QUANTUMSCAPE CORP QS
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 74767V109 · ISIN US74767V1098
American battery manufacturer
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryMiscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies
- HeadquartersSan Jose, CA
- Founded2010
- Websitequantumscape.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 ($4.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $6.42. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($84.5m notional), 20 hold puts ($66.5m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 318 |
| Q4 2022 | 343 |
| Q1 2023 | 329 |
| Q2 2023 | 331 |
| Q3 2023 | 358 |
| Q4 2023 | 380 |
| Q1 2024 | 363 |
| Q2 2024 | 353 |
| Q3 2024 | 361 |
| Q4 2024 | 366 |
| Q1 2025 | 377 |
| Q2 2025 | 367 |
| Q3 2025 | 409 |
| Q4 2025 | 461 |
| Q1 2026 | 434 |
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 | 124 | 165 |
| Q3 2024 | 158 | 127 |
| Q4 2024 | 149 | 163 |
| Q1 2025 | 183 | 133 |
| Q2 2025 | 178 | 170 |
| Q3 2025 | 246 | 127 |
| Q4 2025 | 234 | 152 |
| Q1 2026 | 195 | 198 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $100.7m | $57.6m | 0.57 |
| Q3 2025 | $334.4m | $246.2m | 0.74 |
| Q4 2025 | $298.4m | $187.0m | 0.63 |
| Q1 2026 | $84.5m | $66.5m | 0.79 |
Biggest buyers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +7.3m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +6.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +3.3m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +3.1m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +3.1m |
| Defiance ETFs, LLC | New | +3.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +2.3m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | +2.2m |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -5.8m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -1.4m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -829.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Sold out | -728.6k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC | Sold out | -429.5k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Sold out | -413.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -394.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -385.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $37.5m5.9m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $11.1m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.7m1.2m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $6.3m983.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.1m799.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $4.2m661.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $2.6m412.5k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $2.3m365.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $2.2m343.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m232.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $24.1m3.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $14.4m2.3m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $7.0m1.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m514.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $3.2m501.9k shares |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. | Reduced | $3.2m500.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.9m300.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.5m229.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.3m197.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m164.0k 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.
No one currently above 5% in the filings since 19 Dec 2024.
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
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 | — | 3 | $3.4m | $3.3m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $12.2m | $6.3m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $7.0m | $6.4m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.2m | $817.2k |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.6m | $4.6m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $34.9m | $17.1m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 9 | $88.2m | $16.0m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.3m | $5.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | Straubel Jeffrey B Director | Sold plan | $188.4k27.1k shares |
| 2026-03-11 | Hettrich Kevin CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $68.1k9.8k shares |
| 2026-03-06 | MCCARTHY MICHAEL O III CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold | $302.9k45.0k shares |
| 2026-03-05 | Holme Timothy CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Sold plan | $871.7k127.1k shares |
| 2026-03-05 | Holme Timothy CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Sold plan | $235.0k34.3k shares |
| 2026-03-04 | MCCARTHY MICHAEL O III CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold | $207.0k30.0k shares |
| 2026-02-23 | Hettrich Kevin CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $66.2k9.8k shares |
| 2026-02-20 | Holme Timothy CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Sold plan | $237.8k34.1k shares |
| 2026-02-19 | Holme Timothy CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Sold plan | $902.2k127.1k shares |
| 2026-02-19 | Holme Timothy CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Sold plan | $243.2k34.3k shares |
| 2026-02-19 | Straubel Jeffrey B Director | Sold plan | $192.5k27.1k shares |
| 2026-01-14 | Hettrich Kevin CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $103.8k9.8k shares |
| 2026-01-05 | Holme Timothy CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Sold plan | $1.9m166.4k shares |
| 2026-01-05 | Holme Timothy CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Sold plan | $506.7k44.9k shares |
| 2026-01-05 | Straubel Jeffrey B Director | Sold plan | $305.8k27.1k 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. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.8m $139.1m | Added +1.0m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.9m $133.2m | First filing |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 19.7m $126.0m | Added +7.3m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.0m $115.0m | First filing |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 12.6m $80.3m | Added +6.9m |
| Capricorn Investment Group LLC 13.08% of their portfolio | 11.5m $78.7m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.3m $53.3m | Added +19.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.1m $51.4m | Reduced -65.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.6m $48.2m | Added +54.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.7m $36.6m | Added +3.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.4m $34.2m | Reduced -5.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2m $33.5m | Added +2.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.4m $28.2m | Added +2.6m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.3m $27.4m | Added +600.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.0m $25.3m | Added +2.3m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $24.0m | Added +3.1m |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7m $23.3m | Added +131.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.6m $22.7m | Reduced -43.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $22.5m | Added +3.1m |
