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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, Q2 2024

Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Jun 30, 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
235
+16 vs. Q1 2024
Shares held
17.3M
+920.7K (+5.6%) vs. Q1 2024
Total value
$1.45B
+$259.9M (+21.8%) vs. Q1 2024
New holders
43
82 more added
Sold out
27
73 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q1 2024 haven't filed for Q2 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2024: 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 holdersQ2 2024: 235 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 heldQ2 2024: $1.45B
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, Q2 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q1 2024.

Institutions holding LGND in Q2 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Erste Asset Management GmbH4,300$354.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Montreal4,222$355.7K0.00%+81+2.0%Added
BTC Capital Management, Inc.4,269$359.7K0.03%−336−7.3%Reduced
Atria Investments LLC4,406$371.2K0.00%+4,406New
HSBC Holdings PLC4,641$388.5K0.00%−603−11.5%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System4,708$396.7K0.00%+156+3.4%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC4,924$407.3K0.00%−17,641−78.2%Reduced
Handelsbanken Fonder AB4,858$409.0K0.00%+1,200+32.8%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC4,876$412.0K0.00%+262+5.7%Added
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan5,000$421.3K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Dark Forest Capital Management LP5,043$424.9K0.08%−1,615−24.3%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank5,158$435.0K0.00%−148−2.8%Reduced
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky5,190$437.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Guggenheim Capital LLC5,283$445.1K0.00%−1,486−22.0%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC5,702$480.5K0.00%+78+1.4%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA5,742$483.8K0.00%−3,554−38.2%Reduced
Janney Capital Management LLC5,833$491.0K0.03%+5,833New
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System5,906$497.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Gsa Capital Partners LLP5,939$500.0K0.03%+1,419+31.4%Added
Graham Capital Management, L.P.6,040$508.9K0.02%+1,183+24.4%Added
Henshaw Capital LLC6,396$538.9K0.02%+102+1.6%Added
Cornerstone Capital, Inc.6,497$547.5K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
SG Americas Securities, LLC6,624$558.0K0.00%−4,437−40.1%Reduced
Yousif Capital Management, LLC6,781$571.4K0.01%−665−8.9%Reduced
Kings Path Partners LLC6,880$579.7K0.27%+6,880New
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.7,088$597.0K0.01%+85+1.2%Added
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC7,220$608.4K0.00%+7,220New
Comerica Bank7,285$613.8K0.00%−557−7.1%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund7,342$618.6K0.00%+142+2.0%Added
Aviva PLC7,378$621.7K0.00%+1,402+23.5%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department7,434$626.4K0.00%−2,043−21.6%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc7,816$658.6K0.00%−1,210−13.4%Reduced
Deerfield Management Company, L.P. (Series C)7,916$667.0K0.01%+7,916New
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.8,135$685.5K0.00%+8,135New
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System8,500$716.2K0.01%+400+4.9%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The8,761$738.2K0.00%+407+4.9%Added
STRS Ohio8,800$741.5K0.00%−500−5.4%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company8,811$742.4K0.00%+1,961+28.6%Added
Blair William & Co9,135$769.7K0.00%−10−0.1%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund9,451$796.3K0.01%−707−7.0%Reduced
Corebridge Financial, Inc.9,867$831.4K0.00%+9,867New
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue9,915$835.0K0.01%−70−0.7%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management9,940$837.5K0.00%+1,143+13.0%Added
Calamos Advisors LLC10,847$914.0K0.00%+1,812+20.1%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale11,185$923.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Royce & Associates LP11,086$934.1K0.01%−4,038−26.7%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP11,999$1.01M0.00%−3,015−20.1%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors12,629$1.06M0.00%+5,912+88.0%Added
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC13,600$1.15M0.42%−24−0.2%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc13,591$1.15M0.00%+599+4.6%Added
Stifel Financial Corp13,661$1.15M0.00%+5,704+71.7%Added
Legato Capital Management LLC14,120$1.19M0.16%+11,001+352.7%Added
Court Place Advisors, LLC14,208$1.20M0.38%+6,475+83.7%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP14,402$1.21M0.00%+1,854+14.8%Added
Citigroup Inc14,473$1.22M0.00%+1,211+9.1%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans14,755$1.24M0.00%−243−1.6%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc15,686$1.32M0.00%+1,747+12.5%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System16,430$1.38M0.00%−164−1.0%Reduced
ClariVest Asset Management LLC16,768$1.41M0.14%+60.0%Added
Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC17,112$1.44M0.22%+271+1.6%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.17,296$1.46M0.01%−6,928−28.6%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc17,920$1.51M0.00%−14,865−45.3%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC18,200$1.53M0.00%−28,900−61.4%Reduced
Martingale Asset Management L P20,022$1.69M0.04%−11,757−37.0%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.22,106$1.86M0.00%−913−4.0%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC22,242$1.87M0.00%+3,245+17.1%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co23,698$1.99M0.00%+1,997+9.2%Added
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.25,743$2.17M0.00%−36,849−58.9%Reduced
TownSquare Capital, LLC26,673$2.25M0.03%+26,673New
New York State Teachers Retirement System27,050$2.28M0.00%−200−0.7%Reduced
Woodstock Corp29,111$2.45M0.25%−1,000−3.3%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc29,167$2.46M0.00%+4,104+16.4%Added
First Trust Advisors LP31,835$2.68M0.00%+11,110+53.6%Added
Swiss National Bank33,100$2.79M0.00%+400+1.2%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board34,732$2.93M0.01%−2,263−6.1%Reduced
Barclays PLC36,209$3.05M0.00%+17,421+92.7%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board37,247$3.14M0.02%+3,649+10.9%Added
UBS Group AG38,786$3.27M0.00%+5,723+17.3%Added
GW&K Investment Management, LLC39,018$3.29M0.03%−747−1.9%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC43,815$3.69M0.00%+778+1.8%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC45,810$3.86M0.00%−3,754−7.6%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc45,869$3.86M0.00%+30,130+191.4%Added
Legal & General Group Plc47,135$3.97M0.00%−487−1.0%Reduced
SEI Investments Co48,065$4.05M0.01%+12,224+34.1%Added
Isthmus Partners, LLC48,176$4.06M0.48%−155−0.3%Reduced
Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc.49,617$4.18M0.38%+8,416+20.4%Added
Fisher Asset Management, LLC53,019$4.47M0.00%−358−0.7%Reduced
CenterBook Partners LP53,379$4.50M0.28%+20,749+63.6%Added
Acuitas Investments, LLC54,682$4.61M2.47%00.0%Unchanged
Baird Financial Group, Inc.56,777$4.78M0.01%+4,467+8.5%Added
Nordea Investment Management AB58,699$4.87M0.01%−9,629−14.1%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers61,332$5.17M0.00%+1,077+1.8%Added
Castleark Management LLC61,363$5.17M0.21%−550−0.9%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co63,772$5.37M0.00%+13,766+27.5%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc64,597$5.44M0.00%+7,486+13.1%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA68,370$5.76M0.01%−55,675−44.9%Reduced
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.68,395$5.76M0.39%+16,945+32.9%Added
Essex Investment Management Co LLC70,780$5.96M1.12%+70,780New
Norges Bank75,194$6.34M0.00%−16,447−17.9%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc79,612$6.71M0.00%+25,717+47.7%Added