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Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc

IONS
Exchange
Nasdaq
Industry
Pharmaceutical Preparations
SEC CIK
0000874015

In the last 90 days, Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc insiders filed 1 open-market purchase and 4 sales; 515 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $14.3B in total; ARK Invest is the only superinvestor holding it.

13F holders, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Sep 30, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
326
−9 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
121.7M
−2.53M (−2.0%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$4.08B
−$872.0M (−17.6%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
38
108 more added
Sold out
47
103 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting IONS on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ3 2021: 326 institutions
Q1 2021: 365 institutionsQ2 2021: 338 institutionsQ3 2021: 326 institutionsQ4 2021: 341 institutionsQ1 2022: 333 institutionsQ2 2022: 351 institutionsQ3 2022: 350 institutionsQ4 2022: 339 institutionsQ1 2023: 315 institutionsQ2 2023: 305 institutionsQ3 2023: 312 institutionsQ4 2023: 365 institutionsQ1 2024: 361 institutionsQ2 2024: 357 institutionsQ3 2024: 354 institutionsQ4 2024: 356 institutionsQ1 2025: 344 institutionsQ2 2025: 363 institutionsQ3 2025: 437 institutionsQ4 2025: 494 institutionsQ1 2026: 497 institutionsQ2 2026: 515 institutions
Value heldQ3 2021: $4.08B
Q1 2021: $5.55BQ2 2021: $4.96BQ3 2021: $4.08BQ4 2021: $3.75BQ1 2022: $4.63BQ2 2022: $4.61BQ3 2022: $5.59BQ4 2022: $4.93BQ1 2023: $4.69BQ2 2023: $5.60BQ3 2023: $6.35BQ4 2023: $7.21BQ1 2024: $6.17BQ2 2024: $6.83BQ3 2024: $6.31BQ4 2024: $5.61BQ1 2025: $5.03BQ2 2025: $6.67BQ3 2025: $11.0BQ4 2025: $13.5BQ1 2026: $13.0BQ2 2026: $14.3B
Institutions holding IONS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026515$14.3B
Q1 2026497$13.0B
Q4 2025494$13.5B
Q3 2025437$11.0B
Q2 2025363$6.67B
Q1 2025344$5.03B
Q4 2024356$5.61B
Q3 2024354$6.31B
Q2 2024357$6.83B
Q1 2024361$6.17B
Q4 2023365$7.21B
Q3 2023312$6.35B
Q2 2023305$5.60B
Q1 2023315$4.69B
Q4 2022339$4.93B
Q3 2022350$5.59B
Q2 2022351$4.61B
Q1 2022333$4.63B
Q4 2021341$3.75B
Q3 2021326$4.08B
Q2 2021338$4.96B
Q1 2021365$5.55B

