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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 2025

Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Jun 30, 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
271
+10 vs. Q1 2025
Shares held
19.2M
+472.6K (+2.5%) vs. Q1 2025
Total value
$2.18B
+$211.1M (+10.7%) vs. Q1 2025
New holders
33
111 more added
Sold out
23
86 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q1 2025 haven't filed for Q2 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2025: 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 2025: 271 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 2025: $2.18B
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q1 2025.

Institutions holding LGND in Q2 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado2,555$290.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC2,604$298.4K0.00%+31+1.2%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System2,830$321.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Callan Family Office, LLC2,864$325.6K0.01%+426+17.5%Added
Cetera Trust Company, N.A2,880$327.4K0.20%+225+8.5%Added
Quadrature Capital Ltd3,056$347.8K0.01%+3,056New
SG Americas Securities, LLC3,085$351.0K0.00%−3,723−54.7%Reduced
Amundi3,127$355.4K0.00%−4,500−59.0%Reduced
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC3,140$357.0K0.00%+1,987+172.3%Added
Tweedy, Browne Co LLC3,140$357.0K0.03%+3,140New
AQR Capital Management LLC3,358$381.7K0.00%+23+0.7%Added
BTC Capital Management, Inc.3,423$389.1K0.03%+327+10.6%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC3,495$397.0K0.00%+351+11.2%Added
Portside Wealth Group, LLC3,493$397.1K0.06%−82−2.3%Reduced
CWC Advisors, LLC.3,518$399.9K0.21%+88+2.6%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.3,534$401.7K0.01%+693+24.4%Added
Janney Capital Management LLC3,689$419.0K0.03%−480−11.5%Reduced
Edgestream Partners, L.P.3,765$428.0K0.01%+3,765New
US Bancorp3,773$428.9K0.00%−286−7.0%Reduced
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.3,875$440.5K0.04%+13+0.3%Added
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.3,883$441.4K0.15%+721+22.8%Added
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS3,900$443.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department3,960$450.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board4,000$454.7K0.00%+4,000New
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey4,101$466.2K0.00%+232+6.0%Added
TownSquare Capital, LLC4,259$484.2K0.05%−32,515−88.4%Reduced
Erste Asset Management GmbH4,300$490.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund4,442$505.0K0.01%+100+2.3%Added
Creative Planning4,749$539.9K0.00%+503+11.8%Added
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky4,902$557.0K0.00%−288−5.5%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys4,954$563.2K0.00%+432+9.6%Added
ProShare Advisors LLC4,981$566.2K0.00%−124−2.4%Reduced
OP Asset Management Ltd4,984$566.6K0.01%−2,647−34.7%Reduced
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan5,000$568.4K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Kings Path Partners LLC5,065$575.8K0.23%00.0%Unchanged
LPL Financial LLC5,166$587.3K0.00%+5,166New
Voya Investment Management LLC5,176$588.4K0.00%+426+9.0%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas5,184$589.3K0.00%+105+2.1%Added
Court Place Advisors, LLC5,258$597.7K0.19%−50−0.9%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC5,309$603.5K0.00%+9+0.2%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC5,397$613.5K0.00%−31,525−85.4%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank5,446$619.0K0.00%+86+1.6%Added
Atria Investments LLC5,472$622.1K0.01%+391+7.7%Added
Arizona State Retirement System5,597$636.3K0.00%+190+3.5%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.5,860$639.0K0.00%+3,695+170.7%Added
Quadrant Capital Group LLC5,658$643.2K0.02%−268−4.5%Reduced
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System5,670$644.6K0.01%+151+2.7%Added
Bank of Montreal5,726$650.9K0.00%+147+2.6%Added
Cornerstone Capital, Inc.5,737$652.2K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Simplify Asset Management Inc.5,970$678.7K0.04%−646−9.8%Reduced
Equitable Trust Co6,245$709.9K0.04%+1,710+37.7%Added
Handelsbanken Fonder AB6,358$723.0K0.00%−300−4.5%Reduced
Henshaw Capital LLC6,396$727.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Equitable Holdings, Inc.7,007$796.6K0.01%+1,460+26.3%Added
Scott Marsh Financial, LLC7,051$801.6K0.30%+7,051New
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.7,151$812.9K0.00%+7,151New
Yousif Capital Management, LLC7,282$827.8K0.01%+270+3.9%Added
Gibbs Wealth Management7,313$831.4K0.16%+982+15.5%Added
Ellsworth Advisors, LLC7,327$832.9K0.20%+55+0.8%Added
Main Management ETF Advisors, LLC7,330$833.0K0.03%+120+1.7%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP7,370$837.8K0.00%−192−2.5%Reduced
STRS Ohio7,400$841.2K0.00%−100−1.3%Reduced
Comerica Bank7,643$868.9K0.00%+267+3.6%Added
Intech Investment Management LLC7,678$872.8K0.01%−1,711−18.2%Reduced
Blair William & Co7,701$875.5K0.00%−1,533−16.6%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio8,285$941.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System9,000$1.02M0.02%+100+1.1%Added
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund9,041$1.03M0.01%−1,684−15.7%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada9,460$1.07M0.00%+3,340+54.6%Added
Cookson Peirce & Co Inc9,582$1.09M0.05%+667+7.5%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The10,021$1.14M0.00%+252+2.6%Added
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.10,456$1.19M0.00%−204−1.9%Reduced
Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC10,675$1.21M0.34%−41,900−79.7%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board11,088$1.26M0.00%−204−1.8%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale11,185$1.27M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management11,387$1.29M0.01%+1,095+10.6%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue11,478$1.30M0.01%+1,008+9.6%Added
Legato Capital Management LLC11,602$1.32M0.16%−7,956−40.7%Reduced
Calamos Advisors LLC12,211$1.39M0.01%−7,723−38.7%Reduced
NFJ Investment Group, LLC12,837$1.46M0.05%−80−0.6%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.13,089$1.49M0.00%+1,452+12.5%Added
Wells Fargo & Company13,241$1.51M0.00%+436+3.4%Added
CenterBook Partners LP13,467$1.53M0.09%−54,832−80.3%Reduced
Norges Bank14,073$1.60M0.00%−9,021−39.1%Reduced
Verition Fund Management LLC14,169$1.61M0.01%+14,169New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans14,187$1.61M0.00%−196−1.4%Reduced
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC14,476$1.65M0.44%+2,051+16.5%Added
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC15,372$1.75M0.01%+15,372New
Captrust Financial Advisors15,609$1.77M0.00%+3,767+31.8%Added
Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC16,792$1.91M0.21%−167−1.0%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp17,830$2.03M0.00%+90+0.5%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc17,968$2.04M0.00%+1,660+10.2%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd18,085$2.06M0.00%+13,035+258.1%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System19,091$2.17M0.00%+294+1.6%Added
Acuitas Investments, LLC19,897$2.26M1.80%−7,615−27.7%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc20,097$2.28M0.00%−40−0.2%Reduced
Martingale Asset Management L P20,153$2.29M0.06%+1,101+5.8%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.20,677$2.35M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SEI Investments Co21,412$2.43M0.00%+1,035+5.1%Added
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH22,822$2.59M0.00%+1,736+8.2%Added