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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

305 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.85B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 140 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 203.05%203.87% (+0.81%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 330305 (-25)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.26B → $2.85B (-$413M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 140

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $53.4M | Put options by funds: $83.9M

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 50

Holders
305
Holders Change
-25
Holders Change %
-7.58%
% of All Funds
6.62%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
29
Increased
91
Reduced
140
Closed
50
Calls
$53.4M
Puts
$83.9M
Net Calls
-$30.5M
Net Calls Change
+$29.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$285M -$28.4M -385,281 -9%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$195M -$26.1M -354,543 -11%
Janus Henderson Group
3
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$176M +$18.6M +252,639 +11%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$146M -$15.9M -216,245 -10%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$134M -$13.4M -182,012 -9%
William Blair Investment Management
6
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$102M +$1.15M +15,594 +1%
CCMLC
7
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$102M +$1.66M +22,592 +2%
CCA
8
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$72.7M +$1.85M +25,155 +3%
Victory Capital Management
9
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$67M -$8.13M -110,374 -11%
Macquarie Group
10
Macquarie Group
Australia
$60M +$4.14M +56,193 +7%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
11
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$52.5M -$11.5M -156,803 -18%
SIMG
12
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$50.5M +$1.95M +26,519 +4%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
13
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$49.5M +$816K +11,081 +2%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$41.9M +$38.4M +521,413 +779%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$40.3M -$2.61M -35,430 -6%
DMK
16
David M. Knott
$40.3M +$1.06M +14,427 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
17
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$39.3M +$174K +2,359 +0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$39.2M -$201K -2,732 -0.5%
EAM
19
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$37.3M -$69.2K -939 -0.2%
RHJA
20
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$36.8M -$2.35M -31,893 -6%
Two Sigma Advisers
21
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$36.4M -$1.13M -15,389 -3%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$35.6M -$2.16M -29,330 -6%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$34.7M -$8.54M -115,910 -19%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$29.9M +$297K +4,038 +1%
ECP
25
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
$27.5M +$3.69M +50,153 +15%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

305 of the 4,605 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $2.85B — down 13% from $3.26B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of LGND and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 140 trimmed existing stakes and 91 added.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $38.4M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $28.4M.

  • 305 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q2 2019, down from 330 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.85B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q2 2019, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q2 2019 and 50 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q2 2019 was Invesco, an estimated $38.4M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $28.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.