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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
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$344M -$2.75M -36,237 -0.8%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$243M +$285K +3,760 +0.1%
Renaissance Technologies
3
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$178M -$7.91M -104,373 -4%
Janus Henderson Group
4
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$174M +$48.1M +635,054 +40%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$162M +$34.7M +457,775 +28%
William Blair Investment Management
6
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$112M -$10.9M -143,696 -9%
CCMLC
7
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$111M +$45.7M +602,797 +74%
Victory Capital Management
8
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$82.4M +$22.6M +298,302 +40%
CCA
9
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$78.1M +$16.3M +215,080 +28%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
10
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$70.1M +$18.5M +244,697 +38%
Macquarie Group
11
Macquarie Group
Australia
$61.7M +$6.22M +82,066 +12%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
12
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$53.6M +$17.9M +236,502 +53%
SIMG
13
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$53.5M +$2.1M +27,730 +4%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$47.3M +$9.19M +121,334 +25%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$47.2M +$1.35M +17,842 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$43.3M -$7.6M -100,284 -15%
DMK
17
David M. Knott
$43.3M
T. Rowe Price Associates
18
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$43.1M +$898K +11,858 +2%
RHJA
19
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$43M +$8.16M +107,760 +24%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$41.6M -$43.2M -569,639 -52%
Two Sigma Advisers
21
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$41.3M +$18.8M +248,145 +89%
EAM
22
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$41.1M -$14.1M -186,020 -26%
O
23
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$40.9M -$14.3M -188,809 -27%
Fidelity Investments
24
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$35.1M -$7.22M -95,280 -18%
Two Sigma Investments
25
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$33.8M -$1.16M -15,273 -3%

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.