Institutions, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding IONS in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Simplex Trading, LLC22,512$901.0K0.03%+1,158+5.4%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC27,924$937.0K0.01%+5,078+22.2%Added
Truist Financial Corp30,977$1.04M0.00%+5,876+23.4%Added
Group One Trading, L.P.31,533$1.06M0.02%+30.0%Added
Employees Retirement System of Texas32,409$1.09M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Macquarie Group Ltd32,428$1.09M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
ProShare Advisors LLC33,499$1.12M0.00%+3,076+10.1%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC34,153$1.15M0.00%−4,493−11.6%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System34,557$1.16M0.01%+96+0.3%Added
Storebrand Asset Management AS34,666$1.16M0.01%−756−2.1%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.35,536$1.19M0.01%+35,536New
First Foundation Advisors35,746$1.20M0.04%+1,297+3.8%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC38,118$1.28M0.00%+12,388+48.1%Added
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC38,132$1.28M0.01%+532+1.4%Added
Capital Counsel LLC40,580$1.36M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership41,100$1.38M0.00%−51,800−55.8%Reduced
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan42,000$1.41M0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Financial Group Inc42,685$1.43M0.00%−5,285−11.0%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC42,700$1.43M0.00%−719−1.7%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC44,105$1.48M0.01%+20,664+88.2%Added
Jefferies Group LLC44,137$1.48M0.04%−22,567−33.8%Reduced
International Biotechnology Trust PLC44,781$1.50M0.37%−137,000−75.4%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.46,156$1.55M0.00%+1,325+3.0%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina50,516$1.69M0.01%+1,709+3.5%Added
Deutsche Bank AG50,946$1.71M0.00%−183,440−78.3%Reduced
Erste Asset Management GmbH51,300$1.72M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC52,084$1.75M0.09%+32,724+169.0%Added
Ergoteles LLC52,872$1.77M0.07%−123,381−70.0%Reduced
AXA S.A.57,200$1.92M0.01%+57,200New
Guggenheim Capital LLC62,637$2.10M0.01%+6,501+11.6%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC64,476$2.16M0.01%+18,059+38.9%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.68,451$2.30M0.00%−1,352−1.9%Reduced
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB75,000$2.52M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
PFS Investments Inc.76,842$2.68M0.06%+1,127+1.5%Added
LPL Financial LLC83,615$2.80M0.00%+24,299+41.0%Added
Sabby Management, LLC84,600$2.84M0.62%+6,600+8.5%Added
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC86,754$2.91M0.04%−91,388−51.3%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D87,216$2.92M0.01%+471+0.5%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio87,444$2.93M0.01%+7,390+9.2%Added
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC96,737$3.25M0.02%+27,965+40.7%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC97,714$3.28M0.00%−678,700−87.4%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc102,422$3.44M0.00%+6,702+7.0%Added
Wolverine Trading, LLC106,878$3.59M0.07%−4,070−3.7%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale107,576$3.61M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Caption Management, LLC120,993$4.06M0.27%+24,986+26.0%Added
Citigroup Inc121,064$4.06M0.00%−121,059−50.0%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC122,303$4.10M0.03%+5,340+4.6%Added
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.126,106$4.23M0.01%+51,440+68.9%Added
HRT Financial LP128,087$4.30M0.03%+128,087New
UBS Group AG132,812$4.46M0.00%−22,317−14.4%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management SA135,696$4.55M0.01%+135,696New
Peregrine Capital Management LLC135,787$4.55M0.09%−26,741−16.5%Reduced
Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC136,380$4.57M1.16%00.0%Unchanged
Rhumbline Advisers138,363$4.64M0.01%−1,222−0.9%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.141,355$4.74M0.00%−199,258−58.5%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC142,015$4.76M0.02%−121,271−46.1%Reduced
BLB&B Advisors, LLC156,200$5.24M0.35%−1,290−0.8%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System161,938$5.43M0.01%−2,170−1.3%Reduced
Sonora Investment Management, LLC163,703$5.49M0.69%−4,962−2.9%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc167,421$5.62M0.00%+41,538+33.0%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.168,530$5.65M0.08%−3,670−2.1%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC169,865$5.70M0.04%+122,120+255.8%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP174,166$5.84M0.01%−206,300−54.2%Reduced
Majedie Asset Management Ltd175,508$5.89M0.45%−8,954−4.9%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc180,665$6.06M0.00%+4,324+2.5%Added
Credit Suisse AG182,662$6.13M0.00%+23,477+14.7%Added
American Century Companies Inc199,346$6.69M0.00%−26,834−11.9%Reduced
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al201,613$6.76M0.14%+101,727+101.8%Added
Morningstar Investment Services LLC214,141$7.21M0.09%+4,034+1.9%Added
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.219,300$7.36M0.03%−757,600−77.6%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System225,991$7.58M0.01%−17,731−7.3%Reduced
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC231,506$7.76M0.00%+11,294+5.1%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.231,865$7.77M0.01%+10,311+4.7%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund241,159$8.09M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Montreal249,704$8.49M0.00%−131,781−34.5%Reduced
Sector Gamma AS263,870$8.85M1.77%+382+0.1%Added
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP265,000$8.89M0.13%+80,000+43.2%Added
Swiss National Bank279,900$9.39M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Millennium Management LLC282,854$9.49M0.01%−512,988−64.5%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System288,128$9.66M0.01%−32,552−10.2%Reduced
Sicart Associates LLC291,254$9.77M2.66%−77,155−20.9%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates301,449$10.1M0.01%+7,511+2.6%Added
Baillie Gifford & Co302,003$10.1M0.01%+30,607+11.3%Added
Dowling & Yahnke LLC302,521$10.1M0.56%−629−0.2%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP314,134$10.5M0.03%+7,646+2.5%Added
Tekla Capital Management LLC322,521$10.8M0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Barclays PLC330,291$11.1M0.01%−33,705−9.3%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP355,839$11.9M0.00%−54,378−13.3%Reduced
Nomura Holdings Inc376,748$12.6M0.10%−980−0.3%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp376,219$12.6M0.02%−1,466−0.4%Reduced
Woodline Partners LP405,461$13.6M0.23%−558,327−57.9%Reduced
TD Asset Management Inc421,964$14.2M0.01%+1000.0%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP432,211$14.5M0.04%−93,600−17.8%Reduced
Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC444,887$14.9M0.45%−11,339−2.5%Reduced
Eversept Partners, LP450,501$15.1M1.21%+8,501+1.9%Added
Royal Bank of Canada489,561$16.4M0.00%+4,595+0.9%Added
Morgan Stanley497,936$16.7M0.00%−29,673−5.6%Reduced
Pinnacle Associates Ltd543,226$18.2M0.34%+1,884+0.3%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp560,566$18.8M0.00%+20,037+3.7%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc601,836$20.2M0.01%−77,593−11.4%Reduced