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, Q4 2025
Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Dec 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
- 351
- +41 vs. Q3 2025
- Shares held
- 20.6M
- +53.6K (+0.3%) vs. Q3 2025
- Total value
- $3.89B
- +$254.6M (+7.0%) vs. Q3 2025
- New holders
- 71
- 111 more added
- Sold out
- 30
- 115 more reduced
4 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 727 | $137.5K | 0.00% | −14−1.9% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 730 | $138.0K | 0.00% | −68−8.5% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 757 | $143.1K | 0.00% | +335+79.4% | Added |
| Persistent Asset Partners Ltd | 791 | $149.6K | 0.07% | +791 | New |
| State of Wyoming | 894 | $169.0K | 0.02% | +894 | New |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 933 | $176.0K | 0.00% | +933 | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 956 | $180.8K | 0.00% | +198+26.1% | Added |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | 1,004 | $189.8K | 0.00% | −171−14.6% | Reduced |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 1,080 | $204.2K | 0.00% | +1,080 | New |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 1,083 | $205.0K | 0.01% | −50−4.4% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,105 | $208.9K | 0.00% | +1,105 | New |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 1,127 | $213.1K | 0.00% | +793+237.4% | Added |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 1,130 | $214.0K | 0.05% | +1,130 | New |
| Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. | 1,183 | $223.7K | 0.00% | +1,183 | New |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | 1,184 | $223.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 1,195 | $226.8K | 0.00% | +26+2.2% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 1,236 | $233.7K | 0.00% | −160−11.5% | Reduced |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | 1,270 | $240.1K | 0.00% | −33−2.5% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 1,271 | $240.3K | 0.00% | −51−3.9% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Corp | 1,283 | $242.6K | 0.00% | +1,283 | New |
| Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust of NJ | 1,290 | $243.9K | 0.06% | −610−32.1% | Reduced |
| Commerce Bank | 1,308 | $247.3K | 0.00% | +1,308 | New |
| Norden Group LLC | 1,321 | $249.8K | 0.02% | −774−36.9% | Reduced |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 1,328 | $251.1K | 0.01% | +1,328 | New |
| JustInvest LLC | 1,391 | $263.0K | 0.00% | +55+4.1% | Added |
| Bailard, Inc. | 1,400 | $264.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 1,402 | $265.0K | 0.00% | +1,402 | New |
| Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc. | 1,407 | $266.0K | 0.00% | −153−9.8% | Reduced |
| RSM US Wealth Management LLC | 1,404 | $267.0K | 0.00% | −214−13.2% | Reduced |
| Cim Investment Mangement Inc | 1,435 | $271.3K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keybank National Association | 1,477 | $279.3K | 0.00% | +148+11.1% | Added |
| Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al | 1,500 | $283.6K | 0.00% | +1,500 | New |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC | 1,500 | $283.6K | 0.06% | +1,500 | New |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 1,531 | $289.5K | 0.00% | +79+5.4% | Added |
| Xponance, Inc. | 1,536 | $290.4K | 0.00% | +37+2.5% | Added |
| Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch Inc. | 1,566 | $296.1K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,594 | $301.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 1,600 | $302.5K | 0.00% | −1,900−54.3% | Reduced |
| Stephens Inc | 1,656 | $313.1K | 0.00% | −4−0.2% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 1,679 | $317.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC | 1,698 | $321.0K | 0.01% | +1+0.1% | Added |
| FORA Capital, LLC | 1,922 | $337.5K | 0.04% | +1,922 | New |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 1,823 | $344.7K | 0.00% | +1,823 | New |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC | 1,876 | $354.7K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Contravisory Investment Management, Inc. | 2,036 | $384.9K | 0.08% | −145−6.6% | Reduced |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 2,055 | $388.5K | 0.01% | +408+24.8% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 2,066 | $390.6K | 0.00% | −11,246−84.5% | Reduced |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 2,103 | $397.6K | 0.01% | +89+4.4% | Added |
