QUALCOMM INC QCOM
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 747525103 · ISIN US7475251036
American global semiconductor company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryRadio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment
- HeadquartersSan Diego, CA
- Founded1985
- Websitequalcomm.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 ($566.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.1bn as of 2023-10-30, 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 ≈ $111.19. Options: 71 managers hold calls ($2.8bn notional), 76 hold puts ($3.5bn).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,308 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,344 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,338 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,311 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,252 |
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 | 978 | 1,143 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,154 | 1,030 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,077 | 1,097 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,025 | 1,095 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $2.8bn | $3.2bn | 1.15 |
| Q1 2023 | $2.7bn | $3.4bn | 1.24 |
| Q2 2023 | $2.6bn | $3.0bn | 1.17 |
| Q3 2023 | $2.8bn | $3.5bn | 1.23 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +7.9m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +4.6m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +3.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +2.0m |
| UG Investment Advisers Ltd. | Added | +2.0m |
| Amundi | Added | +2.0m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +1.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.3m |
| Rokos Capital Management LLP | New | +859.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +758.4k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -4.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -2.7m |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Reduced | -2.4m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Altshuler Shaham Ltd | Sold out | -1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -1.0m |
| COMERICA BANK | Reduced | -971.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $568.8m5.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $403.4m3.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $130.2m1.2m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $109.3m984.2k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $105.1m946.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $104.3m939.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $101.0m909.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $100.7m906.9k shares |
| Alpine Investment Management Ltd | New | $83.3m7.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $82.9m746.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $422.6m3.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $353.7m3.2m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $326.1m2.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $254.9m2.3m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $235.2m2.1m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $200.7m1.8m shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $123.6m1.1m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $115.0m1.0m shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $106.5m958.9k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $100.6m905.7k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.0% |
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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 6 | $11.1m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $429.7k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $273.8k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $5.8m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.9m | $749.1k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-13 | THOMPSON JAMES H Chief Technology Officer | Sold | $3.2m28.0k shares |
| 2023-09-11 | CATHEY JAMES J Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $111.3k1.0k shares |
| 2023-08-17 | MARTIN NEIL SVP, Finance and CAO | Sold plan | $523.6k4.8k shares |
| 2023-08-11 | CATHEY JAMES J Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $114.2k1.0k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 110.7m $12.3bn | Added +483.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 85.8m $9.5bn | Added +670.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 46.4m $5.1bn | Reduced -2.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.38% of their portfolio | 23.4m $2.6bn | Added +4.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 22.1m $2.5bn | Added +539.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.23% of their portfolio | 20.8m $2.3bn | Added +438.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.89% of their portfolio | 18.8m $2.1bn | Added +755.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.33% of their portfolio | 15.0m $1.7bn | Reduced -249.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 14.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -369.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.31% of their portfolio | 13.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -68.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.26% of their portfolio | 12.3m $1.4bn | Added +415.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 11.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.27% of their portfolio | 11.0m $1.2bn | Added +90.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.7m $1.2bn | Reduced -4.7m |
| Amundi 0.53% of their portfolio | 10.0m $1.1bn | Added +2.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.0bn | Added +1.3m |
| Capital World Investors 0.19% of their portfolio | 8.7m $962.2m | Added +7.9m |
| Capital International Investors 0.24% of their portfolio | 8.5m $939.5m | Reduced -486.9k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.00% of their portfolio | 8.4m $929.4m | Reduced -143.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.31% of their portfolio | 7.9m $882.4m | Reduced -315.8k |
| FIL Ltd 0.99% of their portfolio | 7.6m $841.1m | Added +468.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 6.4m $709.0m | Reduced -791.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.46% of their portfolio | 6.4m $707.8m | Reduced -900.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 1.18% of their portfolio | 6.2m $688.8m | Reduced -226.1k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 6.1m $674.9m | Reduced -43.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.1m $672.9m | Added +128.4k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.55% of their portfolio | 5.9m $654.4m | Reduced -79.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.6m $623.7m | Added +758.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 5.4m $602.7m | Reduced -141.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 5.3m $586.8m | Added +1.8m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.3m $583.2m | Added +26.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.9m $541.9m | Reduced -59.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 1.14% of their portfolio | 4.7m $519.2m | Added +521.1k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.91% of their portfolio | 4.5m $501.0m | Added +492.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.1m $452.3m | Reduced -608.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.8m $427.3m | Reduced -953.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.8m $423.5m | Reduced -290.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.6m $398.0m | Reduced -443.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.4m $378.4m | Reduced -40.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.93% of their portfolio | 3.3m $362.3m | Added +3.1m |
| Boston Partners 0.46% of their portfolio | 3.0m $332.7m | Reduced -81.9k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 3.16% of their portfolio | 3.0m $330.5m | Added +270.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.9m $322.2m | Reduced -63.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.9m $318.6m | Added +678.9k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 1.87% of their portfolio | 2.9m $316.5m | Added +7.7k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.7m $297.9m | Added +11.5k |
| UG Investment Advisers Ltd. 55.32% of their portfolio | 2.7m $297.4m | Added +2.0m |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.6m $292.6m | Reduced -153.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.5m $385.3m | Reduced -21.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.5m $276.3m | Added +5.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.63% of their portfolio | 2.4m $266.9m | Added +288.6k |
| AXA S.A. 0.91% of their portfolio | 2.3m $260.0m | Reduced -274.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.3m $259.9m | Added +339.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.3m $252.2m | Added +25.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.3m $250.1m | Added +656.7k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.2m $248.3m | Reduced -2.4m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.2m $248.1m | Added +37.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.2m $246.5m | Added +51.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.69% of their portfolio | 2.2m $246.0m | Added +2.0m |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.2m $243.8m | Reduced -184.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.1m $233.3m | Added +587.4k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 2.1m $231.6m | Added +8.6k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.49% of their portfolio | 2.0m $221.0m | Added +226.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.0m $218.1m | Added +43.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.0m $216.7m | Reduced -20.0k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.53% of their portfolio | 1.9m $214.5m | Unchanged |
| Matrix Capital Management Company, LP 2.48% of their portfolio | 1.9m $206.7m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.8m $202.3m | Added +360.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.8m $197.7m | Reduced -72.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.8m $196.9m | Reduced -25.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $190.7m | Reduced -135.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $184.8m | Reduced -34.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $181.6m | Reduced -634.7k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.5m $167.3m | Reduced -96.8k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.5m $166.3m | Added +523.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $162.9m | Reduced -13.7k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.5m $162.5m | Added +170.1k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 1.91% of their portfolio | 1.5m $162.5m | Added +36.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $160.7m | Added +553.2k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $160.3m | Reduced -790.0k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.4m $156.3m | Reduced -2.1m |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.4m $155.0m | Added +186.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.4m $154.2m | Added +248.7k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $149.6m | Added +53.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $148.9m | Added +206.2k |
| KBC Group NV 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.3m $148.8m | Added +529.8k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 2.48% of their portfolio | 1.3m $147.9m | Added +530 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.3m $147.7m | Added +106.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $148.5m | Added +721.8k |
| APPALOOSA LP 2.85% of their portfolio | 1.3m $144.4m | Reduced -550.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $140.3m | Reduced -295.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $138.4m | Added +280.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $138.3m | Reduced -18.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $137.8m | Reduced -27.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.2m $136.0m | Reduced -58.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.2m $132.5m | Reduced -8.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.2m $132.4m | Added +14.1k |
| Theleme Partners LLP 6.59% of their portfolio | 1.2m $131.2m | Added +70.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $130.6m | Added +237.9k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $127.2m | Added +184.0k |