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 ($1.1bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.1bn as of 2026-02-02, 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 ≈ $170.96. Options: 82 managers hold calls ($4.6bn notional), 71 hold puts ($4.9bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,778 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,974 |
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 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,230 | 1,275 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,334 | 1,215 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $3.1bn | $3.9bn | 1.26 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.6bn | $4.2bn | 1.14 |
| Q3 2025 | $4.2bn | $4.5bn | 1.07 |
| Q4 2025 | $4.6bn | $4.9bn | 1.08 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +26.8m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +4.9m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +4.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +3.2m |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Added | +2.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.6m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.6m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +1.3m |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +940.7k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -8.1m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -4.7m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -3.6m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -2.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.4m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -1.4m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -1.2m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $964.3m5.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $588.9m3.4m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $574.1m3.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $536.2m3.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $382.5m2.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $162.0m947.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $150.5m879.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $126.8m741.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $109.2m638.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $85.2m497.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $631.3m3.7m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $615.2m3.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $493.4m2.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $411.8m2.4m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $337.8m2.0m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $195.3m1.1m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $186.1m1.1m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $151.2m8.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $121.9m712.7k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $116.6m681.8k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.0m | $2.0m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $33.5m | $33.5m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | Palkhiwala Akash J. EVP, CFO & COO | Sold plan | $446.6k2.5k shares |
| 2025-12-18 | Palkhiwala Akash J. EVP, CFO & COO | Sold plan | $1.8m10.0k shares |
| 2025-12-16 | ROGERS ALEXANDER H EVP, Pres QTL & Global Affairs | Sold plan | $2.8m15.9k shares |
| 2025-12-16 | CHAPLIN ANN C EVP, GenCounsel&CorpSecretary | Sold plan | $1.3m7.2k shares |
| 2025-12-02 | Grech Patricia Y SVP & CAO · by Trust | Sold plan | $34.5k203 shares |
| 2025-11-21 | Grech Patricia Y SVP & CAO · by Trust | Sold plan | $82.6k513 shares |
| 2025-11-07 | Palkhiwala Akash J. CFO & COO | Sold plan | $567.7k3.3k shares |
| 2025-11-07 | ACE HEATHER S Chief Human Resources Officer · by Trust | Sold plan | $276.6k1.6k shares |
| 2025-11-07 | Grech Patricia Y SVP & CAO · by Trust | Sold plan | $35.1k203 shares |
| 2025-10-20 | Palkhiwala Akash J. CFO & COO | Sold plan | $1.4m8.3k shares |
| 2025-10-01 | AMON CRISTIANO R President & CEO, director · by Trust | Sold plan | $24.8m150.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 114.1m $19.5bn | Added +647.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 100.1m $17.1bn | Added +1.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.30% of their portfolio | 52.9m $9.1bn | Reduced -11.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.59% of their portfolio | 36.7m $6.3bn | Added +26.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 28.9m $4.9bn | Added +3.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.19% of their portfolio | 18.6m $3.2bn | Reduced -107.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.50% of their portfolio | 16.7m $2.9bn | Added +4.3m |
| NORGES BANK 0.28% of their portfolio | 15.1m $2.6bn | Not comparable |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 12.5m $2.1bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.26% of their portfolio | 12.1m $2.1bn | Reduced -319.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 11.6m $2.0bn | Added +1.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 10.8m $1.9bn | Added +64.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 1.46% of their portfolio | 10.4m $1.8bn | Added +1.3m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 9.8m $1.7bn | Added +880.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.35% of their portfolio | 9.3m $1.6bn | Added +57.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.31% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -248.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 9.0m $1.5bn | Added +4.9m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 8.5m $1.5bn | Added +27.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.45% of their portfolio | 8.3m $1.4bn | Reduced -469.2k |
| Amundi 0.37% of their portfolio | 7.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -4.7m |
| FMR LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.6m $1.3bn | Added +651.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 7.6m $1.3bn | Added +1.6m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 7.5m $1.3bn | Added +911.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.22% of their portfolio | 7.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.1bn | Added +11.7k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 6.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -356.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -8.1m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 5.7m $977.2m | Reduced -3.6m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.31% of their portfolio | 5.6m $964.4m | Reduced -578.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.2m $895.8m | Added +573.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.88% of their portfolio | 4.3m $729.1m | Reduced -512.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 4.0m $683.6m | Added +530.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.9m $668.6m | Added +25.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.8m $658.4m | Reduced -961.1k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 2.08% of their portfolio | 3.6m $623.4m | Reduced -302.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.70% of their portfolio | 3.6m $610.3m | Added +200.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.5m $595.0m | Added +26.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.29% of their portfolio | 3.5m $592.1m | Added +58.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.3m $567.4m | Reduced -570.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 3.3m $564.4m | Reduced -75.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.34% of their portfolio | 3.1m $531.0m | Reduced -439.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.9m $503.1m | Reduced -176.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.8m $480.0m | Reduced -328.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.7m $462.4m | Reduced -26.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.5m $436.0m | Reduced -96.2k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 1.44% of their portfolio | 2.4m $417.3m | Reduced -821.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.4m $419.3m | Added +122.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.47% of their portfolio | 2.4m $411.4m | Added +2.2m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.06% of their portfolio | 2.4m $408.0m | Reduced -243.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.3m $399.9m | Reduced -123.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 2.3m $391.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 1.49% of their portfolio | 2.3m $387.1m | Added +46.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $377.2m | Reduced -160.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.2m $375.8m | Added +161.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.2m $367.9m | Added +429.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 2.1m $358.2m | Added +540.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.0m $337.4m | Reduced -73.8k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 2.0m $336.7m | Reduced -729.1k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 2.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $325.1m | Reduced -756.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.9m $322.9m | Added +209.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.8m $315.6m | Added +23.8k |
| M&G PLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 1.8m $310.8m | Added +569.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.8m $305.2m | Added +58.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.7m $293.6m | Reduced -246.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.7m $289.4m | Reduced -37.9k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.7m $288.3m | Added +129.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $286.4m | Added +109.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.5m $262.3m | Added +23.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.5m $260.8m | Reduced -183.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $250.9m | Added +3.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.5m $248.7m | Reduced -832.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $248.5m | Added +70.2k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $209.0m | Added +940.7k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.4m $235.9m | Added +14.6k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.4m $236.7m | Added +35.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.4m $234.9m | Added +74.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.4m $233.2m | Reduced -184.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $232.9m | Added +461.3k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.3m $228.4m | Added +775.8k |
| KBC Group NV 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.3m $227.5m | Added +158.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $223.3m | Added +33.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $222.7m | Reduced -30.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $221.1m | Reduced -34.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.3m $219.5m | Reduced -42.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.3m $216.7m | Reduced -331.0k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.2m $213.8m | Added +343.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $213.5m | Added +149.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.2m $212.6m | Added +100.8k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.2m $206.6m | Reduced -30.3k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.2m $205.7m | Added +198.3k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $198.7m | Added +382.3k |
| APPALOOSA LP 2.86% of their portfolio | 1.1m $195.9m | Reduced -100.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $194.3m | Reduced -54.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.1m $191.6m | Reduced -53.4k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.0m $179.4m | Added +539.2k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 2.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $179.1m | Added +870.1k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.0m $177.8m | Added +233.2k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.0m $176.5m | Added +28.5k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 1.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $176.3m | Reduced -133.3k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.0m $173.5m | Added +376.7k |