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Ligand Pharmaceuticals

314 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.63B invested in Ligand Pharmaceuticals in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 16

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 47 (+3)

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.51M | Put options by funds: $2.04M

67% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.18B → $3.63B (+$1.45B)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 271314 (+43)

5.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.5%104.7% (+5.2%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 103

Holders
314
Holders Change
+43
Holders Change %
+15.87%
% of All Funds
4.12%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
64
Increased
100
Reduced
103
Closed
16
Calls
$3.51M
Puts
$2.04M
Net Calls
+$1.47M
Net Calls Change
+$367K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$511M -$4.34M -29,214 -1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$368M -$1.95M -13,088 -0.6%
Janus Henderson Group
3
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$185M -$2.73M -18,356 -2%
Macquarie Group
4
Macquarie Group
Australia
$133M -$26M -174,766 -19%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$133M -$58.6K -394 -0.1%
CAM
6
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$118M +$2.88M +19,370 +3%
CC
7
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$101M -$478K -3,214 -0.6%
SIMG
8
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$98.2M -$7.47M -50,271 -8%
Massachusetts Financial Services
9
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$96M +$30M +202,103 +59%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$92.8M -$26.8M -180,609 -26%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$84M -$2.17M -14,589 -3%
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$81M +$64.1M +431,008 +1,644%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
13
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$71M -$1.54M -10,344 -3%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$67M +$22.1M +148,437 +65%
UBS AM
15
UBS AM
Illinois
$66.7M -$2.26M -15,188 -4%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$65.2M +$45.2M +304,073 +477%
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$54.5M -$39.4K -265 -0.1%
RHJA
18
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$52.2M -$6.37M -42,858 -13%
SDJVC
19
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
Louisiana
$49.6M -$1.07M -7,170 -2%
RIM
20
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
$48.8M -$3.67M -24,685 -8%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$47.1M -$1.61M -10,819 -4%
Victory Capital Management
22
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$45.1M +$33M +221,996 +677%
ACM
23
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$43.3M -$8.64M -58,097 -19%
Franklin Resources
24
Franklin Resources
California
$40.7M +$6.51M +43,757 +24%
PCMF
25
Private Capital Management (Florida)
Florida
$40.2M -$311K -2,095 -0.9%

LGND Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

314 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $3.63B — up 67% from $2.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new LGND positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 103 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $64.1M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $26.8M.

  • 314 institutional investors held Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) as of Q3 2025, up from 271 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.63B of Ligand Pharmaceuticals stock for Q3 2025, up 67% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Ligand Pharmaceuticals positions in Q3 2025 and 16 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q3 2025 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $64.1M added.
  • The largest Ligand Pharmaceuticals seller in Q3 2025 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $26.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.