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, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 359
- +15 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 20.8M
- +2.33M (+12.6%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $4.15B
- +$659.8M (+18.9%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 58
- 135 more added
- Sold out
- 43
- 114 more reduced
7 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 1,040 | $207.6K | 0.00% | +84+8.8% | Added |
| BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC | 1,049 | $209.4K | 0.02% | +1,049 | New |
| Syon Capital LLC | 1,067 | $213.0K | 0.01% | +1,067 | New |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 1,083 | $216.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| DnB Asset Management AS | 1,107 | $221.0K | 0.00% | +1,107 | New |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 1,134 | $221.7K | 0.00% | +1,071+1,700.0% | Added |
| Abel Hall, LLC | 1,112 | $222.0K | 0.05% | +1,112 | New |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | 1,133 | $226.2K | 0.00% | +1,133 | New |
| Inspire Advisors, LLC | 1,161 | $231.8K | 0.02% | +1,161 | New |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 1,164 | $232.4K | 0.00% | +1,164 | New |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,185 | $236.6K | 0.00% | +80+7.2% | Added |
| Argent Trust Co | 1,200 | $239.6K | 0.01% | +1,200 | New |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 1,204 | $240.4K | 0.00% | +1,204 | New |
| US Bancorp | 1,211 | $241.8K | 0.00% | −25−2.0% | Reduced |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 1,218 | $243.3K | 0.00% | +1,218 | New |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 1,237 | $247.0K | 0.00% | −6,480−84.0% | Reduced |
| Norden Group LLC | 1,259 | $251.4K | 0.02% | −62−4.7% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. | 1,284 | $256.4K | 0.00% | +101+8.5% | Added |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 1,317 | $263.0K | 0.00% | +1,317 | New |
| M&T Bank Corp | 1,340 | $267.4K | 0.00% | +1,340 | New |
| Bailard, Inc. | 1,400 | $279.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Blackstone Group Inc. | 1,412 | $281.9K | 0.00% | +1,412 | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 1,416 | $283.0K | 0.00% | −9,401−86.9% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 1,418 | $283.1K | 0.01% | +661+87.3% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 1,462 | $291.9K | 0.00% | +191+15.0% | Added |
| Cim Investment Mangement Inc | 1,484 | $296.3K | 0.08% | +49+3.4% | Added |
| Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al | 1,500 | $299.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. | 1,506 | $300.7K | 0.01% | +1,506 | New |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 1,516 | $302.7K | 0.01% | +188+14.2% | Added |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 1,540 | $307.5K | 0.01% | +1,500+3,750.0% | Added |
| Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch Inc. | 1,566 | $312.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| RSM US Wealth Management LLC | 1,570 | $313.5K | 0.00% | +166+11.8% | Added |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,594 | $318.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stephens Inc | 1,625 | $324.4K | 0.00% | −31−1.9% | Reduced |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 1,669 | $333.2K | 0.01% | −1,284−43.5% | Reduced |
| Beck Mack & Oliver LLC | 1,694 | $338.2K | 0.01% | +1,694 | New |
| City Center Advisors, LLC | 1,795 | $358.4K | 0.33% | +1,795 | New |
| Commerce Bank | 1,802 | $359.8K | 0.00% | +494+37.8% | Added |
| Xponance, Inc. | 1,839 | $367.2K | 0.00% | +303+19.7% | Added |
| Keybank National Association | 1,874 | $374.1K | 0.00% | +397+26.9% | Added |
| Profund Advisors LLC | 1,880 | $375.3K | 0.01% | −354−15.8% | Reduced |
| Summit Global Investments | 1,937 | $387.0K | 0.02% | −480−19.9% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 1,945 | $388.3K | 0.00% | +266+15.8% | Added |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC | 1,958 | $390.9K | 0.15% | +82+4.4% | Added |
| F/M Investments LLC | 2,001 | $398.7K | 0.03% | −44,129−95.7% | Reduced |
| Contravisory Investment Management, Inc. | 2,020 | $403.3K | 0.08% | −16−0.8% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 2,046 | $408.5K | 0.00% | +223+12.2% | Added |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 2,049 | $409.0K | 0.02% | +2,049 | New |
| Cynosure Management, LLC | 2,085 | $416.3K | 0.05% | +2,085 | New |
