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 ($641.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.1bn as of 2025-02-03, 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 ≈ $153.77. Options: 84 managers hold calls ($3.7bn notional), 74 hold puts ($5.5bn).
Trends to Q4 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,517 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,628 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,783 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,677 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,793 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 1,154 | 1,030 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,077 | 1,097 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,025 | 1,095 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,065 | 1,137 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,189 | 1,228 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,281 | 1,255 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,322 | 1,225 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,226 | 1,222 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $4.7bn | $9.3bn | 1.98 |
| Q2 2024 | $6.6bn | $10.4bn | 1.59 |
| Q3 2024 | $4.1bn | $5.8bn | 1.40 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.7bn | $5.5bn | 1.48 |
Biggest buyers
| Amundi | Added | +3.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.9m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.5m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +1.5m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +1.2m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. | Added | +1.0m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Added | +947.8k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -6.5m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -5.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -4.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -4.2m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -3.3m |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -2.9m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $810.9m5.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $503.6m3.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $198.1m1.3m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $184.3m1.2m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $163.9m1.1m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $155.7m1.0m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $140.5m914.8k shares |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | New | $130.2m847.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $109.8m715.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $108.4m701.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $998.5m6.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $563.2m3.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $551.4m3.6m shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $239.2m1.6m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $238.7m1.6m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $188.7m1.2m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $187.6m1.2m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $174.3m1.1m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $166.2m1.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $154.2m1.0m 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 Q4 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $5.8m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.9m | $749.1k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $4.5m | $773.5k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.7m | $6.6m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $10.6m | $9.5m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.7m | $6.0m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $8.6m | $6.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-16 | CHAPLIN ANN C General Counsel&Corp Secretary | Sold plan | $409.1k2.6k shares |
| 2024-12-10 | ROGERS ALEXANDER H President QTL & Global Affairs | Sold | $1.7m10.4k shares |
| 2024-12-10 | CHAPLIN ANN C General Counsel&Corp Secretary | Sold plan | $1.2m7.7k shares |
| 2024-12-05 | Palkhiwala Akash J. CFO & COO | Sold plan | $484.6k3.0k shares |
| 2024-11-21 | MARTIN NEIL SVP, Finance and CAO | Sold plan | $202.1k1.3k shares |
| 2024-11-14 | Palkhiwala Akash J. CFO & COO | Sold plan | $491.4k3.0k shares |
| 2024-11-08 | THOMPSON JAMES H Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $1.4m8.0k shares |
| 2024-11-04 | CHAPLIN ANN C General Counsel&Corp Secretary | Sold plan | $313.8k1.9k shares |
| 2024-10-02 | ROGERS ALEXANDER H President QTL & Global Affairs | Sold plan | $539.2k3.2k shares |
| 2024-10-01 | THOMPSON JAMES H Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $1.4m8.0k shares |
| 2024-10-01 | Palkhiwala Akash J. CFO & COO | Sold plan | $497.9k3.0k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 113.7m $17.5bn | Added +707.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 98.2m $15.1bn | Added +1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.32% of their portfolio | 53.6m $8.2bn | Added +1.9m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 27.8m $4.3bn | Added +670.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.21% of their portfolio | 19.3m $3.0bn | Added +457.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.36% of their portfolio | 17.7m $2.7bn | Reduced -34.5k |
| Amundi 0.80% of their portfolio | 14.6m $2.3bn | Added +3.9m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 13.3m $2.0bn | Added +1.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 11.7m $1.8bn | Reduced -4.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 11.6m $1.8bn | Reduced -4.6m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.58% of their portfolio | 11.2m $1.7bn | Reduced -3.3m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 9.8m $1.5bn | Added +1.4m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.27% of their portfolio | 9.7m $1.5bn | Added +193.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.27% of their portfolio | 9.6m $1.5bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.27% of their portfolio | 9.6m $1.5bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.36% of their portfolio | 9.0m $1.4bn | Reduced -20.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 8.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| UBS Group AG 0.30% of their portfolio | 8.7m $1.3bn | Added +738.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.47% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -59.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -5.5m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 7.5m $1.2bn | Added +709.