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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

204 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.12B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.97M | Put options by funds: $2.61M

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 67

3.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.07%90.2% (+3.1%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.1B → $1.12B (+$22.4M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 212204 (-8)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 33

Holders
204
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-3.77%
% of All Funds
3.2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
25
Increased
79
Reduced
67
Closed
33
Calls
$3.97M
Puts
$2.61M
Net Calls
+$1.36M
Net Calls Change
-$2.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$210M +$5.06M +67,497 +2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$134M -$395K -5,261 -0.3%
Janus Henderson Group
3
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$96.9M +$6.35M +84,670 +7%
Macquarie Group
4
Macquarie Group
Australia
$60.4M +$1.44M +19,187 +2%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$44.2M -$2.47M -32,946 -5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$38.3M +$4.61M +61,506 +13%
SDJVC
7
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
Louisiana
$34.6M -$102K -1,360 -0.3%
SIMG
8
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$33.6M +$849K +11,321 +2%
CC
9
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$30.6M -$1.91M -25,489 -6%
Aberdeen Group
10
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$28M +$8.04M +107,093 +38%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$24.6M +$1.86M +24,814 +8%
RHJA
12
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$20.8M -$14K -186 -0.1%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$16M -$309K -4,120 -2%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$15.7M +$1.18M +15,714 +8%
CCMLC
15
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$15.3M +$813K +10,841 +5%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.1M +$989K +13,187 +9%
Impax Asset Management Group
17
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$11.5M -$2.63M -35,000 -18%
William Blair Investment Management
18
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$11.2M +$161K +2,152 +1%
Charles Schwab
19
Charles Schwab
California
$11.1M +$547K +7,293 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$10.9M +$56.1K +748 +0.5%
Man Group
21
Man Group
United Kingdom
$10.5M +$11M +146,160 New
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10.5M +$1.02M +13,566 +10%
ZCM
23
Ziegler Capital Management
Illinois
$9.93M +$2.25M +30,018 +28%
Pacer Advisors
24
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$9.86M -$1.26M -16,793 -11%
KCM
25
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$9.77M

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

204 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.12B — up 2% from $1.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of LGND and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 79 added.

The largest buyer was Man Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $11M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $5.25M.

  • 204 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q2 2023, down from 212 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.12B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q2 2023, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q2 2023 and 33 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q2 2023 was Man Group, an estimated $11M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q2 2023 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $5.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.