Ross Stores, Inc.
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ROST · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,075
Institutional Holders
▼ 81 vs Q4
$37.91B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $7.39B vs Q4
320.78M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 97.84%
296.55M
13F Shares Held
▼ 2.98M vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
ROST largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-family clothing stores | 34.12M | 10.38% | 10.38% | $4.36T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 4.95M |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-family clothing stores | 23.54M | 7.16% | 7.16% | $3.01T | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 177.5K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO retail-family clothing stores | 19.84M | 6.04% | 6.04% | $2.54T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 206.7K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ retail-family clothing stores | 17.85M | 5.43% | 5.43% | $2.28T | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 1.67M |
STATE STREET CORP retail-family clothing stores | 13.91M | 4.23% | 4.23% | $1.78T | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 670.1K |
PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ retail-family clothing stores | 10.22M | 3.11% | 3.11% | $1.31T | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 147.9K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-family clothing stores | 8.54M | 2.60% | 2.60% | $1.09T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 253.7K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ retail-family clothing stores | 8.14M | 2.48% | 2.48% | $1.04T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 652.0K |
FMR LLC retail-family clothing stores | 7.49M | 2.28% | 2.28% | $957.34B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 128.5K |
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. retail-family clothing stores | 5.00M | 1.52% | 1.52% | $638.98B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 734.9K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
25
Increased
+15.79M shares1
New Positions
first time holders24
Decreased
−8.93M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+6.86M
+15.79M / −8.93M
Net new holders
+2
1 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
ROST insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
14
Buy transactions
15
Sell transactions
0.93
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GARRETT SHARON D director | May 29, 2026 | Gift | 1,354 | — | — | 215.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
GARRETT SHARON D director | May 29, 2026 | Gift | 1,354 | — | — | 2.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Mueller Patricia H director | May 29, 2026 | Gift | 1,354 | — | — | 3.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Mueller Patricia H director | May 29, 2026 | Gift | 1,354 | — | — | 2.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
BJORKLUND GUNNAR K director | May 21, 2026 | Award | 643 | — | — | 24.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
BJORKLUND GUNNAR K director | May 21, 2026 | Award | 896 | — | — | 23.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
BUSH MICHAEL J director | May 21, 2026 | Award | 896 | — | — | 37.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sutton Doniel director | May 21, 2026 | Award | 896 | — | — | 8.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
MILLIGAN STEPHEN D director | May 21, 2026 | Award | 896 | — | — | 22.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Mueller Patricia H director | May 21, 2026 | Award | 896 | — | — | 3.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 92.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 2.16%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 5.39%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Ross Stores, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 34.12 million shares — equal to 10.38% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 1,075 institutional investors currently hold ROST stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $37.91 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ROST ownershipRoss Stores, Inc. (ROST) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 92.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 10.38% stake. Company insiders hold 2.16%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.