Ligand Pharmaceuticals
      
      
        
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      192 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.3B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
New
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  Maintained
  Reduced
  Closed
  more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:
more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:
more funds holding
Funds holding: →
more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: →
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.4B → $1.3B (-$106M)
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.25M | Put options by funds: $13.8M
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        192
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        6
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $8.25M
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $13.8M
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$15.2M | |
| 2 | +$10.6M | |
| 3 | +$9.37M | |
| 4 | 
    NAM
   
      Nichols Asset Management
     
      
        Sudbury,
      
      
        Massachusetts
      
     | +$8.12M | 
| 5 | 
      Goldman Sachs
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | +$4.64M | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$15M | |
| 2 | -$12.7M | |
| 3 | -$9.6M | |
| 4 | 
    CM
   
      Castleark Management
     
      
        Chicago,
      
      
        Illinois
      
     | -$8.43M | 
| 5 | 
      Northern Trust
     
      
        Chicago,
      
      
        Illinois
      
     | -$7.34M |