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 ($12.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 37.0m as of 2024-02-12, 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 ≈ $196.27. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($49.1m notional), 6 hold puts ($6.1m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 464 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 223 | 204 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $15.9m | $6.1m | 0.38 |
| Q2 2023 | $17.6m | $4.6m | 0.26 |
| Q3 2023 | $22.4m | $9.0m | 0.40 |
| Q4 2023 | $49.1m | $6.1m | 0.12 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.5m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | New | +543.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +378.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +378.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +197.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +134.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Added | +122.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +117.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +116.2k |
| AXA S.A. | Added | +111.8k |
Biggest sellers
| NORGES BANK | Sold out | -378.8k |
| CDAM (UK) Ltd | Reduced | -153.0k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | Reduced | -143.5k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | Reduced | -136.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -113.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -112.6k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -107.0k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -96.2k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. | Sold out | -95.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -92.0k |
Biggest calls
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $15.1m77.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $14.1m71.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.4m47.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.6m18.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m17.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $2.6m13.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $745.9k3.8k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $274.8k1.4k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.6m8.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.5m7.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.5m7.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.4m7.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $117.0k600 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.2m | $5.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-20 | POSEY BRUCE K Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $203.8k1.0k shares |
| 2023-12-14 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $974.4k5.0k shares |
| 2023-12-05 | Kim Joo Mi Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $116.3k629 shares |
| 2023-12-04 | Pfeiffer Wendy Director | Sold plan | $267.7k1.4k shares |
| 2023-11-28 | Kim Joo Mi Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $288.3k1.6k shares |
| 2023-11-27 | POSEY BRUCE K Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $1.1m6.3k shares |
| 2023-11-27 | Kim Joo Mi Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $905.4k5.0k shares |
| 2023-11-14 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $876.2k5.0k shares |
| 2023-10-20 | POSEY BRUCE K Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $250.2k1.6k shares |
| 2023-10-16 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $813.9k5.0k shares |
| 2023-10-11 | POSEY BRUCE K Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $330.0k2.0k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.4m $1.1bn | Added +378.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $737.3m | Added +16.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $497.7m | Added +1.5m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.9m $380.5m | Reduced -17.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $254.8m | Added +46.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $222.2m | Reduced -113.7k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 1.71% of their portfolio | 1.1m $216.8m | Reduced -32.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $203.7m | Added +52.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 797.0k $156.4m | Reduced -91.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 758.8k $148.9m | Added +378.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 739.2k $145.1m | Added +21.4k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.59% of their portfolio | 684.2k $134.3m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.96% of their portfolio | 651.3k $127.8m | Reduced -143.5k |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.51% of their portfolio | 624.0k $122.5m | Reduced -29.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 610.6k $119.9m | Added +92.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 560.1k $109.9m | Reduced -10.8k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 543.2k $106.6m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 463.3k $90.9m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 425.7k $83.5m | Added +1.0k |
| CDAM (UK) Ltd 9.74% of their portfolio | 400.8k $78.7m | Reduced -153.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 400.8k $78.7m | Reduced -6.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 398.9k $78.3m | Reduced -48.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 385.4k $75.7m | Added +134.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 380.3k $74.6m | Added +10.1k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 2.14% of their portfolio | 375.5k $73.7m | Reduced -136.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 360.3k $70.7m | Added +197.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 358.0k $70.3m | Reduced -25 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 332.6k $65.3m | Reduced -96.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 295.8k $58.1m | Added +20.0k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 295.5k $58.0m | Reduced -22.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 287.0k $56.3m | Added +116.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 240.9k $47.3m | Added +12.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 236.4k $46.4m | Added +111.8k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 2.61% of their portfolio | 219.1k $43.0m | Reduced -69.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.4k $41.9m | Added +17.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 193.1k $37.9m | Added +122.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.6k $37.4m | Reduced -14.7k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.21% of their portfolio | 189.0k $37.1m | Added +833 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 183.1k $35.9m | Added +117.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 181.2k $35.6m | Added +30.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 157.6k $30.9m | Added +34.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 151.1k $29.7m | Added +4.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 149.6k $29.4m | Added +59.8k |
| Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 148.6k $29.2m | Reduced -16.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.1k $28.1m | Reduced -16.7k |
| NORRIS PERNE & FRENCH LLP/MI 2.14% of their portfolio | 141.2k $27.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 137.3k $27.0m | Added +2.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 125.1k $24.6m | Added +19.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.9k $24.1m | Added +13.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 113.2k $22.2m | Reduced -3.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 112.0k $22.0m | Added +63.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.6k $20.9m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Smith Group Asset Management, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 99.1k $19.4m | First filing |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.7k $19.4m | Added +60.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 97.6k $19.2m | New |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 97.5k $19.1m | New |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.0k $18.8m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 95.4k $18.7m | Added +2.1k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 94.0k $18.5m | Reduced -14.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.25% of their portfolio | 92.2k $18.1m | Added +54.5k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.18% of their portfolio | 91.0k $17.9m | Reduced -21.4k |
| Pembroke Management, LTD 2.21% of their portfolio | 90.8k $17.8m | Reduced -1.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.2k $17.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.6k $17.0m | Added +11.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 83.4k $16.4m | Reduced -17.4k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.35% of their portfolio | 82.1k $16.1m | Reduced -2.5k |
| BURNEY CO/ 0.61% of their portfolio | 74.1k $14.6m | Reduced -9.8k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 2.77% of their portfolio | 74.0k $14.5m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.4k $14.2m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 70.7k $13.9m | Reduced -41 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 68.1k $13.4m | Added +40.5k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 67.9k $13.3m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.20% of their portfolio | 67.9k $13.3m | Reduced -20.3k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 1.78% of their portfolio | 67.7k $13.3m | Reduced -73.0k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 66.1k $13.0m | Added +1.5k |
| Randolph Co Inc 1.69% of their portfolio | 64.9k $12.7m | Reduced -50 |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.31% of their portfolio | 63.2k $12.4m | Reduced -984 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.6k $12.3m | Reduced -92.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.8k $11.9m | Reduced -41.2k |
| CULLINAN ASSOCIATES INC 0.64% of their portfolio | 58.1k $11.4m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 56.7k $11.1m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 56.5k $11.1m | Reduced -9.9k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.04% of their portfolio | 56.0k $11.0m | Reduced -14 |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.19% of their portfolio | 54.7k $10.7m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.6k $10.2m | Added +11.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.6k $10.3m | Added +23.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 52.0k $10.2m | Reduced -19.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.1k $9.6m | Reduced -4.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.7k $9.6m | Added +13.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.6k $9.5m | Added +44.5k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 47.6k $9.4m | Reduced -334 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.5k $9.3m | Added +24.6k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 46.2k $9.1m | Reduced -32.8k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 46.1k $9.0m | Added +232 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 45.8k $9.0m | New |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 44.8k $8.8m | Reduced -200 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.9k $8.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 42.5k $8.3m | Reduced -16.3k |
| Alpine Peaks Capital, LP 5.04% of their portfolio | 42.2k $8.3m | Reduced -7.9k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 39.6k $7.8m | Reduced -284 |