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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 2025

Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
262
+5 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
18.7M
+513.3K (+2.8%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$1.97B
+$20.0M (+1.0%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
32
102 more added
Sold out
27
87 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 262 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 2025: $1.97B
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding LGND in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.3,162$332.5K0.09%+3,162New
AQR Capital Management LLC3,335$343.7K0.00%+3,335New
CWC Advisors, LLC.3,430$360.6K0.21%+821+31.5%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC3,494$367.4K0.00%−13,305−79.2%Reduced
Portside Wealth Group, LLC3,575$375.9K0.06%+112+3.2%Added
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.3,862$406.1K0.04%−145−3.6%Reduced
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey3,869$406.8K0.00%+236+6.5%Added
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS3,900$410.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department3,960$416.4K0.00%−1,526−27.8%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Corp3,974$417.8K0.00%+3,974New
US Bancorp4,059$426.8K0.00%+3,301+435.5%Added
Janney Capital Management LLC4,169$438.0K0.03%−398−8.7%Reduced
Creative Planning4,246$446.4K0.00%+1,012+31.3%Added
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund4,342$456.5K0.01%−100−2.3%Reduced
Erste Asset Management GmbH4,300$462.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys4,522$475.4K0.00%+488+12.1%Added
Equitable Trust Co4,535$476.8K0.03%+755+20.0%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC4,750$499.4K0.00%−414−8.0%Reduced
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan5,000$525.7K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd5,050$531.0K0.00%+5,050New
Kings Path Partners LLC5,065$532.5K0.26%−3,195−38.7%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas5,079$534.0K0.00%−334−6.2%Reduced
Atria Investments LLC5,081$534.2K0.01%+179+3.7%Added
ProShare Advisors LLC5,105$536.7K0.00%−1,039−16.9%Reduced
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky5,190$546.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC5,300$557.2K0.00%−242−4.4%Reduced
Court Place Advisors, LLC5,308$558.1K0.19%−475−8.2%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank5,360$564.0K0.00%−166−3.0%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System5,407$568.5K0.00%+110+2.1%Added
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System5,519$580.3K0.01%−844−13.3%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.5,547$583.2K0.01%+1,833+49.4%Added
Bank of Montreal5,579$586.6K0.00%+981+21.3%Added
Cornerstone Capital, Inc.5,737$603.2K0.06%−760−11.7%Reduced
Quadrant Capital Group LLC5,926$623.1K0.02%+5,889+15,916.2%Added
Graham Capital Management, L.P.6,052$636.3K0.02%+1,054+21.1%Added
Royal Bank of Canada6,120$644.0K0.00%+1,256+25.8%Added
Gibbs Wealth Management6,331$665.6K0.16%+1,236+24.3%Added
Henshaw Capital LLC6,396$672.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Simplify Asset Management Inc.6,616$695.6K0.03%+6,616New
Handelsbanken Fonder AB6,658$700.0K0.00%+800+13.7%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC6,808$716.0K0.00%+5,201+323.6%Added
Gotham Asset Management, LLC6,912$726.7K0.01%+6,912New
Yousif Capital Management, LLC7,012$737.2K0.01%−181−2.5%Reduced
Main Management ETF Advisors, LLC7,210$758.0K0.05%+7,210New
Ellsworth Advisors, LLC7,272$764.6K0.20%+7,272New
Comerica Bank7,376$775.6K0.00%−214−2.8%Reduced
Amundi7,627$786.4K0.00%−1,921−20.1%Reduced
STRS Ohio7,500$788.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wellington Management Group LLP7,562$795.1K0.00%−41−0.5%Reduced
OP Asset Management Ltd7,631$802.3K0.01%+7,631New
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio8,285$871.1K0.00%+8,130+5,245.2%Added
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System8,900$935.7K0.02%−200−2.2%Reduced
Cookson Peirce & Co Inc8,915$937.3K0.05%+1,265+16.5%Added
Blair William & Co9,234$970.9K0.00%−14−0.2%Reduced
Corebridge Financial, Inc.9,384$986.6K0.01%+109+1.2%Added
Intech Investment Management LLC9,389$987.2K0.01%+2,805+42.6%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The9,769$1.03M0.00%+396+4.2%Added
MetLife Investment Management10,292$1.08M0.01%−190−1.8%Reduced
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue10,470$1.10M0.01%−269−2.5%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.10,660$1.12M0.00%+809+8.2%Added
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund10,725$1.13M0.02%+902+9.2%Added
Summit Global Investments10,825$1.14M0.08%+6,407+145.0%Added
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC11,167$1.17M0.02%+11,167New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board11,292$1.19M0.00%+276+2.5%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale11,185$1.19M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Baird Financial Group, Inc.11,637$1.22M0.00%−65,570−84.9%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors11,842$1.25M0.00%−192−1.6%Reduced
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC12,425$1.31M0.42%−4,522−26.7%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company12,805$1.35M0.00%+1,585+14.1%Added
NFJ Investment Group, LLC12,917$1.36M0.05%+1,070+9.0%Added
Danske Bank A/S13,930$1.46M0.00%+887+6.8%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans14,383$1.51M0.00%−726−4.8%Reduced
Burney Co14,861$1.56M0.06%+1,341+9.9%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc16,308$1.72M0.00%+790+5.1%Added
Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC16,959$1.78M0.23%−49−0.3%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp17,740$1.87M0.00%+927+5.5%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System18,797$1.98M0.00%+1,783+10.5%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P19,052$2.00M0.05%+960+5.3%Added
Legato Capital Management LLC19,558$2.06M0.28%+1,500+8.3%Added
Calamos Advisors LLC19,934$2.10M0.01%+5,519+38.3%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc20,137$2.12M0.00%−1,693−7.8%Reduced
SEI Investments Co20,377$2.14M0.00%−7,105−25.9%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.20,677$2.17M0.00%+31+0.2%Added
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH21,086$2.22M0.00%+21,086New
Advisor Resource Council22,425$2.24M0.18%+22,425New
Great West Life Assurance Co22,183$2.33M0.00%−1,997−8.3%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP22,765$2.39M0.00%+15,151+199.0%Added
Norges Bank23,094$2.43M0.00%−23,196−50.1%Reduced
Barclays PLC24,850$2.61M0.00%−15,122−37.8%Reduced
FMR LLC24,933$2.62M0.00%+6,102+32.4%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc26,608$2.80M0.00%−60,587−69.5%Reduced
New York State Teachers Retirement System27,050$2.84M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Acuitas Investments, LLC27,512$2.89M2.46%00.0%Unchanged
Victory Capital Management Inc27,678$2.91M0.00%+13,456+94.6%Added
Woodstock Corp29,397$3.09M0.31%−140.0%Reduced
Citigroup Inc29,690$3.12M0.00%+1,702+6.1%Added
UBS Group AG30,436$3.20M0.00%+3,331+12.3%Added
First Trust Advisors LP32,270$3.39M0.00%−1,056−3.2%Reduced
GW&K Investment Management, LLC34,858$3.67M0.03%−326−0.9%Reduced
Swiss National Bank36,600$3.85M0.00%+600+1.7%Added