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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

262 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.97B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 27

16% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $999K | Put options by funds: $860K

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 87

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 258262 (+4)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.96B → $1.97B (+$15.2M)

0.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 96.59%97.22% (+0.63%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
262
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.55%
% of All Funds
3.51%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
32
Increased
101
Reduced
87
Closed
27
Calls
$999K
Puts
$860K
Net Calls
+$139K
Net Calls Change
-$2.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$307M -$2.92M -25,849 -0.9%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$216M -$3.38M -29,895 -1%
Janus Henderson Group
3
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$111M +$1.42M +12,526 +1%
Macquarie Group
4
Macquarie Group
Australia
$95.3M +$2.47M +21,847 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$78.3M +$2.48M +21,911 +3%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$76.4M -$1.87M -16,507 -2%
CAM
7
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$67.6M +$2.4M +21,230 +3%
SIMG
8
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$63.8M -$629K -5,560 -0.9%
CC
9
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$58.3M +$331K +2,929 +0.5%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$48.8M +$2.94M +26,011 +6%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
11
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$44.2M +$2.62M +23,134 +6%
ACM
12
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$31.3M -$1.43M -12,629 -4%
RHJA
13
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$31.2M -$871K -7,704 -3%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$30.9M +$1.23M +10,851 +4%
SDJVC
15
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
Louisiana
$30.4M +$202K +1,783 +0.6%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$30.3M -$123K -1,087 -0.4%
Impax Asset Management Group
17
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$29.5M
Massachusetts Financial Services
18
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$29.2M +$120K +1,060 +0.4%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25.1M +$3.53M +31,230 +15%
Aberdeen Group
20
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$22.7M +$4.46M +39,481 +22%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$21.3M +$958K +8,473 +4%
RIM
22
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
$20M +$12.2M +107,885 +131%
Franklin Resources
23
Franklin Resources
California
$19.6M +$108K +955 +0.5%
Charles Schwab
24
Charles Schwab
California
$17.8M -$175K -1,545 -0.9%
DCM
25
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$17.1M -$68K -601 -0.4%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

262 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.97B — up 0.78% from $1.96B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new LGND positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jacobs Levy Equity Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.8M. The largest seller was Baird Financial Group, cutting an estimated $7.42M.

  • 262 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q1 2025, up from 258 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.97B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q1 2025, up 0.78% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q1 2025 and 27 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q1 2025 was Jacobs Levy Equity Management, an estimated $17.8M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q1 2025 was Baird Financial Group, an estimated $7.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.