Ligand Pharmaceuticals
      
      
        
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      385 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.66B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 168 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
New
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  Maintained
  Reduced
  Closed
  more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:
more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $
more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $ → $
more funds holding
Funds holding: →
9.88% less ownership
Funds ownership: 194.61% → 184.72% (-9.9%)
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 10 (-3)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 168
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        385
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        10
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $59.9M
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $28.8M
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$63.3M | |
| 2 | +$40.4M | |
| 3 | +$26.4M | |
| 4 |   
      Fidelity Investments
     
      
        Boston,
      
      
        Massachusetts
      
     | +$26.4M | 
| 5 | 
      BlackRock
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | +$22.4M | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$98.9M | |
| 2 | -$49.2M | |
| 3 | -$39.7M | |
| 4 | 
      Ameriprise
     
      
        Minneapolis,
      
      
        Minnesota
      
     | -$33.2M | 
| 5 | 
      William Blair Investment Management
     
      
        Chicago,
      
      
        Illinois
      
     | -$29.3M |