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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, Q3 2024

Institutional positions in Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Sep 30, 2024. 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
354
+1 vs. Q2 2024
Shares held
157.5M
+24.6M (+18.5%) vs. Q2 2024
Total value
$6.31B
−$23.0M (−0.4%) vs. Q2 2024
New holders
53
131 more added
Sold out
52
107 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q2 2024 haven't filed for Q3 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2024: 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 holdersQ3 2024: 354 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 heldQ3 2024: $6.31B
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, Q3 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q2 2024.

Institutions holding IONS in Q3 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
UBS Oconnor LLC36,957$1.48M0.04%−5,638−13.2%Reduced
Capital Counsel LLC37,080$1.49M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Guggenheim Capital LLC37,159$1.49M0.01%+1,770+5.0%Added
Profund Advisors LLC37,596$1.51M0.06%+7,613+25.4%Added
Arizona State Retirement System37,827$1.52M0.01%+1,105+3.0%Added
DCF Advisers, LLC39,500$1.58M0.81%+16,500+71.7%Added
Baillie Gifford & Co39,581$1.59M0.00%−220,673−84.8%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co39,835$1.60M0.00%−5,713−12.5%Reduced
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan42,000$1.68M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
LPL Financial LLC42,620$1.71M0.00%−8,794−17.1%Reduced
Handelsbanken Fonder AB43,011$1.72M0.01%+9,100+26.8%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC43,787$1.75M0.01%−2,639−5.7%Reduced
Algert Global LLC45,430$1.82M0.05%−29,920−39.7%Reduced
Blair William & Co46,651$1.87M0.01%+21,389+84.7%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D51,775$2.07M0.01%−3,574−6.5%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.52,162$2.09M0.00%+894+1.7%Added
Erste Asset Management GmbH51,300$2.10M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.52,781$2.11M0.03%−9,419−15.1%Reduced
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al53,479$2.14M0.02%+40,381+308.3%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp59,006$2.27M0.00%+8,742+17.4%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas56,699$2.27M0.01%+4,147+7.9%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio56,825$2.28M0.01%+1,529+2.8%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP57,239$2.29M0.00%−38,619−40.3%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group56,222$2.30M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc58,814$2.36M0.00%−18,601−24.0%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC58,977$2.36M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NEOS Investment Management LLC59,244$2.37M0.07%+14,186+31.5%Added
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)59,626$2.39M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
HBK Investments L P60,000$2.40M0.04%+60,000New
Sphera Funds Management Ltd.63,821$2.56M0.42%−76,417−54.5%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC64,874$2.60M0.00%+50,562+353.3%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina68,363$2.74M0.01%+5,250+8.3%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc69,880$2.80M0.00%+1,610+2.4%Added
Citigroup Inc70,295$2.82M0.00%−6,323−8.3%Reduced
Liontrust Investment Partners LLP59,644$2.84M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG74,874$3.00M0.00%+65,778+723.2%Added
Davenport & Co LLC75,598$3.03M0.02%−5,080−6.3%Reduced
Commerce Bank77,553$3.11M0.02%+1,211+1.6%Added
Engineers Gate Manager LP78,874$3.16M0.06%+62,554+383.3%Added
HealthInvest Partners AB82,691$3.31M1.56%+42,000+103.2%Added
Granite Investment Partners, LLC85,793$3.44M0.15%−28,297−24.8%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board86,166$3.45M0.01%−1,534−1.7%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc90,017$3.61M0.01%+74,300+472.7%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP94,332$3.78M0.00%+5,586+6.3%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale93,807$3.80M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Voya Investment Management LLC95,821$3.84M0.00%+702+0.7%Added
Cutter Capital Management, LP97,300$3.90M1.15%−62,866−39.3%Reduced
Eisler Capital (US) LLC117,565$4.71M0.87%+101,295+622.6%Added
Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.87,000$4.71M0.37%+13,000+17.6%Added
Amundi128,299$4.85M0.00%−1,176−0.9%Reduced
Walleye Capital LLC124,116$4.97M0.05%+26,245+26.8%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System126,180$5.05M0.01%−3,036−2.3%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC127,341$5.10M0.02%−309,477−70.8%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.128,469$5.15M0.01%−4,267−3.2%Reduced
Swedbank AB129,373$5.18M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Trexquant Investment LP130,858$5.24M0.07%+100,772+334.9%Added
Peregrine Capital Management LLC131,630$5.27M0.16%−394−0.3%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.145,091$5.81M0.01%−45,690−23.9%Reduced
Tang Capital Management LLC150,000$6.01M0.43%00.0%Unchanged
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System151,055$6.05M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
BLB&B Advisors, LLC152,250$6.10M0.31%−1,500−1.0%Reduced
Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC153,175$6.14M0.45%+2,361+1.6%Added
Legal & General Group Plc157,287$6.30M0.00%+9,643+6.5%Added
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.162,076$6.49M0.14%−92,267−36.3%Reduced
UBS Group AG167,880$6.73M0.00%+15,208+10.0%Added
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.168,951$6.77M0.03%+168,951New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA175,328$7.02M0.01%−10,616−5.7%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC176,560$7.07M0.01%−2,686−1.5%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp182,505$7.31M0.01%−33,635−15.6%Reduced
Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC182,734$7.32M0.31%−5,097−2.7%Reduced
SEI Investments Co189,837$7.60M0.01%+57,526+43.5%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC190,514$7.63M0.01%−59,000−23.6%Reduced
Sicart Associates LLC191,523$7.67M2.69%00.0%Unchanged
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB195,000$7.81M0.63%+65,000+50.0%Added
Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.196,114$7.86M0.09%−3,117−1.6%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.196,114$7.86M0.01%−3,117−1.6%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers196,942$7.89M0.01%+18,853+10.6%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund198,759$7.96M0.01%−16,957−7.9%Reduced
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC198,759$7.96M0.03%+29,903+17.7%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC328,772$8.21M0.04%+319,065+3,287.0%Added
Sector Gamma AS210,842$8.45M2.56%+40,842+24.0%Added
California Public Employees Retirement System211,756$8.48M0.01%+15,272+7.8%Added
Bank of Montreal213,883$8.74M0.00%−6,635−3.0%Reduced
Orion Investment Co218,525$8.75M3.42%−450.0%Reduced
Baker Bros. Advisors LP223,470$8.95M0.09%+223,470New
Driehaus Capital Management LLC229,969$9.21M0.08%+229,969New
Twinbeech Capital LP235,477$9.43M0.18%+235,477New
Goldman Sachs Group Inc235,710$9.44M0.00%−92,595−28.2%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC237,076$9.50M0.01%−30,961−11.6%Reduced
Siren, L.L.C.250,000$10.0M0.50%+250,000New
Privium Fund Management B.V.250,744$10.0M2.50%+3,477+1.4%Added
Great Point Partners LLC255,000$10.2M3.08%−75,000−22.7%Reduced
Swiss National Bank256,600$10.3M0.01%−1,400−0.5%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc285,697$11.4M0.00%−34,593−10.8%Reduced
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S300,000$12.0M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Standard Life Aberdeen plc303,274$12.1M0.02%+56,357+22.8%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC304,779$12.2M0.00%−105,625−25.7%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The308,947$12.4M0.01%+34,097+12.4%Added
Wells Fargo & Company342,154$13.7M0.00%−24,407−6.7%Reduced
Groupama Asset Managment416,060$13.8M0.36%+36,084+9.5%Added