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How shorted is LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC? LGND

#400most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 89%

13.20%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.76
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+2.61
days to cover
13.53
Aggregate net short position time series for LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
6 Aug 202610.83% 31 Jul 202612.28% 14 Aug 2026+1.45
7 May 20267.30% 30 Apr 20267.51% 15 May 2026+0.21
26 Feb 20266.97% 13 Feb 20266.91% 27 Feb 2026−0.06
6 Nov 20255.65% 31 Oct 20255.34% 14 Nov 2025−0.31
7 Aug 20254.75% 31 Jul 20256.09% 15 Aug 2025+1.34
8 May 20256.34% 30 Apr 20255.65% 15 May 2025−0.69
27 Feb 20254.47% 14 Feb 20254.05% 28 Feb 2025−0.42
7 Nov 20245.03% 31 Oct 20244.40% 15 Nov 2024−0.63

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for LGND: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
2,018
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
10,421
30 Jan 2026
Days with a balance
54
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 10K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202613.20%+0.76
31 Aug 202612.44%+0.16
14 Aug 202612.28%+1.45
31 Jul 202610.83%+1.26
15 Jul 20269.57%−1.02
30 Jun 202610.59%+2.16
15 Jun 20268.43%+0.25
29 May 20268.18%+0.67
15 May 20267.51%+0.21
30 Apr 20267.30%+0.25
15 Apr 20267.05%−0.45
31 Mar 20267.50%+0.18
13 Mar 20267.32%+0.41
27 Feb 20266.91%−0.06
13 Feb 20266.97%+0.45
30 Jan 20266.52%+0.08
15 Jan 20266.44%+0.11
31 Dec 20256.33%+0.76
15 Dec 20255.57%−0.06
28 Nov 20255.63%+0.29
14 Nov 20255.34%−0.31
31 Oct 20255.65%−0.38
15 Oct 20256.03%−0.07
30 Sep 20256.10%+0.38
15 Sep 20255.72%−0.17
29 Aug 20255.89%−0.20
15 Aug 20256.09%+1.34
31 Jul 20254.75%−1.65
15 Jul 20256.40%+0.24
30 Jun 20256.16%+0.18
13 Jun 20255.98%−0.39
30 May 20256.37%+0.72
15 May 20255.65%−0.69
30 Apr 20256.34%+0.40
15 Apr 20255.94%+0.70
31 Mar 20255.24%+0.28
14 Mar 20254.96%+0.91
28 Feb 20254.05%−0.42
14 Feb 20254.47%−0.57
31 Jan 20255.04%+0.22
15 Jan 20254.82%+0.06
31 Dec 20244.76%+0.46
13 Dec 20244.30%+0.14
29 Nov 20244.16%−0.24
15 Nov 20244.40%−0.63
31 Oct 20245.03%−0.46
15 Oct 20245.49%+0.04
30 Sep 20245.45%+0.10
13 Sep 20245.35%−0.10
30 Aug 20245.45%−0.37
15 Aug 20245.82%+0.47
31 Jul 20245.35%−0.77
15 Jul 20246.12%+0.92
28 Jun 20245.20%−0.01
14 Jun 20245.21%+1.27
31 May 20243.94%−0.84
15 May 20244.78%+0.29
30 Apr 20244.49%−0.18
15 Apr 20244.67%+0.87
28 Mar 20243.80%−1.15
15 Mar 20244.95%+0.64
29 Feb 20244.31%−0.83
15 Feb 20245.14%−0.19
31 Jan 20245.33%+0.05
12 Jan 20245.28%+0.11
29 Dec 20235.17%+0.05
15 Dec 20235.12%−0.09
30 Nov 20235.21%−0.12
15 Nov 20235.33%+0.28
31 Oct 20235.05%+0.18
13 Oct 20234.87%+0.12
29 Sep 20234.75%0.00
15 Sep 20234.75%−0.32
31 Aug 20235.07%+0.23
15 Aug 20234.84%+0.17
31 Jul 20234.67%−0.16
14 Jul 20234.83%−0.07
30 Jun 20234.90%+0.19
15 Jun 20234.71%−0.08
31 May 20234.79%+0.06
15 May 20234.73%−0.02
28 Apr 20234.75%+0.23
14 Apr 20234.52%−0.04
31 Mar 20234.56%−0.71
15 Mar 20235.27%+0.36
28 Feb 20234.91%+0.07
15 Feb 20234.84%+0.07
31 Jan 20234.77%0.00
13 Jan 20234.77%+0.08
