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Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. bonds IONS

Who owns Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s debt and what their own filings say it is worth. Bond prices and yields are fund-reported marks (SEC Form N-PORT) as of Jul 2026; they lag the market by about two months. IONS stock page.

Held by funds
$115.2M
2 bonds, fund marks Jul 2026
Fund holders
65
-7 vs prior quarter
USD spread over Treasuries
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— in a month · fund-reported
USD yield
—
median yield to maturity · fund-reported
Distance-to-default
49th pct
safer than 49% of companies · market-implied, 2026-10-16

Every bond funds hold

Each bond's latest fund-reported mark. Price per 100 of face value; yield to maturity from price, coupon and maturity; spread over the matched-maturity Treasury for US-dollar bonds.

BondCouponMaturityCcyPriceYieldSpreadFundsHeldAs of
462222AF7 convertible 1.75% fixed 2028-06-15USD 118.88—— 8$19.0M Jul 2026
462222AG5 convertible 0% none 2030-12-01USD 88.49—— 27$96.2M Jul 2026

Spread history

Median spread of the US-dollar bonds over Treasuries, month-ends with complete filings. Fund-reported.

Not enough US-dollar bonds with a yield.

Price history

Median fund-marked price across the bonds, per 100 of face value.

95.8119.7143.7Aug 2023Jul 20262023-08-31: 95.82023-09-30: 98.12023-10-31: 100.02023-11-30: 104.12023-12-31: 105.62024-01-31: 111.42024-02-29: 101.32024-03-31: 98.82024-04-30: 96.92024-05-31: 96.82024-06-30: 103.22024-07-31: 109.22024-08-31: 104.52024-09-30: 99.82024-10-31: 100.12024-11-30: 98.82024-12-31: 97.62025-01-31: 96.92025-02-28: 98.72025-03-31: 97.72025-04-30: 98.02025-05-31: 99.32025-06-30: 103.02025-07-31: 106.82025-08-31: 106.42025-09-30: 130.52025-10-31: 143.72025-11-30: 143.22025-12-31: 137.32026-01-31: 142.82026-02-28: 140.32026-03-31: 127.52026-04-30: 126.52026-05-31: 127.72026-06-30: 131.02026-07-31: 103.7

By month

Funds file on staggered quarter-ends, so each month-end is marked by the funds that reported for it; the amount held moves with which funds filed, not only with buying and selling.

Month-endBondsHeldMedian priceUSD yieldUSD spreadMost funds on one bond
Jul 2026 2$115.2M103.69 ——27
Jun 2026 2$102.9M131.03 ——25
May 2026 2$45.0M127.72 ——8
Apr 2026 2$171.9M126.48 ——29
Mar 2026 2$96.7M127.55 ——24
Feb 2026 3$53.3M140.30 ——9
Jan 2026 3$195.3M142.77 ——30
Dec 2025 3$105.9M137.30 ——24
Nov 2025 3$43.5M143.19 ——7
Oct 2025 2$116.6M143.73 ——20
Sep 2025 2$68.6M130.53 ——14
Aug 2025 2$22.2M106.37 ——5
Jul 2025 2$74.5M106.77 ——15

Who holds the debt

Fund series in their latest quarterly N-PORT report, largest first, with the change in face value against each fund's own previous report. Names as reported in the filings. 15 added, 21 cut, 1 new holders and 8 exits in the latest quarter.

Fund seriesReportFace valueValueChange in face value
iShares Convertible Bond ETF iShares Trust 2026-07-31$29.2M$29.5M $6.0M
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF SPDR SERIES TRUST 2026-06-30$20.0M$25.6M $2.2M
Virtus Income & Growth Fund Virtus Investment Trust 2026-06-30$15.5M$19.2M $1.9M
Virtus Convertible Fund Virtus Strategy Trust 2026-06-30$14.6M$18.0M $2.1M
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST 2026-05-31$17.0M$17.8M -$2.0M
NYLI MacKay Convertible Fund NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENTS FUNDS 2026-07-31$17.8M$15.7M $1.8M
Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund CALAMOS INVESTMENT TRUST/IL 2026-07-31$17.2M$15.3M -$12.4M
NYLIM VP MacKay Convertible Portfolio NYLIM VP FUNDS TRUST 2026-06-30$12.4M$13.2M -$1.4M
Lord Abbett Convertible Fund LORD ABBETT INVESTMENT TRUST 2026-05-31$10.1M$10.6M $2.2M
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund Fidelity Financial Trust 2026-05-31$6.9M$9.1M -$2.8M
CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE & HIGH INCOME FUND 2026-07-31$10.0M$8.9M $0
CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND 2026-07-31$9.2M$8.2M $0
Calamos Convertible Fund CALAMOS INVESTMENT TRUST/IL 2026-07-31$9.2M$8.2M $0
Calamos Dynamic Convertible & Income Fund 2026-07-31$7.8M$6.9M $0
Invesco Convertible Securities Fund AIM Growth Series (Invesco Growth Series) 2026-06-30$6.2M$6.6M -$2.5M
Bancroft Fund Ltd 2026-06-30$4.0M$4.2M $1.6M
Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd 2026-06-30$4.0M$4.2M $1.6M
Fidelity Strategic Dividend and Income Fund Fidelity Salem Street Trust 2026-05-31$3.0M$4.0M -$1.2M
THE HARTFORD STRATEGIC INCOME FUND HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC 2026-07-31$2.9M$3.3M -$1.9M
Advent Convertible & Income Fund ADVENT CONVERTIBLE & INCOME FUND 2026-07-31$3.3M$3.2M $583K
Global Opportunities Portfolio 2026-07-31$2.7M$2.4M $0
Putnam Convertible Securities Fund 2026-07-31$2.7M$2.4M $0
American Beacon SSI Alternative Income Fund AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS 2026-06-30$1.4M$2.2M $0
Voya Global Income & Growth Fund Voya Equity Trust 2026-05-31$2.1M$2.2M $0
Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund Inc 2026-06-30$1.7M$1.9M $789K

