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.
13F holders, Q3 2025
Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Sep 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
- 314
- +49 vs. Q2 2025
- Shares held
- 20.5M
- +1.44M (+7.5%) vs. Q2 2025
- Total value
- $3.63B
- +$1.47B (+67.6%) vs. Q2 2025
- New holders
- 64
- 100 more added
- Sold out
- 15
- 103 more reduced
6 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 417 | $7.15B |
| Q1 2026 | 359 | $4.15B |
| Q4 2025 | 351 | $3.89B |
| Q3 2025 | 314 | $3.63B |
| Q2 2025 | 271 | $2.18B |
| Q1 2025 | 262 | $1.97B |
| Q4 2024 | 259 | $1.96B |
| Q3 2024 | 243 | $1.81B |
| Q2 2024 | 235 | $1.45B |
| Q1 2024 | 222 | $1.21B |
| Q4 2023 | 211 | $1.15B |
| Q3 2023 | 197 | $946.5M |
| Q2 2023 | 204 | $1.12B |
| Q1 2023 | 213 | $1.10B |
| Q4 2022 | 198 | $983.5M |
| Q3 2022 | 205 | $1.28B |
| Q2 2022 | 198 | $1.33B |
| Q1 2022 | 207 | $1.76B |
| Q4 2021 | 221 | $2.51B |
| Q3 2021 | 208 | $2.29B |
| Q2 2021 | 212 | $2.09B |
| Q1 2021 | 228 | $2.35B |
Institutions, Q3 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q2 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xponance, Inc. | 1,499 | $265.5K | 0.00% | +1,499 | New |
| Mariner, LLC | 1,537 | $272.3K | 0.00% | +1,537 | New |
| Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc. | 1,560 | $276.3K | 0.00% | +1,560 | New |
| Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch Inc. | 1,566 | $277.4K | 0.03% | +1,566 | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,576 | $279.2K | 0.00% | +1,576 | New |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,594 | $282.4K | 0.01% | −354−18.2% | Reduced |
| RSM US Wealth Management LLC | 1,618 | $286.6K | 0.00% | +1,618 | New |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 1,647 | $291.0K | 0.01% | +1,107+205.0% | Added |
| Stephens Inc | 1,660 | $294.1K | 0.00% | +1,660 | New |
| Truist Financial Corp | 1,679 | $297.4K | 0.00% | −492−22.7% | Reduced |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC | 1,697 | $300.6K | 0.01% | −128−7.0% | Reduced |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 1,698 | $300.8K | 0.00% | +1,698 | New |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 1,808 | $320.3K | 0.00% | +48+2.7% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1,830 | $324.2K | 0.00% | +174+10.5% | Added |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 1,837 | $325.4K | 0.00% | +754+69.6% | Added |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC | 1,876 | $332.3K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust of NJ | 1,900 | $336.6K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 2,014 | $356.8K | 0.01% | +56+2.9% | Added |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | 2,034 | $360.3K | 0.00% | +2,034 | New |
| Baader Bank INC | 2,062 | $361.1K | 0.03% | +2,062 | New |
| Norden Group LLC | 2,095 | $371.1K | 0.04% | +2,095 | New |
| DRW Securities, LLC | 2,108 | $372.9K | 0.02% | +2,108 | New |
| Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC | 2,153 | $381.4K | 0.00% | −13,219−86.0% | Reduced |
| Contravisory Investment Management, Inc. | 2,181 | $386.3K | 0.07% | −80−3.5% | Reduced |
| Mutual of America Capital Management LLC | 2,195 | $388.8K | 0.00% | −284−11.5% | Reduced |
| Lido Advisors, LLC | 2,201 | $389.9K | 0.00% | +42+1.9% | Added |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 2,298 | $407.1K | 0.01% | +499+27.7% | Added |
| Janney Capital Management LLC | 2,350 | $416.0K | 0.03% | −1,339−36.3% | Reduced |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 2,484 | $440.0K | 0.00% | +2,484 | New |
| Omers Administration Corp | 2,500 | $442.9K | 0.00% | +2,500 | New |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 2,555 | $453.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Profund Advisors LLC | 2,653 | $470.0K | 0.02% | +218+9.0% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 2,610 | $478.0K | 0.00% | +6+0.2% | Added |
| State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System | 2,805 | $496.9K | 0.00% | −25−0.9% | Reduced |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 2,811 | $497.9K | 0.01% | −2,859−50.4% | Reduced |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 2,820 | $499.5K | 0.00% | +2,820 | New |
| Callan Family Office, LLC | 2,865 | $507.5K | 0.02% | +10.0% | Added |
| Cetera Trust Company, N.A | 2,880 | $510.2K | 0.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BTC Capital Management, Inc. | 2,996 | $530.7K | 0.04% | −427−12.5% | Reduced |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC | 3,009 | $533.0K | 0.21% | +3,009 | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 3,193 | $565.6K | 0.00% | +689+27.5% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 3,403 | $602.8K | 0.01% | −131−3.7% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 3,407 | $603.5K | 0.00% | −1,759−34.0% | Reduced |
