Ligand Pharmaceuticals
      
      
        
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      346 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.3B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 130 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
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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 in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: →
6.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 187.67% → 194.61% (+6.9%)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 326 → 346 (+20)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 130
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        346
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        13
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $27.5M
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $19.4M
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$67.8M | |
| 2 | +$52M | |
| 3 | +$51.4M | |
| 4 | 
      Renaissance Technologies
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | +$33M | 
| 5 | 
      Deutsche Bank
     
      
        Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
      
      
        Germany
      
     | +$27.7M | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$44.1M | |
| 2 | -$43.3M | |
| 3 | -$29M | |
| 4 | 
    IAM
   
      Impax Asset Management
     
      
        Portsmouth,
      
      
        New Hampshire
      
     | -$16.2M | 
| 5 | 
      CIBC Private Wealth Group
     
      
        Atlanta,
      
      
        Georgia
      
     | -$16.1M |