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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

197 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.33B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

464% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.73M | Put options by funds: $839K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 208197 (-11)

7.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 148.76%141.45% (-7.3%)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $1.33B (-$341M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 76

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 24

Holders
197
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-5.29%
% of All Funds
3.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
60
Reduced
76
Closed
24
Calls
$4.73M
Puts
$839K
Net Calls
+$3.89M
Net Calls Change
+$121K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SGCIA
26
Smith Graham & Co Investment Advisors
Texas
$7.67M -$78.1K -1,377 -1%
Millennium Management
27
Millennium Management
New York
$7.08M -$4.69M -82,704 -39%
OCM
28
Orchard Capital Management
Illinois
$6.94M +$173K +3,046 +3%
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.72M -$4.44M -78,215 -39%
Nordea Investment Management
30
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$6.09M -$197K -3,475 -3%
WC
31
Woodstock Corp
Massachusetts
$5.7M -$13.6K -240 -0.2%
Pacer Advisors
32
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5.19M +$5.29M +93,259 New
Man Group
33
Man Group
United Kingdom
$5.09M
N
34
Nuveen
North Carolina
$4.76M -$77.1K -1,359 -2%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.47M -$76.8K -1,354 -2%
Legal & General Group
36
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$4.33M +$176K +3,093 +4%
RhumbLine Advisers
37
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$4.27M +$165K +2,913 +4%
MPAM
38
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.16M +$4.24M +74,649 New
Goldman Sachs
39
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.88M -$938K -16,532 -19%
AAM
40
AMI Asset Management
California
$3.73M -$65.7K -1,157 -2%
Marshall Wace
41
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$3.56M +$3.63M +63,932 New
JP Morgan Chase
42
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.53M -$183K -3,220 -5%
Swiss National Bank
43
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$3.52M
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$3.27M +$1.16M +20,359 +53%
GKIM
45
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3M -$110K -1,944 -3%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
46
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$2.78M
Victory Capital Management
47
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$2.73M -$294K -5,179 -10%
Rafferty Asset Management
48
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$2.5M -$1.8M -31,745 -41%
IMOV
49
Investment Management of Virginia
Virginia
$2.5M -$843K -14,853 -25%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
50
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$2.49M +$9.08K +160 +0.4%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

197 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.33B — down 20% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of LGND and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 60 added.

The largest buyer was Aberdeen Group, adding an estimated $8.51M. The largest seller was William Blair Investment Management, cutting an estimated $47.1M.

  • 197 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q2 2022, down from 208 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.33B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q2 2022, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q2 2022 and 24 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q2 2022 was Aberdeen Group, an estimated $8.51M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q2 2022 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $47.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.