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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 5 sales; 417 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 2023

Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Dec 31, 2023. 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
211
+16 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
16.1M
+506.7K (+3.2%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$1.15B
+$207.1M (+21.9%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
33
72 more added
Sold out
17
71 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2023: 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 2023: 211 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: 417 institutions
Value heldQ4 2023: $1.15B
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 2026417$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 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding LGND in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Blair William & Co9,156$653.9K0.00%−975−9.6%Reduced
American International Group, Inc.9,144$653.1K0.00%+15+0.2%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC8,892$635.1K0.00%+2,032+29.6%Added
MetLife Investment Management8,797$628.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Comerica Bank8,582$612.9K0.00%+676+8.6%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The8,264$590.2K0.00%−278−3.3%Reduced
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System8,200$585.6K0.01%−100−1.2%Reduced
Yousif Capital Management, LLC8,191$585.0K0.01%+50+0.6%Added
Brown Advisory Inc7,757$554.0K0.00%+7,757New
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC7,581$541.4K0.05%+2,435+47.3%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund7,200$514.2K0.00%−576−7.4%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp7,186$513.2K0.00%−197−2.7%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada6,988$498.0K0.00%+1,711+32.4%Added
Cornerstone Capital, Inc.6,957$496.9K0.05%−547−7.3%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC6,806$486.1K0.00%+75+1.1%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors6,315$451.0K0.00%+330+5.5%Added
Amalgamated Bank6,294$450.0K0.00%−155−2.4%Reduced
Henshaw Capital LLC6,294$449.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System6,009$429.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd5,755$411.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company5,680$405.6K0.00%+1,169+25.9%Added
Putnam Investments LLC5,503$393.0K0.00%−144−2.6%Reduced
Two Sigma Advisers, LP5,400$385.7K0.00%−1,200−18.2%Reduced
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky5,190$371.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan5,000$357.1K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Atom Investors LP4,999$357.0K0.06%−171−3.3%Reduced
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC4,818$344.1K0.22%+914+23.4%Added
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund4,798$342.7K0.01%−30−0.6%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System4,760$340.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
New York Life Investment Management LLC4,731$337.9K0.00%−110−2.3%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System4,610$329.2K0.00%−62−1.3%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC4,614$329.0K0.00%+47+1.0%Added
Calamos Advisors LLC4,586$327.5K0.00%+4,586New
Erste Asset Management GmbH4,300$308.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
ProShare Advisors LLC4,264$304.5K0.00%+599+16.3%Added
Gotham Asset Management, LLC4,183$298.8K0.01%−3,300−44.1%Reduced
Bank of Montreal3,949$290.3K0.00%+3,949New
Versor Investments LP3,848$274.8K0.06%−1,200−23.8%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)3,848$274.8K0.00%+2,745+248.9%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas3,814$272.0K0.00%−836−18.0%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.3,694$263.8K0.00%+132+3.7%Added
Handelsbanken Fonder AB3,658$261.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys3,537$252.6K0.00%−7,370−67.6%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC3,534$252.4K0.00%−12,883−78.5%Reduced
Spouting Rock Asset Management, LLC3,445$246.0K0.09%−5,774−62.6%Reduced
Burney Co3,108$222.0K0.01%+3,108New
Two Sigma Investments, LP3,000$214.3K0.00%−3,300−52.4%Reduced
Legato Capital Management LLC2,975$212.5K0.03%+2,975New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado2,911$208.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC2,869$204.9K0.00%+2,869New
Advisor Resource Council2,804$200.3K0.02%+2,804New
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)2,602$185.8K0.00%−26−1.0%Reduced
Amundi2,165$159.0K0.00%+141+7.0%Added
Cetera Trust Company, N.A2,205$157.5K0.10%+2,205New
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.2,012$143.7K0.03%+1,571+356.2%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,840$131.4K0.00%+450+32.4%Added
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.1,656$118.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,299$92.3K0.00%−244−15.8%Reduced
Vestcor Inc1,293$92.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wyoming1,288$92.0K0.02%+1,288New
Lazard Asset Management LLC1,185$84.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Stephens Inc1,094$78.1K0.00%−54−4.7%Reduced
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co1,017$72.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Headlands Technologies LLC964$68.8K0.02%−409−29.8%Reduced
Group One Trading, L.P.916$65.4K0.00%−8,005−89.7%Reduced
Principal Securities, Inc.747$53.4K0.00%+747New
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC726$51.9K0.00%+10+1.4%Added
US Bancorp612$43.7K0.00%+531+655.6%Added
Rothschild Investment LLC606$43.3K0.00%+606New
KBC Group NV604$43.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co566$40.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.500$35.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC395$28.0K0.00%+4+1.0%Added
Signaturefd, LLC313$22.4K0.00%+208+198.1%Added
GAMMA Investing LLC229$16.7K0.00%+229New
Allworth Financial LP155$11.1K0.00%−25−13.9%Reduced
Johnson Financial Group, Inc.130$9.29K0.00%+130New
Advisory Services Network, LLC112$8.00K0.00%+112New
Spire Wealth Management100$7.25K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp98$7.00K0.00%−55−35.9%Reduced
Massmutual Trust Co FSB86$6.14K0.00%+86New
DAGCO, Inc.84$6.00K0.01%+84New
Dynamic Wealth Strategies, LLC84$6.00K0.01%+84New
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC82$5.86K0.00%+82New
St Germain D J Co Inc75$5.36K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.72$5.14K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC70$5.00K0.00%+70New
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.63$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC55$3.93K0.00%+55New
C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd52$3.71K0.00%+22+73.3%Added
Cornerstone Planning Group LLC51$3.64K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Luken Investment Analytics, LLC50$3.57K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank39$2.79K0.00%+38+3,800.0%Added
Quadrant Capital Group LLC37$2.64K0.00%−110−74.8%Reduced
Central Trust Co35$2.50K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Red Tortoise LLC35$2.50K0.00%+35New
Scarborough Advisors, LLC33$2.36K0.00%+33New
Raleigh Capital Management Inc.25$1.79K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sachetta, LLC23$1.64K0.00%+23New
LGT Financial Advisors LLC22$1.57K0.00%00.0%Unchanged