Who Owns Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND)?Hedge Fund & Institutional Holders

$201.48-10.00 (-4.73%)HealthcareNASDAQ

Institutional Holders

50

as of Q4 2025

Total Institutional Value

$4.00000362797171e+248T

% of Float Held

1.090504307671755e+287%

QoQ Change in Holders

+14 / -1

Price History

$96.67$127.81$158.96$190.10$221.24Aug 24Jun 25Mar 26

LGND — Biggest New Institutional Buyers This Quarter

FundActionShares AddedValue Added
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.New Position+644K+$121.0M
Chicago Capital, LLCNew Position+561K+$106.1M
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/New Position+507K+$95.9M
Stephens Investment Management Group LLCNew Position+501K+$94.7M
RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLCNew Position+280K+$52.9M
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.New Position+270K+$51.0M
VILLERE ST DENIS J & CO LLCNew Position+202K+$38.3M
Impax Asset Management Group plcNew Position+165K+$31.2M
Fiera Capital CorpNew Position+131K+$24.0M
Bank of New York Mellon CorpNew Position+122K+$20.0M
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUNDNew Position+108K+$20.0M
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INCNew Position+94K+$17.7M
GW&K Investment Management, LLCIncreased+85K+$16.5M
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCNew Position+72K+$13.7M
KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KSNew Position+60K+$11.4M

LGND — Institutions Reducing or Closing Positions

FundActionShares SoldValue Sold
VANGUARD GROUP INCDecreased-2K-$367.4B
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLCDecreased-47K-$184.5B
MACQUARIE GROUP LTDClosed Position-752K-$133.2B
CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CODecreased-187K-$118.1B
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPDecreased-91K-$92.7B
LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L PDecreased-18K-$70.9B
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLCDecreased-13K-$66.6B
NORTHERN TRUST CORPDecreased-15K-$47.1B
ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCDecreased-31K-$43.3B
Private Capital Management, LLCDecreased-18K-$40.2B
Aberdeen Group plcDecreased-70K-$33.6B
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCDecreased-40K-$28.8B
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INCDecreased-935-$22.6B
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/Decreased-2K-$21.7B
NOMURA HOLDINGS INCDecreased-5K-$21.5B

Top Institutional Holders(Q4 2025)

#FundSharesValue% of PortfolioType
1BlackRock, Inc.2,117,933$400.0M0.01%Share
2VANGUARD GROUP INC1,918,851$362.8M0.01%Share
3JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC909,641$171.0M0.08%Share
4STATE STREET CORP751,205$142.0M0.00%Share
5NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.644,093$121.0M0.18%Share
6FMR LLC577,578$109.0M0.01%Share
7Chicago Capital, LLC561,423$106.1M2.62%Share
8BlackRock, Inc.561,392$106.0M0.00%Share
9MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/507,019$95.9M0.03%Share
10Stephens Investment Management Group LLC501,040$94.7M1.23%Share
11FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC495,659$93.0M0.02%Share
12CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO480,063$90.8M0.64%Share
13GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC430,069$81.0M0.00%Share
14DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP411,821$77.0M0.02%Share
15LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P312,463$59.0M0.07%Share
16Invesco Ltd.310,139$58.6M0.01%Share
17DEUTSCHE BANK AG\286,514$54.0M0.02%Share
18RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC279,627$52.9M2.91%Share
19Ranger Investment Management, L.P.269,983$51.0M3.50%Share
20VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC256,410$48.0M0.03%Share
21GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC236,447$44.0M0.01%Share
22ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC213,778$40.4M4.50%Share
23Private Capital Management, LLC208,891$39.5M3.62%Share
24VILLERE ST DENIS J & CO LLC202,452$38.3M3.84%Share
25GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC191,066$36.0M0.00%Share
26NORTHERN TRUST CORP190,690$36.0M0.00%Share
27Invesco Ltd.190,344$36.0M0.01%Share
28UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC180,987$34.0M0.01%Share
29CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC184,284$34.0M0.01%Share
30Impax Asset Management Group plc165,208$31.2M0.20%Share
31UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC147,229$27.0M0.01%Share
32Fisher Asset Management, LLC130,858$24.0M0.01%Share
33VANGUARD GROUP INC125,549$23.7M0.00%Share
34DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC122,326$23.1M0.16%Share
35BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/122,219$23.0M0.01%Share
36JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC126,754$23.0M0.09%Share
37Aberdeen Group plc117,648$22.2M0.03%Share
38NOMURA HOLDINGS INC116,417$22.0M0.03%Share
39GW&K Investment Management, LLC111,168$21.0M0.18%Share
40WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN115,542$21.0M0.00%Share
41NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND107,530$20.0M0.03%Share
42Penn Capital Management Company, LLC98,848$18.7M1.49%Share
43AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC96,681$18.0M0.00%Share
44ROYAL BANK OF CANADA97,298$18.0M0.00%Share
45PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC92,957$17.6M0.01%Share
46UBS Group AG88,243$16.7M0.00%Share
47Fiera Capital Corp86,061$16.0M0.05%Share
48Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.79,778$15.0M0.09%Share
49JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC78,350$14.0M0.01%Share
50Legal & General Group Plc74,595$14.0M0.00%Share

LGND Institutional Ownership History

QuarterHoldersTotal ValueChange
Q4 2025347$3.8B+131
Q3 2025216$3.0T-7
Q2 2025223$1.8T-34
Q1 2025257$1.9T+22
Q4 2024235$178.1T+40
Q3 2024195$1146.9T+8
Q2 2024187$664.3T+13
Q1 2024174$516.3T—

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As of Q4 2025, 50 institutional investors hold LGND (Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated). The largest holder is BlackRock, Inc. with $400.0M in shares. This quarter, 14 institutions opened new positions and 1 closed their positions.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many hedge funds own LGND?

As of Q4 2025, 50 institutional investors report holding LGND (Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated) in their 13F filings.

Who is the largest institutional holder of LGND?

The largest institutional holder of LGND is BlackRock, Inc. with $400.0M in shares.

Is institutional ownership of LGND increasing or decreasing?

This quarter, 14 institutions opened new positions in LGND and 1 closed their positions.