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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
IBT
176
International Biotechnology Trust
United Kingdom
$918K -$5.95M -78,547 -87%
SOMRS
177
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$918K -$36.4K -481 -4%
EAM
178
Erste Asset Management
Austria
$889K
MSL
179
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$832K -$24.3K -321 -3%
WCM
180
Weld Capital Management
New York
$792K +$765K +10,097 New
SG Americas Securities
181
SG Americas Securities
New York
$790K -$1.02M -13,401 -57%
EGM
182
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$754K -$2.48M -32,727 -77%
AAMU
183
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$753K
CCM
184
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$740K -$8.03K -106 -1%
BCM
185
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$729K +$704K +9,297 New
TRSOTSOK
186
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$721K -$48.6K -641 -7%
VEA
187
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$692K +$143K +1,893 +27%
LSERS
188
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$691K -$12.1K -160 -2%
SDIC
189
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$691K +$134K +1,764 +25%
HIS
190
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$665K +$652K +8,600 New
Balyasny Asset Management
191
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$647K +$625K +8,251 New
JG
192
Jefferies Group
New York
$642K +$265K +3,497 +75%
NSEDCP
193
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
$629K +$243K +3,206 +67%
SACTSONJ
194
Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust (SACT) of New Jersey
New Jersey
$629K +$607K +8,015 New
OSAM
195
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$588K -$1.03M -13,643 -64%
MAM
196
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$554K -$1.41M -18,596 -72%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
197
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$553K +$378K +4,994 +243%
NMERB
198
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
New Mexico
$541K
NAM
199
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$536K +$518K +6,837 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
200
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$525K

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.