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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 2022

Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Sep 30, 2022. 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
205
+9 vs. Q2 2022
Shares held
14.9M
−21.2K (−0.1%) vs. Q2 2022
Total value
$1.28B
−$53.1M (−4.0%) vs. Q2 2022
New holders
32
66 more added
Sold out
23
67 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q2 2022 haven't filed for Q3 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2022: 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 2022: 205 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 2022: $1.28B
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 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q2 2022.

Institutions holding LGND in Q3 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock Inc.2,665,618$229.5M0.01%−39,229−1.5%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc1,793,414$154.4M0.00%+19,440+1.1%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC1,262,333$108.7M0.08%−127,155−9.2%Reduced
State Street Corp951,318$81.9M0.01%−132,599−12.2%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd793,621$68.3M0.08%+9,697+1.2%Added
Villere St Denis J & Co LLC491,107$42.3M3.37%−4,921−1.0%Reduced
Chicago Capital, LLC459,315$39.6M2.29%+10,952+2.4%Added
Stephens Investment Management Group LLC451,738$38.9M0.74%−1,836−0.4%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP449,118$38.7M0.01%+6,414+1.4%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc442,359$38.1M0.11%+13,774+3.2%Added
William Blair Investment Management, LLC417,075$35.9M0.14%+21,031+5.3%Added
Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC296,678$25.5M1.48%−37,964−11.3%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC290,110$25.0M0.00%−615−0.2%Reduced
Impax Asset Management Group plc234,320$20.2M0.10%+50,000+27.1%Added
Invesco Ltd.191,071$16.5M0.01%−27,963−12.8%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp173,113$14.9M0.00%−24,108−12.2%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC166,217$14.3M0.02%+86,807+109.3%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp162,545$14.0M0.00%−2,117−1.3%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc160,577$13.8M0.00%+1,513+1.0%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc144,013$12.4M0.00%−6,119−4.1%Reduced
Norges Bank127,267$11.0M0.00%+5,494+4.5%Added
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc125,692$10.8M0.23%−94,730−43.0%Reduced
Morgan Stanley120,464$10.4M0.00%−27,747−18.7%Reduced
Knott David M Jr115,000$9.90M4.63%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Financial Group Inc102,324$8.81M0.01%−11,677−10.2%Reduced
Man Group plc101,800$8.77M0.04%––
Stonepine Capital Management, LLC99,562$8.57M3.85%−682−0.7%Reduced
Bank of America Corp97,858$8.43M0.00%+22,485+29.8%Added
Smith, Graham & Co., Investment Advisors, LP85,857$7.39M0.98%−118−0.1%Reduced
Orchard Capital Managment, LLC75,496$6.50M2.43%00.0%Unchanged
Nordea Investment Management AB69,940$6.10M0.01%−235−0.3%Reduced
Woodstock Corp61,694$5.31M0.79%−2,206−3.5%Reduced
Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC59,584$5.13M1.54%+13,016+28.0%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC51,898$4.47M0.00%−1,422−2.7%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG48,608$4.19M0.00%−1,451−2.9%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers48,507$4.18M0.01%+663+1.4%Added
Legal & General Group Plc45,687$3.93M0.00%−2,808−5.8%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc43,130$3.71M0.00%+43,130New
Citigroup Inc42,362$3.65M0.01%+5,723+15.6%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co40,105$3.45M0.00%+556+1.4%Added
Swiss National Bank40,000$3.44M0.00%+500+1.3%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP39,883$3.43M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC36,330$3.13M0.03%+8,314+29.7%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc35,758$3.08M0.00%−7,788−17.9%Reduced
GW&K Investment Management, LLC30,404$2.62M0.03%−3,256−9.7%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc30,189$2.60M0.00%+3,571+13.4%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board29,400$2.53M0.02%−1,800−5.8%Reduced
Investment Management of Virginia LLC28,674$2.47M0.53%+694+2.5%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC28,639$2.47M0.01%+11,026+62.6%Added
Ami Asset Management Corp28,319$2.44M0.18%−13,510−32.3%Reduced
Fisher Asset Management, LLC28,290$2.44M0.00%+20,859+280.7%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System28,050$2.42M0.01%+100+0.4%Added
Barclays PLC27,773$2.39M0.00%+22,147+393.7%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc27,345$2.35M0.00%−3,293−10.7%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.25,308$2.18M0.00%−99−0.4%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D23,336$2.01M0.01%+23,336New
Credit Suisse AG22,120$1.91M0.00%−62−0.3%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC21,968$1.89M0.00%+21,968New
ClariVest Asset Management LLC20,598$1.77M0.09%+20,572+79,123.1%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co20,570$1.77M0.01%+3,926+23.6%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System20,481$1.76M0.00%−268−1.3%Reduced
Isthmus Partners, LLC19,889$1.71M0.29%+4,209+26.8%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc17,621$1.52M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wisconsin Investment Board16,940$1.46M0.00%−1,131−6.3%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA16,874$1.45M0.00%+12,593+294.2%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC16,700$1.44M0.00%−1,294−7.2%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans16,580$1.43M0.00%+14+0.1%Added
Prudential Financial Inc16,321$1.41M0.00%−805−4.7%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP15,734$1.35M0.05%+11,060+236.6%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP15,724$1.35M0.00%+15,724New
Court Place Advisors, LLC15,533$1.34M0.54%−200−1.3%Reduced
Cornerstone Capital, Inc.15,445$1.33M0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys14,613$1.26M0.01%−757−4.9%Reduced
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC14,270$1.23M0.02%+14,270New
Yousif Capital Management, LLC13,673$1.18M0.02%−816−5.6%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC13,665$1.18M0.00%+13,665New
HRT Financial LP13,305$1.15M0.01%+13,305New
Comerica Bank12,267$1.06M0.01%−2,060−14.4%Reduced
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC12,041$1.04M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Squarepoint Ops LLC11,833$1.02M0.01%+11,833New
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department11,684$1.01M0.00%+696+6.3%Added
Texas Permanent School Fund11,539$994.0K0.02%−648−5.3%Reduced
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.11,260$970.0K0.03%+10.0%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue11,105$956.0K0.01%−1,648−12.9%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP10,999$947.0K0.00%−2,833−20.5%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund10,937$942.0K0.00%+29+0.3%Added
Atom Investors LP10,450$900.0K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Blair William & Co10,231$881.0K0.00%−30−0.3%Reduced
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC9,922$854.0K0.01%−7,855−44.2%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale10,000$847.0K0.00%+5,460+120.3%Added
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC9,625$829.0K0.39%+9,625New
Alps Advisors Inc9,239$796.0K0.01%−768−7.7%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.9,008$775.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Aquatic Capital Management LLC8,800$758.0K0.07%+8,800New
MetLife Investment Management8,617$742.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
American International Group, Inc.8,350$719.0K0.01%+29+0.3%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc8,277$713.0K0.00%+1,284+18.4%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd8,022$691.0K0.00%−12,849−61.6%Reduced
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System7,700$663.0K0.02%−500−6.1%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.7,528$648.0K0.01%−381−4.8%Reduced