30 Dec 20224.69%−0.44
15 Dec 20225.13%+0.59
30 Nov 20224.54%−0.10
15 Nov 20224.64%+0.28
31 Oct 20224.36%−0.01
14 Oct 20224.37%−0.31
30 Sep 20224.68%−0.25
15 Sep 20224.93%+0.14
31 Aug 20224.79%−0.18
15 Aug 20224.97%−0.17
29 Jul 20225.14%−0.04
15 Jul 20225.18%−0.19
30 Jun 20225.37%−0.01
15 Jun 20225.38%−0.04
31 May 20225.42%−0.61
13 May 20226.03%−0.59
29 Apr 20226.62%0.00
14 Apr 20226.62%−0.70
31 Mar 20227.32%+0.21
15 Mar 20227.11%−0.20
28 Feb 20227.31%−0.04
15 Feb 20227.35%−0.83
31 Jan 20228.18%−1.04
14 Jan 20229.22%−0.44
31 Dec 20219.66%−0.41
15 Dec 202110.07%+0.47
30 Nov 20219.60%+0.10
15 Nov 20219.50%−0.45
29 Oct 20219.95%−0.03
15 Oct 20219.98%−0.42
30 Sep 202110.40%−0.25
15 Sep 202110.65%+1.01
31 Aug 20219.64%−0.06
13 Aug 20219.70%−0.19
30 Jul 20219.89%−0.67
15 Jul 202110.56%+0.04
30 Jun 202110.52%+0.19
15 Jun 202110.33%+0.79
28 May 20219.54%−0.04
14 May 20219.58%−0.14
30 Apr 20219.72%+0.27
15 Apr 20219.45%+0.41
31 Mar 20219.04%−2.18
15 Mar 202111.22%−2.10
26 Feb 202113.32%−3.73
12 Feb 202117.05%−20.05
29 Jan 202137.10%−25.10
15 Jan 202162.20%+0.61
31 Dec 202061.59%−0.44
15 Dec 202062.03%−0.99
30 Nov 202063.02%−3.05
13 Nov 202066.07%−0.74
30 Oct 202066.81%+3.22
15 Oct 202063.59%+2.38
30 Sep 202061.21%+3.52
15 Sep 202057.69%+1.62
31 Aug 202056.07%+0.54
14 Aug 202055.53%+2.31
31 Jul 202053.22%−1.77
15 Jul 202054.99%−1.05
30 Jun 202056.04%−2.85
15 Jun 202058.89%+1.21
29 May 202057.68%−1.17
15 May 202058.85%+3.22
30 Apr 202055.63%−1.62
15 Apr 202057.25%+1.18
31 Mar 202056.07%+2.12
13 Mar 202053.95%+6.05
28 Feb 202047.90%+4.21
14 Feb 202043.69%−0.05
31 Jan 202043.74%−0.39
15 Jan 202044.13%−0.13
31 Dec 201944.26%+0.50
13 Dec 201943.76%+0.09
29 Nov 201943.67%+0.11
15 Nov 201943.56%+4.32
31 Oct 201939.24%+0.40
15 Oct 201938.84%+0.36
30 Sep 201938.48%+4.51
13 Sep 201933.97%−0.39
30 Aug 201934.36%−0.80
15 Aug 201935.16%+3.01
31 Jul 201932.15%−0.83
15 Jul 201932.98%−1.60
28 Jun 201934.58%−1.38
14 Jun 201935.96%+0.64
31 May 201935.32%−0.48
15 May 201935.80%+2.65
30 Apr 201933.15%−0.75
15 Apr 201933.90%−0.56
29 Mar 201934.46%+1.09
15 Mar 201933.37%−4.87
28 Feb 201938.24%−0.64
15 Feb 201938.88%−0.35
31 Jan 201939.23%+2.02
15 Jan 201937.21%+2.47
31 Dec 201834.74%+4.09
14 Dec 201830.65%+1.54
30 Nov 201829.11%+0.27
15 Nov 201828.84%+2.39
31 Oct 201826.45%+7.08
15 Oct 201819.37%+1.53
28 Sep 201817.84%−0.90
14 Sep 201818.74%+1.43
31 Aug 201817.31%−0.47
15 Aug 201817.78%−1.39
31 Jul 201819.17%−2.02
13 Jul 201821.19%+0.29
29 Jun 201820.90%−0.12
15 Jun 201821.02%+0.84
31 May 201820.18%+2.07
15 May 201818.11%+0.19
30 Apr 201817.92%+0.68
13 Apr 201817.24%+0.44
29 Mar 201816.80%−0.28
15 Mar 201817.08%+0.04
28 Feb 201817.04%−0.29
15 Feb 201817.33%−0.37
31 Jan 201817.70%+0.73
12 Jan 201816.97%−0.51
29 Dec 201717.48%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC right now?
13.20% of LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC's (LGND) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 400th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this LGND's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is LGND's days to cover?
13.53 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.