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 ($822.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.1bn as of 2025-07-28, 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 ≈ $158.99. Options: 79 managers hold calls ($3.6bn notional), 72 hold puts ($4.2bn).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,781 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,784 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,412 | 1,146 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,272 | 1,296 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $4.1bn | $5.8bn | 1.40 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.7bn | $5.5bn | 1.48 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.1bn | $3.9bn | 1.26 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.6bn | $4.2bn | 1.14 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +6.2m |
| Amundi | Added | +3.2m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +2.1m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +2.0m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +1.9m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.8m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +1.7m |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -3.0m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Reduced | -1.2m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -1.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -986.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -865.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $729.3m4.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $501.8m3.2m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $492.2m3.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $200.5m1.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $168.6m1.1m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $110.6m694.6k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $104.8m658.0k shares |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | New | $96.2m604.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $93.5m587.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $84.2m531.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $658.6m4.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $415.9m2.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $403.3m2.5m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $201.3m1.3m shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $193.3m1.2m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $176.8m1.1m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $151.5m951.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $149.0m935.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $132.5m832.2k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $126.9m8.0k 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 Q2 2025
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 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $5.1m | $5.1m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.7m | $1.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | Palkhiwala Akash J. CFO & COO | Sold plan | $487.0k3.3k shares |
| 2025-05-21 | MARTIN NEIL SVP, Finance and CAO | Sold plan | $120.8k786 shares |
| 2025-05-05 | Palkhiwala Akash J. CFO & COO | Sold plan | $465.8k3.3k shares |
| 2025-05-02 | ACE HEATHER S Chief Human Resources Officer · by Trust | Sold plan | $220.4k1.6k shares |
| 2025-04-09 | Palkhiwala Akash J. CFO & COO | Sold plan | $91.4k648 shares |
| 2025-04-08 | Palkhiwala Akash J. CFO & COO | Sold plan | $84.6k635 shares |
| 2025-04-07 | Palkhiwala Akash J. CFO & COO | Sold plan | $35.3k269 shares |
| 2025-04-04 | Palkhiwala Akash J. CFO & COO | Sold plan | $235.3k1.8k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 114.7m $18.3bn | Added +290.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 100.8m $16.0bn | Reduced -986.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.32% of their portfolio | 53.7m $8.5bn | Added +420.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 25.7m $4.1bn | Reduced -3.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.20% of their portfolio | 19.5m $3.1bn | Added +758.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.34% of their portfolio | 17.0m $2.7bn | Reduced -74.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 14.3m $2.3bn | Added +1.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.28% of their portfolio | 12.8m $2.0bn | Reduced -461.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 12.3m $2.0bn | Added +1.9m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.19% of their portfolio | 12.0m $1.9bn | Added +6.2m |
| Amundi 0.64% of their portfolio | 11.5m $1.9bn | Added +3.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 10.9m $1.7bn | Reduced -681.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.35% of their portfolio | 10.5m $1.7bn | Added +1.6m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.26% of their portfolio | 9.7m $1.5bn | Reduced -192.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.49% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.5bn | Reduced -642.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.36% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.5bn | Added +74.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.27% of their portfolio | 8.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -517.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 8.8m $1.4bn | Added +1.8m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 8.3m $1.3bn | Added +2.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 8.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 1.38% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.2bn | Added +412.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.44% of their portfolio | 7.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.13% of their portfolio | 7.0m $1.1bn | Reduced -83.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.9m $1.1bn | Added +450.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -37.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.0bn | Reduced -2.6m |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.9m $943.8m | Reduced -116.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 5.1m $819.3m | Added +778.2k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.96% of their portfolio | 4.8m $763.1m | Reduced -215.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.8m $762.6m | Added +118.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.4m $706.7m | Reduced -37.8k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 2.32% of their portfolio | 4.4m $703.7m | Added +1.6m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 4.2m $667.4m | Added +398.6k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 2.06% of their portfolio | 3.8m $612.7m | Added +232.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 3.8m $608.2m | Reduced -306.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.5m $560.9m | Added +711.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 3.5m $559.1m | Reduced -31.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 3.5m $555.7m | Added +163.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.5m $552.7m | Reduced -24.2k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.4m $538.9m | Reduced -370.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.3m $533.2m | Added +214.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.25% of their portfolio | 3.3m $532.5m | Added +34.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.70% of their portfolio | 3.3m $525.6m | Reduced -450.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 3.3m $519.6m | Added +509.2k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 1.45% of their portfolio | 3.2m $502.1m | Added +1.7m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.21% of their portfolio | 3.0m $478.6m | Reduced -142.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.0m $471.7m | Reduced -133.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.8m $451.5m | Reduced -613.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.8m $446.2m | Added +513.6k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 2.52% of their portfolio | 2.8m $441.9m | Added +96.0k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 2.7m $432.5m | Added +6.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.6m $407.2m | Added +9.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.4m $385.7m | Reduced -145.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.4m $385.4m | Added +4.6k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 1.46% of their portfolio | 2.3m $372.2m | Added +2.0m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.3m $363.4m | Added +44.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.2m $357.8m | Added +140.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.1m $332.2m | Reduced -8.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.0m $323.0m | Reduced -196.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.0m $315.2m | Reduced -318.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.9m $305.4m | Added +420.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.9m $305.0m | Added +73.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.9m $299.3m | Reduced -144.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.8m $279.4m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.7m $270.6m | Added +371.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.6m $253.4m | Reduced -1.0m |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $251.9m | Added +45.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $250.3m | Reduced -25.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.5m $246.0m | Added +18.6k |
| Swedbank AB 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.5m $241.2m | First filing |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.5m $238.5m | Reduced -724.3k |
| KBC Group NV 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.5m $237.6m | Added +161.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.5m $232.6m | Reduced -84.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $232.6m | Added +43.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.4m $230.6m | Added +390.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.4m $228.6m | Reduced -36.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.4m $224.1m | Added +7.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.4m $216.2m | Added +101.3k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $214.0m | Added +41.0k |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 7.40% of their portfolio | 1.3m $211.4m | Added +215.4k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.3m $210.3m | Added +88.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $208.1m | Reduced -90.7k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.3m $207.2m | Added +160.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.3m $203.6m | Reduced -33.2k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $202.7m | Reduced -180.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.3m $202.2m | Reduced -421.3k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $200.8m | Reduced -33.3k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.2m $192.7m | Reduced -554.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.2m $191.9m | Added +148.9k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.98% of their portfolio | 1.2m $189.6m | Added +56.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.1m $180.0m | Added +786.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.1m $173.8m | Reduced -540.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $171.6m | Reduced -458.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.1m $171.7m | Reduced -41.9k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.1m $170.5m | Added +121.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $169.9m | Added +649.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $168.9m | Reduced -14.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $168.3m | Reduced -11.6k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.0m $166.0m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Andra AP-fonden 2.31% of their portfolio | 1.0m $165.9m | Added +334.4k |