QUALYS INC QLYS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 74758T303 · ISIN US74758T3032
American web security company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersFoster City, CA
- Founded1999
- Websitequalys.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 ($14.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 36.7m as of 2023-07-27, 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 ≈ $129.21. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($17.6m notional), 5 hold puts ($4.6m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 394 |
| Q4 2022 | 392 |
| Q1 2023 | 390 |
| Q2 2023 | 386 |
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 | 180 | 195 |
| Q1 2023 | 188 | 201 |
| Q2 2023 | 156 | 206 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $23.5m | $4.5m | 0.19 |
| Q4 2022 | $16.0m | $4.1m | 0.25 |
| Q1 2023 | $15.9m | $6.1m | 0.38 |
| Q2 2023 | $17.6m | $4.6m | 0.26 |
Biggest buyers
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | Added | +353.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +247.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +185.5k |
| Man Group plc | New | +122.4k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ | New | +109.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +65.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +55.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +54.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +49.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +47.4k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -449.6k |
| LANNEBO FONDER AB | Reduced | -186.8k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -122.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -112.3k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | -109.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -108.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -92.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -52.2k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | Sold out | -46.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -45.6k |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $7.8m60.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $3.2m25.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.6m20.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.6m12.7k shares |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $1.6m12.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $775.0k6.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $25.0k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $3.2m24.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $981.7k7.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $426.3k3.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $12.0k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -2.0 pts · filed 2025-04-29 | 14.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.5m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.6m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $10.4m | $154.3k |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.8m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.3m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.8m | $213.8k |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.4m | $6.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-20 | POSEY BRUCE K Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $203.4k1.6k shares |
| 2023-06-14 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $646.6k5.0k shares |
| 2023-06-12 | Hank Jeffrey P Director | Sold plan | $199.4k1.6k shares |
| 2023-06-02 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $1.1m8.3k shares |
| 2023-05-31 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $857.7k6.8k shares |
| 2023-05-30 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $2.9m23.2k shares |
| 2023-05-30 | Hank Jeffrey P Director | Sold plan | $341.0k2.8k shares |
| 2023-05-22 | POSEY BRUCE K Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $192.2k1.6k shares |
| 2023-04-20 | POSEY BRUCE K Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $217.9k1.8k shares |
| 2023-04-14 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold | $746.9k5.8k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.7m $612.8m | Added +185.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $477.2m | Added +247.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.0m $253.2m | Reduced -52.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $172.4m | Reduced -44.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $156.7m | Reduced -5.3k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 1.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $139.9m | Reduced -4.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 963.0k $124.4m | Added +39.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 899.8k $116.6m | Added +22.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 875.2k $113.0m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.81% of their portfolio | 761.6k $98.4m | Added +353.1k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.13% of their portfolio | 697.3k $90.1m | Reduced -3.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 697.2k $90.1m | Added +145 |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.36% of their portfolio | 658.4k $85.0m | Unchanged |
| CDAM (UK) Ltd 10.34% of their portfolio | 563.4k $72.8m | Reduced -200 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 556.7k $71.9m | Reduced -22.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 506.8k $65.5m | Reduced -449.6k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 483.0k $62.4m | Reduced -15.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 476.5k $61.5m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 2.18% of their portfolio | 465.4k $60.1m | Reduced -6.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 434.6k $56.1m | Reduced -11.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 424.3k $54.8m | Reduced -14.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 415.0k $53.6m | Reduced -12.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 405.3k $52.4m | Added +285 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 380.8k $49.2m | Reduced -45.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 359.2k $46.4m | Added +1.3k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 317.2k $41.0m | Reduced -9.5k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 304.1k $39.3m | Reduced -39.0k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 2.33% of their portfolio | 299.6k $38.7m | Added +9.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 271.0k $35.0m | Reduced -10.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 258.4k $33.4m | Added +65.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 248.5k $32.1m | Reduced -31.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.2k $26.8m | Added +25.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.3k $24.4m | Reduced -92.1k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.14% of their portfolio | 185.6k $24.0m | Added +1.4k |
| Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 179.8k $23.2m | Added +468 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 175.3k $22.6m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.6k $22.0m | Added +54.6k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 155.4k $20.1m | Added +5.5k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 146.0k $18.9m | Added +6.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.0k $18.7m | Reduced -18.0k |
| NORRIS PERNE & FRENCH LLP/MI 1.58% of their portfolio | 144.9k $18.7m | Added +100 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 140.9k $18.2m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 140.1k $18.1m | Reduced -31.9k |
| AXA S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 139.6k $18.0m | Reduced -28.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 137.6k $17.8m | Reduced -31.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 135.9k $17.6m | Reduced -2.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.5k $17.4m | Reduced -12.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 133.4k $17.2m | Added +18.6k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 132.7k $17.1m | Reduced -390 |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 122.4k $15.8m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 113.6k $14.7m | Reduced -975 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.4k $14.3m | Reduced -2.5k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 109.1k $14.1m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.5k $13.7m | Unchanged |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 100.5k $13.0m | Reduced -1.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 94.0k $12.1m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 93.1k $12.0m | Reduced -5.4k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. 0.27% of their portfolio | 91.6k $11.8m | Added +3.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 90.5k $11.8m | Reduced -13.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.8k $11.6m | Reduced -108.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.3k $10.9m | Added +39.1k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 83.6k $10.8m | Added +133 |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 81.9k $10.6m | Reduced -15.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.6k $10.4m | Added +6.8k |
| Pembroke Management, LTD 1.11% of their portfolio | 79.8k $10.3m | Reduced -2.6k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 1.91% of their portfolio | 76.2k $9.8m | Unchanged |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 76.2k $9.8m | Added +4.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.6k $9.5m | Reduced -7.9k |
| BURNEY CO/ 0.43% of their portfolio | 72.5k $9.4m | Added +377 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.3k $9.3m | Reduced -112.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.4k $9.2m | Added +47.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.7k $8.9m | Reduced -37.4k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 68.4k $8.8m | Reduced -151 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 68.3k $8.8m | Reduced -3.3k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.19% of their portfolio | 67.9k $9.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.1k $8.7m | Added +55.0k |
| Randolph Co Inc 1.18% of their portfolio | 65.3k $8.4m | Added +269 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.1k $8.4m | Added +49.9k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 63.9k $8.3m | Added +4.7k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 60.9k $7.9m | Unchanged |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.9k $7.9m | Added +1.4k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.0k $7.7m | Reduced -2.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.9k $7.7m | Added +8.8k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 58.3k $7.5m | Reduced -50 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 55.9k $7.2m | Added +2 |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 55.3k $7.1m | Reduced -5.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.4k $6.8m | Added +17.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.9k $6.7m | Reduced -8.5k |
| Stony Point Capital LLC 2.16% of their portfolio | 51.5k $6.7m | Added +2.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.3k $6.4m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Alpine Peaks Capital, LP 4.39% of their portfolio | 48.4k $6.3m | Unchanged |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 1.14% of their portfolio | 46.5k $6.0m | Added +4.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.9k $5.8m | Added +563 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.4k $5.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| TCWP LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 43.6k $5.6m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 43.3k $5.6m | Reduced -1.9k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 39.1k $5.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 39.0k $5.0m | Reduced -4.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.9k $5.0m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.5k $4.9m | Added +25.4k |