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 ($5.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 36.6m as of 2024-10-24, 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 ≈ $128.46. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($28.8m notional), 7 hold puts ($4.9m).
Trends to Q3 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 453 |
| Q2 2024 | 467 |
| Q3 2024 | 436 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 220 | 245 |
| Q2 2024 | 241 | 205 |
| Q3 2024 | 186 | 248 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $49.1m | $6.1m | 0.12 |
| Q1 2024 | $48.4m | $41.8m | 0.86 |
| Q2 2024 | $31.8m | $7.5m | 0.24 |
| Q3 2024 | $28.8m | $4.9m | 0.17 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +252.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +127.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +121.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | Added | +117.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +91.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +89.4k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +77.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +63.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +62.6k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +58.3k |
Biggest sellers
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Reduced | -262.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -187.3k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | Reduced | -186.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -163.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -157.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -152.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -136.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -73.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -70.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -64.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $19.6m152.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.1m16.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.7m13.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.7m12.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $1.4m10.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m8.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Unchanged | $860.7k6.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $231.2k1.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $102.8k800 shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $51.4k400 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.5m19.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1m8.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $513.8k4.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $273.0k2.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $269.8k2.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $167.0k1.3k 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 2024
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 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 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.7m | $3.7m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $4.1m | $4.1m |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $628 | 3 | $3.5m | $3.5m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-20 | POSEY BRUCE K CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $164.7k1.3k shares |
| 2024-09-16 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & PRESIDENT, director | Sold plan | $882.5k7.0k shares |
| 2024-09-05 | Kim Joo Mi CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $76.1k616 shares |
| 2024-08-20 | POSEY BRUCE K CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $164.0k1.3k shares |
| 2024-08-14 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & PRESIDENT, director | Sold plan | $867.5k7.0k shares |
| 2024-08-13 | Zangardi John A. Director · By Son | Bought | $6285 shares |
| 2024-08-05 | Kim Joo Mi CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $82.5k616 shares |
| 2024-07-22 | POSEY BRUCE K CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $191.9k1.3k shares |
| 2024-07-15 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & PRESIDENT, director | Sold plan | $1.0m7.0k shares |
| 2024-07-05 | Kim Joo Mi CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $91.8k634 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.7m $737.9m | First filing |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $537.1m | Added +252.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.8m $237.6m | Reduced -12.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $176.0m | Added +2.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $161.0m | Added +20.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $156.2m | Reduced -157.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.83% of their portfolio | 926.1k $119.0m | Added +117.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 907.3k $116.6m | Added +63.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 881.3k $113.2m | Reduced -18.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 862.5k $110.8m | Added +51.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.64% of their portfolio | 733.9k $94.3m | Reduced -262.5k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.88% of their portfolio | 685.2k $88.0m | Reduced -849 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 679.3k $87.3m | Reduced -31.9k |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.28% of their portfolio | 548.0k $70.4m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 518.8k $66.6m | Reduced -8.0k |
| CDAM (UK) Ltd 9.54% of their portfolio | 502.9k $64.6m | Added +38.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 479.8k $61.6m | Reduced -70.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 452.7k $58.2m | Reduced -5.5k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.31% of their portfolio | 451.7k $58.0m | Added +27.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 409.8k $52.6m | Reduced -64.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 407.4k $52.3m | Added +91.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 387.5k $49.8m | Reduced -13.5k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 1.32% of their portfolio | 376.2k $48.3m | Added +3.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 375.4k $48.2m | Reduced -64.0k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 374.0k $48.0m | Added +28.8k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 308.1k $39.6m | Reduced -41.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 266.4k $34.2m | Reduced -19.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 245.4k $31.5m | Reduced -46.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 231.2k $29.7m | Reduced -136.2k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.26% of their portfolio | 231.1k $29.7m | Added +77.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.3k $29.1m | Added +89.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.8k $28.1m | Added +12.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.3k $26.6m | Reduced -187.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 203.6k $26.2m | Added +62.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 192.8k $24.8m | Added +20.5k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.3k $23.8m | Added +21.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 184.0k $23.6m | Reduced -163.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 184.0k $23.6m | Reduced -55.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 183.8k $23.6m | Reduced -4.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 174.7k $22.4m | Added +121.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.7k $21.0m | Reduced -4.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 157.5k $20.2m | Added +127.6k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 154.0k $19.8m | Added +55.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 134.0k $17.2m | Reduced -152.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 133.0k $17.1m | Reduced -31.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 128.5k $16.5m | Reduced -19.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 125.6k $16.1m | Added +16.2k |
| NORRIS PERNE & FRENCH LLP/MI 1.00% of their portfolio | 113.8k $14.6m | Added +3.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.1k $14.5m | Reduced -2.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.7k $14.5m | Reduced -4.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.2k $14.4m | Added +56.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.3k $13.8m | Reduced -35.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 105.9k $13.6m | Added +19.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.4k $13.5m | Reduced -728 |
| CULLINAN ASSOCIATES INC 0.73% of their portfolio | 103.8k $13.0m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.4k $13.3m | Added +39.0k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 92.0k $11.8m | Added +1.2k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 91.5k $11.7m | Reduced -31.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.8k $11.7m | Added +25.6k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 90.6k $11.6m | Reduced -42.4k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 90.4k $11.6m | Added +4.4k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 90.1k $11.6m | Reduced -15.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.6k $11.4m | Reduced -16.6k |
| Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 87.8k $11.3m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 86.2k $11.1m | Added +58.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.0k $10.8m | Added +21.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.5k $10.6m | Added +24.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.3k $9.8m | Reduced -19.9k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 76.0k $9.8m | Added +500 |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 1.64% of their portfolio | 74.0k $9.5m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.1k $9.3m | Reduced -700 |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 71.7k $9.2m | Added +16.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 71.2k $9.2m | Reduced -106 |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.2k $9.2m | Reduced -4.0k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 67.6k $8.7m | Reduced -3.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.9k $8.6m | Added +31.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.3k $8.1m | Added +4.0k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 63.1k $8.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.7k $7.9m | Added +29.9k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 61.3k $7.9m | Reduced -3.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.1k $7.7m | Added +17.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.4k $7.4m | Added +10.2k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 57.1k $7.3m | Reduced -10.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.1k $7.4m | Added +18.5k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.7k $6.6m | Reduced -16.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.3k $6.6m | Reduced -42.6k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 47.5k $6.1m | Unchanged |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 46.9k $6.0m | Added +3.4k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.9k $5.8m | Added +664 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.7k $5.7m | Reduced -876 |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 44.0k $5.5m | Reduced -7.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.5k $5.6m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Alpine Peaks Capital, LP 3.30% of their portfolio | 43.0k $5.5m | Reduced -300 |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.1k $5.3m | Unchanged |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 0.54% of their portfolio | 40.1k $5.1m | Reduced -3.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.6k $5.0m | Added +3.0k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 39.4k $5.1m | Reduced -760 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.2k $5.0m | Reduced -56.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $5.0m | Reduced -297 |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 38.8k $5.0m | Reduced -8.6k |