IONQ INC IONQ
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 46222L108 · ISIN US46222L1089
Quantum computing company based in College Park, MD, USA
* 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 ($521.3k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 202.6m as of 2023-08-03, 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 ≈ $13.52. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($60.5m notional), 11 hold puts ($33.5m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 148 |
| Q4 2022 | 156 |
| Q1 2023 | 164 |
| Q2 2023 | 182 |
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 2022 | 72 | 55 |
| Q1 2023 | 87 | 56 |
| Q2 2023 | 121 | 57 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $7.2m | $5.9m | 0.83 |
| Q4 2022 | $3.2m | $2.2m | 0.70 |
| Q1 2023 | $8.4m | $3.3m | 0.40 |
| Q2 2023 | $60.5m | $33.5m | 0.55 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +2.3m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +2.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.8m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +780.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +476.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +474.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +458.7k |
Biggest sellers
| NEA Management Company, LLC | Sold out | -14.6m |
| MIC Capital Management UK LLP | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| ACME, LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Tao Capital Management LP | Sold out | -963.9k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -573.0k |
| MSD Partners, L.P. | Sold out | -562.5k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -559.6k |
| OUP Management Co., LLC | Sold out | -389.7k |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. | Reduced | -345.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $21.2m1.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $12.0m886.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $6.6m488.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.7m349.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.5m335.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $3.9m289.5k shares |
| SYMMETRY PEAK MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.2m165.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.9m139.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | $1.2m91.6k shares |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. | New | $811.8k60.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.7m714.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.9m507.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.2m309.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.1m302.6k shares |
| Aristides Capital LLC | New | $3.9m289.5k shares |
| Northern Right Capital Management, L.P. | New | $3.4m250.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $727.9k53.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $580.4k42.9k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | Reduced | $32.5k2.4k shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Added | $5.0k8.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 13G · institution +0.8 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BlackRock, Inc. (4.6%, 2026-10-27), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $91.4m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $27.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $107.8k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $89.0k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | Monroe Christopher Chief Scientist | Sold | $2.1m200.0k shares |
| 2023-05-25 | Chapman Peter Hume President and CEO, director | Sold | $123.4k11.7k shares |
| 2023-05-25 | Babinski Laurie A. General Counsel and Secretary | Sold | $82.9k7.9k shares |
| 2023-05-25 | Kramer Thomas G. Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $51.8k4.9k shares |
| 2023-05-25 | Kim Jungsang Chief Technology Officer, director | Sold | $46.5k4.4k 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.3m $234.6m | Added +2.3m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3m $152.8m | Added +2.6m |
| SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. 0.93% of their portfolio | 6.1m $83.1m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2m $43.4m | Added +780.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.1m $41.5m | Added +474.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.9m $39.1m | Added +1.8m |
| AMAZON COM INC 1.23% of their portfolio | 2.8m $38.1m | Unchanged |
| ACME, LLC 43.40% of their portfolio | 2.6m $34.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $28.8m | New |
| MIC Capital Management UK LLP 5.82% of their portfolio | 2.1m $28.6m | Reduced -2.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $25.2m | Added +1.5m |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP 2.45% of their portfolio | 1.6m $22.1m | Reduced -39.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $20.2m | Added +1.5m |
| HAMILTON LANE ADVISORS LLC 4.47% of their portfolio | 1.5m $20.1m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $19.7m | Added +292.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $17.0m | Reduced -559.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $15.8m | Added +109.2k |
| Teramo Advisors, LLC 7.72% of their portfolio | 1.1m $14.9m | Reduced -55.0k |
| Invus Financial Advisors, LLC 7.24% of their portfolio | 1.0m $13.5m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 984.3k $13.3m | Added +458.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 813.2k $11.0m | Added +330.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 805.0k $10.9m | Added +476.4k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 700.0k $9.5m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 576.0k $7.8m | Added +338.8k |
| Carnegie Investment Counsel 0.29% of their portfolio | 572.7k $7.7m | Added +187.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 561.2k $7.6m | Added +373.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 424.9k $5.7m | Added +111.9k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 395.8k $5.4m | Added +375.7k |
| SEVEN EIGHT CAPITAL, LP 0.75% of their portfolio | 333.3k $4.5m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 329.1k $4.5m | Added +48.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 299.1k $4.0m | Added +106.2k |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.07% of their portfolio | 295.4k $3.4m | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 283.4k $3.8m | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 273.0k $3.7m | Added +142.5k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 244.3k $3.3m | Reduced -102.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 241.6k $3.3m | Added +55.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.1k $3.1m | Added +59.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.6k $3.0m | Added +3.8k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 216.7k $2.9m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.9k $2.8m | Added +54.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.5k $2.5m | Added +27.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 182.3k $2.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 172.9k $2.3m | Added +44.8k |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 169.1k $2.3m | Reduced -345.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.5k $2.2m | Added +55.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 163.3k $2.2m | New |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.2k $2.2m | Added +24.9k |
| Contrarius Investment Management Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 146.9k $2.0m | New |
| TRANSCEND CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 140.3k $1.9m | Added +500 |
| CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI 0.07% of their portfolio | 137.4k $1.9m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.4k $1.6m | Added +3.7k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 113.0k $1.5m | Added +4.4k |
| Jasper Ridge Partners, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 103.6k $1.4m | Added +57.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.5k $1.4m | Reduced -573.0k |
| Laurion Capital Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 100.0k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.3k $1.3m | Added +53.6k |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 97.1k $1.3m | Reduced -100.3k |
| Aristides Capital LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 94.9k $1.3m | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.4k $1.2m | Added +20.1k |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 84.4k $1.1m | First filing |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.4k $1.0m | Added +19.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.0k $1.0m | Added +30.5k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.8k $1.0m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.2k $989.9k | Added +44.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.7k $970.3k | Added +17.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.4k $953.2k | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.6k $927.7k | Reduced -10.9k |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 67.0k $906.6k | Reduced -28.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.5k $873.3k | Added +1.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.4k $857.8k | Added +16.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.8k $850.1k | Added +14.7k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 62.8k $850.0k | Added +49.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.6k $833.3k | Reduced -1.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.6k $372.6k | Unchanged |
| AIRE ADVISORS, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 60.0k $811.8k | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.7k $699.8k | Added +48.5k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.9k $675.2k | Reduced -726 |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.02% of their portfolio | 49.5k $670.0k | Added +39.5k |
| Weil Company, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 48.8k $660.2k | New |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.9k $647.9k | Added +11.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.7k $617.8k | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.4k $614.8k | New |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 43.7k $591.1k | New |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.5k $574.5k | Added +4.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.5k $561.1k | New |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.3k $545.0k | Reduced -18.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.2k $543.6k | New |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.5k $534.7k | First filing |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.2k $530.0k | Added +9.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.1k $474.5k | Added +24.2k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 33.2k $448.7k | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.7k $415.8k | Added +5.4k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.6k $400.4k | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.4k $397.5k | Added +8.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.8k $390.0k | Added +20.3k |
| Blackstone Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.7k $388.8k | Added +16.0k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 27.5k $372.1k | New |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.4k $358.0k | Reduced -293 |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 25.0k $338.2k | Added +10.0k |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 24.1k $326.0k | New |