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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

357 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.15B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 133 increasing their positions, 115 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 43

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.48M | Put options by funds: $6.95M

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 133 | Existing positions reduced: 115

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.89B → $4.15B (+$264M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 349357 (+8)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (0)

0.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 104.47%104.29% (-0.18%)

Holders
357
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+2.29%
% of All Funds
4.39%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
59
Increased
133
Reduced
115
Closed
43
Calls
$8.48M
Puts
$6.95M
Net Calls
+$1.54M
Net Calls Change
-$3.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SDJVC
26
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
Louisiana
$37.7M -$2.69M -13,578 -7%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$36.5M -$276K -1,397 -0.8%
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.4M -$5.18M -26,173 -14%
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$31.5M +$7.46M +37,696 +31%
Impax Asset Management Group
30
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$30.4M -$2.53M -12,764 -8%
GKIM
31
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$29.8M +$6.34M +32,069 +27%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
32
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$27M +$806K +4,076 +3%
Fisher Asset Management
33
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$25.6M -$567K -2,864 -2%
VFT
34
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$25.5M +$25.3M +127,899 New
Russell Investments Group
35
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$24.2M -$3.43M -17,313 -13%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
36
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$23.9M +$2.44M +12,309 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
37
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$23.8M -$566K -2,862 -2%
DCM
38
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$23.6M -$822K -4,157 -3%
Nomura Holdings
39
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$22.8M -$408K -2,062 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22.3M +$543K +2,747 +3%
Bessemer Group
41
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$21.5M +$16.7M +84,349 +359%
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20.9M -$7.61M -38,487 -27%
Legal & General Group
43
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$19.5M -$2.12M -10,723 -10%
NCGI
44
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$19.1M +$19M +95,876 New
Principal Financial Group
45
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$19.1M +$373K +1,886 +2%
PCM
46
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$19.1M -$671K -3,392 -3%
CCMG
47
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$18M +$2.06M +10,428 +13%
Aberdeen Group
48
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$18M -$5.79M -29,265 -25%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$17.2M -$7.89M -39,880 -32%
Wells Fargo
50
Wells Fargo
California
$17M -$9.44M -47,735 -36%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

357 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $4.15B — up 6.8% from $3.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new LGND positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 133 added to existing stakes and 115 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $60.8M. The largest seller was UBS AM, cutting an estimated $29.8M.

  • 357 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q1 2026, up from 349 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $4.15B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q1 2026, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 59 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q1 2026 and 43 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q1 2026 was Invesco, an estimated $60.8M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q1 2026 was UBS AM, an estimated $29.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.