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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

197 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.33B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

464% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.73M | Put options by funds: $839K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 208197 (-11)

7.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 148.76%141.45% (-7.3%)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $1.33B (-$341M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 76

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 24

Holders
197
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-5.29%
% of All Funds
3.32%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
60
Reduced
76
Closed
24
Calls
$4.73M
Puts
$839K
Net Calls
+$3.89M
Net Calls Change
+$121K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$241M -$2.59M -45,621 -1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$158M +$4.21M +74,276 +3%
Janus Henderson Group
3
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$124M +$38.3K +675 +0%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$96.7M -$716K -12,625 -0.7%
Macquarie Group
5
Macquarie Group
Australia
$69.9M +$2.29M +40,368 +3%
SDJVC
6
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
Louisiana
$44.3M -$1.35M -23,748 -3%
SIMG
7
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$40.5M +$3.27M +57,554 +9%
CC
8
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$40M -$3.94M -69,496 -9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$39.5M +$5.88M +103,532 +17%
Aberdeen Group
10
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$38.2M +$8.51M +150,012 +28%
William Blair Investment Management
11
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$35.3M -$47.1M -830,442 -57%
RHJA
12
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$29.9M -$939K -16,554 -3%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$25.9M -$898K -15,825 -3%
KCM
14
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$19.7M -$7.55M -133,049 -27%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$19.5M +$2.23M +39,223 +13%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$17.6M -$454K -8,004 -2%
Impax Asset Management Group
17
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$16.4M +$1.82M +32,060 +12%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$14.7M -$1.77M -31,108 -11%
Charles Schwab
19
Charles Schwab
California
$14.2M +$417K +7,347 +3%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$13.4M +$3.53M +62,171 +35%
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.2M +$513K +9,045 +4%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$10.9M -$392K -6,906 -3%
DMKJ
23
David M. Knott Jr
$10.3M
Principal Financial Group
24
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$10.2M -$765K -13,489 -7%
SCM
25
Stonepine Capital Management
Oregon
$8.94M +$2.41M +42,550 +36%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

197 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.33B — down 20% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of LGND and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 60 added.

The largest buyer was Aberdeen Group, adding an estimated $8.51M. The largest seller was William Blair Investment Management, cutting an estimated $47.1M.

  • 197 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q2 2022, down from 208 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.33B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q2 2022, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q2 2022 and 24 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q2 2022 was Aberdeen Group, an estimated $8.51M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q2 2022 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $47.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.