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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC Capital Management, Inc. | 2,143 | $405.7K | 0.03% | −853−28.5% | Reduced |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 2,143 | $405.2K | 0.00% | +445+26.2% | Added |
| Lido Advisors, LLC | 2,232 | $401.2K | 0.00% | +31+1.4% | Added |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 2,103 | $397.6K | 0.01% | +89+4.4% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 2,066 | $390.6K | 0.00% | −11,246−84.5% | Reduced |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 2,055 | $388.5K | 0.01% | +408+24.8% | Added |
| Contravisory Investment Management, Inc. | 2,036 | $384.9K | 0.08% | −145−6.6% | Reduced |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC | 1,876 | $354.7K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 1,823 | $344.7K | 0.00% | +1,823 | New |
| FORA Capital, LLC | 1,922 | $337.5K | 0.04% | +1,922 | New |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC | 1,698 | $321.0K | 0.01% | +1+0.1% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 1,679 | $317.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stephens Inc | 1,656 | $313.1K | 0.00% | −4−0.2% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 1,600 | $302.5K | 0.00% | −1,900−54.3% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,594 | $301.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch Inc. | 1,566 | $296.1K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Xponance, Inc. | 1,536 | $290.4K | 0.00% | +37+2.5% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 1,531 | $289.5K | 0.00% | +79+5.4% | 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 |
| Keybank National Association | 1,477 | $279.3K | 0.00% | +148+11.1% | Added |
| Cim Investment Mangement Inc | 1,435 | $271.3K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| RSM US Wealth Management LLC | 1,404 | $267.0K | 0.00% | −214−13.2% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc. | 1,407 | $266.0K | 0.00% | −153−9.8% | Reduced |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 1,402 | $265.0K | 0.00% | +1,402 | New |
| Bailard, Inc. | 1,400 | $264.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JustInvest LLC | 1,391 | $263.0K | 0.00% | +55+4.1% | Added |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 1,328 | $251.1K | 0.01% | +1,328 | New |
| Norden Group LLC | 1,321 | $249.8K | 0.02% | −774−36.9% | Reduced |
| Commerce Bank | 1,308 | $247.3K | 0.00% | +1,308 | New |
| Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust of NJ | 1,290 | $243.9K | 0.06% | −610−32.1% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Corp | 1,283 | $242.6K | 0.00% | +1,283 | New |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 1,271 | $240.3K | 0.00% | −51−3.9% | Reduced |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | 1,270 | $240.1K | 0.00% | −33−2.5% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 1,236 | $233.7K | 0.00% | −160−11.5% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 1,195 | $226.8K | 0.00% | +26+2.2% | Added |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | 1,184 | $223.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. | 1,183 | $223.7K | 0.00% | +1,183 | New |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 1,130 | $214.0K | 0.05% | +1,130 | New |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 1,127 | $213.1K | 0.00% | +793+237.4% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,105 | $208.9K | 0.00% | +1,105 | New |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 1,083 | $205.0K | 0.01% | −50−4.4% | Reduced |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 1,080 | $204.2K | 0.00% | +1,080 | New |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC | 1,004 | $189.8K | 0.00% | −171−14.6% | Reduced |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 956 | $180.8K | 0.00% | +198+26.1% | Added |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 933 | $176.0K | 0.00% | +933 | New |
| State of Wyoming | 894 | $169.0K | 0.02% | +894 | New |
| Persistent Asset Partners Ltd | 791 | $149.6K | 0.07% | +791 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 757 | $143.1K | 0.00% | +335+79.4% | Added |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 730 | $138.0K | 0.00% | −68−8.5% | Reduced |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 727 | $137.5K | 0.00% | −14−1.9% | Reduced |
| Huntington National Bank | 701 | $132.5K | 0.00% | +697+17,425.0% | Added |
| Tripletail Wealth Management, LLC | 710 | $129.7K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| KBC Group NV | 660 | $125.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 645 | $122.0K | 0.00% | −34−5.0% | Reduced |
| GAMMA Investing LLC | 627 | $118.5K | 0.01% | +52+9.0% | Added |
| First Horizon Corp | 574 | $108.5K | 0.00% | +306+114.2% | Added |
| Allworth Financial LP | 551 | $104.2K | 0.00% | +8+1.5% | Added |
| Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc. | 500 | $94.5K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 433 | $81.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 418 | $79.0K | 0.00% | +182+77.1% | Added |
| Redwood Park Advisors LLC | 415 | $78.5K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GF Fund Management Co. Ltd. | 386 | $73.0K | 0.00% | −36−8.5% | Reduced |
| Bayforest Capital Ltd | 385 | $72.8K | 0.05% | +385 | New |
| Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. | 365 | $69.0K | 0.01% | +365 | New |
| Hantz Financial Services, Inc. | 354 | $67.0K | 0.00% | +189+114.5% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 342 | $65.0K | 0.00% | +9+2.7% | Added |
| Covestor Ltd | 343 | $65.0K | 0.03% | +341+17,050.0% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 342 | $64.7K | 0.00% | +312+1,040.0% | Added |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 305 | $58.0K | 0.00% | +34+12.5% | Added |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 279 | $52.8K | 0.00% | −4−1.4% | Reduced |
| Maseco LLP | 275 | $52.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 258 | $49.0K | 0.00% | +83+47.4% | Added |
| Versant Capital Management, Inc | 256 | $48.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Richardson Financial Services Inc. | 228 | $43.1K | 0.03% | +18+8.6% | Added |
| USA Financial Portformulas Corp | 227 | $42.9K | 0.01% | +227 | New |
| Cheviot Value Management, LLC | 200 | $38.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bryn Mawr Trust Co | 190 | $35.9K | 0.00% | −892−82.4% | Reduced |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 183 | $34.6K | 0.00% | +34+22.8% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 166 | $31.4K | 0.00% | +166 | New |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 152 | $28.7K | 0.00% | +7+4.8% | Added |
| Massmutual Trust Co FSB | 150 | $28.4K | 0.00% | +6+4.2% | Added |
| Salomon & Ludwin, LLC | 144 | $27.7K | 0.00% | −1−0.7% | Reduced |
| Crewe Advisors LLC | 142 | $26.8K | 0.00% | +9+6.8% | Added |
| Millstone Evans Group, LLC | 133 | $25.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 129 | $24.4K | 0.00% | +24+22.9% | Added |
| Merrithew & Thorsten Inc | 129 | $24.0K | 0.03% | +129 | New |
| Torren Management, LLC | 123 | $23.3K | 0.01% | +123 | New |
| Central Trust Co | 112 | $21.2K | 0.00% | +8+7.7% | Added |
| Danske Bank A/S | 100 | $18.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Umb Bank N A | 89 | $16.8K | 0.00% | +13+17.1% | Added |
| Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. | 80 | $15.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| St Germain D J Co Inc | 75 | $14.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 73 | $13.8K | 0.00% | +28+62.2% | Added |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 70 | $13.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parkside Financial Bank & Trust | 69 | $13.0K | 0.00% | +10+16.9% | Added |
| Comprehensive Financial Planning, Inc. | 66 | $12.5K | 0.01% | +66 | New |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 63 | $11.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 58 | $11.0K | 0.00% | −5−7.9% | Reduced |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 57 | $11.0K | 0.00% | +57 | New |