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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 2026

Institutional positions in Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
497
+8 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
172.6M
+19.1M (+12.5%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$13.0B
+$828.1M (+6.8%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
73
179 more added
Sold out
65
158 more reduced

5 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2025: 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 2026: 497 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 2026: $13.0B
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 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding IONS in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Wedmont Private Capital6,564$492.2K0.02%+1,028+18.6%Added
Significant Wealth Partners LLC6,664$500.4K0.62%−100−1.5%Reduced
PSP Research LLC6,800$510.6K0.36%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Financial Group Inc7,019$527.1K0.00%+3,680+110.2%Added
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC7,053$529.6K0.00%−189−2.6%Reduced
Callan Family Office, LLC7,082$531.8K0.01%−22−0.3%Reduced
Meeder Advisory Services, Inc.7,239$543.6K0.02%+83+1.2%Added
Ground Swell Capital, LLC7,285$547.0K1.08%+7,285New
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System7,380$554.2K0.01%−904−10.9%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC7,390$554.9K0.00%+236+3.3%Added
Fiduciary Trust Co7,399$555.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cerity Partners LLC7,596$570.4K0.00%−16,331−68.3%Reduced
M&T Bank Corp7,671$575.5K0.00%−479−5.9%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC7,687$577.2K0.00%+655+9.3%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.7,715$579.3K0.01%−25−0.3%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC7,829$587.9K0.00%−3,977−33.7%Reduced
Commerce Bank8,165$613.1K0.00%+54+0.7%Added
Sectoral Asset Management Inc7,200$617.2K0.51%−1,165−13.9%Reduced
Utah Retirement Systems8,300$623.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
denkapparat Operations GmbH8,364$628.1K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Savant Capital, LLC8,461$635.3K0.00%+1,272+17.7%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.8,710$654.0K0.00%−2,936−25.2%Reduced
Aigen Investment Management, LP8,790$660.0K0.17%−71−0.8%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.9,029$678.0K0.00%+763+9.2%Added
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd9,175$689.0K0.00%+2,272+32.9%Added
MetLife Investment Management9,224$692.6K0.00%−450−4.7%Reduced
Vident Advisory, LLC9,489$712.5K0.01%−746−7.3%Reduced
Assetmark, Inc9,574$718.9K0.00%+924+10.7%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans9,962$748.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec10,005$751.3K0.00%−2,548−20.3%Reduced
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al10,300$773.4K0.01%−300−2.8%Reduced
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.10,445$784.3K0.22%+1,991+23.6%Added
Suvretta Capital Management, LLC10,800$811.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC10,909$819.2K0.00%+1,186+12.2%Added
Fifth Third Bancorp11,011$826.8K0.00%+3,123+39.6%Added
Capstone Capital Management Ltd21,447$832.4K0.84%+21,447New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co11,123$835.2K0.00%−875−7.3%Reduced
Plancorp, LLC11,208$842.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers11,280$847.0K0.00%+424+3.9%Added
JustInvest LLC11,414$857.1K0.01%−1,047−8.4%Reduced
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC11,428$858.1K0.01%−524−4.4%Reduced
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC11,549$867.2K0.01%+1,606+16.2%Added
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.11,853$890.0K0.01%+589+5.2%Added
Amalgamated Bank12,054$905.0K0.01%−401−3.2%Reduced
SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd.12,600$913.8K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP12,359$928.0K0.00%−20,145−62.0%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH12,601$946.2K0.00%−4,115−24.6%Reduced
Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors, LLC12,801$961.2K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Highland Capital Management, LLC12,819$962.6K0.05%+12,819New
Truist Financial Corp12,846$964.6K0.00%+187+1.5%Added
Westmount Partners, LLC12,961$973.2K0.24%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.13,545$1.02M0.00%−271−2.0%Reduced
Dynasty Wealth Management, LLC14,080$1.06M0.01%+90+0.6%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board14,100$1.06M0.00%+14,100New
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC14,316$1.07M0.02%+441+3.2%Added
Davy Global Fund Management Ltd14,389$1.08M0.08%−779−5.1%Reduced
M&G Plc14,423$1.08M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
LMR Partners LLP15,000$1.13M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Advisory Inc15,105$1.13M0.00%+140+0.9%Added
Caption Management, LLC15,591$1.17M0.06%+15,591New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado15,589$1.17M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Asset Management Inc16,610$1.25M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Inceptionr LLC16,821$1.26M0.30%−1,029−5.8%Reduced
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.18,487$1.39M0.04%+461+2.6%Added
DnB Asset Management AS19,060$1.43M0.01%+4,222+28.5%Added
AlphaCentric Advisors LLC19,587$1.47M1.47%+1,064+5.7%Added
Nicollet Investment Management, Inc.19,646$1.48M0.51%−877−4.3%Reduced
FORA Capital, LLC19,693$1.48M0.11%+19,693New
Calamos Advisors LLC19,781$1.49M0.01%−13,408−40.4%Reduced
Legato Capital Management LLC19,840$1.49M0.14%+13,685+222.3%Added
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.20,146$1.51M0.10%−4,009−16.6%Reduced
Readystate Asset Management LP20,436$1.53M0.09%+20,436New
Allstate Corp20,565$1.54M0.02%+20,565New
EAM Investors, LLC20,608$1.55M0.18%−33,306−61.8%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co22,135$1.67M0.00%+1,241+5.9%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC22,815$1.71M0.03%−7,700−25.2%Reduced
Voleon Capital Management LP23,047$1.73M0.04%+18,759+437.5%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.23,721$1.78M0.00%+1,830+8.4%Added
Amundi23,958$1.80M0.00%−436,989−94.8%Reduced
Man Group plc24,013$1.80M0.00%−142,029−85.5%Reduced
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky24,083$1.81M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Lazard Asset Management LLC25,410$1.91M0.00%−20,992−45.2%Reduced
Jones Financial Companies LLLP26,723$1.93M0.00%+20,240+312.2%Added
Qsemble Capital Management, LP25,758$1.93M0.15%−1,821−6.6%Reduced
Florida Financial Advisors, LLC25,886$1.94M0.47%+25,886New
Jain Global LLC26,285$1.97M0.03%−329,974−92.6%Reduced
Profund Advisors LLC26,287$1.97M0.07%−386−1.4%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.26,384$1.98M0.01%+3,443+15.0%Added
StemPoint Capital LP26,385$1.98M0.38%+26,385New
Bank of Montreal26,585$2.00M0.00%−9,777−26.9%Reduced
Entropy Technologies, LP27,207$2.04M0.09%+27,207New
DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC27,422$2.06M0.08%+27,422New
Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC27,924$2.10M0.01%+10,514+60.4%Added
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC28,126$2.11M0.02%−3,333−10.6%Reduced
Fred Alger Management, LLC28,452$2.14M0.01%−9,971−26.0%Reduced
STRS Ohio28,782$2.16M0.01%+24,994+659.8%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC28,783$2.16M0.00%+10,021+53.4%Added
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc29,105$2.19M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Prelude Capital Management, LLC29,658$2.23M0.17%−2,823−8.7%Reduced
KBC Group NV30,213$2.27M0.01%+21,161+233.8%Added