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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
USAA
101
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$8.04M +$1.98M +13,127 +39%
First Trust Advisors
102
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$7.89M +$1.45M +9,612 +26%
Federated Hermes
103
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$7.8M -$8.99M -59,657 -57%
SCA
104
Summit Creek Advisors
Minnesota
$7.71M -$5.39M -35,731 -44%
GAM
105
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$7.63M +$3.34M +22,153 +99%
IBT
106
International Biotechnology Trust
United Kingdom
$7.36M
American Century Companies
107
American Century Companies
Missouri
$7.26M +$452K +2,996 +8%
GC
108
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$7.26M +$840K +5,571 +15%
Canada Life
109
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$7.25M -$193K -1,278 -3%
TCM
110
Timpani Capital Management
Wisconsin
$7.25M -$594K -3,937 -9%
EGM
111
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$7.21M +$6.35M +42,093 New
Citigroup
112
Citigroup
New York
$7.19M +$4.59M +30,473 +265%
AQR Capital Management
113
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$7.14M +$1.33M +8,844 +27%
GIM
114
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$7.11M +$1.93M +12,814 +45%
AI
115
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$6.85M +$818K +5,429 +16%
AG
116
Aperio Group
California
$6.66M +$96K +637 +2%
CEP
117
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$6.59M +$1.79M +11,894 +45%
CAM
118
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$6.38M +$263K +1,744 +5%
KC
119
Kepos Capital
New York
$6.36M -$1.67M -11,098 -23%
CAM
120
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.88M -$98.4K -653 -2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
121
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$5.85M
MAP
122
Moody Aldrich Partners
Massachusetts
$5.73M -$1.34M -8,914 -21%
ERSOT
123
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$5.68M -$1.55M -10,259 -24%
CAM
124
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$5.6M -$3.57M -23,710 -42%
Comerica Bank
125
Comerica Bank
Texas
$5.54M -$501K -3,322 -6%

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.