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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc

LGND
Exchange
Nasdaq
Industry
Pharmaceutical Preparations
SEC CIK
0000886163

In the last 90 days, Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 6 sales; 416 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $7.15B in total; no superinvestor holds it.

Other share classesLGNDZLGNXZLGNYZLGNZZ

13F holders, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Sep 30, 2021. 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
208
−4 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
16.4M
+473.5K (+3.0%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$2.29B
+$197.0M (+9.4%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
19
73 more added
Sold out
23
71 more reduced

Compare with Q2 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting LGND 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 2021: 208 institutions
Q1 2021: 228 institutionsQ2 2021: 212 institutionsQ3 2021: 208 institutionsQ4 2021: 221 institutionsQ1 2022: 207 institutionsQ2 2022: 198 institutionsQ3 2022: 205 institutionsQ4 2022: 198 institutionsQ1 2023: 213 institutionsQ2 2023: 204 institutionsQ3 2023: 197 institutionsQ4 2023: 211 institutionsQ1 2024: 222 institutionsQ2 2024: 235 institutionsQ3 2024: 243 institutionsQ4 2024: 259 institutionsQ1 2025: 262 institutionsQ2 2025: 271 institutionsQ3 2025: 314 institutionsQ4 2025: 351 institutionsQ1 2026: 359 institutionsQ2 2026: 416 institutions
Value heldQ3 2021: $2.29B
Q1 2021: $2.35BQ2 2021: $2.09BQ3 2021: $2.29BQ4 2021: $2.51BQ1 2022: $1.76BQ2 2022: $1.33BQ3 2022: $1.28BQ4 2022: $983.5MQ1 2023: $1.10BQ2 2023: $1.12BQ3 2023: $946.5MQ4 2023: $1.15BQ1 2024: $1.21BQ2 2024: $1.45BQ3 2024: $1.81BQ4 2024: $1.96BQ1 2025: $1.97BQ2 2025: $2.18BQ3 2025: $3.63BQ4 2025: $3.89BQ1 2026: $4.15BQ2 2026: $7.15B
Institutions holding LGND and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026416$7.15B
Q1 2026359$4.15B
Q4 2025351$3.89B
Q3 2025314$3.63B
Q2 2025271$2.18B
Q1 2025262$1.97B
Q4 2024259$1.96B
Q3 2024243$1.81B
Q2 2024235$1.45B
Q1 2024222$1.21B
Q4 2023211$1.15B
Q3 2023197$946.5M
Q2 2023204$1.12B
Q1 2023213$1.10B
Q4 2022198$983.5M
Q3 2022205$1.28B
Q2 2022198$1.33B
Q1 2022207$1.76B
Q4 2021221$2.51B
Q3 2021208$2.29B
Q2 2021212$2.09B
Q1 2021228$2.35B

