Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) Ownership

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As of April 25, 2024, 3:59pm EST.

Institutions
Mutual Funds

Institutional Ownership

BlackRock Inc is the biggest individual institutional holder of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND), owning a total of 3 million shares. Combined, the top 30 institutional holders of LGND own 79.61% of the company with a total of 14 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on December 31st 2023, the top 30 institutional holders increased their combined ownership of LGND by 504 thousand shares. 13 institutions bought 688,032 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 15.43%. However 7 institutions sold 184,059 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 7.44%.

Overall this is a positive sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 institutional holders of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated increased by a net total of 503,973 in the latest quarter.

Institution Ownership Chart

Latest Institutional Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
BlackRock Inc	16.731%	4.267%	2,962,314	121,230	2023-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc	10.599%	1.331%	1,876,514	24,653	2023-12-31
HHG PLC	7.586%	0.096%	1,343,154	1,281	2023-12-31
Macquarie Group Ltd	5.577%	-0.450%	987,354	-4,464	2023-12-31
State Street Corporation	3.775%	7.225%	668,284	45,029	2023-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.	3.735%	7.635%	661,298	46,906	2023-12-31
Stephens Inv Mgmt Group LLC	3.725%	41.036%	659,434	191,870	2023-12-31
Villere St Denis J & Co Llc	2.418%	-2.307%	428,051	-10,110	2023-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.094%	5.160%	370,815	18,194	2023-12-31
Pacer Advisors, INC.	1.840%	59.141%	325,727	121,049	2023-12-31
abrdn PLC	1.640%	-9.281%	290,418	-29,711	2023-12-31
Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC	1.559%	-2.457%	276,008	-6,953	2023-12-31
Chicago Capital, LLC	1.308%	-35.753%	231,511	-128,834	2023-12-31
Cardinal Capital Management Llc	1.254%	7.523%	221,927	15,528	2023-12-31
Northern Trust Corp	1.241%	-0.046%	219,780	-101	2023-12-31
Amvescap Plc.	1.214%	-1.776%	214,901	-3,886	2023-12-31
Impax Asset Management Group PLC	1.159%	11.333%	205,208	20,888	2023-12-31
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	1.125%	2.147%	199,194	4,187	2023-12-31
William Blair Investment Management, LLC	1.058%	17.240%	187,342	27,549	2023-12-31
Deutsche Bank AG	1.050%	36.459%	185,897	49,668	2023-12-31

Top Institutions

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
BlackRock Inc	16.731%	4.267%	2,962,314	121,230	2023-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc	10.599%	1.331%	1,876,514	24,653	2023-12-31
HHG PLC	7.586%	0.096%	1,343,154	1,281	2023-12-31
Macquarie Group Ltd	5.577%	-0.450%	987,354	-4,464	2023-12-31
State Street Corporation	3.775%	7.225%	668,284	45,029	2023-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.	3.735%	7.635%	661,298	46,906	2023-12-31
Stephens Inv Mgmt Group LLC	3.725%	41.036%	659,434	191,870	2023-12-31
Villere St Denis J & Co Llc	2.418%	-2.307%	428,051	-10,110	2023-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.094%	5.160%	370,815	18,194	2023-12-31
Pacer Advisors, INC.	1.840%	59.141%	325,727	121,049	2023-12-31
abrdn PLC	1.640%	-9.281%	290,418	-29,711	2023-12-31
Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC	1.559%	-2.457%	276,008	-6,953	2023-12-31
Chicago Capital, LLC	1.308%	-35.753%	231,511	-128,834	2023-12-31
Cardinal Capital Management Llc	1.254%	7.523%	221,927	15,528	2023-12-31
Kornitzer Capital Management Inc	1.305%	-27.355%	220,422	-83,000	2022-06-30
Northern Trust Corp	1.241%	-0.046%	219,780	-101	2023-12-31
Amvescap Plc.	1.214%	-1.776%	214,901	-3,886	2023-12-31
Millennium Management LLC	1.220%	0.000%	209,607	209,607	2022-12-31
Impax Asset Management Group PLC	1.159%	11.333%	205,208	20,888	2023-12-31
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	1.125%	2.147%	199,194	4,187	2023-12-31
William Blair Investment Management, LLC	1.058%	17.240%	187,342	27,549	2023-12-31
Deutsche Bank AG	1.050%	36.459%	185,897	49,668	2023-12-31
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	0.902%	1.788%	157,187	2,761	2023-09-30
Citadel Advisors Llc	0.890%	596.140%	152,928	130,960	2022-12-31
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	0.875%	0.495%	151,869	748	2023-06-30
Man Group PLC	0.839%	6.323%	146,160	8,692	2023-06-30
NORGES BANK	0.850%	18.465%	145,067	22,611	2022-12-31
Ameriprise Financial Inc	0.843%	-4.076%	144,013	-6,119	2022-09-30
Principal Financial Group Inc	0.606%	-10.243%	102,324	-11,677	2022-09-30
Stonepine Capital Management Llc	0.593%	36.016%	100,244	26,544	2022-06-30

