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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
Geode Capital Management, LLC2,069,950$74.0M0.01%+57,227+2.8%Added
OrbiMed Advisors LLC2,124,500$75.9M1.50%+130,900+6.6%Added
BVF Inc2,560,761$91.5M3.35%+1,438,952+128.3%Added
ARK Investment Management LLCSuperinvestorARK Invest2,637,192$94.3M0.65%−36,346−1.4%Reduced
Deep Track Capital, LP2,834,069$101.3M4.31%+1,628,296+135.0%Added
Tweedy, Browne Co LLC3,541,046$126.6M6.89%−900.0%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc3,934,951$140.6M0.02%−357,480−8.3%Reduced
State Street Corp4,068,334$145.4M0.01%−150,395−3.6%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC5,391,581$192.7M0.18%−34,061−0.6%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.8,982,246$321.0M0.01%−97,311−1.1%Reduced
Bellevue Group AG9,511,900$340.0M4.93%−232,000−2.4%Reduced
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.13,064,047$466.9M0.33%+1,385,788+11.9%Added
Vanguard Group Inc13,975,790$499.5M0.01%+429,096+3.2%Added
FMR LLC21,436,334$766.1M0.07%+128,815+0.6%Added
Quilter Plc363––+363New
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd0$00.00%−330,724−100.0%Sold out
Redmile Group, LLC0$00.00%−266,187−100.0%Sold out
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.0$00.00%−197,009−100.0%Sold out
Natixis0$00.00%−159,678−100.0%Sold out
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC0$00.00%−128,070−100.0%Sold out
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund0$00.00%−63,000−100.0%Sold out
National Bank of Canada0$00.00%−60,895−100.0%Sold out
Duality Advisers, LP0$00.00%−53,524−100.0%Sold out
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC0$00.00%−51,174−100.0%Sold out
Intech Investment Management LLC0$00.00%−50,510−100.0%Sold out
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB0$00.00%−50,000−100.0%Sold out
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC0$00.00%−30,709−100.0%Sold out
Toronto Dominion Bank0$00.00%−30,706−100.0%Sold out
Edgestream Partners, L.P.0$00.00%−27,393−100.0%Sold out
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.0$00.00%−26,959−100.0%Sold out
STRS Ohio0$00.00%−25,791−100.0%Sold out
Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd0$00.00%−25,580−100.0%Sold out
Cantor Fitzgerald, L. P.0$00.00%−22,880−100.0%Sold out
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−22,413−100.0%Sold out
Echo Street Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−19,103−100.0%Sold out
American Trust0$00.00%−15,970−100.0%Sold out
Group One Trading, L.P.0$00.00%−15,463−100.0%Sold out
Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd0$00.00%−15,100−100.0%Sold out
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC0$00.00%−15,018−100.0%Sold out
Teza Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−12,624−100.0%Sold out
Hanseatic Management Services Inc0$00.00%−10,811−100.0%Sold out
Verition Fund Management LLC0$00.00%−10,512−100.0%Sold out
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC0$00.00%−9,700−100.0%Sold out
ETF Managers Group, LLC0$00.00%−7,649−100.0%Sold out
AQR Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−7,569−100.0%Sold out
Calamos Advisors LLC0$00.00%−7,026−100.0%Sold out
Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC0$00.00%−7,000−100.0%Sold out
Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd0$00.00%−6,840−100.0%Sold out
Stonegate Investment Group, LLC0$00.00%−6,807−100.0%Sold out
MQS Management LLC0$00.00%−6,547−100.0%Sold out
Seven Eight Capital, LP0$00.00%−5,990−100.0%Sold out
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC0$00.00%−5,672−100.0%Sold out
Regions Financial Corp0$00.00%−5,346−100.0%Sold out
Sectoral Asset Management Inc0$00.00%−4,450−100.0%Sold out
Aquatic Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−3,200−100.0%Sold out
Chiron Investment Management, LLC0$00.00%−3,173−100.0%Sold out
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.0$00.00%−2,581−100.0%Sold out
Walleye Trading LLC0$00.00%−1,316−100.0%Sold out
Romano Brothers and Company0$00.00%−1,148−100.0%Sold out
Altshuler Shaham Ltd0$00.00%−695−100.0%Sold out
Zullo Investment Group, Inc.0$00.00%−682−100.0%Sold out
Insight Financial Services0$00.00%−200−100.0%Sold out
Hall Laurie J Trustee0$00.00%−115−100.0%Sold out
Affiance Financial, LLC0$00.00%−100−100.0%Sold out
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC0$00.00%−63−100.0%Sold out
Concord Wealth Partners0$00.00%−36−100.0%Sold out
Hexagon Capital Partners LLC0$00.00%−9−100.0%Sold out
Comerica Bank––––Not filed
Alpha Paradigm Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Heritage Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Semmax Financial Advisors Inc.––––Not filed
Cornerstone Planning Group LLC––––Not filed
CoreCap Advisors, LLC––––Not filed