Institutions, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding LGND in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock Inc.2,731,194$380.5M0.01%+686,816+33.6%Added
Vanguard Group Inc1,722,291$239.9M0.01%+198,136+13.0%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC1,462,900$203.8M0.09%+18,679+1.3%Added
William Blair Investment Management, LLC1,375,941$191.7M0.54%+129,489+10.4%Added
State Street Corp918,213$127.9M0.01%+58,765+6.8%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd644,778$89.8M0.08%+51,080+8.6%Added
Villere St Denis J & Co LLC564,349$78.6M4.58%−30,031−5.1%Reduced
Chicago Capital, LLC440,283$61.3M2.33%−18,672−4.1%Reduced
Stephens Investment Management Group LLC410,164$57.1M0.78%+46,771+12.9%Added
Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC373,720$52.1M1.92%−5,006−1.3%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP372,774$51.9M0.02%−36,603−8.9%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc358,162$49.9M0.11%−47,614−11.7%Reduced
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc303,422$42.3M0.65%−32,775−9.7%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC276,015$38.5M0.01%−1,545−0.6%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.271,371$37.8M0.01%+33,684+14.2%Added
Northern Trust Corp238,790$33.3M0.01%−46,715−16.4%Reduced
Wasatch Advisors Inc216,072$30.1M0.12%+1,605+0.7%Added
Cardinal Capital Management LLC209,695$29.2M0.70%+209,695New
Bank of New York Mellon Corp188,614$26.3M0.01%−1,362−0.7%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc165,711$23.1M0.02%+55,913+50.9%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc143,758$20.0M0.01%+6,585+4.8%Added
Snyder Capital Management L P126,941$17.7M0.47%−1,199−0.9%Reduced
Granahan Investment Management Inc117,033$16.3M0.31%−45,532−28.0%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc110,726$15.4M0.00%+19,590+21.5%Added
Impax Asset Management Group plc99,320$13.8M0.06%+20,000+25.2%Added
Norges Bank95,790$13.3M0.00%+41,277+75.7%Added
Morgan Stanley95,562$13.3M0.00%+6,301+7.1%Added
Smith, Graham & Co., Investment Advisors, LP94,443$13.2M1.32%−3,945−4.0%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC89,749$12.5M0.02%−102,083−53.2%Reduced
MESIROW FINANCIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT - Equity & Fixed Income87,110$12.1M1.41%+68,865+377.4%Added
Bank of America Corp77,776$10.8M0.00%−4,210−5.1%Reduced
Knott David M75,000$10.4M4.36%00.0%Unchanged
Nordea Investment Management AB71,967$10.1M0.01%−1,097−1.5%Reduced
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC72,099$10.0M0.01%+18,614+34.8%Added
Woodstock Corp68,666$9.57M1.12%−110−0.2%Reduced
Orchard Capital Managment, LLC67,296$9.38M2.82%00.0%Unchanged
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC59,677$8.64M0.00%−35,194−37.1%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG61,810$8.61M0.00%−13,288−17.7%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc60,357$8.41M0.00%−37,479−38.3%Reduced
Ami Asset Management Corp49,297$6.87M0.34%+1,675+3.5%Added
Rhumbline Advisers46,211$6.44M0.01%−4,411−8.7%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc45,547$6.35M0.00%+18,815+70.4%Added
Investment Management of Virginia LLC45,153$6.29M1.21%+3,553+8.5%Added
Barclays PLC44,678$6.22M0.00%+13,259+42.2%Added
Wells Fargo & Company44,022$6.13M0.00%+7,780+21.5%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co40,068$5.58M0.00%−16,959−29.7%Reduced
Murchinson Ltd.37,420$5.21M2.59%−17,382−31.7%Reduced
Swiss National Bank36,800$5.13M0.00%+200+0.5%Added
Citigroup Inc35,731$4.98M0.00%+557+1.6%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board33,700$4.70M0.03%+33,700New
Edgestream Partners, L.P.33,440$4.66M0.29%−9,338−21.8%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc33,314$4.64M0.00%−1,480−4.3%Reduced
WCM Investment Management, LLC30,068$4.19M0.01%+147+0.5%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System27,650$3.85M0.01%+4,950+21.8%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.27,534$3.84M0.00%−14,368−34.3%Reduced
UBS Group AG26,942$3.75M0.00%+17,319+180.0%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D25,729$3.58M0.01%+5,438+26.8%Added
Credit Suisse AG25,143$3.50M0.00%+751+3.1%Added
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC22,766$3.17M0.02%+1,665+7.9%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System21,796$3.04M0.00%+1,003+4.8%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc21,461$2.99M0.00%−539−2.5%Reduced
Alps Advisors Inc20,434$2.85M0.03%−1,390−6.4%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board19,400$2.70M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC18,941$2.64M0.11%−8,459−30.9%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc18,025$2.61M0.00%+6,068+50.7%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.18,276$2.54M0.00%−1,926−9.5%Reduced
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd17,808$2.48M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA17,346$2.42M0.01%+14,152+443.1%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc16,153$2.25M0.00%+1,035+6.8%Added
Court Place Advisors, LLC15,733$2.19M0.65%−115−0.7%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc15,634$2.18M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SEI Investments Co15,288$2.13M0.00%+10,391+212.2%Added
Blair William & Co14,917$2.08M0.01%+287+2.0%Added
Comerica Bank15,117$2.06M0.01%−25,633−62.9%Reduced
Cornerstone Capital, Inc.14,763$2.06M0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Great West Life Assurance Co14,574$2.04M0.00%+8,195+128.5%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC13,601$1.89M0.00%+6,343+87.4%Added
Isthmus Partners, LLC13,507$1.88M0.34%+58+0.4%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans13,480$1.88M0.00%+9,059+204.9%Added
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys12,645$1.76M0.02%+7,098+128.0%Added
First Trust Advisors LP12,549$1.75M0.00%−19,577−60.9%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund12,337$1.72M0.02%−72−0.6%Reduced
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC12,174$1.70M0.00%−1,929−13.7%Reduced
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue12,168$1.70M0.02%+9,582+370.5%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP11,904$1.66M0.00%−33,695−73.9%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund11,762$1.64M0.00%−2,046−14.8%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC11,749$1.64M0.01%−41,755−78.0%Reduced
Atom Investors LP11,700$1.63M0.32%−1,989−14.5%Reduced
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.11,192$1.56M0.03%−670−5.6%Reduced
American International Group, Inc.9,594$1.34M0.01%−28,230−74.6%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department9,480$1.32M0.01%+2,710+40.0%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC9,203$1.28M0.00%−107−1.1%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.9,196$1.28M0.00%−56,181−85.9%Reduced
M&G Investment Management Ltd8,797$1.22M0.01%−4,636−34.5%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP8,776$1.22M0.01%+8,776New
Price T Rowe Associates Inc8,746$1.22M0.00%−620−6.6%Reduced
First Quadrant L P8,622$1.20M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System8,000$1.11M0.03%+3,700+86.0%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The7,904$1.10M0.00%−18,513−70.1%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank7,893$1.10M0.01%−4,238−34.9%Reduced