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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; 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, 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: 417 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 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, 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
Nebula Research & Development LLC6,300$460.5K0.10%+6,300New
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System5,906$469.2K0.01%−103−1.7%Reduced
Cornerstone Capital, Inc.6,497$475.0K0.05%−460−6.6%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP6,636$485.1K0.00%+6,636New
Dark Forest Capital Management LP6,658$486.7K0.08%+6,658New
Captrust Financial Advisors6,717$491.0K0.00%+402+6.4%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC6,769$494.8K0.00%−2,123−23.9%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company6,850$500.7K0.00%+1,170+20.6%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH7,000$511.7K0.00%−3,000−30.0%Reduced
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.7,003$512.0K0.01%+7,003New
New York State Common Retirement Fund7,200$526.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Yousif Capital Management, LLC7,446$544.3K0.01%−745−9.1%Reduced
Court Place Advisors, LLC7,733$565.3K0.18%−7,300−48.6%Reduced
Comerica Bank7,842$573.2K0.00%−740−8.6%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp7,957$581.7K0.00%+771+10.7%Added
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System8,100$592.1K0.01%−100−1.2%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The8,354$610.7K0.00%+90+1.1%Added
MetLife Investment Management8,797$643.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Victory Capital Management Inc9,026$659.8K0.00%−12,359−57.8%Reduced
Calamos Advisors LLC9,035$660.5K0.00%+4,449+97.0%Added
American International Group, Inc.9,062$662.4K0.00%−82−0.9%Reduced
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC9,121$666.7K0.01%+9,121New
Blair William & Co9,145$668.5K0.00%−11−0.1%Reduced
STRS Ohio9,300$679.0K0.00%−1,700−15.5%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA9,296$679.5K0.00%−9,186−49.7%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department9,477$692.8K0.00%−1,067−10.1%Reduced
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue9,985$729.0K0.01%−99−1.0%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund10,158$743.0K0.01%+790+8.4%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale11,185$792.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SG Americas Securities, LLC11,061$809.0K0.00%+11,061New
Wellington Management Group LLP12,548$917.3K0.00%−2,139−14.6%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc12,992$951.0K0.00%+610+4.9%Added
Citigroup Inc13,262$969.5K0.00%+816+6.6%Added
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC13,624$996.0K0.36%−29−0.2%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc13,939$1.02M0.00%−127−0.9%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund14,344$1.05M0.01%+185+1.3%Added
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc14,762$1.08M0.00%−5,517−27.2%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans14,998$1.10M0.00%−386−2.5%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP15,014$1.10M0.00%−262−1.7%Reduced
Royce & Associates LP15,124$1.11M0.01%−5,037−25.0%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc15,739$1.15M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Summit Global Investments16,171$1.18M0.09%−3,226−16.6%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System16,594$1.21M0.00%−921−5.3%Reduced
ClariVest Asset Management LLC16,762$1.23M0.13%−83−0.5%Reduced
Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC16,841$1.23M0.20%+448+2.7%Added
Barclays PLC18,788$1.37M0.00%−14,997−44.4%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC18,997$1.39M0.00%+15,463+437.5%Added
First Trust Advisors LP20,725$1.51M0.00%−492−2.3%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co21,701$1.58M0.00%+1,037+5.0%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC22,565$1.62M0.00%−30,561−57.5%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.23,019$1.68M0.00%+1,460+6.8%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.24,224$1.77M0.01%+24,224New
American Century Companies Inc25,063$1.83M0.00%+6,008+31.5%Added
ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC26,800$1.96M0.53%+26,800New
New York State Teachers Retirement System27,250$1.99M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Woodstock Corp30,111$2.20M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
HRT Financial LP31,266$2.29M0.01%+31,266New
Federated Hermes, Inc.31,714$2.32M0.01%−7,250−18.6%Reduced
Martingale Asset Management L P31,779$2.32M0.05%−180−0.6%Reduced
CenterBook Partners LP32,630$2.39M0.16%+32,630New
Swiss National Bank32,700$2.39M0.00%+200+0.6%Added
Prudential Financial Inc32,785$2.40M0.00%+13,830+73.0%Added
UBS Group AG33,063$2.42M0.00%+14,036+73.8%Added
Credit Suisse AG33,365$2.44M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Public Sector Pension Investment Board33,598$2.46M0.02%−420−1.2%Reduced
SEI Investments Co35,841$2.62M0.00%+24,784+224.1%Added
Millennium Management LLC36,810$2.69M0.00%+20,600+127.1%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board36,995$2.70M0.01%+23,805+180.5%Added
GW&K Investment Management, LLC39,765$2.91M0.03%−15,570−28.1%Reduced
Ami Asset Management Corp40,931$2.99M0.15%−1,688−4.0%Reduced
Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc.41,201$3.01M0.24%+41,201New
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC43,037$3.15M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.45,032$3.29M0.26%+3,500+8.4%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC47,100$3.44M0.01%−19,200−29.0%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc47,622$3.48M0.00%+148+0.3%Added
Isthmus Partners, LLC48,331$3.53M0.40%+13,984+40.7%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC49,564$3.62M0.00%+39,762+405.7%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co50,006$3.66M0.00%−12,873−20.5%Reduced
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.51,450$3.76M0.24%+51,450New
Baird Financial Group, Inc.52,310$3.82M0.01%+12,835+32.5%Added
Fisher Asset Management, LLC53,377$3.90M0.00%+4,080+8.3%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc53,895$3.94M0.00%+8,775+19.4%Added
Acuitas Investments, LLC54,682$4.00M2.02%+6,979+14.6%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc57,111$4.17M0.00%−6,765−10.6%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers60,255$4.40M0.00%+730+1.2%Added
Castleark Management LLC61,913$4.53M0.19%−789−1.3%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.62,592$4.58M0.01%−25,317−28.8%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB68,328$4.94M0.01%−643−0.9%Reduced
Man Group plc68,657$5.02M0.01%−75,780−52.5%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.73,161$5.35M0.01%+44,499+155.3%Added
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.75,846$5.54M0.18%+75,846New
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC85,195$6.23M0.01%+48,022+129.2%Added
Norges Bank91,641$6.70M0.00%−15,547−14.5%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc92,124$6.73M0.00%−686−0.7%Reduced
Knott David M Jr115,000$8.41M2.97%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriprise Financial Inc116,293$8.50M0.00%+9,718+9.1%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA124,045$8.96M0.01%−5,502−4.2%Reduced
Ziegler Capital Management, LLC133,567$9.76M0.37%+83,144+164.9%Added
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc135,482$9.90M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of New York Mellon Corp147,164$10.8M0.00%−8,395−5.4%Reduced