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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 2022

Institutional positions in Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Dec 31, 2022. 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
339
−4 vs. Q3 2022
Shares held
130.6M
+4.77M (+3.8%) vs. Q3 2022
Total value
$4.93B
−$630.7M (−11.3%) vs. Q3 2022
New holders
50
115 more added
Sold out
54
107 more reduced

7 institutions that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2022: 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 2022: 339 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 2022: $4.93B
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 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q3 2022.

Institutions holding IONS in Q4 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC33,058$1.25M0.00%+643+2.0%Added
Magnetar Financial LLC34,597$1.31M0.02%+34,597New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc35,429$1.34M0.00%−3,835−9.8%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System36,047$1.36M0.01%+1,367+3.9%Added
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al36,365$1.37M0.03%+15,256+72.3%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc38,322$1.45M0.00%−21,947−36.4%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas38,378$1.45M0.01%−3,466−8.3%Reduced
Capital Counsel LLC40,230$1.52M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Highland Capital Management, LLC40,310$1.52M0.11%+1,437+3.7%Added
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan42,000$1.59M0.26%00.0%Unchanged
SEI Investments Co45,941$1.74M0.00%+26,812+140.2%Added
Trexquant Investment LP46,945$1.77M0.05%−8,619−15.5%Reduced
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB50,000$1.89M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Intech Investment Management LLC50,510$1.91M0.01%−6,630−11.6%Reduced
Erste Asset Management GmbH51,300$1.92M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC51,174$1.93M0.02%+975+1.9%Added
Duality Advisers, LP53,524$2.02M0.23%+47,732+824.1%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC53,722$2.03M0.00%+30,582+132.2%Added
Bard Financial Services, Inc.53,925$2.04M0.17%−33,970−38.6%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc54,891$2.07M0.00%+22,576+69.9%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP57,872$2.19M0.00%+17,002+41.6%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.58,504$2.21M0.00%+402+0.7%Added
National Bank of Canada60,895$2.30M0.01%+9,175+17.7%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina61,302$2.31M0.01%+780+1.3%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC62,159$2.35M0.02%+7,190+13.1%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund63,000$2.38M0.01%−29,700−32.0%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG66,625$2.52M0.00%+1,199+1.8%Added
Gotham Asset Management, LLC69,896$2.64M0.07%+46,656+200.8%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC70,277$2.65M0.00%+20.0%Added
PFS Investments Inc.72,125$2.72M0.05%−3,077−4.1%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board72,900$2.75M0.00%+72,900New
Algert Global LLC73,547$2.78M0.15%+12,610+20.7%Added
LPL Financial LLC74,099$2.80M0.00%−641−0.9%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio76,345$2.88M0.01%+222+0.3%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D80,433$3.04M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Davenport & Co LLC80,617$3.04M0.03%−4,246−5.0%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The82,523$3.08M0.00%−6,573−7.4%Reduced
Tekla Capital Management LLC87,840$3.32M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC93,435$3.53M0.06%−60,201−39.2%Reduced
Public Sector Pension Investment Board98,000$3.70M0.03%+98,000New
Alberta Investment Management Corp101,426$3.83M0.03%+101,426New
Allianz Asset Management GmbH102,487$3.87M0.01%+73,607+254.9%Added
Eventide Asset Management, LLC110,000$4.15M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Millennium Management LLC115,506$4.36M0.00%+96,577+510.2%Added
M28 Capital Management LP126,300$4.77M4.55%+126,300New
Legal & General Group Plc127,088$4.80M0.00%−1,365−1.1%Reduced
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC128,070$4.84M0.04%+57,662+81.9%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board128,227$4.84M0.02%−1,627−1.3%Reduced
Citigroup Inc129,129$4.88M0.01%−47,863−27.0%Reduced
Peregrine Capital Management LLC131,711$4.97M0.16%+8,315+6.7%Added
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.139,181$5.26M0.15%−5,614−3.9%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund140,500$5.31M0.01%−2,400−1.7%Reduced
Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC141,115$5.33M1.42%−100,830−41.7%Reduced
Sector Gamma AS141,373$5.34M1.22%−22,850−13.9%Reduced
Privium Fund Management B.V.148,807$5.56M2.11%00.0%Unchanged
BLB&B Advisors, LLC148,960$5.63M0.44%−110−0.1%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale153,000$5.70M0.02%+28,224+22.6%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System155,145$5.86M0.01%−8,110−5.0%Reduced
Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC156,115$5.90M0.54%−908−0.6%Reduced
Natixis159,678$6.03M0.04%+25,597+19.1%Added
UBS Group AG161,471$6.10M0.00%+100,161+163.4%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.161,569$6.10M0.12%−825−0.5%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers165,163$6.24M0.01%+9,449+6.1%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System167,875$6.34M0.01%+1,950+1.2%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc175,796$6.64M0.00%−103,828−37.1%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC181,007$6.84M0.05%+88,953+96.6%Added
Credit Suisse AG184,302$6.96M0.01%+29,604+19.1%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.190,298$7.19M0.01%+97,978+106.1%Added
Fred Alger Management, LLC190,353$7.19M0.04%+47,831+33.6%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA191,947$7.25M0.02%+59,207+44.6%Added
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.197,009$7.44M0.13%+197,009New
Tang Capital Management LLC200,000$7.55M1.10%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Investments, LP201,267$7.60M0.02%−91,727−31.3%Reduced
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC218,979$8.27M0.07%+67,005+44.1%Added
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP225,000$8.50M0.10%+25,200+12.6%Added
Raymond James & Associates225,470$8.52M0.01%−12,698−5.3%Reduced
Man Group plc230,525$8.71M0.03%+52,928+29.8%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.230,577$8.71M0.05%+1,516+0.7%Added
Eversept Partners, LP240,975$9.10M0.87%+39,142+19.4%Added
Bank of Montreal221,978$9.21M0.01%−101,551−31.4%Reduced
Sicart Associates LLC246,258$9.30M3.28%−7,718−3.0%Reduced
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC265,798$10.0M0.08%+58,126+28.0%Added
Redmile Group, LLC266,187$10.1M0.41%−141,472−34.7%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp269,744$10.2M0.02%−30,269−10.1%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.299,231$11.3M0.02%+89,786+42.9%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC302,677$11.4M0.04%+302,677New
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP304,390$11.5M0.18%+297,973+4,643.5%Added
Swiss National Bank308,400$11.6M0.01%+5,800+1.9%Added
Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC319,174$12.1M0.51%+157,928+97.9%Added
Invesco Ltd.322,447$12.2M0.00%+27,248+9.2%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC323,178$12.2M0.00%−16,106−4.7%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System329,837$12.5M0.01%+6,251+1.9%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd330,724$12.5M0.08%+319,027+2,727.4%Added
Baillie Gifford & Co333,788$12.6M0.01%+8,946+2.8%Added
Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.336,732$12.7M0.18%−100,444−23.0%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.336,732$12.7M0.01%−100,444−23.0%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management SA373,586$14.1M0.02%+96,609+34.9%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC395,546$14.9M0.02%−22,686−5.4%Reduced
Nomura Holdings Inc400,057$15.1M0.15%+12,149+3.1%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.441,802$16.7M0.07%−10,958−2.4%Reduced