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 1.45% of their portfolio | 7.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -139.1k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.17% of their portfolio | 7.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -69.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.8m $1.0bn | Added +165.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.2m $954.6m | Reduced -873.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 1.11% of their portfolio | 5.7m $882.0m | Reduced -200.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.19% of their portfolio | 5.7m $878.0m | Reduced -111.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.4m $822.4m | Reduced -6.5m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 5.0m $774.1m | Reduced -431.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.5m $692.7m | Added +138.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.2m $644.6m | Reduced -127.7k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.50% of their portfolio | 4.2m $640.3m | Reduced -717.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 4.0m $616.1m | Added +97.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.9m $597.7m | Reduced -514.2k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 2.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $590.6m | Reduced -90.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 3.8m $589.6m | Reduced -264.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.91% of their portfolio | 3.6m $556.5m | Added +1.2m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.5m $539.4m | Added +221.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.5m $538.6m | Added +53.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.17% of their portfolio | 3.5m $534.8m | Added +289.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.41% of their portfolio | 3.5m $533.1m | Added +307.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.4m $527.1m | First filing |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.74% of their portfolio | 3.3m $511.4m | Added +521.4k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 1.76% of their portfolio | 3.2m $496.1m | Reduced -337.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.1m $483.5m | Reduced -165.3k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 3.74% of their portfolio | 3.1m $473.5m | Added +1.0m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.06% of their portfolio | 3.0m $459.2m | Added +392.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.9m $450.5m | Reduced -908.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.9m $440.6m | Reduced -639.6k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 2.7m $431.0m | Reduced -52.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.93% of their portfolio | 2.6m $402.7m | Added +559.4k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 2.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $375.1m | Added +381.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.4m $372.7m | Added +27.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.4m $368.5m | Added +193.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.3m $347.1m | Reduced -20.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.2m $341.7m | Reduced -696.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.1m $320.2m | Reduced -147.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.1m $320.1m | Added +197.2k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.55% of their portfolio | 2.0m $312.1m | Added +947.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.9m $299.4m | Added +144.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.9m $289.2m | Added +586.0k |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $285.4m | Unchanged |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.8m $284.7m | Added +523.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.8m $280.3m | Added +240.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.8m $277.6m | Added +191.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.8m $272.8m | Reduced -36.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.8m $269.8m | Added +1.2m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.7m $262.7m | Reduced -37.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.7m $260.4m | Reduced -132.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.7m $259.4m | Added +249.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.7m $256.3m | Added +144.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.7m $254.8m | Added +178.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.7m $253.7m | Reduced -40.2k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.6m $257.9m | Added +857.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.6m $243.2m | Reduced -42.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.6m $242.3m | Reduced -123.7k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.6m $241.9m | Added +547.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.6m $240.9m | Added +142.7k |
| W1M Investment Management Ltd 3.77% of their portfolio | 1.5m $236.4m | Added +92.3k |
| KBC Group NV 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.5m $235.8m | Added +703.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.5m $231.2m | Added +38.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $227.0m | Reduced -490.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.4m $218.5m | Added +3.7k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.4m $217.4m | Added +81.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $217.1m | Added +1.2m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $216.5m | Reduced -5.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $211.4m | Added +89.4k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.3m $204.1m | First filing |
| Swedbank AB 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $202.7m | Added +6.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.3m $202.7m | Reduced -340.5k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 1.96% of their portfolio | 1.3m $202.5m | Added +13.3k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.3m $201.9m | Added +11.5k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $200.4m | Added +5.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $195.6m | Reduced -183.5k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.2m $189.0m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.2m $182.0m | Added +19.6k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.2m $182.2m | Reduced -65.8k |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 5.94% of their portfolio | 1.2m $180.7m | Reduced -170.5k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $179.1m | Added +648.4k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.2m $177.3m | Added +42.5k |