| JustInvest LLC | 2,162 | $431.6K | 0.00% | +771+55.4% | Added |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 2,194 | $438.0K | 0.01% | +91+4.3% | Added |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC | 2,205 | $440.2K | 0.02% | +507+29.9% | Added |
| Mutual of America Capital Management LLC | 2,252 | $449.6K | 0.01% | +2+0.1% | Added |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 2,276 | $454.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 2,327 | $464.6K | 0.01% | +184+8.6% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 2,342 | $467.6K | 0.00% | +102+4.6% | Added |
| BTC Capital Management, Inc. | 2,390 | $477.2K | 0.03% | +247+11.5% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 2,392 | $477.6K | 0.01% | +128+5.7% | Added |
| Alps Advisors Inc | 2,440 | $487.1K | 0.00% | +2,440 | New |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 2,540 | $507.1K | 0.00% | +2,540 | New |
| RFG Advisory, LLC | 2,544 | $507.9K | 0.01% | +2,544 | New |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 2,548 | $508.7K | 0.00% | −353−12.2% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 2,555 | $510.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 2,685 | $536.1K | 0.00% | −5,600−67.6% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 2,698 | $538.5K | 0.00% | +10+0.4% | Added |
| Lido Advisors, LLC | 2,757 | $550.4K | 0.00% | +525+23.5% | Added |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | 2,817 | $562.4K | 0.00% | −50−1.7% | Reduced |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 2,872 | $573.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cetera Trust Company, N.A | 2,880 | $575.0K | 0.33% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Portside Wealth Group, LLC | 3,017 | $602.3K | 0.08% | +184+6.5% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 3,121 | $623.1K | 0.00% | −72−2.3% | Reduced |
| Callan Family Office, LLC | 3,203 | $639.5K | 0.01% | +17+0.5% | Added |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 3,217 | $642.2K | 0.01% | −284−8.1% | Reduced |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 3,289 | $656.6K | 0.00% | −445−11.9% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 3,356 | $670.0K | 0.00% | −91−2.6% | Reduced |
| CWC Advisors, LLC. | 3,389 | $676.6K | 0.32% | −142−4.0% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 3,455 | $690.3K | 0.00% | +3,455 | New |
| Argent Capital Management LLC | 3,485 | $695.8K | 0.02% | +3,485 | New |
| China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 3,539 | $706.6K | 0.05% | +332+10.4% | Added |
| Amundi | 3,555 | $709.8K | 0.00% | +522+17.2% | Added |
| State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System | 3,805 | $759.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | 3,910 | $780.6K | 0.00% | −730−15.7% | Reduced |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC | 3,922 | $783.0K | 0.23% | +913+30.3% | Added |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,932 | $785.0K | 0.00% | −1,226−23.8% | Reduced |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 3,960 | $790.6K | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 4,050 | $808.6K | 0.00% | −432−9.6% | Reduced |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 4,300 | $828.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 4,172 | $832.9K | 0.00% | −5,174−55.4% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 4,259 | $850.3K | 0.00% | +924+27.7% | Added |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 4,379 | $874.3K | 0.00% | −740−14.5% | Reduced |
| Atria Investments LLC | 4,413 | $881.1K | 0.01% | +447+11.3% | Added |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. | 4,453 | $889.0K | 0.25% | +848+23.5% | Added |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | 4,500 | $898.4K | 0.01% | +15+0.3% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 4,500 | $898.4K | 0.02% | +1,500+50.0% | Added |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 4,645 | $927.4K | 0.01% | +4,645 | New |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 4,700 | $938.4K | 0.00% | +500+11.9% | Added |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 4,791 | $957.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. | 4,802 | $958.7K | 0.00% | +4,802 | New |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 4,867 | $971.7K | 0.00% | −6−0.1% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 4,943 | $986.9K | 0.00% | −1,090−18.1% | Reduced |