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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitable Trust Co | 5,035 | $1.01M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 5,150 | $1.03M | 0.00% | −5,171−50.1% | Reduced |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 5,232 | $1.04M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 5,294 | $1.06M | 0.03% | +5,294 | New |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 5,363 | $1.07M | 0.01% | −39−0.7% | Reduced |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 5,407 | $1.08M | 0.01% | −99−1.8% | Reduced |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 5,501 | $1.10M | 0.00% | +5,349+3,519.1% | Added |
| Gibbs Wealth Management | 5,563 | $1.11M | 0.15% | +2,215+66.2% | Added |
| Man Group plc | 5,644 | $1.13M | 0.00% | +2,194+63.6% | Added |
| Amalgamated Bank | 5,657 | $1.13M | 0.01% | −30−0.5% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 5,659 | $1.13M | 0.03% | +10.0% | Added |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 5,689 | $1.14M | 0.00% | +1,927+51.2% | Added |
| STRS Ohio | 5,800 | $1.16M | 0.00% | −300−4.9% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 6,008 | $1.20M | 0.00% | −26,974−81.8% | Reduced |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 6,087 | $1.22M | 0.01% | −1,498−19.7% | Reduced |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 6,227 | $1.24M | 0.00% | +3,228+107.6% | Added |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 6,350 | $1.27M | 0.00% | +2,789+78.3% | Added |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 6,394 | $1.28M | 0.00% | +6,394 | New |
| Assetmark, Inc | 6,570 | $1.31M | 0.00% | +379+6.1% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 6,596 | $1.32M | 0.00% | +4,530+219.3% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 6,703 | $1.34M | 0.00% | +1,294+23.9% | Added |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D | 6,726 | $1.34M | 0.01% | +37+0.6% | Added |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | 6,879 | $1.37M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 6,948 | $1.39M | 0.02% | +3,612+108.3% | Added |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 7,315 | $1.46M | 0.02% | +7,315 | New |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 7,437 | $1.48M | 0.00% | +2,279+44.2% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 7,505 | $1.50M | 0.00% | +7,505 | New |
| Cornerstone Capital, Inc. | 7,856 | $1.57M | 0.16% | +2,739+53.5% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 7,906 | $1.58M | 0.00% | −520−6.2% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC | 7,969 | $1.59M | 0.02% | +225+2.9% | Added |
| Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC | 8,000 | $1.60M | 0.41% | −520−6.1% | Reduced |
| Ishara Investments LP | 8,200 | $1.64M | 1.65% | +8,200 | New |
| LPL Financial LLC | 8,211 | $1.64M | 0.00% | +3,938+92.2% | Added |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 8,302 | $1.66M | 0.00% | +8,302 | New |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 8,313 | $1.66M | 0.49% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Blair William & Co | 8,454 | $1.69M | 0.00% | −20−0.2% | Reduced |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 8,458 | $1.69M | 0.01% | +2,100+33.0% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 8,505 | $1.70M | 0.00% | +1,360+19.0% | Added |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System | 8,700 | $1.74M | 0.03% | −300−3.3% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 8,909 | $1.78M | 0.00% | −202−2.2% | Reduced |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund | 8,961 | $1.79M | 0.02% | −2,755−23.5% | Reduced |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 9,077 | $1.81M | 0.00% | +41+0.5% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 9,853 | $1.86M | 0.01% | +248+2.6% | Added |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 10,333 | $2.06M | 0.01% | +10,333 | New |
| MetLife Investment Management | 10,562 | $2.11M | 0.01% | −93−0.9% | Reduced |
| Cookson Peirce & Co Inc | 10,590 | $2.11M | 0.09% | +443+4.4% | Added |
