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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Trust Advisors LP | 69,220 | $13.1M | 0.01% | +17,532+33.9% | Added |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 69,396 | $13.1M | 0.38% | −3,263−4.5% | Reduced |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 71,818 | $13.7M | 0.02% | −36,606−33.8% | Reduced |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | 79,778 | $15.1M | 0.09% | −3,213−3.9% | Reduced |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 93,830 | $17.7M | 0.01% | −772−0.8% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 98,264 | $18.6M | 0.00% | −2,979−2.9% | Reduced |
| Penn Capital Management Co Inc | 98,848 | $18.7M | 1.49% | −8,434−7.9% | Reduced |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 107,530 | $20.3M | 0.03% | +21,001+24.3% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 108,383 | $20.5M | 0.00% | +130.0% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 108,796 | $20.6M | 0.00% | +5,303+5.1% | Added |
| Nomura Holdings Inc | 116,417 | $22.0M | 0.06% | −4,946−4.1% | Reduced |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | 117,432 | $22.2M | 0.19% | +85,297+265.4% | Added |
| Standard Life Aberdeen plc | 119,309 | $22.6M | 0.03% | −70,439−37.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 120,169 | $22.7M | 0.00% | −2,240−1.8% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 122,265 | $23.1M | 0.00% | −5,234−4.1% | Reduced |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | 122,326 | $23.1M | 0.16% | −40,475−24.9% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 126,063 | $23.8M | 0.01% | +294+0.2% | Added |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 126,754 | $24.0M | 0.09% | −935−0.7% | Reduced |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 130,858 | $24.7M | 0.01% | +21,932+20.1% | Added |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 131,236 | $24.8M | 0.08% | +131,236 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 132,636 | $25.1M | 0.00% | +17,459+15.2% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 138,464 | $26.2M | 0.03% | +2,334+1.7% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 143,067 | $27.0M | 0.01% | +31,081+27.8% | Added |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | 165,208 | $31.2M | 0.20% | −35,000−17.5% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 184,284 | $34.8M | 0.01% | +1,969+1.1% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 193,402 | $36.6M | 0.00% | +4,701+2.5% | Added |
| Villere St Denis J & Co LLC | 202,452 | $38.3M | 3.84% | −77,498−27.7% | Reduced |
| Private Capital Management, LLC | 208,891 | $39.5M | 3.75% | −18,267−8.0% | Reduced |
| Ashford Capital Management Inc | 213,778 | $40.4M | 4.50% | −30,652−12.5% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 250,640 | $47.4M | 0.01% | −15,322−5.8% | Reduced |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 256,410 | $48.5M | 0.03% | +1,605+0.6% | Added |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 269,983 | $51.0M | 3.50% | −5,357−1.9% | Reduced |
| Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC | 279,627 | $52.9M | 2.91% | −14,863−5.0% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 307,871 | $58.2M | 0.02% | +339+0.1% | Added |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 363,584 | $68.7M | 0.01% | −13,017−3.5% | Reduced |
| Loomis Sayles & Co L P | 382,677 | $72.4M | 0.09% | −17,876−4.5% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 429,004 | $81.1M | 0.01% | +61,209+16.6% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 432,992 | $81.9M | 0.02% | −90,921−17.4% | Reduced |
| Congress Asset Management Co | 480,063 | $90.8M | 0.64% | −187,248−28.1% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 493,589 | $93.3M | 0.01% | +19,400+4.1% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 496,160 | $93.8M | 0.02% | +266,304+115.9% | Added |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | 501,040 | $94.7M | 1.23% | −53,502−9.6% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 507,019 | $95.9M | 0.03% | −34,826−6.4% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 516,464 | $97.6M | 0.01% | +138,169+36.5% | Added |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 561,423 | $106.1M | 2.62% | −7,188−1.3% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 579,155 | $109.5M | 0.01% | +121,924+26.7% | Added |
| Nomura Asset Management International Inc. | 644,093 | $121.8M | 0.18% | +644,093 | New |
| State Street Corp | 751,205 | $142.0M | 0.00% | +1,845+0.2% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 995,400 | $188.2M | 0.08% | −46,978−4.5% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 2,073,892 | $392.1M | 0.01% | −2,391−0.1% | Reduced |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2,940,231 | $555.9M | 0.01% | +55,704+1.9% | Added |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −751,788−100.0% | Sold out |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −17,897−100.0% | Sold out |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −16,700−100.0% | Sold out |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,931−100.0% | Sold out |
| Acuitas Investments, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,494−100.0% | Sold out |
| Simplify Asset Management Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,786−100.0% | Sold out |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,598−100.0% | Sold out |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,434−100.0% | Sold out |
| NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,863−100.0% | Sold out |
| Henshaw Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,668−100.0% | Sold out |
| Omers Administration Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,500−100.0% | Sold out |
| Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,153−100.0% | Sold out |
| DRW Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,108−100.0% | Sold out |
| Baader Bank INC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,062−100.0% | Sold out |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,837−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mariner, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,537−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,487−100.0% | Sold out |
| Blue Barn Wealth, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,423−100.0% | Sold out |
| Longboard Asset Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,282−100.0% | Sold out |
| JPL Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −296−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tortoise Investment Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −102−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quest Partners LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −94−100.0% | Sold out |
| Rise Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −84−100.0% | Sold out |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −84−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wealthspire Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −64−100.0% | Sold out |
| Atlantic Trust, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11−100.0% | Sold out |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10−100.0% | Sold out |
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4−100.0% | Sold out |
| Court Place Advisors, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Glenmede Investment Management, LP | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Binnacle Investments Inc | – | – | – | – | Not filed |