Ligand Pharmaceuticals
      
      
        
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      266 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.37B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 130 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
New
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  Maintained
  Reduced
  Closed
  more ownership
Funds ownership: →
more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $ → $
more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: →
less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 275 → 266 (-9)
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $75.6M | Put options by funds: $140M
54% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 130
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        266
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        2
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $75.6M
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $140M
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$26.2M | |
| 2 | +$17.6M | |
| 3 | +$8.46M | |
| 4 | 
      William Blair Investment Management
     
      
        Chicago,
      
      
        Illinois
      
     | +$8.42M | 
| 5 | 
      Morgan Stanley
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | +$8.41M | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$23.6M | |
| 2 | -$22.3M | |
| 3 | -$20.7M | |
| 4 | 
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      AJO LP
     
      
        Philadelphia,
      
      
        Pennsylvania
      
     | -$20.1M | 
| 5 | 
      Victory Capital Management
     
      
        San Antonio,
      
      
        Texas
      
     | -$11M |