| Pavaki Capital Management LLC | 11,100 | $2.22M | 1.56% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 11,133 | $2.22M | 0.00% | +4,517+68.3% | Added |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | 11,584 | $2.31M | 0.08% | −11,305−49.4% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 12,543 | $2.50M | 0.01% | +505+4.2% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 12,906 | $2.58M | 0.00% | −3,056−19.1% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 12,981 | $2.59M | 0.00% | +158+1.2% | Added |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 13,138 | $2.62M | 0.00% | −387−2.9% | Reduced |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue | 13,356 | $2.67M | 0.03% | −293−2.1% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 13,433 | $2.68M | 0.01% | +2,278+20.4% | Added |
| NFJ Investment Group, LLC | 13,733 | $2.74M | 0.10% | +1,442+11.7% | Added |
| Future Fund LLC | 13,840 | $2.76M | 0.97% | +4,560+49.1% | Added |
| One Capital Management, LLC | 13,847 | $2.76M | 0.08% | +4,560+49.1% | Added |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 14,564 | $2.91M | 0.00% | −5,472−27.3% | Reduced |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC | 14,675 | $2.93M | 0.53% | −4,906−25.1% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 15,977 | $3.19M | 0.01% | −773−4.6% | Reduced |
| Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC | 16,669 | $3.33M | 0.32% | +94+0.6% | Added |
| Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd | 17,432 | $3.48M | 0.00% | +17,432 | New |
| Martingale Asset Management L P | 17,762 | $3.55M | 0.09% | +2,440+15.9% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 18,258 | $3.65M | 0.00% | −498−2.7% | Reduced |
| Caxton Associates LLP | 18,651 | $3.72M | 0.09% | +4,143+28.6% | Added |
| Woodstock Corp | 19,120 | $3.82M | 0.34% | −885−4.4% | Reduced |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC | 19,306 | $3.85M | 0.12% | +19,306 | New |
| Palisade Capital Management LLC | 20,525 | $4.10M | 0.14% | +20,525 | New |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 20,529 | $4.10M | 0.02% | −106,225−83.8% | Reduced |
| Calamos Advisors LLC | 20,860 | $4.16M | 0.02% | −185−0.9% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 21,594 | $4.31M | 0.00% | +3,302+18.1% | Added |
| Legato Capital Management LLC | 22,378 | $4.47M | 0.41% | −3,863−14.7% | Reduced |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 24,295 | $4.59M | 0.00% | +124+0.5% | Added |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 23,784 | $4.75M | 0.01% | +4,987+26.5% | Added |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 23,901 | $4.77M | 0.00% | +3,909+19.6% | Added |
| Isthmus Partners, LLC | 24,059 | $4.80M | 0.50% | −649−2.6% | Reduced |
| Granahan Investment Management Inc | 24,165 | $4.82M | 0.23% | −1,885−7.2% | Reduced |
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 24,509 | $4.89M | 0.01% | −2,441−9.1% | Reduced |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | 25,240 | $5.04M | 0.01% | +4,338+20.8% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 29,900 | $5.97M | 0.01% | +15,321+105.1% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 33,017 | $6.59M | 0.01% | +14,295+76.4% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 34,576 | $6.90M | 0.00% | +6,841+24.7% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 34,915 | $6.97M | 0.00% | −42−0.1% | Reduced |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC | 38,612 | $7.71M | 1.94% | −5,130−11.7% | Reduced |
| Swiss National Bank | 38,900 | $7.77M | 0.00% | +300+0.8% | Added |
| Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. | 40,185 | $8.02M | 0.82% | −2,179−5.1% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 40,495 | $8.08M | 0.00% | −390−1.0% | Reduced |
| Nuveen, LLC | 42,689 | $8.52M | 0.00% | +5,090+13.5% | Added |
| WCM Investment Management, LLC | 44,658 | $8.60M | 0.02% | −963−2.1% | Reduced |
| Emerald Investment Advisers, LLC | 44,226 | $8.83M | 0.79% | +44,226 | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 47,659 | $9.52M | 0.01% | +32,266+209.6% | Added |
| Castleark Management LLC | 48,696 | $9.72M | 0.32% | −18,040−27.0% | Reduced |
| Nordea Investment Management AB | 50,936 | $9.83M | 0.01% | −2,789−5.2% | Reduced |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 52,652 | $10.5M | 0.02% | −19,166−26.7% | Reduced |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC | 54,155 | $10.8M | 0.66% | −3,771−6.5% | Reduced |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 56,800 | $11.3M | 0.01% | +64+0.1% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 58,150 | $11.6M | 0.02% | −1,255−2.1% | Reduced |
| Essex Investment Management Co LLC | 58,460 | $11.7M | 1.85% | −1,560−2.6% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 60,737 | $11.7M | 0.01% | −3,649−5.7% | Reduced |