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Qualcomm insider trading

Every open-market purchase and sale by Qualcomm's officers, directors and largest shareholders since November 4, 2021, and what the share price did next.

No insider has bought shares on the open market in five years.

Insider purchase Insider sale Marker size reflects trade value. Weekly closes adjusted for splits; may be delayed.
Qualcomm insider open-market trades
DateInsiderTrade SharesPriceValue 1M after 3M after 6M after

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC: open-market purchases and sales only (awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are excluded), combined to one line per insider per day. "Plan" marks trades the filing says were made under a pre-set Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which are scheduled in advance. Price changes run from the close on the trade date; hover a figure for the change relative to the S&P 500. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Does following Qualcomm’s insiders pay?

From May 20, 2010 to August 9, 2024, 40 insiders reported 11 open-market purchases and 134 sales not made under a pre-set plan in Qualcomm. Twelve months after each purchase was reported, the shares were +8.1% against the S&P 500 on average (median +4.5%), over 11 purchases with a full year of prices; 64% beat the index. After sales, the shares moved −3.8% against the index over 12 months (a negative figure means selling was the right call). That rests on fewer than 20 purchases, too few to read much into. Buying each purchase the day after it was reported, an equal amount each, held 12 months or until that insider reported a sale, would have turned $10,000 on November 30, 2011 into $28,196 by November 2, 2026, +7.2% a year. It held shares 34% of the time; the S&P 500 on those same days, with Treasury bills otherwise, made $25,367 (+6.5% a year), and held throughout $78,591 (+14.9%).

$0$25.0k$50.0k$75.0k 20112013201520172019202120232025 $78.6k$28.2k$25.4k
Copying Qualcomm's insidersS&P 500, same days investedS&P 500, held throughout $10,000 copying every open-market purchase by Qualcomm's insiders from November 30, 2011, before costs and taxes, marked weekly. Uninvested money earns the Treasury bill rate; the portfolio held shares 34% of the time.
Qualcomm: each insider's record
InsiderRolePurchases12 months after their purchasesBeat the S&P 500Sales12 months after their salesLatest report
Thompson James H Chief Technology Officer 0 — — 16 −3.2% (16) August 9, 2024
Altman Steven R Vice Chairman 0 — — 14 −0.8% (14) April 29, 2013
Stern Marc I Director 0 — — 9 −7.9% (9) February 12, 2016
Rosenberg Donald J EVP & General Counsel 0 — — 8 −10.6% (8) May 13, 2019
Cruickshank Donald G Director 0 — — 6 −12.3% (6) March 2, 2016
Gilbert Andrew M Executive Vice President 0 — — 6 −0.1% (6) November 15, 2013
Lederer James P Executive Vice President 0 — — 6 −6.3% (6) December 9, 2013
Nelles Duane Director 0 — — 6 +6.9% (6) November 27, 2012
Amon Cristiano R EVP and President, QCT 1 +7.7% (1) 100% 4 −13.6% (4) February 6, 2017
Aberle Derek K EVP & Group President 0 — — 4 +1.3% (4) February 13, 2014
Jacobs Irwin M Director 0 — — 4 +27.4% (4) November 23, 2010
Jacobs Paul E Chairman & CEO 0 — — 4 −5.2% (4) February 19, 2014
Modoff Brian EVP, Strategy and M&A 1 +5.3% (1) 100% 3 +10.1% (3) December 8, 2020
Renduchintala Venkata S M Executive Vice President 0 — — 4 −8.9% (4) February 13, 2014
Scowcroft Brent Director 0 — — 4 −8.5% (4) February 13, 2015
Dittamore Raymond V Director 0 — — 3 −15.8% (3) February 23, 2016
Johnson Margaret L Executive Vice President 0 — — 3 −5.1% (3) November 19, 2013
Kahn Robert E Director 0 — — 3 −0.1% (3) February 21, 2013
Lansing Sherry Director 0 — — 3 −3.8% (3) February 7, 2014
Mollenkopf Steven M Chief Executive Officer 1 −4.4% (1) 0% 2 +14.2% (2) July 29, 2015
Wang Jing Executive Vice President 0 — — 3 +3.3% (3) February 7, 2012
Acevedo Sylvia Director 0 — — 2 −30.5% (2) May 13, 2024
Alexander Stiles Barbara Director 0 — — 2 −18.1% (2) November 9, 2016
Henderson Jeffrey William Director 0 — — 2 −6.1% (2) February 24, 2023
Mclaughlin Mark D Director 2 +16.8% (2) 50% 0 — August 29, 2019
Padovani Roberto EVP & Chief Technology Officer 0 — — 2 +6.6% (2) May 10, 2011
Randt Clark T. JR. Director 0 — — 2 −12.1% (2) November 10, 2020
Rogers Alexander H EVP & President, QTL 0 — — 2 +26.6% (2) November 22, 2019
Vinciquerra Anthony J Director 2 +6.1% (2) 100% 0 — January 31, 2017
Cathey James J Chief Commercial Officer 0 — — 1 −24.7% (1) May 6, 2022
Davis George S EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1 −4.4% (1) 0% 0 — July 29, 2015
Grob Matthew S EVP & Chief Technology Officer 0 — — 1 −5.6% (1) February 28, 2012
Livermore Ann M Director 1 −10.7% (1) 0% 0 — May 12, 2017
Martin Neil SVP, Finance and CAO 0 — — 1 −17.2% (1) March 5, 2024
Murphy John Francis SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 0 — — 1 −21.1% (1) December 8, 2016
Polek Erin L SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 0 — — 1 −5.8% (1) May 7, 2019
Ros Francisco Director 1 +1.4% (1) 100% 0 — November 29, 2011
Rosenfeld Irene B Director 1 +48.4% (1) 100% 0 — December 11, 2019
Smit Neil Director 0 — — 1 −38.3% (1) May 21, 2024
Sterling Michelle M EVP, Human Resources 0 — — 1 −4.0% (1) May 16, 2019