Largest exits in the latest quarter (fund held the bonds in its previous report, none now): Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund ($2.2M), WESTWOOD ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND ($2.0M), Calamos Global Opportunities Fund ($1.6M), First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF ($980K), Defensive Market Strategies Fund ($561K), CALAMOS GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND ($521K), 1290 Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund ($126K), State Street(R) Loomis Sayles Opportunistic Bond ETF ($15K).

ETFs holding these bonds

From each ETF's own latest N-PORT report: the issuer's bonds as a share of the ETF's net assets. A holdings list, not a recommendation.

ETFReportBondsFace valueValue% of net assets
ICVT iShares Convertible Bond ETF 2026-07-312$29.2M $29.5M0.41%
CWB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF 2026-06-302$20.0M $25.6M0.41%
HFSI Hartford Strategic Income ETF 2026-07-312$1.1M $1.0M0.10%
CRDT Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF 2026-06-301$500K $534K1.47%
XAGG Eaton Vance Income Opportunities ETF 2026-06-301$165K $176K0.02%

Default risk, three ways

Stock market: distance-to-default

Distance-to-default 5.01: safer than 49% of companies (46th percentile in Healthcare). Market-implied, prices to 2026-10-16, balance sheet 2026-06-30.

Equity value$7.39B
Debt barrier (short-term + ½ long-term debt)$1.20B
Equity volatility (1 year)44.5%
Asset value / asset volatility (solved)$8.54B / 38.6%
Risk-free rate (1-year Treasury)4.28%
395978Jan 2021Sep 20262021-01-31: 782021-02-28: 712021-03-31: 622021-04-30: 602021-05-31: 592021-06-30: 582021-07-31: 552021-08-31: 502021-09-30: 472021-10-31: 432021-11-30: 402021-12-31: 402022-01-31: 392022-02-28: 402022-03-31: 502022-04-30: 512022-05-31: 482022-06-30: 492022-07-31: 492022-08-31: 502022-09-30: 512022-10-31: 542022-11-30: 532022-12-31: 552023-01-31: 572023-02-28: 552023-03-31: 552023-04-30: 552023-05-31: 612023-06-30: 612023-07-31: 602023-08-31: 622023-09-30: 652023-10-31: 622023-11-30: 572023-12-31: 572024-01-31: 592024-02-29: 612024-03-31: 602024-04-30: 612024-05-31: 612024-06-30: 652024-07-31: 652024-08-31: 652024-09-30: 602024-10-31: 622024-11-30: 612024-12-31: 612025-01-31: 582025-02-28: 602025-03-31: 572025-04-30: 492025-05-31: 502025-06-30: 532025-07-31: 522025-08-31: 512025-09-30: 482025-10-31: 492025-11-30: 522025-12-31: 522026-01-31: 542026-02-28: 472026-03-31: 482026-04-30: 532026-05-31: 562026-06-30: 582026-07-31: 412026-08-31: 432026-09-30: 48

Bond market: priced-in odds

No US-dollar bond with a yield to compute it from.

Accounts: Altman Z

Altman Z'' = 1.30 (latest balance sheet). A fundamentals cross-check; see methods for the variant used.

The stock side: 13F filings

What institutions report holding in IONS's stock and options. Options are reported at the value of the underlying shares, not the premium paid; 13F lists long positions only, lags 45 days after quarter-end, and does not show whether puts hedge a stock position.

Quarter-endStock holdersStock valuePut managersPuts (underlying value)Call managersCalls (underlying value)Convertible holders
2026-09-30 filings still arriving 36$13.7M 0— 0— 2
2026-06-30 505$13.67B 19$250.1M 28$393.0M 35
2026-03-31 479$10.89B 17$144.3M 21$141.4M 40
2025-12-31 480$12.28B 19$102.3M 25$149.5M 57
2025-09-30 428$9.95B 16$69.8M 27$165.5M 51
2025-06-30 354$5.91B 13$28.6M 13$61.8M 55

Sources: fund holdings and fund-reported marks from SEC Form N-PORT (published about 60 days after each month-end); 13F filings; House and Senate periodic transaction reports and OGE Form 278-T; Treasury yields from FRED. Findings from filings, not advice. How each number is computed.

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