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.15% of their portfolio | 719.4k $129.6m | Added +65.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.19% of their portfolio | 712.6k $128.4m | Reduced -270.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.07% of their portfolio | 694.3k $125.1m | Reduced -345.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 685.9k $123.6m | Added +460.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 639.8k $115.2m | Reduced -13.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 633.2k $114.1m | New |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.20% of their portfolio | 630.8k $113.6m | Added +418.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.15% of their portfolio | 602.3k $86.5m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 597.9k $107.7m | Added +27.3k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 580.5k $104.6m | Added +517.8k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.57% of their portfolio | 568.1k $102.3m | Reduced -11.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 564.5k $101.7m | Added +155.2k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.75% of their portfolio | 551.0k $99.3m | Reduced -20.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 542.2k $97.7m | Reduced -15.8k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 523.9k $94.4m | Added +48.2k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 503.5k $90.7m | Reduced -3.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 491.4k $88.5m | Added +463.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 484.5k $87.3m | Reduced -9.1k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 472.6k $85.1m | Reduced -240.0k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.37% of their portfolio | 455.5k $82.0m | Added +2.6k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 1.82% of their portfolio | 453.7k $81.7m | Reduced -39.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 446.0k $80.3m | Added +96.6k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 437.7k $78.8m | Reduced -26.8k |
| SUMMITRY LLC 3.26% of their portfolio | 434.1k $78.2m | Reduced -513 |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 3.83% of their portfolio | 428.7k $77.2m | Reduced -69.6k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 423.4k $76.3m | Reduced -110.9k |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 4.02% of their portfolio | 414.7k $74.7m | Reduced -6.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 411.7k $74.2m | Reduced -519.1k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 0.77% of their portfolio | 409.7k $73.8m | Reduced -47.7k |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 0.69% of their portfolio | 408.3k $73.4m | Reduced -148.8k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.11% of their portfolio | 397.0k $71.5m | Added +17.4k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 380.2k $68.5m | Added +42.3k |