401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
76
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$365,559
Avg per participant High 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

$28M in assets, 76 participants

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $28M in total assets and 76 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #15,943 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $28M for 76 participants (~$365,559/participant), up 6.9% in 2023.

#15,943
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+6.9%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$27,782,499 Top 22% higher than 78% of 127,068 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 2023

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan is a small filing (76 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 154 in the plan year 2022 filing to 76 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $26M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 770160744 · Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan · $28M · 76 · 78th

  • RANK $28M
  • PHOTO 76
  • IND 78th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP Retirement Savings Plan
  • ASSETS ind #15943

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 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$2M
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): 0.027782499 · Participants: 76Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) 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 Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP Retirement Savings Plan in GA ($28M); by covered participants it is Ovia Health 401(k) Plan in NC (76 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (76 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.9% during 2023, from $26M to $28M. Reported net income was $2M.
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 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP Retirement Savings Plan in GA ($28M, 257 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 Ovia Health 401(k) Plan in NC (76 participants, $4M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.