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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, Q4 2021

Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Dec 31, 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
221
+17 vs. Q3 2021
Shares held
16.3M
−42.8K (−0.3%) vs. Q3 2021
Total value
$2.51B
+$239.2M (+10.5%) vs. Q3 2021
New holders
32
70 more added
Sold out
15
82 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q3 2021 haven't filed for Q4 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2021: 221 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 heldQ4 2021: $2.51B
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, Q4 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q3 2021.

Institutions holding LGND in Q4 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock Inc.2,742,808$423.7M0.01%+11,614+0.4%Added
Vanguard Group Inc1,716,735$265.2M0.01%−5,556−0.3%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC1,441,085$222.6M0.09%−21,815−1.5%Reduced
William Blair Investment Management, LLC1,400,341$216.3M0.58%+24,400+1.8%Added
State Street Corp887,353$137.1M0.01%−30,860−3.4%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd624,969$96.5M0.08%−19,809−3.1%Reduced
Villere St Denis J & Co LLC518,988$80.2M4.60%−45,361−8.0%Reduced
Chicago Capital, LLC436,456$67.4M2.51%−3,827−0.9%Reduced
Stephens Investment Management Group LLC411,359$63.5M0.82%+1,195+0.3%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP372,668$57.6M0.02%−1060.0%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc362,469$56.0M0.12%+4,307+1.2%Added
Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC347,699$53.7M1.91%−26,021−7.0%Reduced
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc303,422$46.9M0.70%00.0%Unchanged
Geode Capital Management, LLC284,663$44.0M0.01%+8,648+3.1%Added
Northern Trust Corp236,304$36.5M0.01%−2,486−1.0%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.209,012$32.3M0.01%−62,359−23.0%Reduced
Wasatch Advisors Inc195,197$30.1M0.12%−20,875−9.7%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp191,665$29.6M0.01%+3,051+1.6%Added
Cardinal Capital Management LLC162,608$25.1M0.59%−47,087−22.5%Reduced
Snyder Capital Management L P154,026$23.8M0.57%+27,085+21.3%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc153,213$23.7M0.01%+9,455+6.6%Added
Impax Asset Management Group plc134,820$20.8M0.08%+35,500+35.7%Added
Millennium Management LLC132,244$20.4M0.02%+42,495+47.3%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc130,959$20.2M0.01%−34,752−21.0%Reduced
Norges Bank122,456$18.9M0.00%+26,666+27.8%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc112,050$17.3M0.00%+1,324+1.2%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc87,876$13.6M0.00%+27,519+45.6%Added
Smith, Graham & Co., Investment Advisors, LP87,392$13.5M1.34%−7,051−7.5%Reduced
MESIROW FINANCIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT - Equity & Fixed Income85,990$13.3M1.46%−1,120−1.3%Reduced
Bank of America Corp85,246$13.2M0.00%+7,470+9.6%Added
Morgan Stanley77,933$12.0M0.00%−17,629−18.4%Reduced
Knott David M Jr75,000$11.6M4.38%+75,000New
Nordea Investment Management AB71,436$11.2M0.01%−531−0.7%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG71,374$11.0M0.00%+9,564+15.5%Added
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC69,329$10.7M0.01%−2,770−3.8%Reduced
Granahan Investment Management Inc69,141$10.7M0.22%−47,892−40.9%Reduced
Woodstock Corp68,666$10.6M1.11%00.0%Unchanged
Orchard Capital Managment, LLC68,596$10.6M3.11%+1,300+1.9%Added
Barclays PLC56,854$8.78M0.01%+12,176+27.3%Added
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.54,100$8.36M0.04%+54,100New
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC55,445$7.71M0.00%−4,232−7.1%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc46,997$7.26M0.00%+1,450+3.2%Added
Rhumbline Advisers45,003$6.95M0.01%−1,208−2.6%Reduced
Investment Management of Virginia LLC44,754$6.91M1.11%−399−0.9%Reduced
Citigroup Inc42,136$6.51M0.01%+6,405+17.9%Added
Ami Asset Management Corp40,463$6.25M0.30%−8,834−17.9%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co39,923$6.17M0.00%−145−0.4%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company37,170$5.74M0.00%−6,852−15.6%Reduced
Swiss National Bank36,700$5.67M0.00%−100−0.3%Reduced
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC36,633$5.66M0.03%+13,867+60.9%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board34,040$5.26M0.03%+340+1.0%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System27,850$4.30M0.01%+200+0.7%Added
UBS Group AG26,868$4.15M0.00%−74−0.3%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc26,586$4.11M0.00%−6,728−20.2%Reduced
Edgestream Partners, L.P.26,497$4.09M0.26%−6,943−20.8%Reduced
Nomura Holdings Inc26,045$4.06M0.02%+20,795+396.1%Added
GW&K Investment Management, LLC25,510$3.94M0.03%+25,510New
Alliancebernstein L.P.25,239$3.90M0.00%−2,295−8.3%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG22,784$3.52M0.00%−2,359−9.4%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System22,305$3.44M0.00%+509+2.3%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board21,600$3.34M0.01%+2,200+11.3%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc21,583$3.33M0.00%+5,430+33.6%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc20,493$3.17M0.00%−968−4.5%Reduced
Alps Advisors Inc19,340$2.99M0.03%−1,094−5.4%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC18,298$2.83M0.00%+18,298New
Prudential Financial Inc17,685$2.79M0.00%−340−1.9%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D17,346$2.68M0.01%−8,383−32.6%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.16,763$2.59M0.00%−1,513−8.3%Reduced
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd16,205$2.53M0.03%−1,603−9.0%Reduced
Court Place Advisors, LLC15,733$2.43M0.67%00.0%Unchanged
Yousif Capital Management, LLC15,609$2.41M0.02%+15,609New
Blair William & Co15,021$2.32M0.01%+104+0.7%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co14,484$2.23M0.00%−90−0.6%Reduced
Cornerstone Capital, Inc.14,120$2.18M0.23%−643−4.4%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP13,921$2.15M0.00%+2,017+16.9%Added
Isthmus Partners, LLC13,640$2.11M0.35%+133+1.0%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans13,600$2.10M0.00%+120+0.9%Added
SEI Investments Co13,255$2.04M0.00%−2,033−13.3%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys12,631$1.95M0.02%−14−0.1%Reduced
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC12,058$1.86M0.00%−116−1.0%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund12,050$1.86M0.02%−287−2.3%Reduced
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue11,833$1.83M0.02%−335−2.8%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC11,796$1.82M0.00%+7,414+169.2%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund11,145$1.72M0.00%−617−5.2%Reduced
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.10,815$1.67M0.04%−377−3.4%Reduced
Comerica Bank14,032$1.64M0.01%−1,085−7.2%Reduced
Atom Investors LP10,473$1.62M0.45%−1,227−10.5%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA10,207$1.58M0.00%−7,139−41.2%Reduced
HRT Financial LP10,088$1.56M0.01%+10,088New
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department9,300$1.44M0.01%−180−1.9%Reduced
American International Group, Inc.9,295$1.44M0.01%−299−3.1%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.9,193$1.42M0.00%−30.0%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.9,035$1.40M0.02%+1,965+27.8%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank8,777$1.36M0.00%+8,777New
First Quadrant L P8,622$1.33M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
SG Americas Securities, LLC8,506$1.31M0.01%+6,002+239.7%Added
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System8,100$1.25M0.03%+100+1.3%Added
Amalgamated Bank7,757$1.20M0.01%−136−1.7%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The7,654$1.18M0.00%−250−3.2%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc7,502$1.16M0.00%−1,244−14.2%Reduced