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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
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)0$00.00%−115,293−100.0%Sold out
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund0$00.00%−110,000−100.0%Sold out
Simplex Trading, LLC0$00.00%−96,647−100.0%Sold out
Bridgewater Associates, LP0$00.00%−67,706−100.0%Sold out
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S0$00.00%−62,073−100.0%Sold out
PDT Partners, LLC0$00.00%−54,365−100.0%Sold out
Alpine Global Management, LLC0$00.00%−53,600−100.0%Sold out
Mariner, LLC0$00.00%−47,740−100.0%Sold out
Atika Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−47,488−100.0%Sold out
Acadian Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−34,691−100.0%Sold out
Twin Tree Management, LP0$00.00%−32,476−100.0%Sold out
Verition Fund Management LLC0$00.00%−22,685−100.0%Sold out
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co LLC0$00.00%−19,275−100.0%Sold out
Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd0$00.00%−18,500−100.0%Sold out
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co0$00.00%−18,417−100.0%Sold out
Cinctive Capital Management LP0$00.00%−13,726−100.0%Sold out
Friedenthal Financial0$00.00%−13,115−100.0%Sold out
Dark Forest Capital Management LP0$00.00%−12,691−100.0%Sold out
Baader Bank INC0$00.00%−11,097−100.0%Sold out
Ares Systematic Credit Ltd0$00.00%−9,916−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Securities, LLC0$00.00%−9,649−100.0%Sold out
NEOS Investment Management LLC0$00.00%−8,557−100.0%Sold out
Persistent Asset Partners Ltd0$00.00%−7,807−100.0%Sold out
Graham Capital Management, L.P.0$00.00%−7,596−100.0%Sold out
Natixis0$00.00%−6,087−100.0%Sold out
Dymon Asia Capital (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.0$00.00%−5,350−100.0%Sold out
Skopos Labs, Inc.0$00.00%−4,669−100.0%Sold out
AE Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−4,403−100.0%Sold out
Bank of Nova Scotia0$00.00%−4,189−100.0%Sold out
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC0$00.00%−4,177−100.0%Sold out
Avanza Fonder AB0$00.00%−3,596−100.0%Sold out
Park Avenue Securities LLC0$00.00%−3,571−100.0%Sold out
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−2,957−100.0%Sold out
Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−2,905−100.0%Sold out
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−2,877−100.0%Sold out
Clearbridge Investments, LLC0$00.00%−2,715−100.0%Sold out
Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group0$00.00%−2,695−100.0%Sold out
IFG Advisory, LLC0$00.00%−2,678−100.0%Sold out
PharVision Advisers, LLC0$00.00%−2,661−100.0%Sold out
Motley Fool Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−2,630−100.0%Sold out
Twin Lakes Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−1,500−100.0%Sold out
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−774−100.0%Sold out
Clear Street Markets LLC0$00.00%−748−100.0%Sold out
Quest Partners LLC0$00.00%−670−100.0%Sold out
Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC0$00.00%−600−100.0%Sold out
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.0$00.00%−481−100.0%Sold out
Strategic Advocates LLC0$00.00%−287−100.0%Sold out
SageView Advisory Group, LLC0$00.00%−215−100.0%Sold out
Quarry LP0$00.00%−180−100.0%Sold out
Torren Management, LLC0$00.00%−137−100.0%Sold out
Garner Asset Management Corp0$00.00%−115−100.0%Sold out
Rakuten Securities, Inc.0$00.00%−90−100.0%Sold out
Kemnay Advisory Services Inc.0$00.00%−71−100.0%Sold out
Activest Wealth Management0$00.00%−32−100.0%Sold out
Optima Capital LLC0$00.00%−12−100.0%Sold out
Private Trust Co NA0$00.00%−11−100.0%Sold out
Marquette Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−7−100.0%Sold out
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.0$00.00%−6−100.0%Sold out
Bare Financial Services, Inc0$00.00%−6−100.0%Sold out
Rachor Investment Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−4−100.0%Sold out
Stone House Investment Management, LLC0$00.00%−3−100.0%Sold out
Avion Wealth0$00.00%−6−100.0%Sold out
Vanguard Group Inc––––Not filed
Norges Bank––––Not filed
Comerica Bank––––Not filed
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC––––Not filed