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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; 416 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $7.15B in total; no superinvestor holds it.

Other share classesLGNDZLGNXZLGNYZLGNZZ

13F holders, Q2 2026

Institutional positions in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Jun 30, 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
416
+63 vs. Q1 2026
Shares held
22.6M
+2.83M (+14.3%) vs. Q1 2026
Total value
$7.15B
+$3.20B (+80.9%) vs. Q1 2026
New holders
97
150 more added
Sold out
34
114 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q1 2026 haven't filed for Q2 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2026: 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.

Institutional holdersQ2 2026: 416 institutions
Q1 2021: 228 institutionsQ2 2021: 212 institutionsQ3 2021: 208 institutionsQ4 2021: 221 institutionsQ1 2022: 207 institutionsQ2 2022: 198 institutionsQ3 2022: 205 institutionsQ4 2022: 198 institutionsQ1 2023: 213 institutionsQ2 2023: 204 institutionsQ3 2023: 197 institutionsQ4 2023: 211 institutionsQ1 2024: 222 institutionsQ2 2024: 235 institutionsQ3 2024: 243 institutionsQ4 2024: 259 institutionsQ1 2025: 262 institutionsQ2 2025: 271 institutionsQ3 2025: 314 institutionsQ4 2025: 351 institutionsQ1 2026: 359 institutionsQ2 2026: 416 institutions
Value heldQ2 2026: $7.15B
Q1 2021: $2.35BQ2 2021: $2.09BQ3 2021: $2.29BQ4 2021: $2.51BQ1 2022: $1.76BQ2 2022: $1.33BQ3 2022: $1.28BQ4 2022: $983.5MQ1 2023: $1.10BQ2 2023: $1.12BQ3 2023: $946.5MQ4 2023: $1.15BQ1 2024: $1.21BQ2 2024: $1.45BQ3 2024: $1.81BQ4 2024: $1.96BQ1 2025: $1.97BQ2 2025: $2.18BQ3 2025: $3.63BQ4 2025: $3.89BQ1 2026: $4.15BQ2 2026: $7.15B
Institutions holding LGND and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026416$7.15B
Q1 2026359$4.15B
Q4 2025351$3.89B
Q3 2025314$3.63B
Q2 2025271$2.18B
Q1 2025262$1.97B
Q4 2024259$1.96B
Q3 2024243$1.81B
Q2 2024235$1.45B
Q1 2024222$1.21B
Q4 2023211$1.15B
Q3 2023197$946.5M
Q2 2023204$1.12B
Q1 2023213$1.10B
Q4 2022198$983.5M
Q3 2022205$1.28B
Q2 2022198$1.33B
Q1 2022207$1.76B
Q4 2021221$2.51B
Q3 2021208$2.29B
Q2 2021212$2.09B
Q1 2021228$2.35B

Institutions, Q2 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q1 2026.

