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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
Erste Asset Management GmbH51,300$1.72M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG50,946$1.71M0.00%−183,440−78.3%Reduced
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina50,516$1.69M0.01%+1,709+3.5%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.46,156$1.55M0.00%+1,325+3.0%Added
International Biotechnology Trust PLC44,781$1.50M0.37%−137,000−75.4%Reduced
Jefferies Group LLC44,137$1.48M0.04%−22,567−33.8%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC44,105$1.48M0.01%+20,664+88.2%Added
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
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan42,000$1.41M0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership41,100$1.38M0.00%−51,800−55.8%Reduced
Capital Counsel LLC40,580$1.36M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC38,132$1.28M0.01%+532+1.4%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC38,118$1.28M0.00%+12,388+48.1%Added
First Foundation Advisors35,746$1.20M0.04%+1,297+3.8%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.35,536$1.19M0.01%+35,536New
Storebrand Asset Management AS34,666$1.16M0.01%−756−2.1%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System34,557$1.16M0.01%+96+0.3%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC34,153$1.15M0.00%−4,493−11.6%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC33,499$1.12M0.00%+3,076+10.1%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd32,428$1.09M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Employees Retirement System of Texas32,409$1.09M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Group One Trading, L.P.31,533$1.06M0.02%+30.0%Added
Truist Financial Corp30,977$1.04M0.00%+5,876+23.4%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC27,924$937.0K0.01%+5,078+22.2%Added
Simplex Trading, LLC22,512$901.0K0.03%+1,158+5.4%Added
Eaton Vance Management26,874$885.0K0.00%−200−0.7%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA25,732$863.1K0.00%+4,465+21.0%Added
Amalgamated Bank25,401$852.0K0.01%−1,532−5.7%Reduced
Utah Retirement Systems25,309$849.0K0.01%−1,400−5.2%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC24,614$826.0K0.01%+1,828+8.0%Added
Handelsbanken Fonder AB24,411$819.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Algert Global LLC23,474$787.0K0.10%+23,474New
Profund Advisors LLC22,891$768.0K0.03%−1,167−4.9%Reduced
Sphera Funds Management Ltd.22,000$738.0K0.07%+22,000New
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC21,691$730.0K0.05%+638+3.0%Added
Stephens Inc21,141$709.0K0.01%−4,497−17.5%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc21,127$709.0K0.01%−221−1.0%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)20,878$700.0K0.00%−11,415−35.3%Reduced
Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc.20,033$672.0K0.05%+146+0.7%Added
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC19,896$667.0K0.22%+19,896New
Teacher Retirement System of Texas19,760$663.0K0.00%+2,242+12.8%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH19,710$661.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SG Americas Securities, LLC19,721$661.0K0.00%+8,472+75.3%Added
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado19,604$658.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SG3 Management, LLC18,500$620.0K0.22%−53,800−74.4%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.18,441$619.0K0.00%−2,462−11.8%Reduced
Alexandria Capital, LLC18,362$616.0K0.06%+65+0.4%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.17,728$595.0K0.00%−1,136−6.0%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board17,579$590.0K0.00%+830+5.0%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.16,867$566.0K0.00%−2,407−12.5%Reduced
Emerald Advisers, LLC16,815$564.0K0.02%−806−4.6%Reduced
Tanaka Capital Management Inc16,661$559.0K0.80%00.0%Unchanged
Engineers Gate Manager LP16,672$559.0K0.03%+16,672New
US Bancorp16,383$550.0K0.00%+2,375+17.0%Added
Castle Rock Wealth Management, LLC15,593$544.0K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Arden Trust Co16,097$540.0K0.09%+104+0.7%Added
AGF Investments LLC15,936$534.0K0.05%−1,353−7.8%Reduced
Brown Advisory Securities, LLC15,500$521.0K0.15%+2,000+14.8%Added
Walleye Capital LLC15,470$519.0K0.02%+15,470New
Optimal Asset Management, Inc.15,118$507.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Planning14,915$500.0K0.00%+1,595+12.0%Added
Xponance, Inc.14,572$489.0K0.01%−654−4.3%Reduced
Blair William & Co14,514$487.0K0.00%+4,226+41.1%Added
Lincoln National Corp14,270$479.0K0.01%−800−5.3%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC13,748$461.0K0.00%+13,748New
North Star Asset Management Inc13,680$459.0K0.03%−73−0.5%Reduced
JustInvest LLC13,544$454.0K0.04%+13,544New
Victory Capital Management Inc13,339$447.0K0.00%−877−6.2%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP13,297$446.0K0.04%+13,297New
Berkshire Asset Management LLC13,060$438.0K0.03%+1,661+14.6%Added
Cowen and Company, LLC12,843$431.0K0.02%−14,865−53.6%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)12,817$430.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Shell Asset Management Co12,603$423.0K0.01%−566−4.3%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC12,552$421.0K0.01%+4,335+52.8%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia12,315$413.0K0.00%−1,220−9.0%Reduced
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC12,102$406.0K0.18%−1,110−8.4%Reduced
SEI Investments Co13,957$401.0K0.00%−95−0.7%Reduced
HAP Trading, LLC11,877$398.0K0.03%+11,877New
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al11,700$392.0K0.00%+11,700New
Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd11,500$386.0K0.05%+11,500New
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC11,432$383.0K0.06%+11,432New
Brookstone Capital Management11,397$382.0K0.01%+11,397New
National Asset Management, Inc.11,018$379.0K0.01%−188−1.7%Reduced
Plancorp, LLC11,134$373.0K0.03%+14+0.1%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc10,899$366.0K0.00%+974+9.8%Added
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.10,882$365.0K0.01%+165+1.5%Added
Comerica Bank11,830$360.0K0.00%−3,761−24.1%Reduced
Nicollet Investment Management, Inc.10,501$352.0K0.15%−30.0%Reduced
Wrapmanager Inc10,324$346.0K0.09%−259−2.4%Reduced
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System9,956$336.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC9,857$334.0K0.00%+554+6.0%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp9,783$328.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bard Financial Services, Inc.9,725$326.0K0.03%+9,725New
Walleye Trading LLC9,619$323.0K0.01%+9,619New
Regions Financial Corp9,423$316.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Baird Financial Group, Inc.8,949$300.0K0.00%+1,553+21.0%Added
KBC Group NV8,912$299.0K0.00%−2,899−24.5%Reduced
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co8,880$297.8K0.00%−293−3.2%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.8,799$294.0K0.00%−548−5.9%Reduced