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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

215 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.23B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

146% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.5M | Put options by funds: $9.54M

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 21

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.73B → $2.23B (+$496M)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 187215 (+28)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 89

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 106 (-4)

Holders
215
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+14.97%
% of All Funds
5.79%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
50
Increased
59
Reduced
89
Closed
21
Calls
$23.5M
Puts
$9.54M
Net Calls
+$14M
Net Calls Change
+$14.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Swiss National Bank
101
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.05M +$140K +2,565 +9%
PPA
102
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.03M +$271K +4,963 +18%
BPIM
103
Brant Point Investment Management
New York
$2.02M +$1.75M +32,060 New
GCP
104
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.92M +$910K +16,671 +121%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
105
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.87M +$110K +2,019 +7%
ProShare Advisors
106
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.84M -$157K -2,879 -9%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
107
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$1.75M
VRS
108
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$1.7M -$262K -4,809 -15%
CAM
109
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$1.62M +$1.4M +25,735 New
TPSF
110
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.54M -$71.8K -1,316 -5%
PI
111
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$1.51M -$6.71K -123 -0.5%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
112
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.41M -$17.5K -321 -1%
Jane Street
113
Jane Street
New York
$1.38M +$1.19M +21,897 New
Wellington Management Group
114
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.29M -$1.55M -28,484 -58%
AIG
115
American International Group
New York
$1.26M -$176K -3,222 -14%
MLICM
116
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.24M -$304K -5,571 -22%
PNC Financial Services Group
117
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.23M +$225K +4,117 +27%
WWM
118
Willingdon Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.18M +$1.02M +18,768 New
WPC
119
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$1.16M -$389K -7,134 -28%
DCM
120
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$1.15M
NFA
121
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.15M -$264K -4,831 -21%
SEI Investments
122
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.05M +$333K +6,109 +58%
TD Asset Management
123
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$999K +$866K +15,870 New
VOYA Investment Management
124
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$992K -$222K -4,060 -20%
BJ
125
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$979K +$762K +13,972 +883%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

215 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $2.23B — up 29% from $1.73B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new LGND positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $32.1M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $24.1M.

  • 215 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q2 2015, up from 187 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.23B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q2 2015, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q2 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q2 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $32.1M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $24.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.