Mutual Fund Ownership

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the biggest individual fund holder of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND), owning a total of 1.1 million shares. Combined, the top 34 mutual fund holders of LGND own 69.65% of the company with a total of 12.2 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on March 31st 2024, the top 34 fund holders increased their combined ownership of LGND by 37 thousand shares. 1 funds bought 38,428 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 9.97%. However 1 funds sold 1,114 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 0.41%.

Overall this is a positive sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 mutual funds holding Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated increased by a net total of 37,314 in the latest report.

Mutual Funds Chart

Latest Mutual Fund Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Stephens SMID Select Growth	2.394%	9.970%	423,847	38,428	2024-03-31
Stephens Small Cap Growth	1.525%	-0.411%	270,062	-1,114	2024-03-31

Top Mutual Funds

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	6.253%	-0.368%	1,107,084	-4,084	2024-03-28
Janus Henderson Triton D	5.071%	0.000%	897,906	0	2023-12-31
Janus Henderson US SMID Cap Growth	5.071%	0.000%	897,906	0	2023-12-31
Macquarie US Small Cap Core Equity	4.185%	0.000%	740,914	0	2023-12-31
Delaware Small Cap Core I	4.136%	0.028%	732,343	205	2024-02-29
SPDR® S&P Biotech ETF	3.311%	3.525%	559,269	19,043	2022-11-30
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.831%	0.000%	501,174	0	2024-02-29
Vanguard Instl Ttl Stck Mkt Idx Tr	2.844%	-0.116%	495,497	-573	2023-03-31
Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF	2.421%	0.435%	428,571	1,856	2024-02-29
Vanguard Small Cap Index	2.412%	0.944%	427,005	3,992	2024-02-29
Stephens SMID Select Growth	2.394%	9.970%	423,847	38,428	2024-03-31
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	2.324%	0.048%	411,406	198	2024-03-28
Janus Henderson Venture D	1.871%	0.000%	331,341	0	2023-12-31
Janus Henderson US Small Cap Growth	1.871%	0.000%	331,341	0	2023-12-31
Vanguard Explorer Inv	1.707%	35.897%	302,279	79,846	2023-12-31
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	1.646%	0.344%	291,471	998	2024-02-29
Stephens Small Cap Growth	1.525%	-0.411%	270,062	-1,114	2024-03-31
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	1.367%	0.063%	242,002	152	2024-02-29
Pax Small Cap Institutional	1.387%	0.000%	234,320	0	2022-10-31
Vanguard Extended Market Index Investor	1.299%	-0.021%	225,468	-48	2023-08-31
Impax US Small Cap Strategy Composite	1.159%	11.333%	205,208	20,888	2023-12-31
Impax Small Cap Institutional	1.159%	0.000%	205,208	0	2024-01-31
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF	1.207%	0.361%	203,883	734	2022-11-30
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	1.140%	-0.983%	201,902	-2,005	2024-03-28
DWS Small Cap Core S	1.073%	0.000%	190,000	0	2024-02-29
Fidelity Small Cap Index	0.958%	1.703%	169,653	2,840	2024-01-31
Cardinal Capital Mgt Small Cap Value Eq	0.964%	12.716%	168,141	18,969	2023-12-31
Fidelity® Small Cap Index	0.918%	2.777%	160,120	4,327	2023-10-31
abrdn US Equity Small Cap	0.929%	-6.354%	156,955	-10,650	2022-09-30
abrdn US Small Cap Equity Inst Svc	0.909%	-2.197%	153,507	-3,448	2022-10-31
Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF	0.849%	0.000%	147,262	0	2023-09-28
Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Adm	0.819%	0.000%	141,511	0	2023-05-31
Invesco Dynamic Pharmaceuticals ETF	0.815%	-0.517%	140,760	-732	2023-06-29
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF	0.825%	0.000%	139,369	0	2022-12-30