Qualcomm QCOM
US equityMarket cap rank #107SemiconductorsAI PCAI glasses concept stocksIntelligent driving concept stocks
$165.41 +$8.66 (+5.52%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:10 am ET · Last extended-hours $165.61 +0.12%
Open$161.28
Prev close$156.75
Day range$159.11 – $167.47
Volume19.69M
Market cap$176.99B
P/E (TTM)13.0
Dividend yield2.19%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership83.5%-0.66 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding3,534+0 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)22 buys / 28 sellsNet selling
Short interest2.84% of floatDays to cover 3.1 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share14.7%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$6.94M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 27.2% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 3.29% to 2.84% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,731,001 | 0.6% |
| Aspex Management (HK) Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,360,236 | 0.6% |
| Amundi Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,085,674 | 1.0% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,073,389 | 1.2% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +3,962,021 | 0.4% |
| Van Eck Associates Corporation | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,179,720 | 1.6% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,653,136 | 0.3% |
| Marshall Wace LLP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,457,786 | 0.2% |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,417,187 | 0.3% |
| Hudson River Trading LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,919,126 | 0.2% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,896,843 | 0.2% |
| Altimeter Capital Management, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,882,490 | 0.2% |
| National Bank Investments Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,661,103 | 0.2% |
| Viking Global Investors LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,514,185 | 0.1% |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,347,727 | 0.7% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | Akash Palkhiwala | Chief Financial Officer | Automatic Disposition | -2,356 | $176.58 | 20,799 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Akash Palkhiwala | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -144 | $174.13 | 20,799 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Akash Palkhiwala | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +25,734 | – | 25,734 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Cristiano Amon | Chief Executive Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +65,704 | – | 65,704 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Alexander Rogers | Executive VP, President of Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL) & Global Affairs | Other Derivative Acquisition | +18,069 | – | 18,069 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Ann N. Chaplin | General Counsel | Other Derivative Acquisition | +17,959 | – | 17,959 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Heather Ace | Executive Vice President | Other Derivative Acquisition | +13,689 | – | 13,689 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Baaziz Achour | Executive VP & Chief Technology Officer of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Other Derivative Acquisition | +18,069 | – | 18,069 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Ann N. Chaplin | General Counsel | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -3,766 | $178.40 | 25,770 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Akash Palkhiwala | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -3,267 | $178.40 | 23,299 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Akash Palkhiwala | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +5,017 | – | 23,299 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Cristiano Amon | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -8,232 | $178.40 | 188,487 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Cristiano Amon | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +10,821 | – | 188,487 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Alexander Rogers | Executive VP, President of Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL) & Global Affairs | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,901 | $178.40 | 30,151 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Alexander Rogers | Executive VP, President of Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL) & Global Affairs | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +3,897 | – | 30,151 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Ann N. Chaplin | General Counsel | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +1,826 | – | 25,770 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Heather Ace | Executive Vice President | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,790 | $178.40 | 39,922 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Heather Ace | Executive Vice President | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +3,387 | – | 39,922 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Baaziz Achour | Executive VP & Chief Technology Officer of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,955 | $178.40 | 92,563 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Baaziz Achour | Executive VP & Chief Technology Officer of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +3,943 | – | 92,563 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 29,809,851 | 2.8% | 3.1 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 35,328,275 | 3.4% | 2.2 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 38,316,643 | 3.6% | 3.1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 33,718,025 | 3.2% | 3.3 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 33,274,306 | 3.2% | 3.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 34,577,216 | 3.3% | 2.5 |
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