| China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 3,435 | $608.5K | 0.05% | −440−11.4% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 3,447 | $610.6K | 0.00% | −1,729−33.4% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 3,356 | $612.8K | 0.00% | +229+7.3% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 3,500 | $620.0K | 0.00% | −500−12.5% | Reduced |
| CWC Advisors, LLC. | 3,538 | $626.7K | 0.31% | +20+0.6% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 3,632 | $643.4K | 0.00% | −14,453−79.9% | Reduced |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. | 3,883 | $687.8K | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 3,900 | $690.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 3,960 | $701.5K | 0.26% | −1,105−21.8% | Reduced |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 3,962 | $701.8K | 0.00% | +467+13.4% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 4,092 | $724.9K | 0.00% | +1,996+95.2% | Added |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 4,300 | $744.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Portside Wealth Group, LLC | 4,218 | $747.2K | 0.10% | +725+20.8% | Added |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | 4,301 | $761.9K | 0.00% | −680−13.7% | Reduced |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | 4,442 | $786.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 4,584 | $812.0K | 0.00% | +1,226+36.5% | Added |
| Henshaw Capital LLC | 4,668 | $826.9K | 0.03% | −1,728−27.0% | Reduced |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 4,730 | $837.9K | 0.00% | −454−8.8% | Reduced |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 4,734 | $838.6K | 0.00% | +2,254+90.9% | Added |
| Glenmede Investment Management, LP | 4,739 | $839.5K | 0.00% | +4,739 | New |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 4,863 | $861.4K | 0.00% | −9,306−65.7% | Reduced |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 4,902 | $868.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 4,991 | $884.1K | 0.00% | +37+0.7% | Added |
| NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan | 5,000 | $885.7K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atria Investments LLC | 5,135 | $909.6K | 0.01% | −337−6.2% | Reduced |
| Court Place Advisors, LLC | 5,158 | $913.7K | 0.28% | −100−1.9% | Reduced |
| Cornerstone Capital, Inc. | 5,187 | $918.9K | 0.09% | −550−9.6% | Reduced |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 5,280 | $935.3K | 0.01% | +1,179+28.7% | Added |
| Amalgamated Bank | 5,635 | $998.0K | 0.01% | +189+3.5% | Added |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 5,658 | $1.00M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 5,700 | $1.01M | 0.01% | +103+1.8% | Added |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC | 5,797 | $1.03M | 0.02% | +4,006+223.7% | Added |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 5,868 | $1.04M | 0.00% | +5,868 | New |
| Equitable Trust Co | 5,915 | $1.05M | 0.05% | −330−5.3% | Reduced |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 6,112 | $1.08M | 0.01% | −1,566−20.4% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 6,112 | $1.08M | 0.00% | +1,363+28.7% | Added |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 6,154 | $1.09M | 0.01% | −1,128−15.5% | Reduced |
| Gibbs Wealth Management | 6,342 | $1.12M | 0.25% | −971−13.3% | Reduced |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 6,358 | $1.13M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 6,434 | $1.14M | 0.06% | −7,033−52.2% | Reduced |
| STRS Ohio | 6,500 | $1.15M | 0.00% | −900−12.2% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 6,535 | $1.16M | 0.00% | −1,108−14.5% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 6,587 | $1.17M | 0.00% | +1,278+24.1% | Added |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 6,598 | $1.17M | 0.02% | +6,598 | New |
| Simplify Asset Management Inc. | 6,786 | $1.20M | 0.02% | +816+13.7% | Added |
| Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC | 7,200 | $1.28M | 0.24% | +7,200 | New |
| OP Asset Management Ltd | 7,212 | $1.28M | 0.02% | +2,228+44.7% | Added |
| Ellsworth Advisors, LLC | 7,039 | $1.29M | 0.28% | −288−3.9% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 7,790 | $1.38M | 0.00% | +3,830+96.7% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 8,285 | $1.47M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 8,316 | $1.47M | 0.00% | +946+12.8% | Added |
| Blair William & Co | 8,386 | $1.49M | 0.00% | +685+8.9% | Added |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 8,596 | $1.52M | 0.01% | +8,596 | New |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 8,807 | $1.56M | 0.00% | −20,253−69.7% | Reduced |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 8,836 | $1.57M | 0.01% | +1,829+26.1% | Added |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 8,869 | $1.57M | 0.00% | −1,587−15.2% | Reduced |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System | 9,000 | $1.59M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |