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 ($7.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 35.2m as of 2026-04-22, 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 ≈ $87.97. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($27.7m notional), 9 hold puts ($14.9m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 451 |
| Q1 2025 | 430 |
| Q2 2025 | 438 |
| Q3 2025 | 431 |
| Q4 2025 | 449 |
| Q1 2026 | 423 |
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 | 241 | 205 |
| Q3 2024 | 186 | 248 |
| Q4 2024 | 219 | 201 |
| Q1 2025 | 199 | 229 |
| Q2 2025 | 230 | 195 |
| Q3 2025 | 212 | 202 |
| Q4 2025 | 220 | 202 |
| Q1 2026 | 246 | 201 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $30.2m | $1.5m | 0.05 |
| Q3 2025 | $20.9m | $2.3m | 0.11 |
| Q4 2025 | $15.3m | $6.4m | 0.42 |
| Q1 2026 | $27.7m | $14.9m | 0.54 |
Biggest buyers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +466.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +405.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +304.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +272.1k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | Added | +187.2k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | Added | +185.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +160.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +140.9k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +120.7k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP | New | +114.0k |
Biggest sellers
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Sold out | -1.2m |
| Fundsmith LLP | Reduced | -421.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -376.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -345.0k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -320.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -126.8k |
| NORRIS PERNE & FRENCH LLP/MI | Sold out | -112.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | Reduced | -93.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -82.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -65.9k |
Biggest calls
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $7.3m83.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.0m80.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $6.1m68.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $2.4m27.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.2m24.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.4m15.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $825.8k9.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $219.6k2.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $166.9k1.9k shares |
| Tidal Investments LLC | New | $61.5k700 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.4m73.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.3m48.6k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $1.4m15.8k shares |
| SIG BROKERAGE, LP | New | $1.3m15.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $667.7k7.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $632.5k7.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $123.0k1.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $26.4k300 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $17.6k200 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 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 | — | 5 | $4.1m | $4.1m |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $628 | 3 | $3.5m | $3.5m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.9m | $6.9m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.7m | $4.7m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $5.4m | $5.4m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $7.2m | $5.9m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $8.3m | $8.3m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.8m | $2.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | POSEY BRUCE K CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $6.5k65 shares |
| 2026-03-05 | POSEY BRUCE K CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $10.0k100 shares |
| 2026-02-20 | POSEY BRUCE K CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $49.9k481 shares |
| 2026-02-04 | Kim Joo Mi CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $873.4k6.8k shares |
| 2026-02-02 | Kim Joo Mi CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $463.0k3.4k shares |
| 2026-01-20 | POSEY BRUCE K CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $145.7k1.1k shares |
| 2026-01-14 | Thakar Sumedh S CEO & PRESIDENT, director | Sold plan | $668.8k5.0k shares |
| 2026-01-02 | Kim Joo Mi CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $621.6k4.8k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.4m $470.9m | Reduced -12.5k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $222.9m | First filing |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $139.2m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $122.0m | Added +40.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $116.1m | Added +64.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $90.8m | Added +405.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $90.4m | Reduced -126.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.0m $88.8m | Reduced -93.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 996.1k $87.5m | Reduced -376.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 832.8k $73.2m | Added +466.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 763.1k $67.0m | Added +45.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 760.8k $66.9m | Added +272.1k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 732.5k $64.3m | Added +185.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 646.4k $56.8m | Reduced -45.4k |
| RWA WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 548.8k $48.2m | Reduced -40.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 510.5k $44.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 502.4k $44.1m | Added +32.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 497.6k $43.7m | Added +17.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 470.1k $41.3m | Reduced -345.0k |
| CDAM (UK) Ltd 9.14% of their portfolio | 469.0k $41.2m | Added +82.4k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.25% of their portfolio | 466.3k $41.0m | Added +77.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 438.6k $38.5m | Added +15.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 416.6k $36.6m | Reduced -14.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 380.8k $33.5m | Added +4.4k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 380.5k $33.4m | Added +16.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 324.2k $28.5m | Reduced -17.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.3k $28.0m | Reduced -11.9k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 304.7k $26.8m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 297.4k $26.1m | Added +7.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.12% of their portfolio | 250.9k $22.0m | Added +33.4k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 250.4k $22.0m | First filing |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 243.9k $21.4m | Added +35.0k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 239.0k $21.0m | Added +187.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 235.4k $20.7m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 226.1k $19.9m | Reduced -421.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.6k $18.3m | Reduced -25.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 207.7k $18.2m | Added +57.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.6k $18.2m | Reduced -65.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 203.5k $17.9m | Added +160.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.2k $17.1m | Added +80.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 188.7k $16.6m | Added +34.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.0k $16.2m | Added +5.5k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 182.1k $16.0m | Added +66.8k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 181.6k $16.0m | Added +926 |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 180.3k $15.8m | Added +6.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 168.0k $14.5m | Added +42.4k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 156.0k $13.7m | Added +83.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.0k $13.6m | Reduced -51.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.5k $12.6m | Added +140.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.3k $12.3m | Added +22.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.5k $11.9m | Added +18.8k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 129.7k $11.4m | Added +120.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.2k $11.1m | Added +3.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.1k $11.0m | Added +61.0k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.31% of their portfolio | 118.9k $10.4m | Added +11.1k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.2k $10.2m | Reduced -2.6k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 114.0k $10.0m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.7k $10.0m | Reduced -65.9k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 110.6k $9.7m | Added +33.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.9k $9.1m | Reduced -281 |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 103.2k $9.1m | Added +97.6k |
| CULLINAN ASSOCIATES INC 0.73% of their portfolio | 102.8k $9.0m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.3k $8.9m | Reduced -21.1k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 97.3k $8.5m | Added +2.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.5k $12.8m | Added +4.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.0k $8.3m | Added +10.8k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.7k $7.9m | Added +3.0k |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 2.25% of their portfolio | 88.6k $7.8m | New |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 83.8k $7.4m | Reduced -320.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.5k $7.2m | Added +8.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.6k $6.7m | Added +10.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.9k $6.7m | Reduced -21.5k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 75.7k $6.7m | Added +24.1k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.3k $6.6m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.3k $6.4m | Added +3.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.2k $6.3m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.7k $6.0m | Reduced -40.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.5k $5.8m | Added +34.9k |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.06% of their portfolio | 63.0k $5.5m | Added +27.5k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.7k $5.5m | Added +29.3k |
| Park State Asset Management 3.86% of their portfolio | 58.1k $5.1m | Added +9.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.5k $5.1m | Added +43.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.2k $4.8m | Added +38.6k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 0.67% of their portfolio | 55.0k $4.8m | Reduced -10.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.2k $4.8m | Reduced -33.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.2k $4.4m | Added +83 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.8k $4.3m | Reduced -22.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.9k $4.2m | Added +20.6k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 47.8k $4.2m | Added +6.5k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 47.3k $4.2m | Reduced -225 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.3k $4.2m | Added +10.6k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 47.2k $4.1m | Added +39.8k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.1k $4.1m | New |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.3k $4.0m | Added +1.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.3k $3.7m | Added +8.2k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.80% of their portfolio | 42.0k $3.7m | Added +25.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.0k $3.6m | Added +1.4k |
| Nutshell Asset Management Ltd 1.96% of their portfolio | 40.6k $3.6m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.2k $3.5m | Added +4.4k |
| THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 39.1k $3.4m | New |