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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, Q1 2024

Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
222
+14 vs. Q4 2023
Shares held
16.5M
+447.3K (+2.8%) vs. Q4 2023
Total value
$1.21B
+$59.4M (+5.2%) vs. Q4 2023
New holders
33
64 more added
Sold out
19
71 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q4 2023 haven't filed for Q1 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2024: 222 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 heldQ1 2024: $1.21B
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, Q1 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q4 2023.

Institutions holding LGND in Q1 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock Inc.2,868,270$209.7M0.00%−94,044−3.2%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc1,884,112$137.7M0.00%+7,598+0.4%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd1,033,181$75.5M0.09%+45,827+4.6%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC1,008,477$73.7M0.04%−334,677−24.9%Reduced
Stephens Investment Management Group LLC696,758$50.9M0.68%+37,324+5.7%Added
State Street Corp671,284$49.1M0.00%+3,000+0.4%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP664,081$48.5M0.01%+2,783+0.4%Added
Cardinal Capital Management LLC559,235$40.9M2.05%+337,308+152.0%Added
Villere St Denis J & Co LLC490,752$35.9M2.86%+62,701+14.6%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC380,970$27.9M0.00%+10,155+2.7%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc281,556$20.6M0.04%−8,862−3.1%Reduced
Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC279,784$20.5M1.17%+3,776+1.4%Added
Impax Asset Management Group plc255,208$18.7M0.07%+50,000+24.4%Added
Morgan Stanley251,897$18.4M0.00%+52,703+26.5%Added
Deutsche Bank AG235,904$17.2M0.01%+50,007+26.9%Added
Chicago Capital, LLC229,596$16.8M0.51%−1,915−0.8%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.215,095$15.7M0.00%+194+0.1%Added
Northern Trust Corp210,286$15.4M0.00%−9,494−4.3%Reduced
Ashford Capital Management Inc196,535$14.4M1.94%+196,535New
William Blair Investment Management, LLC189,247$13.8M0.04%+1,905+1.0%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc149,776$10.9M0.00%−11,704−7.2%Reduced
Bank of America Corp149,738$10.9M0.00%+37,038+32.9%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp147,164$10.8M0.00%−8,395−5.4%Reduced
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc135,482$9.90M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Ziegler Capital Management, LLC133,567$9.76M0.37%+83,144+164.9%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA124,045$8.96M0.01%−5,502−4.2%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc116,293$8.50M0.00%+9,718+9.1%Added
Knott David M Jr115,000$8.41M2.97%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Financial Group Inc92,124$6.73M0.00%−686−0.7%Reduced
Norges Bank91,641$6.70M0.00%−15,547−14.5%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC85,195$6.23M0.01%+48,022+129.2%Added
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.75,846$5.54M0.18%+75,846New
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.73,161$5.35M0.01%+44,499+155.3%Added
Man Group plc68,657$5.02M0.01%−75,780−52.5%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB68,328$4.94M0.01%−643−0.9%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.62,592$4.58M0.01%−25,317−28.8%Reduced
Castleark Management LLC61,913$4.53M0.19%−789−1.3%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers60,255$4.40M0.00%+730+1.2%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc57,111$4.17M0.00%−6,765−10.6%Reduced
Acuitas Investments, LLC54,682$4.00M2.02%+6,979+14.6%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc53,895$3.94M0.00%+8,775+19.4%Added
Fisher Asset Management, LLC53,377$3.90M0.00%+4,080+8.3%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.52,310$3.82M0.01%+12,835+32.5%Added
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.51,450$3.76M0.24%+51,450New
JPMorgan Chase & Co50,006$3.66M0.00%−12,873−20.5%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC49,564$3.62M0.00%+39,762+405.7%Added
Isthmus Partners, LLC48,331$3.53M0.40%+13,984+40.7%Added
Legal & General Group Plc47,622$3.48M0.00%+148+0.3%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC47,100$3.44M0.01%−19,200−29.0%Reduced
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.45,032$3.29M0.26%+3,500+8.4%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC43,037$3.15M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc.41,201$3.01M0.24%+41,201New
Ami Asset Management Corp40,931$2.99M0.15%−1,688−4.0%Reduced
GW&K Investment Management, LLC39,765$2.91M0.03%−15,570−28.1%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board36,995$2.70M0.01%+23,805+180.5%Added
Millennium Management LLC36,810$2.69M0.00%+20,600+127.1%Added
SEI Investments Co35,841$2.62M0.00%+24,784+224.1%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board33,598$2.46M0.02%−420−1.2%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG33,365$2.44M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG33,063$2.42M0.00%+14,036+73.8%Added
Prudential Financial Inc32,785$2.40M0.00%+13,830+73.0%Added
Swiss National Bank32,700$2.39M0.00%+200+0.6%Added
CenterBook Partners LP32,630$2.39M0.16%+32,630New
Martingale Asset Management L P31,779$2.32M0.05%−180−0.6%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.31,714$2.32M0.01%−7,250−18.6%Reduced
HRT Financial LP31,266$2.29M0.01%+31,266New
Woodstock Corp30,111$2.20M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
New York State Teachers Retirement System27,250$1.99M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC26,800$1.96M0.53%+26,800New
American Century Companies Inc25,063$1.83M0.00%+6,008+31.5%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.24,224$1.77M0.01%+24,224New
Alliancebernstein L.P.23,019$1.68M0.00%+1,460+6.8%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC22,565$1.62M0.00%−30,561−57.5%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co21,701$1.58M0.00%+1,037+5.0%Added
First Trust Advisors LP20,725$1.51M0.00%−492−2.3%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC18,997$1.39M0.00%+15,463+437.5%Added
Barclays PLC18,788$1.37M0.00%−14,997−44.4%Reduced
Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC16,841$1.23M0.20%+448+2.7%Added
ClariVest Asset Management LLC16,762$1.23M0.13%−83−0.5%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System16,594$1.21M0.00%−921−5.3%Reduced
Summit Global Investments16,171$1.18M0.09%−3,226−16.6%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc15,739$1.15M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Royce & Associates LP15,124$1.11M0.01%−5,037−25.0%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP15,014$1.10M0.00%−262−1.7%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans14,998$1.10M0.00%−386−2.5%Reduced
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc14,762$1.08M0.00%−5,517−27.2%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund14,344$1.05M0.01%+185+1.3%Added
Franklin Resources Inc13,939$1.02M0.00%−127−0.9%Reduced
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC13,624$996.0K0.36%−29−0.2%Reduced
Citigroup Inc13,262$969.5K0.00%+816+6.6%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc12,992$951.0K0.00%+610+4.9%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP12,548$917.3K0.00%−2,139−14.6%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC11,061$809.0K0.00%+11,061New
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale11,185$792.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund10,158$743.0K0.01%+790+8.4%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue9,985$729.0K0.01%−99−1.0%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department9,477$692.8K0.00%−1,067−10.1%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA9,296$679.5K0.00%−9,186−49.7%Reduced
STRS Ohio9,300$679.0K0.00%−1,700−15.5%Reduced
Blair William & Co9,145$668.5K0.00%−11−0.1%Reduced