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 ($980.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.1bn as of 2026-04-27, 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 ≈ $128.98. Options: 75 managers hold calls ($2.7bn notional), 66 hold puts ($2.9bn).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,733 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,119 | 1,676 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $3.6bn | $4.2bn | 1.14 |
| Q3 2025 | $4.2bn | $4.5bn | 1.07 |
| Q4 2025 | $4.6bn | $4.9bn | 1.08 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7bn | $2.9bn | 1.05 |
Biggest buyers
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +24.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +5.9m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +3.7m |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +2.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.0m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +1.8m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | Added | +1.6m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +1.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.4m |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -8.4m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -4.6m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -3.8m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -3.3m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -2.7m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.0m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Reduced | -1.3m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $887.8m6.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $418.2m3.2m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $199.1m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $157.9m1.2m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $89.0m691.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $77.2m599.1k shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $71.1m5.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $65.4m508.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $61.8m480.1k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $58.6m455.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $535.2m4.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $389.1m3.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $304.8m2.4m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $163.0m1.3m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $133.8m1.0m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $118.8m922.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $93.1m722.9k shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | $87.9m682.8k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $81.6m6.3k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $79.1m614.6k 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 Q1 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.9m | $1.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | Palkhiwala Akash J. EVP, CFO & COO | Sold plan | $330.8k2.5k shares |
| 2026-03-12 | Grech Patricia Y SVP, Chief Accounting Officer · by Trust | Sold plan | $77.6k581 shares |
| 2026-02-09 | ACE HEATHER S EVP, Chief HR Officer · by Trust | Sold plan | $438.4k3.2k shares |
| 2026-02-06 | Palkhiwala Akash J. EVP, CFO & COO | Sold plan | $458.8k3.3k shares |
| 2026-01-02 | Palkhiwala Akash J. EVP, CFO & COO | Sold plan | $577.6k3.3k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 106.0m $13.7bn | Added +5.9m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 69.3m $8.9bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.23% of their portfolio | 52.1m $6.7bn | Reduced -854.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.44% of their portfolio | 35.2m $4.5bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 34.2m $4.4bn | First filing |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.61% of their portfolio | 30.9m $4.0bn | Added +24.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 29.7m $3.8bn | Added +837.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.16% of their portfolio | 20.0m $2.6bn | Added +1.4m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 1.36% of their portfolio | 14.0m $1.8bn | Added +3.7m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 12.1m $1.6bn | Added +518.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 11.8m $1.5bn | Reduced -288.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 10.5m $1.4bn | Added +2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.5m $1.3bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| UBS Group AG 0.24% of their portfolio | 10.5m $1.3bn | Added +1.3m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.28% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.2bn | Added +283.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.20% of their portfolio | 8.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -8.4m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 7.9m $1.0bn | Added +317.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 7.6m $972.4m | Reduced -3.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.5m $970.0m | Reduced -38.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 7.5m $963.8m | Added +1.8m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 7.2m $924.5m | Reduced -256.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.0m $892.0m | Added +1.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.8m $877.2m | Reduced -651.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 6.3m $816.3m | Added +2.3m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 6.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.27% of their portfolio | 6.2m $803.5m | Added +601.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.0m $775.8m | Reduced -3.8m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.20% of their portfolio | 6.0m $777.9m | First filing |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 6.0m $775.2m | Reduced -237.3k |
| Amundi 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.3m $676.5m | Reduced -2.7m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.8m $620.2m | Reduced -421.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 4.4m $563.9m | Reduced -4.6m |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.73% of their portfolio | 4.2m $540.8m | Reduced -63.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.0m $514.9m | Added +89.9k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.05% of their portfolio | 3.8m $487.4m | Added +323.3k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 3.7m $481.2m | Added +92.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.53% of their portfolio | 3.6m $461.3m | Added +13.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.5m $453.3m | Reduced -329.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.3m $428.5m | Reduced -148.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.2m $415.9m | Added +526.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.2m $415.2m | Added +418.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.2m $412.1m | Reduced -99.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.1m $401.8m | Added +178.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.10% of their portfolio | 3.0m $383.2m | Added +589.7k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 2.7m $348.9m | Added +269.9k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.6m $340.4m | First filing |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.6m $335.8m | Reduced -710.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.6m $331.8m | Added +152.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.6m $328.7m | Added +3.4k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.5m $327.4m | Added +256.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $323.5m | Added +307.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.5m $316.3m | Reduced -648.5k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.4m $314.5m | First filing |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 2.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $310.1m | Added +507.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 1.21% of their portfolio | 2.2m $288.2m | Reduced -25.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.2m $279.1m | Added +812.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 2.1m $276.7m | Added +1.5m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.1m $276.4m | Reduced -4.5k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.1m $276.0m | First filing |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.77% of their portfolio | 2.1m $268.8m | Added +884.7k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.0m $253.9m | Added +1.6m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $248.3m | Reduced -44.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.9m $238.4m | Added +168.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $231.4m | Reduced -399.9k |
| KBC Group NV 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.7m $223.5m | Added +405.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.7m $219.4m | Reduced -132.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.7m $218.6m | Reduced -396.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.7m $217.4m | Reduced -28.0k |
| M&G PLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $216.0m | Reduced -143.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.6m $211.4m | Reduced -50.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $211.2m | Reduced -34.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.6m $210.4m | Reduced -150.6k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.6m $203.8m | Added +203.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $196.0m | Added +3.1k |
| Swedbank AB 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $196.1m | Reduced -11.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $184.7m | Reduced -33.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $184.1m | Added +186.4k |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 7.89% of their portfolio | 1.4m $179.4m | Added +410.3k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.4m $178.7m | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.4m $178.5m | Added +137.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.4m $178.1m | Added +116.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.4m $175.2m | Reduced -5.9k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.3m $172.6m | Added +300.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $169.8m | Added +13.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $167.3m | Reduced -154.1k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.3m $163.6m | Added +255.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.3m $161.5m | Reduced -29.0k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.2m $159.2m | Reduced -13.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $157.6m | Reduced -78.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $157.5m | Reduced -69.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.2m $153.0m | Reduced -185.0k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.2m $152.9m | Added +831.9k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.2m $152.2m | Reduced -26.2k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.2m $149.8m | Reduced -290.2k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.1m $144.2m | Reduced -41.8k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $143.6m | Added +66.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $142.0m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $138.7m | Reduced -58.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.0m $131.5m | Reduced -357.9k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.0m $130.7m | Reduced -17.2k |