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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
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$919M +$19.7M +130,536 +2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$574M +$16.1M +107,063 +3%
William Blair Investment Management
3
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$283M -$25.8M -171,258 -9%
Janus Henderson Group
4
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$247M -$6.53M -43,304 -3%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$236M -$12.2M -81,137 -6%
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$207M +$55.8M +369,852 +44%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$177M -$29.2M -193,734 -16%
CCA
8
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$155M +$15.5M +103,119 +13%
Fidelity Investments
9
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$147M +$23.2M +153,965 +22%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$137M -$4M -26,529 -3%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$121M +$35.6M +235,912 +50%
Victory Capital Management
12
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$120M -$24M -159,066 -18%
EAM
13
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$111M -$4.71M -31,253 -5%
SIMG
14
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$105M -$8.07M -53,553 -8%
Macquarie Group
15
Macquarie Group
Australia
$103M -$5.62M -37,250 -6%
O
16
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$101M +$11.5M +76,321 +15%
DMK
17
David M. Knott
$94.4M
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
18
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$93.5M -$461K -3,056 -0.6%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$86M +$564K +3,739 +0.7%
CCMLC
20
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$84.2M -$21.6M -143,034 -21%
T. Rowe Price Associates
21
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$83.5M +$3.15M +20,916 +4%
Wells Fargo
22
Wells Fargo
California
$73.6M -$6.17M -40,927 -9%
AL
23
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$72.5M -$9.24M -61,283 -13%
1832 Asset Management
24
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$71.4M +$2.92M +19,397 +5%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$62.5M +$1.7M +11,308 +3%

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.