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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
SEI Investments Co157,222$11.8M0.01%+41,305+35.6%Added
CenterBook Partners LP150,912$11.3M0.61%−3,037−2.0%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The149,538$11.2M0.01%−3,703−2.4%Reduced
Aquatic Capital Management LLC147,379$11.1M0.32%+14,553+11.0%Added
Citigroup Inc146,541$11.0M0.01%+57,201+64.0%Added
Artia Global Partners LP144,376$10.8M2.44%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Fund Management S.A.142,201$10.7M0.10%+142,201New
Fisher Asset Management, LLC141,544$10.6M0.00%−71−0.1%Reduced
Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd137,507$10.3M0.01%+137,507New
Edmond de Rothschild Holding S.A.137,190$10.3M0.15%+15,000+12.3%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System135,878$10.2M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Engineers Gate Manager LP133,827$10.0M0.13%+111,636+503.1%Added
Braidwell LP130,862$9.83M0.33%+130,862New
Ikarian Capital, LLC127,038$9.54M1.36%−75,000−37.1%Reduced
HealthInvest Partners AB27,873$9.40M3.03%−64,504−69.8%Reduced
Integral Health Asset Management, LLC125,000$9.39M0.50%+125,000New
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC118,926$8.93M0.07%−30,254−20.3%Reduced
Algert Global LLC116,563$8.75M0.13%−10,642−8.4%Reduced
SEB Asset Management AB114,334$8.59M0.04%+114,334New
Nomura Holdings Inc114,080$8.57M0.07%−734,735−86.6%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc113,843$8.55M0.01%+84,917+293.6%Added
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.111,830$8.40M0.18%+2,539+2.3%Added
Exome Asset Management LLC110,064$8.26M4.86%−6,451−5.5%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc108,744$8.17M0.01%+28,015+34.7%Added
Winton Group Ltd106,532$8.00M0.28%+106,532New
Empowered Funds, LLC103,141$7.74M0.05%+103,141New
Gotham Asset Management, LLC98,968$7.43M0.02%+55,756+129.0%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board96,491$7.25M0.02%+1,730+1.8%Added
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC95,960$7.21M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Marshall Wace, LLP95,954$7.21M0.01%−160,979−62.7%Reduced
EFG International AG93,980$7.06M0.15%+18,704+24.8%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc93,382$7.01M0.00%+3,463+3.9%Added
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB92,900$6.98M0.86%−65,600−41.4%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale93,807$6.92M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.81,876$6.15M0.00%−11,875−12.7%Reduced
Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.81,696$6.13M0.09%−11,875−12.7%Reduced
XTX Topco Ltd80,519$6.05M0.11%+63,602+376.0%Added
CSS LLC79,093$5.94M0.33%+79,093New
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.77,315$5.81M0.44%+34,921+82.4%Added
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC76,571$5.75M0.14%+1,009+1.3%Added
Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC75,699$5.68M1.43%+42,910+130.9%Added
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC71,911$5.40M0.00%+71,911New
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.70,900$5.32M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Erste Asset Management GmbH71,800$5.21M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Voya Investment Management LLC69,136$5.19M0.01%−4,624−6.3%Reduced
Edgestream Partners, L.P.68,369$5.13M0.17%+68,369New
Janus Henderson Group PLC68,191$5.12M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina67,701$5.08M0.02%+1,439+2.2%Added
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey67,323$5.06M0.04%+474+0.7%Added
Walleye Capital LLC65,949$4.95M0.03%+65,624+20,192.0%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC63,295$4.75M0.01%+29,886+89.5%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.62,919$4.72M0.01%+19,007+43.3%Added
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC61,344$4.61M0.04%+37,770+160.2%Added
Polymer Capital Management (HK) LTD61,200$4.60M0.64%+61,200New
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC60,308$4.53M0.02%−13,675−18.5%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)60,239$4.52M0.01%+11,318+23.1%Added
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.59,065$4.44M0.05%+8,670+17.2%Added
One Capital Management, LLC58,939$4.43M0.12%+12,818+27.8%Added
Future Fund LLC58,732$4.41M1.55%+12,881+28.1%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc57,446$4.31M0.02%+57,446New
DCF Advisers, LLC56,000$4.21M1.59%−47,000−45.6%Reduced
Quantinno Capital Management LP55,502$4.17M0.01%+8,124+17.1%Added
Fideuram - Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A.54,269$4.08M0.14%−67,359−55.4%Reduced
Carmignac Gestion53,000$3.98M0.06%+53,000New
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D52,588$3.95M0.02%−2,195−4.0%Reduced
Creative Planning52,228$3.92M0.00%−2,546−4.6%Reduced
Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.52,000$3.90M0.47%−35,000−40.2%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.50,000$3.75M0.01%−90,000−64.3%Reduced
Capital Counsel LLC49,580$3.72M0.16%−25−0.1%Reduced
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al48,244$3.62M0.02%+44,583+1,217.8%Added
E Fund Management Co., Ltd.46,688$3.51M0.10%+46,688New
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio46,030$3.46M0.01%−1,568−3.3%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc46,004$3.45M0.01%−7,660−14.3%Reduced
Bamco Inc45,000$3.38M0.01%+9,000+25.0%Added
West Michigan Advisors, LLC44,614$3.35M0.74%+6,201+16.1%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC44,050$3.31M0.03%+6,341+16.8%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd42,856$3.22M0.00%+42,856New
Arizona State Retirement System42,266$3.17M0.02%−155−0.4%Reduced
Polygon Management Ltd.41,764$3.14M0.62%+41,764New
Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd.39,306$2.95M0.36%+2,794+7.7%Added
Arrowpoint Investment Partners (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.38,988$2.93M4.26%+13,971+55.8%Added
Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd.38,557$2.90M0.01%+38,557New
Intech Investment Management LLC38,515$2.89M0.03%+28,913+301.1%Added
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC37,326$2.80M0.16%−495−1.3%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc35,268$2.65M0.00%+11,260+46.9%Added
BLB&B Advisors, LLC35,170$2.64M0.11%−26,350−42.8%Reduced
Raiffeisen Bank International AG36,000$2.61M0.04%+1,000+2.9%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp34,505$2.59M0.00%−12,597−26.7%Reduced
PEAK6 LLC34,419$2.58M0.07%+3,777+12.3%Added
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC33,941$2.55M0.02%+12,847+60.9%Added
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS33,900$2.55M0.01%+400+1.2%Added
Blair William & Co33,857$2.54M0.01%+69+0.2%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.33,673$2.53M0.00%+4,357+14.9%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC34,432$2.51M0.01%+16,524+92.3%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC32,835$2.47M0.01%−1,469−4.3%Reduced
Swedbank AB32,253$2.42M0.00%+5,000+18.3%Added
LPL Financial LLC31,932$2.40M0.00%+863+2.8%Added
KBC Group NV30,213$2.27M0.01%+21,161+233.8%Added
Prelude Capital Management, LLC29,658$2.23M0.17%−2,823−8.7%Reduced
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc29,105$2.19M0.05%00.0%Unchanged