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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
Mariner, LLC6,521$233.0K0.00%−11,021−62.8%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC6,623$234.2K0.00%+6,623New
Baird Financial Group, Inc.6,783$242.4K0.00%−110−1.6%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co6,902$246.7K0.00%−15−0.2%Reduced
Bridgefront Capital, LLC7,056$252.2K0.15%+7,056New
Tanaka Capital Management Inc7,112$254.0K0.74%00.0%Unchanged
Delphia (USA) Inc.7,326$261.8K0.32%−4,286−36.9%Reduced
Stephens Inc7,342$262.4K0.01%+339+4.8%Added
Utah Retirement Systems7,500$268.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Commerce Bank7,546$269.7K0.00%−196−2.5%Reduced
Northeast Financial Consultants Inc7,740$276.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC8,044$287.5K0.16%+144+1.8%Added
MetLife Investment Management8,100$289.5K0.00%+18+0.2%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.8,381$299.5K0.00%−886−9.6%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.8,474$303.0K0.00%−1,081−11.3%Reduced
Nicollet Investment Management, Inc.8,465$303.0K0.16%+527+6.6%Added
Wrapmanager Inc8,673$310.0K0.10%+174+2.0%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc8,917$318.7K0.00%−4,414−33.1%Reduced
Corton Capital Inc.9,040$323.1K0.22%−3,598−28.5%Reduced
Gsa Capital Partners LLP9,422$337.0K0.03%+9,422New
Captrust Financial Advisors9,458$338.0K0.00%−70−0.7%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.9,535$341.0K0.00%−1,294−11.9%Reduced
Vontobel Holding Ltd.9,816$350.8K0.00%−1,113−10.2%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC9,911$354.2K0.00%−3,992−28.7%Reduced
Waddell & Associates, LLC10,042$358.9K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Arden Trust Co10,161$363.0K0.07%−1,549−13.2%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc10,400$371.7K0.00%−3,319−24.2%Reduced
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System10,950$391.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.11,055$395.1K0.01%+686+6.6%Added
Plancorp, LLC11,157$398.8K0.02%−55−0.5%Reduced
Capital Fund Management S.A.11,314$404.4K0.01%+11,314New
E Fund Management Co., Ltd.11,372$406.0K0.03%+100+0.9%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC11,469$409.0K0.00%+303+2.7%Added
Brown Advisory Inc11,461$409.6K0.00%−70−0.6%Reduced
Storebrand Asset Management AS11,641$416.0K0.00%−1,421−10.9%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund11,866$424.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC12,247$437.7K0.01%−937−7.1%Reduced
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC12,247$437.7K0.01%+12,247New
AtonRa Partners12,344$441.2K0.64%−1,531−11.0%Reduced
Inceptionr LLC12,790$457.1K0.15%+12,790New
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC13,000$464.6K0.01%+5,000+62.5%Added
Lincoln National Corp13,034$465.8K0.01%−65−0.5%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc13,163$470.4K0.00%−17,709−57.4%Reduced
Gotham Asset Management, LLC13,233$472.9K0.01%−56,663−81.1%Reduced
Westmount Partners, LLC13,462$481.1K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Planning13,632$487.2K0.00%+204+1.5%Added
North Star Asset Management Inc13,680$488.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Martingale Asset Management L P13,943$498.3K0.01%+3,582+34.6%Added
Blair William & Co14,644$523.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)15,119$540.0K0.02%+7,847+107.9%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC15,132$540.8K0.00%+4,147+37.8%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc15,439$551.8K0.00%−348−2.2%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.15,571$556.5K0.00%+15,571New
Natixis Advisors, L.P.16,076$575.0K0.00%−127−0.8%Reduced
US Bancorp16,122$576.2K0.00%+1,302+8.8%Added
Xponance, Inc.17,927$640.7K0.01%+217+1.2%Added
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC18,268$653.0K0.08%−295−1.6%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.18,473$660.2K0.00%−8,106−30.5%Reduced
Handelsbanken Fonder AB18,511$662.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)18,856$674.0K0.00%−880−4.5%Reduced
Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc.19,067$681.5K0.03%+465+2.5%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp19,175$685.0K0.00%+7,133+59.2%Added
Castle Rock Wealth Management, LLC19,385$692.0K0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado19,604$701.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)20,012$715.2K0.00%+1,315+7.0%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC20,638$737.0K0.00%−66−0.3%Reduced
Bayesian Capital Management, LP21,227$758.7K0.09%+21,227New
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al22,900$818.4K0.01%−7,900−25.6%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP23,080$824.9K0.00%−178,187−88.5%Reduced
Magnetar Financial LLC23,652$845.3K0.02%−10,945−31.6%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.25,652$916.8K0.00%−1,073−4.0%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co27,153$970.4K0.00%+27,153New
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.27,185$971.6K0.00%−414,617−93.8%Reduced
Caption Management, LLC27,200$972.1K0.21%+14,200+109.2%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co27,422$983.0K0.00%+1,282+4.9%Added
Amalgamated Bank29,108$1.04M0.01%−2,987−9.3%Reduced
Bard Financial Services, Inc.31,825$1.14M0.09%−22,100−41.0%Reduced
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC32,284$1.15M0.08%+810+2.6%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC32,608$1.17M0.00%−450−1.4%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP32,612$1.17M0.03%−14,333−30.5%Reduced
Estate Counselors, LLC33,110$1.18M0.16%+33,110New
Engineers Gate Manager LP34,340$1.23M0.05%+14,363+71.9%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc34,666$1.24M0.00%−3,656−9.5%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc35,489$1.27M0.00%+60+0.2%Added
Profund Advisors LLC36,409$1.30M0.08%+20,564+129.8%Added
Arizona State Retirement System37,043$1.32M0.01%+996+2.8%Added
Highland Capital Management, LLC37,598$1.34M0.10%−2,712−6.7%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas39,383$1.41M0.01%+1,005+2.6%Added
Capital Counsel LLC40,230$1.44M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Nova Scotia41,406$1.48M0.00%+10,406+33.6%Added
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan42,000$1.50M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC42,209$1.51M0.01%−223,589−84.1%Reduced
International Biotechnology Trust PLC43,000$1.54M0.43%+43,000New
Millennium Management LLC45,363$1.62M0.00%−70,143−60.7%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG45,726$1.63M0.00%−20,899−31.4%Reduced
SEI Investments Co45,924$1.64M0.00%−170.0%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc46,310$1.66M0.00%−8,581−15.6%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC48,467$1.73M0.02%−2,541−5.0%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.48,600$1.74M0.00%−9,904−16.9%Reduced
Erste Asset Management GmbH51,300$1.79M0.03%00.0%Unchanged