IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC IONS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 462222100 · ISIN US4622221004
American pharmaceutical company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersCarlsbad, CA
- Founded1989
- Websiteionispharma.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($6.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 142.1m as of 2022-11-03, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $44.20. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($25.6m notional), 11 hold puts ($12.4m).
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $5.8m131.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $4.0m91.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | — | $3.5m80.0k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | — | $2.9m62.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $2.2m50.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $1.9m42.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | — | $1.7m38.5k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | — | $1.3m30.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | — | $849.0k19.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | — | $659.0k14.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $3.6m81.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $2.8m63.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $2.0m45.5k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | — | $1.3m30.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | — | $1.3m29.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $929.0k21.0k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | — | $234.0k5.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | — | $119.0k2.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | — | $80.0k1.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | — | $4.0k100 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Capital World Investors 13G · institution +1.7 pts · filed 2026-05-14 | 12.8% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (3.7%, 2026-05-15), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $302.1k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $71.5k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-08 | Swayze Eric EVP Research | Sold | $20.5k460 shares |
| 2022-08-05 | Swayze Eric EVP Research | Sold | $451 share |
| 2022-07-15 | KLEIN JOSEPH III Director | Sold | $51.0k1.3k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 21.3m $941.7m | — |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.8m $566.4m | — |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.39% of their portfolio | 11.2m $493.5m | — |
| Bellevue Group AG 6.01% of their portfolio | 9.5m $418.6m | — |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.9m $395.2m | — |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 5.8m $255.4m | — |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.8m $212.2m | — |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $166.3m | — |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 3.7m $164.2m | — |
| BVF INC/IL 5.25% of their portfolio | 2.9m $127.1m | — |
| Tweedy, Browne Co LLC 5.30% of their portfolio | 2.7m $120.4m | — |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.1m $91.9m | — |
| Camber Capital Management LP 2.85% of their portfolio | 1.9m $85.1m | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $84.1m | — |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.1m | — |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $53.2m | — |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.7m | — |
| Swedbank AB 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $45.2m | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 928.8k $41.1m | — |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.11% of their portfolio | 908.5k $40.2m | — |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 867.7k $38.4m | — |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 834.0k $37.0m | — |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.04% of their portfolio | 804.1k $35.6m | — |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 768.9k $34.0m | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 696.5k $30.8m | — |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 689.9k $30.5m | — |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 657.5k $29.1m | — |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 623.6k $27.6m | — |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 579.4k $25.6m | — |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 560.9k $24.8m | — |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 560.0k $24.8m | — |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 512.0k $22.6m | — |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.51% of their portfolio | 500.9k $22.2m | — |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 452.8k $20.0m | — |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 451.4k $20.0m | — |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 437.2k $19.3m | — |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 437.2k $16.0m | — |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 436.8k $19.3m | — |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 418.2k $18.5m | — |
| Redmile Group, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 407.7k $18.0m | — |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 406.5k $18.0m | — |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 387.9k $17.1m | — |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 364.7k $16.1m | — |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 339.3k $15.0m | — |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 324.8k $14.4m | — |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 323.6k $14.3m | — |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 323.5k $15.1m | — |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 302.6k $13.4m | — |
| DOWLING & YAHNKE LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 302.6k $13.4m | — |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 300.0k $13.3m | — |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 295.2k $13.1m | — |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 293.0k $13.0m | — |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 279.6k $12.4m | — |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.0k $12.3m | — |
| Sicart Associates LLC 3.98% of their portfolio | 254.0k $11.2m | — |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC 3.04% of their portfolio | 241.9k $10.7m | — |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.2k $10.5m | — |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 229.1k $10.1m | — |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 209.4k $9.3m | — |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 207.7k $9.2m | — |
| Eversept Partners, LP 1.06% of their portfolio | 201.8k $8.9m | — |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 200.0k $8.8m | — |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 199.8k $8.8m | — |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 177.6k $7.9m | — |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.0k $7.8m | — |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.9k $7.3m | — |
| SECTOR GAMMA AS 1.87% of their portfolio | 164.2k $7.3m | — |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 163.3k $7.2m | — |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 162.4k $7.2m | — |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 161.2k $7.1m | — |
| Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 157.0k $5.8m | — |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.7k $6.9m | — |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.7k $6.8m | — |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 153.6k $6.8m | — |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 152.0k $6.7m | — |
| BLB&B Advisors, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 149.1k $6.6m | — |
| Privium Fund Management B.V. 2.49% of their portfolio | 148.8k $6.6m | — |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 144.8k $6.4m | — |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.9k $6.3m | — |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 142.5k $6.3m | — |
| NATIXIS 0.03% of their portfolio | 134.1k $5.9m | — |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.7k $5.9m | — |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 129.9k $5.7m | — |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.5k $5.7m | — |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 124.8k $5.5m | — |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 123.4k $5.5m | — |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 110.0k $4.9m | — |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 109.9k $4.9m | — |
| Jefferies Group LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 105.6k $4.7m | — |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.7k $4.1m | — |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.3k $4.1m | — |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 92.1k $4.1m | — |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.1k $3.9m | — |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 87.9k $3.9m | — |
| Tekla Capital Management LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 87.8k $3.9m | — |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 86.6k $3.8m | — |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 86.0k $3.8m | — |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 84.9k $3.8m | — |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.4k $3.6m | — |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 77.5k $3.4m | — |