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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, Q4 2021

Institutional positions in Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Dec 31, 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
341
+20 vs. Q3 2021
Shares held
123.2M
+1.71M (+1.4%) vs. Q3 2021
Total value
$3.75B
−$326.3M (−8.0%) vs. Q3 2021
New holders
59
106 more added
Sold out
39
119 more reduced

5 institutions that held it in Q3 2021 haven't filed for Q4 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2021: 341 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 heldQ4 2021: $3.75B
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, Q4 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q3 2021.

Institutions holding IONS in Q4 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Eaton Vance Management27,692$843.0K0.00%+818+3.0%Added
First Foundation Advisors27,972$851.0K0.03%−7,774−21.7%Reduced
Capital Fund Management S.A.28,108$855.3K0.02%+28,108New
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc28,330$862.0K0.00%+28,330New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC28,766$875.0K0.00%−9,352−24.5%Reduced
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC29,161$887.0K0.14%+17,729+155.1%Added
Amalgamated Bank29,324$892.0K0.01%+3,923+15.4%Added
Truist Financial Corp30,937$941.0K0.00%−40−0.1%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc31,755$966.0K0.00%−10,930−25.6%Reduced
Employees Retirement System of Texas32,409$986.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Macquarie Group Ltd32,549$991.0K0.00%+121+0.4%Added
Trexquant Investment LP33,903$1.03M0.06%+20,606+155.0%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund34,069$1.04M0.00%+34,069New
Arizona State Retirement System34,190$1.04M0.01%−367−1.1%Reduced
Engineers Gate Manager LP34,380$1.05M0.05%+17,708+106.2%Added
Group One Trading, L.P.36,268$1.10M0.02%+4,735+15.0%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC36,424$1.11M0.00%+2,271+6.6%Added
Algert Global LLC38,430$1.17M0.15%+14,956+63.7%Added
Capital Counsel LLC40,580$1.24M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Bard Financial Services, Inc.41,520$1.26M0.10%+31,795+326.9%Added
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan42,000$1.28M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Jefferies Group LLC44,000$1.34M0.02%−137−0.3%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.48,401$1.47M0.01%+42,379+703.7%Added
Pura Vida Investments, LLC48,544$1.48M0.15%+48,544New
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.48,981$1.49M0.00%+2,825+6.1%Added
Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC50,614$1.54M0.98%+50,614New
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina50,846$1.55M0.01%+330+0.7%Added
Erste Asset Management GmbH51,300$1.57M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC52,550$1.60M0.00%−11,926−18.5%Reduced
AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC52,907$1.61M0.06%+823+1.6%Added
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.53,981$1.64M0.01%−165,319−75.4%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board57,924$1.76M0.00%+57,924New
Squarepoint Ops LLC61,340$1.87M0.01%−108,525−63.9%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC65,508$1.99M0.00%+22,808+53.4%Added
PDT Partners, LLC67,697$2.06M0.16%+67,697New
National Bank of Canada70,000$2.13M0.01%+70,000New
Guggenheim Capital LLC72,978$2.22M0.01%+10,341+16.5%Added
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB75,000$2.29M0.15%00.0%Unchanged
PFS Investments Inc.76,179$2.32M0.04%−663−0.9%Reduced
Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC80,238$2.44M0.55%−56,142−41.2%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH81,830$2.49M0.00%+62,120+315.2%Added
Davenport & Co LLC84,663$2.58M0.02%−37,640−30.8%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio84,661$2.58M0.01%−2,783−3.2%Reduced
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC85,103$2.59M0.02%+46,971+123.2%Added
AXA S.A.87,900$2.67M0.01%+30,700+53.7%Added
LPL Financial LLC88,666$2.70M0.00%+5,051+6.0%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc91,292$2.78M0.00%−11,130−10.9%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D95,234$2.90M0.01%+8,018+9.2%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC98,574$3.00M0.00%+98,574New
Alliancebernstein L.P.103,214$3.14M0.00%+34,763+50.8%Added
Wolverine Trading, LLC108,529$3.31M0.04%+1,651+1.5%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale109,476$3.35M0.01%+1,900+1.8%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.112,525$3.42M0.02%+76,989+216.7%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC115,742$3.52M0.03%+71,637+162.4%Added
Jump Financial, LLC120,500$3.67M0.23%+120,500New
Invesco Ltd.132,242$4.02M0.00%−9,113−6.4%Reduced
Peregrine Capital Management LLC139,721$4.25M0.09%+3,934+2.9%Added
Rhumbline Advisers139,749$4.25M0.01%+1,386+1.0%Added
BLB&B Advisors, LLC150,935$4.59M0.30%−5,265−3.4%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund153,800$4.68M0.00%−87,359−36.2%Reduced
Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC156,790$4.77M0.55%+156,790New
Legal & General Group Plc158,344$4.82M0.00%−9,077−5.4%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.160,659$4.89M0.01%+34,553+27.4%Added
Alps Advisors Inc163,424$4.97M0.06%+163,424New
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.170,405$5.18M0.07%+1,875+1.1%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System173,260$5.27M0.01%+11,322+7.0%Added
Tekla Capital Management LLC175,680$5.35M0.17%−146,841−45.5%Reduced
Majedie Asset Management Ltd175,508$5.35M0.41%00.0%Unchanged
Credit Suisse AG176,767$5.38M0.00%−5,895−3.2%Reduced
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al178,386$5.43M0.10%−23,227−11.5%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management SA183,087$5.57M0.01%+47,391+34.9%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc183,752$5.59M0.00%+3,087+1.7%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System184,004$5.60M0.01%−41,987−18.6%Reduced
Citigroup Inc186,047$5.66M0.01%+64,983+53.7%Added
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC189,639$5.77M0.03%+92,902+96.0%Added
Balyasny Asset Management LLC193,120$5.88M0.03%+51,105+36.0%Added
UBS Group AG193,589$5.89M0.00%+60,777+45.8%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.194,145$5.91M0.01%−37,720−16.3%Reduced
MUFG Securities EMEA plc200,000$6.09M0.13%+200,000New
Susquehanna International Group, LLP204,255$6.21M0.01%+30,089+17.3%Added
Sector Gamma AS209,537$6.38M1.50%−54,333−20.6%Reduced
Morningstar Investment Services LLC219,432$6.68M0.07%+5,291+2.5%Added
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC225,106$6.85M0.00%−6,400−2.8%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC230,814$7.02M0.01%+133,100+136.2%Added
Bank of Montreal229,407$7.17M0.00%−20,297−8.1%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates257,985$7.85M0.01%−43,464−14.4%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC266,845$8.12M0.04%+266,845New
Swiss National Bank279,300$8.50M0.01%−600−0.2%Reduced
Sicart Associates LLC282,531$8.63M2.25%−8,723−3.0%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System284,424$8.65M0.01%−3,704−1.3%Reduced
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC297,182$9.04M0.09%+210,428+242.6%Added
Natixis300,797$9.15M0.03%+300,797New
Dowling & Yahnke LLC302,421$9.20M0.44%−1000.0%Reduced
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP305,000$9.28M0.10%+40,000+15.1%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA306,253$9.32M0.02%+280,521+1,090.2%Added
Baillie Gifford & Co315,820$9.61M0.01%+13,817+4.6%Added
Sio Capital Management, LLC322,566$9.82M2.99%+322,566New
Barclays PLC329,938$10.0M0.01%−353−0.1%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC351,476$10.7M0.00%−277,000−44.1%Reduced
International Biotechnology Trust PLC355,088$10.8M2.41%+310,307+692.9%Added