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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

314 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.63B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 16

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 47 (+3)

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.51M | Put options by funds: $2.04M

67% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.18B → $3.63B (+$1.45B)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 271314 (+43)

5.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.5%104.7% (+5.2%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 103

Holders
314
Holders Change
+43
Holders Change %
+15.87%
% of All Funds
4.12%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
64
Increased
100
Reduced
103
Closed
16
Calls
$3.51M
Puts
$2.04M
Net Calls
+$1.47M
Net Calls Change
+$367K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Impax Asset Management Group
26
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$35.5M -$8.92M -60,000 -23%
Aberdeen Group
27
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$33.6M -$5.87M -39,482 -17%
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.4M -$2.04M -13,708 -7%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$32.3M +$929K +6,251 +4%
DCM
30
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$28.8M +$244K +1,639 +1%
Russell Investments Group
31
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$24.1M -$1.4M -9,403 -6%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
32
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$22.6M -$5.22M -35,121 -22%
Bank of New York Mellon
33
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$22.6M -$90.2K -607 -0.5%
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$22.3M +$17.8M +120,043 +2,096%
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$21.7M +$981K +6,601 +6%
Nomura Holdings
36
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$21.5M +$18M +121,363 New
Wells Fargo
37
Wells Fargo
California
$20.4M +$15.2M +101,936 +770%
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.8M +$11.7M +78,476 +234%
Allspring Global Investments
39
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$19.4M +$4.81M +32,379 +43%
Fisher Asset Management
40
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$19.3M +$425K +2,860 +3%
Legal & General Group
41
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$19.2M -$1.48M -9,963 -8%
PCM
42
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$19M -$1.95M -13,102 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$18.3M +$14M +94,033 +994%
Ameriprise
44
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17.9M -$1.26M -8,450 -8%
Osaic Holdings
45
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$17.8M +$14.1M +94,882 +1,619%
Principal Financial Group
46
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$16.8M -$1.07M -7,210 -7%
KCM
47
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$16.1M
New York State Common Retirement Fund
48
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$15.3M -$1.93M -13,008 -13%
CCMG
49
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$14.7M +$1.76M +11,858 +17%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
50
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$13.5M +$1.58M +10,644 +16%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

314 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $3.63B — up 67% from $2.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new LGND positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 103 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $64.1M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $26.8M.

  • 314 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q3 2025, up from 271 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.63B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q3 2025, up 67% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q3 2025 and 16 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q3 2025 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $64.1M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q3 2025 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $26.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.