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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

252 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.19B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 220.65%228.92% (+8.3%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 97

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 262252 (-10)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.47B → $2.19B (-$286M)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 39

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-2)

89% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.7M | Put options by funds: $120M

Holders
252
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-3.82%
% of All Funds
5.08%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
30
Increased
89
Reduced
97
Closed
39
Calls
$12.7M
Puts
$120M
Net Calls
-$107M
Net Calls Change
-$6.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$204M +$925K +13,553 +0.4%
William Blair Investment Management
2
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$181M +$44.7M +655,419 +28%
Janus Henderson Group
3
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$153M +$117K +1,711 +0.1%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$136M -$6.27M -91,868 -4%
WA
5
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$106M +$15.6M +229,101 +15%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$92.6M -$4.22M -61,813 -4%
CCMLC
7
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$89.7M +$7.97M +116,875 +8%
Macquarie Group
8
Macquarie Group
Australia
$72.1M +$1.54M +22,570 +2%
CCA
9
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$67.6M +$4.01M +58,718 +5%
SDJVC
10
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
Louisiana
$63.2M +$1.72M +25,191 +2%
SIMG
11
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$56.7M -$3.21M -46,973 -5%
CC
12
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$46.3M +$23.7M +347,981 +81%
KCM
13
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$38.4M +$4.98M +73,048 +13%
RHJA
14
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$36.8M +$5.99M +87,790 +17%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
15
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$36.2M -$279K -4,086 -0.7%
SCM
16
Stonepine Capital Management
Oregon
$30.6M +$25.1M +367,237 +248%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$25.5M -$3.34M -48,890 -10%
Victory Capital Management
18
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$24.6M -$1.66M -24,269 -6%
DMK
19
David M. Knott
$23.6M -$2.73M -40,075 -9%
EVM
20
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$22.8M +$2.68M +39,292 +11%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$22.1M -$990K -14,502 -4%
Arrowstreet Capital
22
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$21.8M +$7.62M +111,721 +44%
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$21.6M +$15.6M +228,525 +170%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$21.1M +$6.61M +96,846 +38%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$19.9M -$1.51M -22,142 -6%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

252 of the 4,957 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $2.19B — down 12% from $2.47B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of LGND and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.

The largest buyer was William Blair Investment Management, adding an estimated $44.7M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $27.4M.

  • 252 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q3 2020, down from 262 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.19B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q3 2020, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q3 2020 and 39 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q3 2020 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $44.7M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q3 2020 was Ameriprise, an estimated $27.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.