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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

203 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.95B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.5M | Put options by funds: $5.41M

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 68

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 215203 (-12)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.23B → $1.95B (-$276M)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 37

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 62 (-4)

Holders
203
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-5.58%
% of All Funds
5.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
26
Increased
89
Reduced
68
Closed
37
Calls
$10.5M
Puts
$5.41M
Net Calls
+$5.06M
Net Calls Change
-$8.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$20M +$7.51M +123,788 +50%
Allianz Asset Management
27
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$18.8M -$4.44M -73,256 -17%
NCGI
28
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$18.5M +$5.11M +84,271 +32%
CM
29
Castleark Management
Illinois
$18M -$927K -15,283 -4%
PAM
30
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$16.4M +$2.16M +35,598 +13%
FMA
31
Fiduciary Management Associates
Illinois
$15.2M -$3.42M -56,441 -17%
Norges Bank
32
Norges Bank
Norway
$13.2M +$8.92M +147,072 +147%
AAM
33
AMI Asset Management
California
$12.8M +$5.22M +85,989 +56%
William Blair & Company
34
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$11.6M -$130M -2,141,076 -91%
EAM
35
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$10.8M +$93.9K +1,547 +0.8%
Geode Capital Management
36
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.7M +$34.6K +571 +0.3%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$10.4M +$348K +5,731 +3%
Principal Financial Group
38
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$10M +$459K +7,571 +4%
EAM
39
Eventide Asset Management
Massachusetts
$9.72M
CS
40
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$9.39M -$2.52M -41,472 -19%
UBS AM
41
UBS AM
Illinois
$9.05M +$1.48M +24,428 +17%
RHJA
42
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$8.86M +$829K +13,662 +9%
ACM
43
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$8.84M -$274K -4,512 -3%
GC
44
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.34M -$1.98M -32,677 -17%
BAMS
45
Bellevue Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$8.2M +$1.9M +31,322 +26%
OAM
46
Oberweis Asset Management
Illinois
$8.17M +$200K +3,302 +2%
Prudential Financial
47
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$8.06M -$668K -11,012 -7%
NAM
48
Nichols Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8M -$830K -13,680 -8%
RCMC
49
RK Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$7.42M +$5.17M +85,280 +159%
American Century Companies
50
American Century Companies
Missouri
$7.38M +$818K +13,478 +11%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

203 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.95B — down 12% from $2.23B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of LGND and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.

The largest buyer was Oak Ridge Investments, adding an estimated $46.1M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $130M.

  • 203 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q3 2015, down from 215 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.95B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q3 2015, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q3 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q3 2015 was Oak Ridge Investments, an estimated $46.1M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q3 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $130M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.