401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
154
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$168,800
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. · California · Professional & Technical Services

$26M in assets, 154 participants

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $26M in total assets and 154 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #17,592 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in California

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 154 participants in California, about 24% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $26M.

#17,592
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-35.9%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$25,995,174 Top 19% higher than 81% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (154 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 770160744 · Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan · $26M · 154 · 81st

  • EOY $26M
  • 5500 154
  • ASSETS 81st
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near The M. K. Morse Company Retirement Savings Plan
  • RANK ind #17592

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$41M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN770160744
Plan Effective Date1990-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$29M 11.132043201557336% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$26M$27M$28M$29M$30M 202220232024 $26M $28.9M ▲ +11.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 154 $26M
2023 1 76 $28M
2024 1 60 $29M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025995174 · Participants: 154Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The M. K. Morse Company Retirement Savings Plan in OH ($26M); by covered participants it is Eagle River Capital 401(k) Plan in CO (154 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (154 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan contracted severely - down 35.9% during 2022, from $41M to $26M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 11.1%, from $26M to $29M.
Where does Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The M. K. Morse Company Retirement Savings Plan in OH ($26M, 434 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Eagle River Capital 401(k) Plan in CO (154 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 770160744.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.