| Lido Advisors, LLC | 2,232 | $401.2K | 0.00% | +31+1.4% | Added |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 2,143 | $405.2K | 0.00% | +445+26.2% | Added |
| BTC Capital Management, Inc. | 2,143 | $405.7K | 0.03% | −853−28.5% | Reduced |
| Profund Advisors LLC | 2,234 | $422.4K | 0.01% | −419−15.8% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 2,240 | $423.5K | 0.00% | +410+22.4% | Added |
| Mutual of America Capital Management LLC | 2,250 | $425.4K | 0.00% | +55+2.5% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 2,264 | $428.1K | 0.01% | +456+25.2% | Added |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 2,276 | $430.3K | 0.01% | −22−1.0% | Reduced |
| Janney Capital Management LLC | 2,393 | $452.0K | 0.03% | +43+1.8% | Added |
| Summit Global Investments | 2,417 | $457.0K | 0.03% | +975+67.6% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 2,555 | $483.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 2,688 | $526.9K | 0.00% | +78+3.0% | Added |
| Portside Wealth Group, LLC | 2,833 | $535.6K | 0.07% | −1,385−32.8% | Reduced |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | 2,867 | $542.1K | 0.00% | +2,867 | New |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 2,872 | $543.0K | 0.01% | +61+2.2% | Added |
| Cetera Trust Company, N.A | 2,880 | $544.5K | 0.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 2,901 | $548.5K | 0.00% | −1,829−38.7% | Reduced |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 2,953 | $558.3K | 0.02% | +2,613+768.5% | Added |
| Diadema Partners LP | 2,987 | $564.8K | 0.34% | +2,987 | New |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 2,999 | $567.0K | 0.00% | +515+20.7% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 3,000 | $567.2K | 0.02% | +3,000 | New |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC | 3,009 | $568.9K | 0.22% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Amundi | 3,033 | $573.4K | 0.00% | −323−9.6% | Reduced |
| Callan Family Office, LLC | 3,186 | $602.4K | 0.01% | +321+11.2% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 3,193 | $603.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 3,207 | $606.3K | 0.05% | −228−6.6% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 3,335 | $630.5K | 0.00% | +1,759+111.6% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 3,336 | $630.7K | 0.01% | −67−2.0% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 3,447 | $651.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Man Group plc | 3,450 | $652.3K | 0.00% | +3,450 | New |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 3,501 | $661.9K | 0.00% | +2,315+195.2% | Added |
| CWC Advisors, LLC. | 3,531 | $667.6K | 0.32% | −7−0.2% | Reduced |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 3,561 | $673.3K | 0.00% | +741+26.3% | Added |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. | 3,605 | $681.6K | 0.19% | −278−7.2% | Reduced |
| Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC | 3,635 | $687.3K | 0.15% | +3,635 | New |
| Gibbs Wealth Management | 3,348 | $691.9K | 0.17% | −2,994−47.2% | Reduced |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 3,734 | $706.0K | 0.00% | −228−5.8% | Reduced |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 3,762 | $711.3K | 0.00% | −2,106−35.9% | Reduced |
| State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System | 3,805 | $719.4K | 0.00% | +1,000+35.7% | Added |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 3,960 | $748.7K | 0.26% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atria Investments LLC | 3,966 | $749.9K | 0.01% | −1,169−22.8% | Reduced |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 4,200 | $794.1K | 0.00% | +300+7.7% | Added |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 4,207 | $795.4K | 0.00% | +2,919+226.6% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 4,273 | $807.9K | 0.00% | +866+25.4% | Added |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 4,300 | $839.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 4,482 | $847.4K | 0.00% | +4,482 | New |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | 4,485 | $848.0K | 0.01% | +43+1.0% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 11,185 | $859.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | 4,640 | $877.3K | 0.00% | +339+7.9% | Added |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 4,644 | $878.0K | 0.03% | +4,644 | New |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 4,791 | $906.0K | 0.01% | −111−2.3% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 4,873 | $921.3K | 0.00% | −118−2.4% | Reduced |