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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 14,564 | $2.91M | 0.00% | −5,472−27.3% | Reduced |
| One Capital Management, LLC | 13,847 | $2.76M | 0.08% | +4,560+49.1% | Added |
| Future Fund LLC | 13,840 | $2.76M | 0.97% | +4,560+49.1% | Added |
| NFJ Investment Group, LLC | 13,733 | $2.74M | 0.10% | +1,442+11.7% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 13,433 | $2.68M | 0.01% | +2,278+20.4% | Added |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue | 13,356 | $2.67M | 0.03% | −293−2.1% | Reduced |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 13,138 | $2.62M | 0.00% | −387−2.9% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 12,981 | $2.59M | 0.00% | +158+1.2% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 12,906 | $2.58M | 0.00% | −3,056−19.1% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 12,543 | $2.50M | 0.01% | +505+4.2% | Added |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | 11,584 | $2.31M | 0.08% | −11,305−49.4% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 11,133 | $2.22M | 0.00% | +4,517+68.3% | Added |
| Pavaki Capital Management LLC | 11,100 | $2.22M | 1.56% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cookson Peirce & Co Inc | 10,590 | $2.11M | 0.09% | +443+4.4% | Added |
| MetLife Investment Management | 10,562 | $2.11M | 0.01% | −93−0.9% | Reduced |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 10,333 | $2.06M | 0.01% | +10,333 | New |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 9,853 | $1.86M | 0.01% | +248+2.6% | Added |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 9,077 | $1.81M | 0.00% | +41+0.5% | Added |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund | 8,961 | $1.79M | 0.02% | −2,755−23.5% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 8,909 | $1.78M | 0.00% | −202−2.2% | Reduced |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System | 8,700 | $1.74M | 0.03% | −300−3.3% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 8,505 | $1.70M | 0.00% | +1,360+19.0% | Added |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 8,458 | $1.69M | 0.01% | +2,100+33.0% | Added |
| Blair William & Co | 8,454 | $1.69M | 0.00% | −20−0.2% | Reduced |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 8,313 | $1.66M | 0.49% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 8,302 | $1.66M | 0.00% | +8,302 | New |
| LPL Financial LLC | 8,211 | $1.64M | 0.00% | +3,938+92.2% | Added |
| Ishara Investments LP | 8,200 | $1.64M | 1.65% | +8,200 | New |
| Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC | 8,000 | $1.60M | 0.41% | −520−6.1% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC | 7,969 | $1.59M | 0.02% | +225+2.9% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 7,906 | $1.58M | 0.00% | −520−6.2% | Reduced |
| Cornerstone Capital, Inc. | 7,856 | $1.57M | 0.16% | +2,739+53.5% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 7,505 | $1.50M | 0.00% | +7,505 | New |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 7,437 | $1.48M | 0.00% | +2,279+44.2% | Added |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 7,315 | $1.46M | 0.02% | +7,315 | New |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 6,948 | $1.39M | 0.02% | +3,612+108.3% | Added |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | 6,879 | $1.37M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D | 6,726 | $1.34M | 0.01% | +37+0.6% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 6,703 | $1.34M | 0.00% | +1,294+23.9% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 6,596 | $1.32M | 0.00% | +4,530+219.3% | Added |
| Assetmark, Inc | 6,570 | $1.31M | 0.00% | +379+6.1% | Added |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 6,394 | $1.28M | 0.00% | +6,394 | New |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 6,350 | $1.27M | 0.00% | +2,789+78.3% | Added |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 6,227 | $1.24M | 0.00% | +3,228+107.6% | Added |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 6,087 | $1.22M | 0.01% | −1,498−19.7% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 6,008 | $1.20M | 0.00% | −26,974−81.8% | Reduced |
| STRS Ohio | 5,800 | $1.16M | 0.00% | −300−4.9% | Reduced |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 5,689 | $1.14M | 0.00% | +1,927+51.2% | Added |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 5,659 | $1.13M | 0.03% | +10.0% | Added |
| Amalgamated Bank | 5,657 | $1.13M | 0.01% | −30−0.5% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 5,644 | $1.13M | 0.00% | +2,194+63.6% | Added |
| Gibbs Wealth Management | 5,563 | $1.11M | 0.15% | +2,215+66.2% | Added |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 5,501 | $1.10M | 0.00% | +5,349+3,519.1% | Added |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 5,407 | $1.08M | 0.01% | −99−1.8% | Reduced |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 5,363 | $1.07M | 0.01% | −39−0.7% | Reduced |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 5,294 | $1.06M | 0.03% | +5,294 | New |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 5,232 | $1.04M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 5,150 | $1.03M | 0.00% | −5,171−50.1% | Reduced |
| Equitable Trust Co | 5,035 | $1.01M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 4,943 | $986.9K | 0.00% | −1,090−18.1% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 4,867 | $971.7K | 0.00% | −6−0.1% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. | 4,802 | $958.7K | 0.00% | +4,802 | New |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 4,791 | $957.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 4,700 | $938.4K | 0.00% | +500+11.9% | Added |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 4,645 | $927.4K | 0.01% | +4,645 | New |
| 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 |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. | 4,453 | $889.0K | 0.25% | +848+23.5% | Added |
| Atria Investments LLC | 4,413 | $881.1K | 0.01% | +447+11.3% | Added |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 4,379 | $874.3K | 0.00% | −740−14.5% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 4,259 | $850.3K | 0.00% | +924+27.7% | Added |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 4,172 | $832.9K | 0.00% | −5,174−55.4% | Reduced |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 4,300 | $828.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 4,050 | $808.6K | 0.00% | −432−9.6% | Reduced |
| Kings Path Partners LLC | 3,960 | $790.6K | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,932 | $785.0K | 0.00% | −1,226−23.8% | Reduced |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC | 3,922 | $783.0K | 0.23% | +913+30.3% | Added |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | 3,910 | $780.6K | 0.00% | −730−15.7% | Reduced |
| State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System | 3,805 | $759.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Amundi | 3,555 | $709.8K | 0.00% | +522+17.2% | Added |
| China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 3,539 | $706.6K | 0.05% | +332+10.4% | Added |
| Argent Capital Management LLC | 3,485 | $695.8K | 0.02% | +3,485 | New |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 3,455 | $690.3K | 0.00% | +3,455 | New |
| CWC Advisors, LLC. | 3,389 | $676.6K | 0.32% | −142−4.0% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 3,356 | $670.0K | 0.00% | −91−2.6% | Reduced |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 3,289 | $656.6K | 0.00% | −445−11.9% | Reduced |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 3,217 | $642.2K | 0.01% | −284−8.1% | Reduced |
| Callan Family Office, LLC | 3,203 | $639.5K | 0.01% | +17+0.5% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 3,121 | $623.1K | 0.00% | −72−2.3% | Reduced |
| Portside Wealth Group, LLC | 3,017 | $602.3K | 0.08% | +184+6.5% | Added |
| Cetera Trust Company, N.A | 2,880 | $575.0K | 0.33% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 2,872 | $573.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | 2,817 | $562.4K | 0.00% | −50−1.7% | Reduced |
| Lido Advisors, LLC | 2,757 | $550.4K | 0.00% | +525+23.5% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 2,698 | $538.5K | 0.00% | +10+0.4% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 2,685 | $536.1K | 0.00% | −5,600−67.6% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 2,555 | $510.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 2,548 | $508.7K | 0.00% | −353−12.2% | Reduced |
| RFG Advisory, LLC | 2,544 | $507.9K | 0.01% | +2,544 | New |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 2,540 | $507.1K | 0.00% | +2,540 | New |