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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
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The10,021$1.14M0.00%+252+2.6%Added
Cookson Peirce & Co Inc9,582$1.09M0.05%+667+7.5%Added
Royal Bank of Canada9,460$1.07M0.00%+3,340+54.6%Added
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund9,041$1.03M0.01%−1,684−15.7%Reduced
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System9,000$1.02M0.02%+100+1.1%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio8,285$941.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Blair William & Co7,701$875.5K0.00%−1,533−16.6%Reduced
Intech Investment Management LLC7,678$872.8K0.01%−1,711−18.2%Reduced
Comerica Bank7,643$868.9K0.00%+267+3.6%Added
STRS Ohio7,400$841.2K0.00%−100−1.3%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP7,370$837.8K0.00%−192−2.5%Reduced
Main Management ETF Advisors, LLC7,330$833.0K0.03%+120+1.7%Added
Ellsworth Advisors, LLC7,327$832.9K0.20%+55+0.8%Added
Gibbs Wealth Management7,313$831.4K0.16%+982+15.5%Added
Yousif Capital Management, LLC7,282$827.8K0.01%+270+3.9%Added
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.7,151$812.9K0.00%+7,151New
Scott Marsh Financial, LLC7,051$801.6K0.30%+7,051New
Equitable Holdings, Inc.7,007$796.6K0.01%+1,460+26.3%Added
Henshaw Capital LLC6,396$727.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Handelsbanken Fonder AB6,358$723.0K0.00%−300−4.5%Reduced
Equitable Trust Co6,245$709.9K0.04%+1,710+37.7%Added
Simplify Asset Management Inc.5,970$678.7K0.04%−646−9.8%Reduced
Cornerstone Capital, Inc.5,737$652.2K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Montreal5,726$650.9K0.00%+147+2.6%Added
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System5,670$644.6K0.01%+151+2.7%Added
Quadrant Capital Group LLC5,658$643.2K0.02%−268−4.5%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.5,860$639.0K0.00%+3,695+170.7%Added
Arizona State Retirement System5,597$636.3K0.00%+190+3.5%Added
Atria Investments LLC5,472$622.1K0.01%+391+7.7%Added
Amalgamated Bank5,446$619.0K0.00%+86+1.6%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC5,397$613.5K0.00%−31,525−85.4%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC5,309$603.5K0.00%+9+0.2%Added
Court Place Advisors, LLC5,258$597.7K0.19%−50−0.9%Reduced
Teacher Retirement System of Texas5,184$589.3K0.00%+105+2.1%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC5,176$588.4K0.00%+426+9.0%Added
LPL Financial LLC5,166$587.3K0.00%+5,166New
Kings Path Partners LLC5,065$575.8K0.23%00.0%Unchanged
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan5,000$568.4K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
OP Asset Management Ltd4,984$566.6K0.01%−2,647−34.7%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC4,981$566.2K0.00%−124−2.4%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys4,954$563.2K0.00%+432+9.6%Added
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky4,902$557.0K0.00%−288−5.5%Reduced
Creative Planning4,749$539.9K0.00%+503+11.8%Added
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund4,442$505.0K0.01%+100+2.3%Added
Erste Asset Management GmbH4,300$490.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
TownSquare Capital, LLC4,259$484.2K0.05%−32,515−88.4%Reduced
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey4,101$466.2K0.00%+232+6.0%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board4,000$454.7K0.00%+4,000New
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department3,960$450.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS3,900$443.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.3,883$441.4K0.15%+721+22.8%Added
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.3,875$440.5K0.04%+13+0.3%Added
US Bancorp3,773$428.9K0.00%−286−7.0%Reduced
Edgestream Partners, L.P.3,765$428.0K0.01%+3,765New
Janney Capital Management LLC3,689$419.0K0.03%−480−11.5%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.3,534$401.7K0.01%+693+24.4%Added
CWC Advisors, LLC.3,518$399.9K0.21%+88+2.6%Added
Portside Wealth Group, LLC3,493$397.1K0.06%−82−2.3%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC3,495$397.0K0.00%+351+11.2%Added
BTC Capital Management, Inc.3,423$389.1K0.03%+327+10.6%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC3,358$381.7K0.00%+23+0.7%Added
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC3,140$357.0K0.00%+1,987+172.3%Added
Tweedy, Browne Co LLC3,140$357.0K0.03%+3,140New
Amundi3,127$355.4K0.00%−4,500−59.0%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC3,085$351.0K0.00%−3,723−54.7%Reduced
Quadrature Capital Ltd3,056$347.8K0.01%+3,056New
Cetera Trust Company, N.A2,880$327.4K0.20%+225+8.5%Added
Callan Family Office, LLC2,864$325.6K0.01%+426+17.5%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System2,830$321.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC2,604$298.4K0.00%+31+1.2%Added
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado2,555$290.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)2,504$284.7K0.00%−12−0.5%Reduced
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC2,480$281.9K0.00%−61−2.4%Reduced
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC2,479$281.8K0.00%−273−9.9%Reduced
Profund Advisors LLC2,435$276.8K0.01%−37−1.5%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Corp2,351$267.3K0.00%−1,623−40.8%Reduced
Contravisory Investment Management, Inc.2,261$257.0K0.05%+2,261New
Truist Financial Corp2,171$246.8K0.00%−277−11.3%Reduced
Lido Advisors, LLC2,159$245.4K0.00%+2,159New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA2,096$238.3K0.00%+680+48.0%Added
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC1,958$222.6K0.01%−25−1.3%Reduced
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.1,948$221.4K0.01%+137+7.6%Added
Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust of NJ1,900$216.0K0.06%+1,900New
1492 Capital Management LLC1,876$213.3K0.10%+1,876New
Northeast Financial Consultants Inc1,876$213.3K0.01%+1,876New
Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC1,825$207.5K0.01%+1,825New
Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP1,823$207.2K0.06%+1,823New
Evergreen Capital Management LLC1,799$204.5K0.01%+1,799New
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC1,791$203.6K0.00%+1,791New
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.1,760$200.1K0.00%+1,760New
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,669$189.7K0.01%+1,574+1,656.8%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,656$188.3K0.00%−374−18.4%Reduced
Bryn Mawr Trust Co1,182$134.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pacer Advisors, Inc.1,083$123.1K0.00%−1,436−57.0%Reduced
Quarry LP999$113.6K0.03%+499+99.8%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC774$88.0K0.00%−16−2.0%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.745$84.7K0.00%+92+14.1%Added
KBC Group NV660$75.0K0.00%−244−27.0%Reduced
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC638$72.5K0.00%+5+0.8%Added
Allworth Financial LP541$61.5K0.00%+4+0.7%Added