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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
US Bancorp
176
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.15M -$797K -5,288 -30%
VRS
177
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$2.09M -$242K -1,603 -12%
MSL
178
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$1.95M -$24.1K -160 -1%
SOADOR
179
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$1.93M +$13.3K +88 +0.8%
Jane Street
180
Jane Street
New York
$1.92M +$1.26M +8,388 +294%
CCM
181
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$1.9M +$9.65K +64 +0.6%
3C
182
361 Capital
Colorado
$1.88M -$508K -3,367 -24%
MLICM
183
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.85M
AG
184
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.82M -$17.9K -119 -1%
EF
185
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$1.81M +$1.59M +10,572 New
TRSOTSOK
186
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.77M -$48.4K -321 -3%
MSA
187
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.72M +$23.2K +154 +2%
Bessemer Group
188
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$1.7M +$43.3K +287 +3%
IP
189
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$1.69M -$115K -763 -7%
FQ
190
First Quadrant
California
$1.67M +$980K +6,503 +199%
KWILP
191
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
$1.66M +$453K +3,004 +45%
TI
192
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$1.58M +$1.4M +9,254 New
GCP
193
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.54M -$444K -2,947 -25%
Balyasny Asset Management
194
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.53M +$460K +3,051 +52%
CPIM
195
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$1.47M +$1.29M +8,562 New
Nomura Holdings
196
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.45M +$73K +484 +6%
AR
197
Advisory Research
Illinois
$1.44M -$949K -6,295 -43%
BA
198
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.43M -$15.7K -104 -1%
COPPSERS
199
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.38M +$128K +846 +12%
PIA
200
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$1.33M -$26.7K -177 -2%

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.