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 ($15.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 36.8m as of 2023-10-26, 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 ≈ $153.04. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($22.4m notional), 6 hold puts ($9.0m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 394 |
| Q4 2022 | 392 |
| Q1 2023 | 390 |
| Q2 2023 | 386 |
| Q3 2023 | 409 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 214 | 174 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $16.0m | $4.1m | 0.25 |
| Q1 2023 | $15.9m | $6.1m | 0.38 |
| Q2 2023 | $17.6m | $4.6m | 0.26 |
| Q3 2023 | $22.4m | $9.0m | 0.40 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +315.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +122.2k |
| Man Group plc | New | +107.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +89.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +83.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +80.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +62.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +54.3k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Added | +54.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +52.7k |
Biggest sellers
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -122.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -88.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -74.6k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | Reduced | -67.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -63.0k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC | Reduced | -55.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -54.2k |
| TCWP LLC | Sold out | -43.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -40.9k |
| Stony Point Capital LLC | Reduced | -36.3k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $8.8m57.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.9m31.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.5m23.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $1.8m12.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.1m6.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.1m6.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $808.5k5.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $442.4k2.9k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $4.7m30.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.3m15.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.2m8.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $442.4k2.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $289.8k1.9k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.2m | $4.5m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-20 | POSEY BRUCE K Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $241.2k1.6k shares |
| 2023-09-14 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $763.7k5.0k shares |
| 2023-08-21 | POSEY BRUCE K Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $229.6k1.6k shares |
| 2023-08-14 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $758.4k5.0k shares |
| 2023-08-04 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $611.2k4.2k shares |
| 2023-08-01 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $485.6k3.5k shares |
| 2023-07-27 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $98.2k700 shares |
| 2023-07-25 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $1.1m8.3k shares |
| 2023-07-20 | POSEY BRUCE K Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $209.6k1.6k shares |
| 2023-07-14 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $650.1k5.0k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.1m $771.8m | Added +315.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $570.5m | Added +45.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.0m $298.4m | Reduced -4.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $190.9m | Added +38.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $190.0m | Reduced -88.7k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 1.53% of their portfolio | 1.1m $173.5m | Added +54.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $156.4m | Added +62.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 982.8k $150.3m | Added +83.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 888.0k $135.5m | Added +12.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 1.02% of their portfolio | 794.8k $121.2m | Added +33.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 717.8k $109.5m | Added +20.5k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.06% of their portfolio | 689.7k $105.2m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.45% of their portfolio | 653.9k $99.8m | Reduced -4.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 571.0k $87.1m | Added +14.3k |
| CDAM (UK) Ltd 12.78% of their portfolio | 553.7k $84.5m | Reduced -9.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 517.7k $79.0m | Added +10.9k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 2.54% of their portfolio | 511.6k $78.0m | Added +46.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 469.7k $71.7m | Added +35.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 447.8k $68.3m | Reduced -28.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 428.8k $65.4m | Reduced -54.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 424.7k $64.8m | Added +326 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 407.1k $62.1m | Added +1.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 380.6k $58.1m | Added +122.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 378.8k $57.8m | Reduced -36.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 370.2k $56.5m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 358.0k $54.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 317.9k $48.5m | Added +692 |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 2.92% of their portfolio | 288.8k $44.1m | Reduced -10.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 275.7k $42.1m | Added +4.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 250.7k $38.2m | Added +80.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 228.6k $34.9m | Reduced -19.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 205.4k $31.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.2k $29.9m | Added +6.9k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.17% of their portfolio | 188.2k $28.7m | Added +2.6k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 170.9k $26.1m | Added +15.4k |
| Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC 1.89% of their portfolio | 164.7k $25.1m | Reduced -15.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.4k $24.8m | Added +17.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.8k $24.4m | Added +54.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 154.6k $23.6m | Added +89.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 150.7k $23.0m | Added +17.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 146.6k $22.4m | Added +12.1k |
| NORRIS PERNE & FRENCH LLP/MI 1.92% of their portfolio | 144.0k $22.0m | Reduced -892 |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 2.92% of their portfolio | 140.7k $21.5m | Added +565 |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 135.2k $20.6m | Added +2.5k |
| AXA S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 124.6k $19.0m | Reduced -15.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 123.3k $18.8m | Reduced -14.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 117.1k $17.9m | First filing |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 116.9k $17.8m | Added +3.3k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 112.4k $17.1m | Reduced -23.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.1k $17.1m | Added +1.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.4k $16.7m | Added +40.8k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 108.6k $16.6m | Reduced -480 |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 107.0k $16.3m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 105.5k $16.1m | Reduced -35.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 102.0k $15.6m | Added +52.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 100.7k $15.4m | Reduced -74.6k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. 0.39% of their portfolio | 95.4k $14.6m | Added +3.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 93.3k $14.2m | Reduced -660 |
| Pembroke Management, LTD 1.92% of their portfolio | 92.2k $14.1m | Added +12.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 90.2k $13.8m | Reduced -295 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.8k $13.7m | Added +17.5k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.19% of their portfolio | 88.1k $13.4m | Reduced -5.0k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.33% of their portfolio | 84.6k $12.9m | Added +971 |
| BURNEY CO/ 0.60% of their portfolio | 84.0k $12.8m | Added +11.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.2k $12.4m | Added +600 |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 79.0k $12.1m | Reduced -67.0k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 2.47% of their portfolio | 76.2k $11.6m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.1k $11.5m | Added +3.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.9k $11.0m | Reduced -10.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.9k $10.8m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 70.8k $10.8m | Reduced -5.5k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 70.0k $10.7m | Added +1.7k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 66.4k $10.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 65.8k $10.0m | Added +33.2k |
| Randolph Co Inc 1.59% of their portfolio | 64.9k $9.9m | Reduced -429 |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 64.5k $9.8m | Added +596 |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.22% of their portfolio | 64.2k $9.8m | Reduced -3.7k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.19% of their portfolio | 60.9k $9.3m | Unchanged |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.6k $9.2m | Reduced -325 |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 58.8k $9.0m | Added +3.5k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 58.7k $9.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.04% of their portfolio | 56.0k $8.5m | Added +103 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.3k $8.1m | Reduced -6.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.4k $7.8m | Reduced -33.0k |
| Alpine Peaks Capital, LP 5.33% of their portfolio | 50.1k $7.6m | Added +1.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.9k $7.5m | Reduced -40.9k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 47.9k $7.3m | Reduced -10.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 45.8k $7.0m | Added +2.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $6.9m | Added +6.2k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 45.0k $6.9m | Reduced -55.5k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 1.37% of their portfolio | 43.8k $6.7m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 43.7k $6.7m | New |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.0k $6.9m | Added +4.5k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.2k $6.3m | Added +20.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.8k $6.2m | Reduced -4.1k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 39.9k $6.1m | Added +855 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.7k $5.9m | Reduced -5.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.08% of their portfolio | 37.7k $5.7m | New |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 37.7k $5.7m | Reduced -1.3k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.2k $5.5m | Added +379 |