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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 2023

Institutional positions in Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Dec 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
365
+57 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
142.5M
+2.89M (+2.1%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$7.21B
+$870.9M (+13.7%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
85
108 more added
Sold out
28
116 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2023: 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 2023: 365 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 2023: $7.21B
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 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding IONS in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP125,217$6.33M0.00%−66,943−34.8%Reduced
Granite Investment Partners, LLC119,946$6.07M0.24%+119,946New
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.119,158$6.03M0.01%−242,887−67.1%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP112,987$5.72M0.13%−70,362−38.4%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC112,414$5.69M0.01%−157,386−58.3%Reduced
Parkwood LLC108,554$5.49M0.88%+108,554New
Peregrine Capital Management LLC107,824$5.45M0.16%−18,569−14.7%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund105,329$5.33M0.01%−12,900−10.9%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board103,565$5.24M0.01%−2,200−2.1%Reduced
Citigroup Inc100,245$5.07M0.01%−89,375−47.1%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale91,614$4.61M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
LPL Financial LLC87,299$4.42M0.00%+5,483+6.7%Added
Davenport & Co LLC86,328$4.37M0.03%−549−0.6%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D81,847$4.14M0.01%+4,586+5.9%Added
Man Group plc78,475$3.97M0.01%––
Voya Investment Management LLC76,911$3.89M0.00%+19,238+33.4%Added
Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.56,000$3.75M0.39%+26,000+86.7%Added
Aigen Investment Management, LP73,720$3.73M0.67%+73,720New
Cinctive Capital Management LP73,256$3.71M0.26%+73,256New
SEI Investments Co70,173$3.55M0.01%+5,462+8.4%Added
Commerce Bank67,017$3.39M0.02%−10,630−13.7%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp65,831$3.33M0.01%+1,144+1.8%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina63,152$3.19M0.02%+620+1.0%Added
Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC62,415$3.16M0.74%+62,415New
Jump Financial, LLC61,739$3.12M0.10%−57,661−48.3%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC59,703$3.02M0.00%−103−0.2%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)59,626$3.02M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio59,630$3.02M0.01%+1,630+2.8%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC59,204$3.00M0.01%−80,316−57.6%Reduced
HighVista Strategies LLC57,348$2.90M1.05%+8,828+18.2%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP54,133$2.74M0.00%−34,606−39.0%Reduced
Cowen and Company, LLC51,415$2.60M0.17%+51,415New
Erste Asset Management GmbH51,300$2.59M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Private Advisor Group, LLC48,807$2.47M0.02%+189+0.4%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc46,310$2.34M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Schroder Investment Management Group43,000$2.18M0.00%+43,000New
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan42,000$2.12M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Great West Life Assurance Co40,781$2.05M0.00%+3,980+10.8%Added
Capital Counsel LLC40,080$2.03M0.10%−150−0.4%Reduced
Comerica Bank39,614$2.00M0.01%−334−0.8%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System36,059$1.82M0.01%−609−1.7%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG35,702$1.81M0.00%+26,213+276.2%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC33,151$1.68M0.01%−7,324−18.1%Reduced
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC33,104$1.67M0.12%+242+0.7%Added
Estate Counselors, LLC32,800$1.66M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Financial Group Inc31,139$1.58M0.00%−3,512−10.1%Reduced
Nicholas Investment Partners, LP30,445$1.54M0.18%+30,445New
Teacher Retirement System of Texas29,844$1.51M0.01%−6,734−18.4%Reduced
Twinbeech Capital LP29,729$1.50M0.02%+29,729New
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)29,440$1.49M0.01%+6,101+26.1%Added
Profund Advisors LLC29,073$1.47M0.06%−6,397−18.0%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank28,995$1.47M0.01%−91−0.3%Reduced
Engineers Gate Manager LP28,877$1.46M0.04%+28,877New
UBS Oconnor LLC28,624$1.45M0.05%−33,435−53.9%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC28,379$1.44M0.00%−1,239−4.2%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc27,793$1.41M0.00%+12,357+80.1%Added
Handelsbanken Fonder AB27,011$1.37M0.01%+3,200+13.4%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc25,625$1.30M0.00%+17,810+227.9%Added
Creative Planning25,299$1.28M0.00%+3,727+17.3%Added
STRS Ohio24,779$1.25M0.01%+24,779New
HealthInvest Partners AB24,243$1.23M0.96%+24,243New
Fred Alger Management, LLC24,054$1.22M0.01%+10,488+77.3%Added
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP23,484$1.19M0.01%+23,484New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC21,462$1.09M0.00%−80.0%Reduced
Mariner, LLC20,672$1.05M0.00%+2,784+15.6%Added
Point72 Hong Kong Ltd20,015$1.01M0.06%+20,015New
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich19,050$963.7K0.00%+19,050New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.18,910$956.4K0.00%+7,462+65.2%Added
Algert Global LLC17,412$880.9K0.04%−28,110−61.8%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.17,313$875.0K0.00%+1,394+8.8%Added
NBT Bank N A17,050$862.6K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Xponance, Inc.16,693$844.5K0.01%−1,143−6.4%Reduced
Blair William & Co16,628$841.2K0.00%+284+1.7%Added
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.16,598$839.7K0.16%+12,928+352.3%Added
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado16,574$838.0K0.00%−1,332−7.4%Reduced
Calamos Advisors LLC16,379$828.6K0.00%+16,379New
Two Sigma Securities, LLC15,404$779.3K0.04%+10,060+188.2%Added
Tanaka Capital Management Inc14,612$739.0K1.81%00.0%Unchanged
Friedenthal Financial14,225$719.6K0.47%+14,225New
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky14,118$714.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bard Financial Services, Inc.14,100$713.3K0.08%−11,450−44.8%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC13,998$708.2K0.00%−1,536−9.9%Reduced
Westmount Partners, LLC13,872$701.8K0.29%+410+3.0%Added
Franklin Resources Inc13,705$693.3K0.00%+5,256+62.2%Added
North Star Asset Management Inc13,650$690.6K0.04%+10+0.1%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.13,647$690.4K0.00%+1,390+11.3%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P13,312$673.5K0.01%−722−5.1%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc13,216$668.6K0.00%+234+1.8%Added
Chartwell Investment Partners, LLC12,982$657.0K0.02%+12,982New
Quantbot Technologies LP12,703$642.6K0.04%+12,503+6,251.5%Added
Graham Capital Management, L.P.12,525$633.6K0.02%−1,963−13.5%Reduced
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC12,476$631.2K0.01%−524−4.0%Reduced
Granite Bay Wealth Management, LLC13,579$626.0K0.01%−34,000−71.5%Reduced
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC12,239$619.2K0.02%+41+0.3%Added
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC12,239$619.2K0.02%+41+0.3%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC11,882$611.2K0.00%+11,882New
US Bancorp11,935$603.8K0.00%−1,423−10.7%Reduced
Gsa Capital Partners LLP11,680$591.0K0.05%+11,680New
Brown Advisory Inc11,544$584.0K0.00%−181−1.5%Reduced
Corton Capital Inc.11,476$580.6K0.18%+2,581+29.0%Added