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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
315
−18 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
131.1M
+517.1K (+0.4%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$4.69B
−$238.7M (−4.8%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
34
87 more added
Sold out
52
128 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2023: 315 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 heldQ1 2023: $4.69B
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, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding IONS in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
FMR LLC21,436,334$766.1M0.07%+128,815+0.6%Added
Vanguard Group Inc13,975,790$499.5M0.01%+429,096+3.2%Added
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.13,064,047$466.9M0.33%+1,385,788+11.9%Added
Bellevue Group AG9,511,900$340.0M4.93%−232,000−2.4%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.8,982,246$321.0M0.01%−97,311−1.1%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC5,391,581$192.7M0.18%−34,061−0.6%Reduced
State Street Corp4,068,334$145.4M0.01%−150,395−3.6%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc3,934,951$140.6M0.02%−357,480−8.3%Reduced
Tweedy, Browne Co LLC3,541,046$126.6M6.89%−900.0%Reduced
Deep Track Capital, LP2,834,069$101.3M4.31%+1,628,296+135.0%Added
ARK Investment Management LLCSuperinvestorARK Invest2,637,192$94.3M0.65%−36,346−1.4%Reduced
BVF Inc2,560,761$91.5M3.35%+1,438,952+128.3%Added
OrbiMed Advisors LLC2,124,500$75.9M1.50%+130,900+6.6%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC2,069,950$74.0M0.01%+57,227+2.8%Added
Camber Capital Management LP1,925,000$68.8M2.35%00.0%Unchanged
First Trust Advisors LP1,638,943$58.6M0.07%−141,990−8.0%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd1,493,903$53.4M0.06%+2,216+0.1%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc1,186,393$42.4M0.01%−69,875−5.6%Reduced
Norges Bank1,132,691$40.5M0.01%−163,956−12.6%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management SA1,113,042$39.8M0.05%+739,456+197.9%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co1,057,395$37.8M0.00%+87,085+9.0%Added
Morgan Stanley1,003,009$35.8M0.00%+66,300+7.1%Added
Swedbank AB961,674$34.4M0.07%−59,755−5.9%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans932,540$33.3M0.08%+13,208+1.4%Added
TD Asset Management Inc817,308$29.2M0.04%+37,813+4.9%Added
Northern Trust Corp658,466$23.5M0.00%+18,777+2.9%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC636,314$22.7M0.03%−542,500−46.0%Reduced
Bank of America Corp632,644$22.6M0.00%−4,669−0.7%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company626,150$22.4M0.01%+18,110+3.0%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp566,095$20.2M0.00%−7,703−1.3%Reduced
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc536,688$19.2M0.12%−153,033−22.2%Reduced
AXA S.A.520,868$18.6M0.06%−702−0.1%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada495,957$17.7M0.01%−10,888−2.1%Reduced
Pinnacle Associates Ltd490,655$17.5M0.36%−4,095−0.8%Reduced
Barclays PLC458,817$16.4M0.02%−48,494−9.6%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP442,885$15.8M0.01%−15,559−3.4%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc422,098$15.1M0.00%−500,313−54.2%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.445,197$14.6M0.10%−20,503−4.4%Reduced
Nomura Holdings Inc401,323$14.3M0.14%+1,266+0.3%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC377,211$13.5M0.02%−110,852−22.7%Reduced
Two Sigma Advisers, LP345,811$12.4M0.03%−289,100−45.5%Reduced
Liontrust Investment Partners LLP337,601$12.1M0.18%+337,601New
Baillie Gifford & Co332,659$11.9M0.01%−1,129−0.3%Reduced
Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC322,281$11.5M0.45%+3,107+1.0%Added
Invesco Ltd.315,720$11.3M0.00%−6,727−2.1%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC313,865$11.2M0.00%−9,313−2.9%Reduced
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP305,800$10.9M0.12%+80,800+35.9%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC305,286$10.9M0.03%+2,609+0.9%Added
Eversept Partners, LP303,369$10.8M0.97%+62,394+25.9%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.297,469$10.6M0.01%−39,263−11.7%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System282,326$10.1M0.01%−47,511−14.4%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.278,758$9.96M0.05%+48,181+20.9%Added
Swiss National Bank275,900$9.86M0.01%−32,500−10.5%Reduced
Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.297,469$9.83M0.11%−39,263−11.7%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp269,831$9.64M0.01%+870.0%Added
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP265,330$9.48M0.11%−39,060−12.8%Reduced
Man Group plc–$8.95M0.03%––
Credit Suisse AG242,071$8.65M0.01%+57,769+31.3%Added
Bank of Montreal213,931$7.65M0.00%−8,047−3.6%Reduced
Sicart Associates LLC210,698$7.53M2.93%−35,560−14.4%Reduced
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC203,887$7.29M0.05%−15,092−6.9%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC203,466$7.27M0.02%+203,466New
Raymond James & Associates200,954$7.18M0.01%−24,516−10.9%Reduced
Tang Capital Management LLC200,000$7.15M1.07%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc184,973$6.61M0.01%+55,844+43.2%Added
Privium Fund Management B.V.182,773$6.53M2.19%+33,966+22.8%Added
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.182,425$6.52M0.19%+43,244+31.1%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc176,733$6.32M0.00%+937+0.5%Added
Rhumbline Advisers176,685$6.32M0.01%+11,522+7.0%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System165,180$5.90M0.01%−2,695−1.6%Reduced
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.162,480$5.81M0.11%+911+0.6%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale165,000$5.72M0.01%+12,000+7.8%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System155,145$5.54M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC152,833$5.46M0.48%−3,282−2.1%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC151,523$5.42M0.01%−244,023−61.7%Reduced
Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC151,161$5.40M1.17%+10,046+7.1%Added
Peregrine Capital Management LLC149,247$5.33M0.15%+17,536+13.3%Added
BLB&B Advisors, LLC148,960$5.32M0.40%00.0%Unchanged
Sector Gamma AS146,441$5.23M1.27%+5,068+3.6%Added
Legal & General Group Plc140,718$5.03M0.00%+13,630+10.7%Added
Twinbeech Capital LP136,967$4.90M0.10%+136,967New
New York State Common Retirement Fund134,000$4.79M0.01%−6,500−4.6%Reduced
M28 Capital Management LP126,300$4.51M5.10%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wisconsin Investment Board115,251$4.12M0.01%−12,976−10.1%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC113,400$4.05M0.03%−67,607−37.4%Reduced
Eventide Asset Management, LLC110,000$3.93M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Allianz Asset Management GmbH108,248$3.87M0.01%+5,761+5.6%Added
UBS Oconnor LLC107,489$3.84M0.09%+107,489New
Jane Street Group, LLC103,901$3.71M0.01%+92,421+805.1%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.103,476$3.70M0.01%−86,822−45.6%Reduced
Alberta Investment Management Corp101,426$3.62M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG100,946$3.61M0.00%−60,525−37.5%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA99,115$3.54M0.01%−92,832−48.4%Reduced
Public Sector Pension Investment Board98,000$3.50M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.95,885$3.43M0.01%+95,885New
Agf Management Ltd94,625$3.38M0.02%+94,625New
Tekla Capital Management LLC87,840$3.14M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.86,651$3.10M0.00%−212,580−71.0%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC80,617$2.88M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D80,433$2.87M0.01%00.0%Unchanged