Ross Stores
ROST
551 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.1B invested in Ross Stores in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 179 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 52
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 561 → 551 (-10)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.3B → $12.1B (-$1.27B)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $53.9M | Put options by funds: $62.7M
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 179 | Existing positions reduced: 229
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$121M |
| 2 |
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$56.6M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$52.7M |
| 4 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
+$51.1M |
| 5 |
Flossbach Von Storch
Cologne,
Germany
|
+$49.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
AKRE Capital Management
Middleburg,
Virginia
|
-$117M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$75.9M |
| 3 |
CC
Carlson Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$62.2M |
| 4 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$58.1M |
| 5 |
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$50.7M |
ROST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
551 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ross Stores (ROST) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $12.1B — down 9.5% from $13.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of ROST and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 229 trimmed existing stakes and 179 added.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $121M. The largest seller was AKRE Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $117M sold.
- 551 institutional investors held Ross Stores (ROST) as of Q2 2014, down from 561 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $12.1B of Ross Stores stock for Q2 2014, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new Ross Stores positions in Q2 2014 and 52 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Ross Stores buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $121M added.
- The largest Ross Stores seller in Q2 2014 was AKRE Capital Management, an estimated $117M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.