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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

271 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.18B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10,027% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.11M | Put options by funds: $11K

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 (+3)

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 23

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 87

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.97B → $2.18B (+$211M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 262271 (+9)

2.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 97.22%99.5% (+2.3%)

Holders
271
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+3.44%
% of All Funds
3.57%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
33
Increased
111
Reduced
87
Closed
23
Calls
$1.11M
Puts
$11K
Net Calls
+$1.1M
Net Calls Change
+$964K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$331M -$694K -6,494 -0.2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$238M +$3.6M +33,639 +2%
Janus Henderson Group
3
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$121M +$3.55M +33,185 +3%
Macquarie Group
4
Macquarie Group
Australia
$105M +$2.17M +20,327 +2%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$85.2M +$2.42M +22,629 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$80.1M -$4.32M -40,408 -5%
CAM
7
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$73.7M +$559K +5,229 +0.8%
SIMG
8
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$68.8M -$257K -2,409 -0.4%
CC
9
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$65M +$1.85M +17,308 +3%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$55.6M +$2.6M +24,326 +5%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
11
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$46.7M -$1.06M -9,937 -2%
UBS AM
12
UBS AM
Illinois
$44.5M +$36M +336,462 +608%
Massachusetts Financial Services
13
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$38.6M +$6.62M +61,951 +22%
RHJA
14
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$38.3M +$4.29M +40,127 +14%
Deutsche Bank
15
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$35M +$2.12M +19,832 +7%
ACM
16
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$34.4M +$480K +4,492 +2%
RIM
17
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
$34.1M +$11.8M +109,935 +58%
SDJVC
18
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
Louisiana
$32.6M -$182K -1,707 -0.6%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$31.5M -$1.82M -17,027 -6%
Impax Asset Management Group
20
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$29.6M -$2.14M -20,000 -7%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$26.1M +$2.89M +27,030 +13%
PCMF
22
Private Capital Management (Florida)
Florida
$26.1M +$8.67M +81,128 +55%
Aberdeen Group
23
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$26.1M +$1.39M +12,989 +6%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$23M -$3.92M -36,683 -15%
Franklin Resources
25
Franklin Resources
California
$21.2M -$27.6K -258 -0.1%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

271 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $2.18B — up 11% from $1.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new LGND positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 111 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS AM, adding an estimated $36M. The largest seller was Castleark Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.99M sold.

  • 271 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q2 2025, up from 262 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $2.18B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q2 2025, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q2 2025 and 23 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q2 2025 was UBS AM, an estimated $36M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q2 2025 was Castleark Management, an estimated $6.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.