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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

330 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.26B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 125 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 202.72%203.05% (+0.34%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 125

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 362330 (-32)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.61B → $3.26B (-$351M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 64 (-2)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 71

49% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $61.7M | Put options by funds: $122M

Holders
330
Holders Change
-32
Holders Change %
-8.84%
% of All Funds
7.14%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
44
Increased
118
Reduced
125
Closed
71
Calls
$61.7M
Puts
$122M
Net Calls
-$60.3M
Net Calls Change
-$19.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
New York State Common Retirement Fund
76
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$5.98M +$366K +4,825 +7%
Rafferty Asset Management
77
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$5.88M +$5.69M +75,048 New
KCM
78
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$5.82M +$4.23M +55,875 +305%
TA
79
Teachers Advisors
New York
$5.75M +$294K +3,881 +6%
OAM
80
Oberweis Asset Management
Illinois
$5.61M +$172K +2,276 +3%
CAM
81
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$5.57M +$449K +5,929 +9%
NCGI
82
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$5.33M -$2.58M -34,021 -33%
Invesco
83
Invesco
Georgia
$5.25M -$10.4M -136,948 -67%
Man Group
84
Man Group
United Kingdom
$5.2M -$3.53M -46,532 -41%
PI
85
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$5.04M -$1.06M -13,983 -18%
Swiss National Bank
86
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$4.88M +$194K +2,564 +4%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
87
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$4.65M -$6.22M -82,074 -58%
UBS Group
88
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.44M -$1.34M -17,723 -24%
CS
89
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.44M -$534K -7,049 -11%
AIM
90
Assured Investment Management
New York
$4.44M -$1.52M -20,121 -26%
GIM
91
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$4.28M -$4.62M -60,995 -53%
Wolverine Trading
92
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$4.26M +$2.27M +29,936 +123%
USAA
93
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$4.19M -$5.12M -67,609 -56%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
94
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$4.03M -$86.6K -1,143 -2%
FPC
95
Falcon Point Capital
California
$3.83M +$808K +10,667 +28%
CAM
96
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$3.78M -$183K -2,418 -5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
97
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.78M -$1.17M -15,400 -24%
TCM
98
Tekla Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.76M +$418K +5,523 +13%
CEP
99
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$3.6M +$361K +4,761 +12%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
100
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$3.58M +$838K +11,061 +32%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

330 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $3.26B — down 9.7% from $3.61B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 71 funds closed out of LGND and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 125 trimmed existing stakes and 118 added.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $48.1M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $65.4M.

  • 330 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q1 2019, down from 362 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.26B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q1 2019, down 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q1 2019 and 71 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q1 2019 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $48.1M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q1 2019 was Millennium Management, an estimated $65.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.