Ligand Pharmaceuticals
      
      
        
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      329 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.26B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 125 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
New
  Increased
  Maintained
  Reduced
  Closed
  more ownership
Funds ownership: →
less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:
less funds holding
Funds holding: →
less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $ → $
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
39% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 71
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $61.7M | Put options by funds: $122M
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        329
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        4
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $61.7M
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $122M
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$49.8M | |
| 2 | +$47.3M | |
| 3 | +$35.9M | |
| 4 | 
      Victory Capital Management
     
      
        San Antonio,
      
      
        Texas
      
     | +$23.4M | 
| 5 | 
      Wellington Management Group
     
      
        Boston,
      
      
        Massachusetts
      
     | +$21.6M | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$67.8M | |
| 2 | -$44.7M | |
| 3 | -$43.5M | |
| 4 | 
    HRCM
   
      Hood River Capital Management
     
      
        Palm Beach Gardens,
      
      
        Florida
      
     | -$29.8M | 
| 5 | 
      D.E. Shaw & Co
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | -$19.2M |