Institutions holding LGND in Q2 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Moody National Bank Trust Division12,147$3.84M0.32%+12,147New
Natixis Advisors, L.P.12,493$3.95M0.00%+12,493New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board12,720$4.02M0.01%−713−5.3%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans13,160$4.16M0.01%+22+0.2%Added
NFJ Investment Group, LLC13,733$4.34M0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Future Fund LLC14,704$4.65M1.33%+864+6.2%Added
Legato Capital Management LLC15,569$4.92M0.41%−6,809−30.4%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co15,974$5.04M0.01%−30.0%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP16,417$5.19M0.00%+9,714+144.9%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.27,095$5.41M0.00%+2,800+11.5%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.17,228$5.45M0.08%+10,280+148.0%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P17,562$5.55M0.13%−200−1.1%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc17,869$5.65M0.00%−389−2.1%Reduced
Woodstock Corp18,345$5.80M0.48%−775−4.1%Reduced
Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd18,659$5.90M0.00%+1,227+7.0%Added
Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC18,747$5.93M1.30%−19,865−51.4%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP18,825$5.95M0.00%+18,825New
Palisade Capital Management LLC19,057$6.02M0.26%−1,468−7.2%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.19,625$6.12M0.02%+19,625New
EAM Investors, LLC19,498$6.16M0.55%+19,498New
Lazard Asset Management LLC19,659$6.21M0.01%+19,659New
Moran Wealth Management, LLC19,790$6.26M0.17%+484+2.5%Added
Isthmus Partners, LLC20,935$6.62M0.64%−3,124−13.0%Reduced
New York State Teachers Retirement System20,950$6.62M0.01%−3,559−14.5%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System22,053$6.97M0.01%−1,731−7.3%Reduced
Bank of Montreal22,318$7.05M0.00%−63,865−74.1%Reduced
Calamos Advisors LLC22,435$7.09M0.03%+1,575+7.6%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC22,800$7.21M0.01%+16,406+256.6%Added
Hodges Capital Management Inc.23,444$7.41M0.49%+23,444New
Linden Advisors LP27,426$8.67M0.04%+27,426New
Moody Aldrich Partners LLC28,160$8.90M1.60%+13,485+91.9%Added
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.32,948$10.4M0.06%−57,258−63.5%Reduced
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.33,353$10.5M0.19%+33,353New
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH33,851$10.7M0.02%+8,611+34.1%Added
Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc.34,249$10.8M1.02%−5,936−14.8%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors34,607$10.9M0.02%+4,707+15.7%Added
Stifel Financial Corp36,833$11.6M0.01%+3,816+11.6%Added
Aristeia Capital LLC37,250$11.8M0.19%+37,250New
Swiss National Bank39,000$12.3M0.01%+100+0.3%Added
Pembroke Management, LTD40,277$12.7M1.65%+40,277New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc40,350$12.8M0.00%+5,774+16.7%Added
Essex Investment Management Co LLC43,567$13.8M1.80%−14,893−25.5%Reduced
WCM Investment Management, LLC44,570$14.0M0.03%−88−0.2%Reduced
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc44,532$14.1M0.29%−15,810−26.2%Reduced
Susquehanna Advisors Group, Inc.44,600$14.1M0.39%+44,600New
Context Capital Management, LLC46,000$14.5M0.29%+46,000New
Nuveen, LLC46,647$14.7M0.00%+3,958+9.3%Added
Emerald Investment Advisers, LLC46,921$14.8M0.99%+2,695+6.1%Added
Rhumbline Advisers50,125$15.8M0.01%−6,675−11.8%Reduced
Nordea Investment Management AB49,943$15.9M0.01%−993−1.9%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC51,948$16.2M0.02%−704−1.3%Reduced
Granite Investment Partners, LLC54,128$17.1M0.88%−270.0%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc54,623$17.3M0.02%−9,510−14.8%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.56,515$17.9M0.01%−21,913−27.9%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company57,288$18.1M0.00%−27,613−32.5%Reduced
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.57,520$18.2M0.47%−11,714−16.9%Reduced
Nomura Holdings Inc61,938$19.6M0.08%−52,417−45.8%Reduced
Castleark Management LLC62,043$19.6M0.53%+13,347+27.4%Added
Citigroup Inc66,639$21.1M0.01%+45,045+208.6%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board68,888$21.8M0.06%−1,490−2.1%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co73,052$23.2M0.00%−13,222−15.3%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc76,197$24.1M0.00%−1,076−1.4%Reduced
Fiera Capital Corp77,348$24.4M0.09%−57,964−42.8%Reduced
SEI Investments Co89,672$28.3M0.03%+14,484+19.3%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.90,236$28.5M0.03%+32,086+55.2%Added
First Trust Advisors LP90,893$28.7M0.02%+10,492+13.0%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc91,478$28.9M0.00%+67,577+282.7%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA94,072$29.7M0.02%+59,157+169.4%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc97,971$31.0M0.02%+2,255+2.4%Added
Legal & General Group Plc98,746$31.2M0.01%+1,086+1.1%Added
Penn Capital Management Co Inc100,337$31.7M2.01%+4,881+5.1%Added
Driehaus Capital Management LLC118,497$37.5M0.22%+328+0.3%Added
Royal Bank of Canada119,073$37.6M0.01%+7,530+6.8%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.120,304$38.0M0.03%−847−0.7%Reduced
Fisher Asset Management, LLC121,440$38.4M0.01%−6,554−5.1%Reduced
UBS Group AG124,674$39.4M0.01%+20,094+19.2%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC127,071$40.2M0.03%+123,715+3,686.4%Added
Impax Asset Management Group plc130,000$41.1M0.27%−22,444−14.7%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp131,068$41.4M0.01%+11,665+9.8%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund137,258$43.4M0.05%+17,419+14.5%Added
Bessemer Group Inc141,449$44.7M0.06%+33,590+31.1%Added
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co142,926$45.2M0.01%+15,027+11.7%Added
Granahan Investment Management Inc147,231$46.5M1.66%+123,066+509.3%Added
Villere St Denis J & Co LLC155,506$49.2M5.87%−33,368−17.7%Reduced
Private Capital Management, LLC166,016$52.5M4.76%−35,365−17.6%Reduced
Ashford Capital Management Inc170,236$53.8M5.77%−37,329−18.0%Reduced
Bank of America Corp170,349$53.8M0.00%+12,484+7.9%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc172,480$54.5M0.08%+82,436+91.6%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc193,238$61.1M0.01%+10,351+5.7%Added
Next Century Growth Investors LLC198,542$62.8M3.33%+102,666+107.1%Added
Morgan Stanley200,699$63.4M0.00%+33,470+20.0%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc210,427$66.5M0.01%−2,461−1.2%Reduced
GW&K Investment Management, LLC246,883$78.0M0.61%+97,382+65.1%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC248,355$78.5M0.05%+246,893+16,887.3%Added
Deutsche Bank AG249,611$78.9M0.02%−56,500−18.5%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc253,764$80.2M0.04%−49,460−16.3%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp257,389$81.4M0.01%+3,231+1.3%Added
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.257,596$81.4M5.15%−10,347−3.9%Reduced
Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC270,052$85.4M4.15%−13,515−4.8%Reduced
Loomis Sayles & Co L P291,805$92.2M0.12%−61,404−17.4%Reduced