Moves are the shares’ return including dividends minus the S&P 500’s, from the close on the first trading day after each report; the number of trades with a finished 12-month window is in brackets. Green means the trade went the insider’s way (a purchase ahead of the index, a sale followed by the shares trailing it). A trade reported both by a director or officer and by a fund or company they are linked to counts once here, under the person. Purchases count only where the share price actually traded was at least $5. These figures describe what the shares did, not why anyone traded. Insiders across all companies.

When several insiders traded Qualcomm

Months when 2 or more insiders became net buyers, or 3 or more net sellers, of Qualcomm in reports dated in the 91 days before the month end, and how the stock did against the S&P 500 from that month end. After the 2 buying crowds with six months of prices, it averaged −15.4% against the index. After 10 selling crowds, −5.0%. One company's history is too short to judge by; the test across every company is the better guide.

MonthCrowd3 months on, vs S&P 5006 months12 months
May 31, 20243 selling−21.3%−36.9%−40.2%
December 31, 20203 selling−16.5%−22.2%−6.5%
May 31, 20197 selling+8.7%+13.4%+10.0%
February 28, 20172 buying0.0%−10.7%+2.4%
March 31, 20163 selling+4.6%+19.8%−1.5%
July 31, 20153 buying−5.8%−20.1%−5.6%
February 27, 20153 selling−4.0%−15.4%−20.9%
November 30, 20125 selling−2.1%−14.9%−11.6%
August 31, 20123 selling+3.1%−1.1%−7.3%
February 29, 20127 selling−3.8%−4.0%−5.6%
June 30, 20113 selling+0.3%+0.7%−5.7%
November 30, 20107 selling+11.0%+10.6%+11.9%

Colours show whether the crowd was right: green when buyers were followed by a rise above the index, or sellers by a fall below it. Total returns from the month end; past patterns are not a forecast.

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