Ionis Pharmaceuticals Insider Trades
NASDAQ: IONSHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD
Market open · Delayed 15 min · as of Oct 9, 1:41 PM ET
Last 12 months
- Purchases
- 2 · $1.06M
- Sales
- 33 · $30.49M
- Shares bought / sold
- 20.00K / 394.70K
- Net activity
- Net selling $29.4 million
Ionis Pharmaceuticals insider activity
Over the last 12 months, Ionis Pharmaceuticals insiders reported 70 transactions on SEC Form 4: 2 open-market purchases and 33 sales. Insiders bought $1.1 million and sold $30.5 million worth of stock, for net insider selling of $29.4 million. The largest seller was Monia Brett P, with $7.2 million in reported sales.
The most recent filing shows Monia Brett P (Chief Executive Officer) reporting a transaction in 98 shares at $51.31 on Aug 31, 2026. Insider sales are common for compensation, tax and diversification reasons, while open-market purchases are rarer; tracking both helps put IONS's ownership changes in context.
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IONS insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Birchler BrianEVP, Corp and Development Ops | other | 58 | $2.98K | Form 4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | O'NEIL PATRICK R.EVP CLO & General Counsel | other | 63 | $3.23K | Form 4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | BENNETT C FRANKEVP, Chief Scientific Officer | other | 110 | $5.64K | Form 4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Monia Brett PChief Executive Officer | other | 98 | $5.03K | Form 4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Hayden Michael RDirector | Buy | 5,000 | $258.00K | Form 4 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Hayden Michael RDirector | Buy | 15,000 | $800.70K | Form 4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | BERTHELSEN SPENCER RDirector | Option exercise | 5,220 | — | Form 4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | HERMAN JOAN EDirector | Option exercise | 5,220 | — | Form 4 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Diaz Allene M.Director | Sale | 10,111 | $863.64K | Form 4 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Diaz Allene M.Director | Option exercise | 10,111 | $476.33K | Form 4 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | BENNETT C FRANKEVP, Chief Scientific Officer | Sale | 15,000 | $1.28M | Form 4 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | BENNETT C FRANKEVP, Chief Scientific Officer | other | 15,000 | — | Form 4 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | BENNETT C FRANKEVP, Chief Scientific Officer | Sale | 5,536 | $462.69K | Form 4 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Kordasiewicz Holly B.EVP, Chief Development Officer | Sale | 362 | $30.52K | Form 4 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | KLEIN JOSEPH IIIDirector | Sale | 11,419 | $902.55K | Form 4 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | KLEIN JOSEPH IIIDirector | Sale | 99 | $7.87K | Form 4 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | KLEIN JOSEPH IIIDirector | Option exercise | 11,518 | $460.03K | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Monia Brett PChief Executive Officer | Sale | 50,000 | $4.03M | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Monia Brett PChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 50,000 | $2.84M | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | O'NEIL PATRICK R.EVP CLO & General Counsel | Sale | 3,069 | $245.52K | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Schneider EugeneEVP, Chf Clinical Develop Ofcr | Sale | 26,000 | $2.11M | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Schneider EugeneEVP, Chf Clinical Develop Ofcr | Option exercise | 26,000 | $1.58M | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Baroldi JosephEVP, Chief Business Officer | Sale | 5,635 | $451.70K | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Baroldi JosephEVP, Chief Business Officer | Option exercise | 1,769 | $57.67K | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Baroldi JosephEVP, Chief Business Officer | Option exercise | 3,866 | $219.51K | Form 4 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Swayze EricEVP Research | Sale | 10,602 | $839.49K | Form 4 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Monia Brett PChief Executive Officer | Sale | 21,072 | $1.65M | Form 4 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Monia Brett PChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 21,072 | $686.95K | Form 4 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Monia Brett PChief Executive Officer | Sale | 14,565 | $1.14M | Form 4 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Monia Brett PChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 14,565 | $474.82K | Form 4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | BERTHELSEN SPENCER RDirector | Sale | 8,000 | $587.92K | Form 4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | BERTHELSEN SPENCER RDirector | Option exercise | 8,000 | $195.36K | Form 4 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Kordasiewicz Holly B.EVP, Chief Development Officer | Sale | 19,842 | $1.47M | Form 4 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Kordasiewicz Holly B.EVP, Chief Development Officer | Sale | 41,004 | $3.00M | Form 4 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Kordasiewicz Holly B.EVP, Chief Development Officer | Option exercise | 19,895 | $1.13M | Form 4 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Kordasiewicz Holly B.EVP, Chief Development Officer | Option exercise | 12,000 | $391.20K | Form 4 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Kordasiewicz Holly B.EVP, Chief Development Officer | Option exercise | 21,000 | $1.28M | Form 4 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Kordasiewicz Holly B.EVP, Chief Development Officer | Option exercise | 7,951 | $484.14K | Form 4 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | BERTHELSEN SPENCER RDirector | Sale | 8,000 | $605.36K | Form 4 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | BERTHELSEN SPENCER RDirector | Option exercise | 8,000 | $195.36K | Form 4 |
| May 14, 2026 | Monia Brett PChief Executive Officer | Sale | 3,220 | $253.35K | Form 4 |
| May 14, 2026 | Monia Brett PChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 3,220 | $104.97K | Form 4 |
| May 13, 2026 | Monia Brett PChief Executive Officer | Sale | 1,316 | $102.67K | Form 4 |
| May 13, 2026 | Monia Brett PChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 1,316 | $42.90K | Form 4 |
| May 4, 2026 | LOSCALZO JOSEPHDirector | Sale | 17,781 | $1.34M | Form 4 |
| May 4, 2026 | LOSCALZO JOSEPHDirector | Sale | 59,508 | $4.46M | Form 4 |
| May 4, 2026 | LOSCALZO JOSEPHDirector | Option exercise | 16,000 | $1.04M | Form 4 |
| May 4, 2026 | LOSCALZO JOSEPHDirector | Option exercise | 12,000 | $722.40K | Form 4 |
| May 4, 2026 | LOSCALZO JOSEPHDirector | Option exercise | 16,000 | $686.08K | Form 4 |
| May 4, 2026 | LOSCALZO JOSEPHDirector | Option exercise | 10,321 | $423.99K | Form 4 |
| May 4, 2026 | LOSCALZO JOSEPHDirector | Option exercise | 12,000 | $480.60K | Form 4 |
| May 4, 2026 | LOSCALZO JOSEPHDirector | Option exercise | 10,968 | $417.44K | Form 4 |
| May 1, 2026 | KLEIN JOSEPH IIIDirector | Sale | 1,431 | $106.53K | Form 4 |
| May 1, 2026 | KLEIN JOSEPH IIIDirector | Sale | 8,680 | $636.70K | Form 4 |
| May 1, 2026 | KLEIN JOSEPH IIIDirector | Option exercise | 10,111 | $476.33K | Form 4 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Baroldi JosephEVP, Chief Business Officer | Sale | 1,626 | $116.73K | Form 4 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Baroldi JosephEVP, Chief Business Officer | Sale | 5,619 | $418.95K | Form 4 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Birchler BrianEVP, Corp and Development Ops | Sale | 973 | $73.02K | Form 4 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Jenne KyleEVP, Chf GL Pdt Str Ofcr | Sale | 4,902 | $368.49K | Form 4 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Baroldi JosephEVP, Chief Business Officer | Option exercise | 10,837 | — | Form 4 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Birchler BrianEVP, Corp and Development Ops | Option exercise | 1,875 | — | Form 4 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Jenne KyleEVP, Chf GL Pdt Str Ofcr | Option exercise | 12,226 | — | Form 4 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | PARSHALL B LYNNEDirector | Sale | 534 | $41.10K | Form 4 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | PARSHALL B LYNNEDirector | Sale | 4,466 | $340.26K | Form 4 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Devers Shannon L.EVP, Chief Human Resources Ofc | Sale | 6,193 | $458.61K | Form 4 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | KLEIN JOSEPH IIIDirector | Sale | 2,216 | $168.31K | Form 4 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | KLEIN JOSEPH IIIDirector | Sale | 20,105 | $1.52M | Form 4 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | KLEIN JOSEPH IIIDirector | Option exercise | 10,321 | $423.99K | Form 4 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | KLEIN JOSEPH IIIDirector | Option exercise | 12,000 | $456.72K | Form 4 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Schneider EugeneEVP, Chf Clinical Develop Ofcr | Sale | 5,812 | $412.49K | Form 4 |
Transaction codes follow SEC Form 4: P = open-market purchase, S = open-market sale, A = grant or award, M = option exercise, F = shares withheld for taxes. About Form 4