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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

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
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

195% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 22

108% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $59.9M | Put options by funds: $28.8M

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.3B → $6.66B (+$1.36B)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 346385 (+39)

9.88% less ownership

Funds ownership: 194.61%184.72% (-9.9%)

23% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1310 (-3)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 168

Holders
385
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+11.27%
% of All Funds
8.8%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.08%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
65
Increased
101
Reduced
168
Closed
22
Calls
$59.9M
Puts
$28.8M
Net Calls
+$31.1M
Net Calls Change
+$23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CTA
26
Carillon Tower Advisers
Florida
$61.6M
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$61.5M -$34.9M -231,699 -39%
Norges Bank
28
Norges Bank
Norway
$61.1M +$3.45M +22,878 +7%
HRCM
29
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
$59.3M +$1.2M +7,938 +2%
ORI
30
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
$58.1M -$3.5M -23,221 -6%
Deutsche Bank
31
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$53.4M -$87.1M -577,517 -65%
RHJA
32
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$52.5M -$18.3M -121,169 -28%
Principal Financial Group
33
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$51.8M +$1.34M +8,861 +3%
GT
34
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$48.4M -$43.4M -287,544 -50%
PPA
35
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$48.2M -$5.5M -36,450 -11%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
36
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$48.1M -$5.77M -38,271 -12%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$47.4M +$8.93M +59,233 +27%
Russell Investments Group
38
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$42.3M -$9.52M -63,150 -20%
Two Sigma Advisers
39
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$42M -$8.36M -55,464 -18%
VOYA Investment Management
40
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$40.8M +$235K +1,557 +0.7%
Barclays
41
Barclays
United Kingdom
$39.7M -$1.19M -7,877 -3%
William Blair & Company
42
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$37M -$765K -5,075 -2%
PAM
43
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$34M -$976K -6,474 -3%
Morgan Stanley
44
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.2M -$2.85M -18,880 -9%
Prudential Financial
45
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$29.3M +$6.76M +44,820 +35%
Millennium Management
46
Millennium Management
New York
$26.4M +$23.2M +154,154 New
Two Sigma Investments
47
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$24.2M -$7.41M -49,156 -26%
ACM
48
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$23.5M +$49.6K +329 +0.2%
Stifel Financial
49
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$23.2M -$8.58M -56,895 -30%
CM
50
Castleark Management
Illinois
$22.5M -$2.52M -16,696 -11%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

385 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $6.66B — up 26% from $5.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new LGND positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 168 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $55.8M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $87.1M.

  • 385 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q3 2018, up from 346 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $6.66B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q3 2018, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 65 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q3 2018 and 22 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q3 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $55.8M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q3 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $87.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.