Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $84.9M | Sell |
190,051
-12,282
| -6% | -$5.73M | 0.05% | 271 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $91.7M | Sell |
202,333
-44,031
| -18% | -$19M | 0.06% | 256 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $96.5M | Buy |
246,364
+78,956
| +47% | +$33M | 0.07% | 234 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $74.5M | Buy |
167,408
+12,979
| +8% | +$5.98M | 0.06% | 252 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $74.9M | Sell |
154,429
-214,925
| -58% | -$100M | 0.07% | 226 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $149M | Buy |
369,354
+85,350
| +30% | +$39.6M | 0.14% | 148 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $132M | Sell |
284,004
-53,112
| -16% | -$25.5M | 0.13% | 164 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $158M | Sell |
337,116
-49,532
| -13% | -$21.5M | 0.16% | 142 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $162M | Buy |
386,648
+28,747
| +8% | +$12.2M | 0.17% | 130 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $146M | Buy |
357,901
+9,077
| +3% | +$3.35M | 0.18% | 135 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $121M | Buy |
348,824
+59,923
| +21% | +$21M | 0.18% | 132 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $102M | Sell |
288,901
-24,025
| -8% | -$8.09M | 0.15% | 143 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $98.6M | Buy |
312,926
+33,525
| +12% | +$10.1M | 0.16% | 142 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $80.7M | Sell |
279,401
-1,326,453
| -83% | -$404M | 0.14% | 146 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $465M | Sell |
1,605,854
-43,120
| -3% | -$12.4M | 0.79% | 30 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $465M | Buy |
1,648,974
+8,943
| +0.5% | +$2.39M | 0.77% | 30 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $428M | Sell |
1,640,031
-68,323
| -4% | -$16.2M | 0.57% | 47 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $375M | Buy |
1,708,354
+15,560
| +0.9% | +$3.03M | 0.4% | 64 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $307M | Sell |
1,692,794
-89,957
| -5% | -$17.6M | 0.35% | 77 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $359M | Buy |
1,782,751
+555,276
| +45% | +$116M | 0.43% | 56 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $264M | Buy |
1,227,475
+1,174,177
| +2,203% | +$258M | 0.34% | 71 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $12.6M | Sell |
53,298
-15,965
| -23% | -$3.66M | 0.02% | 443 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $18.8M | Sell |
69,263
-4,000
| -5% | -$1.1M | 0.04% | 287 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $21.3M | Buy |
73,263
+25,127
| +52% | +$6.81M | 0.05% | 246 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $11.5M | Sell |
48,136
-58,069
| -55% | -$13.3M | 0.03% | 333 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $23.3M | Sell |
106,205
-259,615
| -71% | -$52.5M | 0.05% | 279 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $62M | Sell |
365,820
-4,060
| -1% | -$718K | 0.13% | 139 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $67.8M | Sell |
369,880
-85,701
| -19% | -$15M | 0.14% | 133 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $83.8M | Buy |
455,581
+23,208
| +5% | +$4.29M | 0.16% | 113 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $71.6M | Buy |
432,373
+88,000
| +26% | +$15.2M | 0.16% | 118 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $66.4M | Buy |
344,373
+2,430
| +0.7% | +$433K | 0.12% | 133 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $58.1M | Buy |
341,943
+22,888
| +7% | +$3.55M | 0.11% | 151 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $52M | Sell |
319,055
-26,500
| -8% | -$4.33M | 0.09% | 193 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $51.8M | Buy |
345,555
+155,900
| +82% | +$23.1M | 0.1% | 190 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $28.8M | Buy |
189,655
+82,200
| +76% | +$12.4M | 0.06% | 278 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $13.8M | Sell |
107,455
-140,068
| -57% | -$16.9M | 0.03% | 397 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $27.1M | Buy |
247,523
+161,600
| +188% | +$14.2M | 0.07% | 235 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $6.33M | Buy |
85,923
+24,339
| +40% | +$1.98M | 0.02% | 468 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $5.37M | Sell |
61,584
-69,149
| -53% | -$6.53M | 0.02% | 506 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $11.2M | Sell |
130,733
-71,000
| -35% | -$6.13M | 0.05% | 316 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $16M | Buy |
201,733
+95,300
| +90% | +$8.62M | 0.07% | 255 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $13.4M | Buy |
106,433
+30,223
| +40% | +$3.65M | 0.06% | 271 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $7.94M | Buy |
76,210
+2,777
| +4% | +$357K | 0.03% | 448 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $9.07M | Buy |
73,433
+46,500
| +173% | +$5.86M | 0.03% | 463 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $3.18M | Hold |
26,933
| – | – | 0.01% | 680 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $3.2M | Hold |
26,933
| – | – | 0.01% | 701 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $3.02M | Buy |
26,933
+12,501
| +87% | +$1.19M | 0.01% | 678 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $1.37M | Sell |
14,432
-59,782
| -81% | -$4.19M | ﹤0.01% | 790 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $5.25M | Sell |
74,214
-27,626
| -27% | -$2.19M | 0.02% | 578 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $7.57M | Buy |
101,840
+53,917
| +113% | +$3.75M | 0.03% | 494 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $3.63M | Sell |
47,923
-10,761
| -18% | -$856K | 0.02% | 573 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $4.7M | Buy |
+58,684
| New | +$4.32M | 0.02% | 475 |
|
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's VRTX Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board reduced its Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) stake by 6.1% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $5.73M and leaving 190,051 shares worth $84.9M. The position accounts for 0.05% of the portfolio, ranked #271.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board first reported a position in VRTX in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $465M in Q3 2022. 1,687 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold VRTX as of Q1 2026.
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board held 190,051 shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals worth $84.9M as of Q1 2026.
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board sold 12,282 Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $5.73M.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals made up 0.05% of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #271 holding.
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board first reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's Vertex Pharmaceuticals position peaked at $465M in Q3 2022.
- 1,687 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Vertex Pharmaceuticals as of Q1 2026.
Based on Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.