| Defiance ETFs, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.1m $19.6m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $18.6m | Added +77.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $18.4m | First filing |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $17.8m | Added +1.5m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.4m $15.5m | Added +2.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $14.3m | Added +43.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $13.1m | Added +91.3k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $12.5m | Reduced -295.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $12.5m | Added +211.5k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $10.1m | Added +954.9k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $10.0m | Added +615.2k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $9.0m | Reduced -53.2k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $8.0m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $7.7m | Reduced -8.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.7m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 997.0k $6.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 886.0k $5.7m | Added +210.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 865.2k $5.5m | Added +14.4k |
| Arthedge Capital Management, LLC 5.45% of their portfolio | 848.0k $5.4m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 824.9k $5.3m | Unchanged |
| Marex Group Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 822.4k $5.2m | Reduced -249.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 791.5k $5.0m | Reduced -385.5k |
| Clear Street Group Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 786.7k $5.0m | Reduced -203.1k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. 0.18% of their portfolio | 764.9k $4.9m | Reduced -140.2k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 671.2k $4.3m | Added +16.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 617.4k $3.9m | Reduced -1.4m |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 616.5k $3.9m | Reduced -152.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 599.2k $3.6m | Added +44.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 598.4k $3.8m | Added +569.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 590.8k $3.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 533.7k $3.4m | Added +112.1k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 502.7k $3.2m | Added +52.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 491.7k $3.1m | Added +93.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 489.8k $3.1m | Reduced -394.4k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 464.0k $3.0m | Added +398.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 458.8k $2.9m | Added +48.5k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 403.0k $2.6m | New |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 393.5k $2.5m | First filing |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 385.8k $2.5m | Added +13.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 378.1k $2.4m | New |
| THAMES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 369.7k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 366.9k $2.3m | Added +396 |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 362.4k $2.3m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 360.0k $2.3m | Added +25.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 359.6k $2.3m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 354.8k $2.3m | Reduced -51.2k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 313.7k $2.0m | Added +147.4k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 307.4k $2.0m | Added +250.5k |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 288.1k $1.8m | Added +25.3k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 255.1k $1.6m | Reduced -252.4k |
| Entropy Technologies, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 225.7k $1.4m | Added +37.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 224.9k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.1k $1.4m | Reduced -7.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.7k $1.4m | Reduced -18.2k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.2k $1.4m | Added +162.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.3k $1.4m | Reduced -74.2k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.8k $1.3m | Added +92.5k |
| 180 WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 204.4k $1.3m | Added +40.2k |
| WILLIAM JOHN SEMPOLINSKI 0.62% of their portfolio | 193.1k $1.2m | Added +6.5k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.4k $1.2m | Added +4.1k |
| FORA Capital, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 191.1k $1.2m | Added +781 |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.8k $1.2m | First filing |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey 0.01% of their portfolio | 189.8k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| Quantitative Investment Management, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 187.5k $1.2m | Added +148.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.9k $1.2m | Reduced -311.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.7k $1.2m | Reduced -119.8k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 179.7k $1.1m | Added +67.9k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.7k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 169.1k $1.1m | Added +324 |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 162.8k $1.0m | Reduced -172.5k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.5k $999.0k | Reduced -176.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.4k $953.3k | Added +6.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.8k $1.5m | Reduced -6.9k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 138.9k $886.4k | Reduced -55.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.2k $869.1k | Added +12.6k |
| Green Alpha Advisors, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 136.2k $868.8k | Reduced -621 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.1k $855.3k | Added +12.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.8k $834.7k | Reduced -4.5k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.8k $801.0k | Unchanged |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.0k $759.0k | Reduced -112.6k |
| Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 116.5k $743.5k | Reduced -63.2k |