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 ($301.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 322.4m as of 2026-03-09, 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 ≈ $216.20. Options: 25 managers hold calls ($268.6m notional), 29 hold puts ($240.5m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,356 |
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 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 729 | 485 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $528.3m | $234.6m | 0.44 |
| Q3 2025 | $251.7m | $188.7m | 0.75 |
| Q4 2025 | $355.5m | $324.7m | 0.91 |
| Q1 2026 | $268.6m | $240.5m | 0.90 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +3.3m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +2.2m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +1.3m |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | Added | +1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.1m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +796.3k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +698.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +562.4k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | +523.2k |
Biggest sellers
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Sold out | -3.2m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. | Reduced | -2.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -2.4m |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -1.0m |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES | Reduced | -895.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -776.4k |
| Junto Capital Management LP | Reduced | -726.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -597.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $80.7m372.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $60.7m280.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $29.1m134.3k shares |
| Alphadyne Asset Management LP | New | $18.9m87.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $17.5m80.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $15.1m69.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $10.9m50.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $9.4m45.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.9m27.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.9m22.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $46.6m215.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $30.5m140.7k shares |
| Alphadyne Asset Management LP | New | $29.9m137.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $21.1m97.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.1m60.3k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $11.7m53.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $11.5m53.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $10.2m47.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $8.8m40.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $8.3m38.5k 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 2026
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $10.3m | $4.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | Sheehan William W II EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $1.1m4.9k shares |
| 2026-03-25 | Hartshorn Michael J. GROUP PRESIDENT, COO, director | Sold plan | $3.4m15.8k shares |
| 2026-03-25 | Sykes Karen PRESIDENT, CMO DD'S DISCOUNTS | Sold | $1.2m5.5k shares |
| 2026-03-24 | Fleming Karen PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS | Sold | $1.5m7.0k shares |
| 2026-03-24 | Hartshorn Michael J. GROUP PRESIDENT, COO, director | Sold plan | $1.3m6.1k shares |
| 2026-03-24 | Brinkley Stephen C PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS | Sold | $884.4k4.2k shares |
| 2026-03-10 | Sykes Karen PRESIDENT, CMO DD'S DISCOUNTS | Sold | $546.8k2.6k shares |
| 2026-03-10 | Mueller Patricia H Director · by Limited Liability Corporation | Sold | $400.9k1.9k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 24.9m $5.4bn | Added +562.4k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 21.0m $4.6bn | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 14.2m $3.1bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 13.9m $3.0bn | Reduced -2.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.26% of their portfolio | 12.1m $2.6bn | Added +100.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.14% of their portfolio | 9.9m $2.1bn | Added +145.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 9.4m $2.0bn | Reduced -364.4k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.56% of their portfolio | 9.2m $2.0bn | Reduced -37.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 9.2m $2.0bn | Reduced -129.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.1m $2.0bn | Added +343.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.4bn | Reduced -597.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -120.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.1m $881.2m | Added +320.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.57% of their portfolio | 3.7m $800.3m | Added +213.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.60% of their portfolio | 3.5m $766.9m | Reduced -144.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.5m $757.6m | Added +3.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.3m $704.4m | Added +31.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.0m $650.8m | Added +5.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.8m $609.2m | Added +2.2m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.5m $547.0m | Reduced -503.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.2m $481.9m | Reduced -584.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $479.3m | Reduced -130.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $472.5m | Added +115.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.1m $454.5m | Reduced -2.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.1m $446.9m | Added +40.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.0m $438.7m | Added +1.3m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $437.6m | Reduced -308.2k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 3.36% of their portfolio | 1.9m $418.7m | Reduced -2.5m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.9m $408.8m | Added +111.3k |
| Amundi 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.9m $402.0m | Added +429.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $401.2m | Reduced -44.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.8m $393.3m | Added +293.2k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $396.2m | First filing |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES 7.89% of their portfolio | 1.8m $394.0m | Reduced -895.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.8m $400.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $387.8m | Reduced -24.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $383.3m | Added +1.1m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.7m $366.7m | Added +447.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $353.4m | Reduced -466.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.6m $348.5m | Added +1.5m |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.6m $342.9m | Added +397.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.6m $340.1m | Reduced -11.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.6m $335.8m | Reduced -64.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $313.8m | Added +138.7k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 3.80% of their portfolio | 1.4m $306.1m | Reduced -94.5k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 6.59% of their portfolio | 1.4m $295.4m | Reduced -168.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $290.5m | Added +40.8k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.3m $286.6m | Reduced -140.3k |
| Boston Partners 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.3m $284.4m | Reduced -54.1k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $277.1m | Added +1.2m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.3m $278.9m | Added +796.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $266.8m | Reduced -343.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $254.8m | Added +985 |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $241.2m | Reduced -118.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.1m $237.9m | Added +96.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.12% of their portfolio | 949.3k $205.6m | Added +57.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.56% of their portfolio | 920.6k $199.4m | Reduced -43.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 911.2k $197.4m | Reduced -182.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 900.7k $195.1m | Added +104.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.12% of their portfolio | 890.0k $192.8m | Reduced -169.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 880.5k $190.7m | Reduced -150.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 873.6k $189.2m | Added +698.4k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 867.9k $188.0m | Reduced -106.3k |
| Canoe Financial LP 2.34% of their portfolio | 793.9k $172.0m | Added +1.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 782.6k $169.6m | Added +48.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 766.4k $165.9m | Reduced -580.1k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.51% of their portfolio | 764.8k $164.4m | Reduced -370.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 760.9k $164.8m | Added +36.4k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 760.0k $164.6m | Added +379.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 739.3k $160.2m | Reduced -35.5k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 707.5k $153.3m | First filing |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.08% of their portfolio | 679.1k $147.1m | Reduced -15.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 675.2k $146.3m | Reduced -776.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 674.5k $121.5m | Reduced -178.2k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 670.9k $145.3m | Added +90.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.12% of their portfolio | 662.0k $143.4m | Added +22.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 648.8k $140.5m | Added +50.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 604.4k $130.9m | Added +265.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.22% of their portfolio | 602.3k $131.1m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.08% of their portfolio | 590.7k $128.0m | Reduced -468.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 580.2k $125.7m | Added +38.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.25% of their portfolio | 564.2k $122.2m | Added +199.2k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 558.3k $121.0m | First filing |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.17% of their portfolio | 535.8k $116.1m | Added +426.9k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 1.14% of their portfolio | 523.2k $113.4m | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 521.8k $113.0m | Added +422.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 513.3k $111.2m | Reduced -10.6k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 492.0k $106.6m | First filing |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 489.4k $106.0m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.86% of their portfolio | 481.7k $104.3m | Reduced -69.4k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 472.6k $102.4m | Unchanged |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 471.9k $102.2m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 471.3k $102.1m | Reduced -13.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 459.6k $99.6m | Reduced -104.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 437.7k $94.8m | Reduced -8.3k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.54% of their portfolio | 416.8k $90.3m | Reduced -38.6k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.53% of their portfolio | 416.4k $90.2m | Reduced -7.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 411.8k $89.2m | Added +151 |
| Sather Financial Group Inc 5.37% of their portfolio | 402.9k $87.3m | Reduced -11.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 395.0k $85.6m | Added +152.2k |