LGND · NASDAQ · Biotechnology

Ligand Pharmaceuticals

Builds biopharmaceutical royalty portfolios and licenses Captisol and NITRICIL drug technologies.

$280.49
After-hours close−0.11 (−0.04%)
At close$280.60(−1.38%)

Breakdown13F · Form 4

Institutions 148.51%Insiders 2.46%

A 13F quarter can total more than the shares outstanding — sub-advisers file the same block twice, and a filer's own share count can be a quarter stale. No split is drawn from it.

Shares outstanding 20.04M · Float 19.55M · 97.5% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.3.10M15.47%13FAug 7, 2026
Invesco Ltd.1.22M6.10%13GAug 13, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC1.14M5.68%13FAug 13, 2026
Janus Henderson Group PLC1.04M5.30%13GNov 14, 2025
Jupiter Topco LLC1.04M5.19%13FAug 14, 2026

Institutions13F, as of Jun 30, 2026

427 holders · 29.76M shares · 99 new positions · 247 increased · 117 reduced · 40 closed

HolderShares% outstandingChg q/qFiled
BlackRock, Inc.3.10M15.47%+139.1KAug 7, 2026
Invesco Ltd.1.20M6.00%+378.0KAug 14, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC1.14M5.68%+38.0KAug 13, 2026
Jupiter Topco LLC1.04M5.19%+1.04MnewAug 14, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC871.0K4.35%+22.9KAug 13, 2026
State Street Corp826.5K4.12%+47.7KAug 7, 2026
FMR LLC762.8K3.81%+166.7KAug 13, 2026
Franklin Resources Inc752.0K3.75%+178.9KAug 13, 2026

Beneficial owners13D/G · 5% or more, as filed

Holder% of classSharesFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.14.50%2.84M13GOct 17, 2025
Invesco Ltd.6.10%1.22M13GAug 13, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management5.56%1.11M13GMay 1, 2026
Janus Henderson Group PLC5.30%1.04M13GNov 14, 2025
Vanguard Capital Management5.00%997.6K13GMay 1, 2026

InsidersForm 4

InsiderRoleShares% outstandingFiled
Todd C. Davisdirector, officer: Chief Executive Officer199.5K1.00%Jul 6, 2026
Jason Aryehdirector102.6K0.51%Jun 12, 2026
John W. Kozarichdirector42.6K0.21%Jun 9, 2026
Andrew Reardonofficer: CLO & Secretary41.5K0.21%Aug 4, 2026
Stephen L. Sabbadirector33.6K0.17%Jun 18, 2026
Octavio Espinozaofficer: Chief Financial Officer27.7K0.14%Aug 14, 2026
John L. Lamattinadirector27.0K0.13%Jun 12, 2026
Nancy Ryan Graydirector8.9K0.04%Jun 9, 2026
Martine Zimmermanndirector5.1K0.03%Jun 9, 2026
Jason Haasdirector4.0K0.02%Aug 14, 2026

35 people have not refiled in the last 18 months (2.29M shares), so they are not in the figure above

Latest trades

DateInsiderTypeSharesAvg priceOwned after
Aug 12, 2026
Jason Haasdirector
Sale7,138$292.813,981
Aug 12, 2026
Octavio Espinozaofficer: Chief Financial Officer
Sale31,641$292.0727,696
Aug 3, 2026
Andrew Reardonofficer: CLO & Secretary
Sale · 10 lots5,000$288.9941,514
Jul 1, 2026
Andrew Reardonofficer: CLO & Secretary
Sale · 8 lots5,000$313.2841,514
Jun 16, 2026
Stephen L. Sabbadirector
Sale2,145$254.0033,629
Jun 12, 2026
Jason Haasdirector
Sale · 2 lots6,461$255.584,981
Jun 10, 2026
John L. Lamattinadirector
Sale · 4 lots4,591$250.8826,969
Jun 11, 2026
Jason Aryehdirector
Sale4,500$250.00102,580
Jun 10, 2026
Jason Aryehdirector
Sale500$250.00107,080
Jun 1, 2026
Andrew Reardonofficer: CLO & Secretary
Sale · 7 lots5,000$227.0641,382

CongressHouse and Senate disclosures

MemberTypeAmountOwnerTradedDisclosed
Rep. Gilbert Cisneros · CA31Purchase$1,001 – $15,000May 29, 2026Jun 9, 2026