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, 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
- 417
- +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
- 151 more added
- Sold out
- 34
- 114 more reduced
5 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.
| 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, Q2 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loomis Sayles & Co L P | 291,805 | $92.2M | 0.12% | −61,404−17.4% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 323,245 | $102.2M | 0.01% | −57,866−15.2% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 375,762 | $118.8M | 0.04% | −35,781−8.7% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 429,314 | $135.7M | 0.02% | +4,084+1.0% | Added |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | 475,609 | $150.3M | 1.61% | −19,061−3.9% | Reduced |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 553,435 | $174.9M | 4.21% | −8,240−1.5% | Reduced |
| Nomura Asset Management International Inc. | 568,371 | $179.7M | 0.27% | −4,941−0.9% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 589,020 | $186.2M | 0.01% | +30,086+5.4% | Added |
| Congress Asset Management Co | 659,911 | $208.6M | 1.29% | +155,274+30.8% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 752,044 | $237.7M | 0.05% | +178,867+31.2% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 762,827 | $241.1M | 0.01% | +166,700+28.0% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 826,539 | $261.3M | 0.01% | +47,683+6.1% | Added |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 870,950 | $275.3M | 0.01% | +22,861+2.7% | Added |
| Jupiter Topco LLC | 1,040,578 | $328.9M | 0.13% | +1,040,578 | New |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 1,138,316 | $359.8M | 0.02% | +38,049+3.5% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 1,201,644 | $379.8M | 0.03% | +378,040+45.9% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 3,100,996 | $980.2M | 0.01% | +139,073+4.7% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −47,659−100.0% | Sold out |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,564−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,906−100.0% | Sold out |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,543−100.0% | Sold out |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,333−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ishara Investments LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,200−100.0% | Sold out |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,505−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,315−100.0% | Sold out |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,596−100.0% | Sold out |
| Man Group plc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,644−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,500−100.0% | Sold out |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,817−100.0% | Sold out |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,685−100.0% | Sold out |
| RFG Advisory, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,544−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cynosure Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,085−100.0% | Sold out |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,049−100.0% | Sold out |
| Blackstone Group Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,412−100.0% | Sold out |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,237−100.0% | Sold out |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,164−100.0% | Sold out |
| Inspire Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,161−100.0% | Sold out |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,010−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quarry LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,010−100.0% | Sold out |
| Opal Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −241−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −98−100.0% | Sold out |
| Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −73−100.0% | Sold out |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −42−100.0% | Sold out |
| Scarborough Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −33−100.0% | Sold out |
| Root Financial Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −19−100.0% | Sold out |
| Elequin Capital LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13−100.0% | Sold out |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11−100.0% | Sold out |
| Raleigh Capital Management Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11−100.0% | Sold out |
| Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bell Investment Advisors, Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3−100.0% | Sold out |
| Vermillion Wealth Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2−100.0% | Sold out |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Gibbs Wealth Management | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| CWM, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| USA Financial Portformulas Corp | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Red Tortoise LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |