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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

1,613 hedge funds and large institutions have $116B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 207 funds opening new positions, 638 increasing their positions, 577 reducing their positions, and 127 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 207 | Existing positions closed: 127

63% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1626 (+10)

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $771M | Put options by funds: $596M

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $95.8B → $116B (+$20.7B)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 638 | Existing positions reduced: 577

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,5581,613 (+55)

1.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.83%93.55% (+1.7%)

Holders
1,613
Holders Change
+55
Holders Change %
+3.53%
% of All Funds
21.62%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+62.5%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
207
Increased
638
Reduced
577
Closed
127
Calls
$771M
Puts
$596M
Net Calls
+$175M
Net Calls Change
+$95M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Parnassus Investments
26
Parnassus Investments
California
$859M -$20.1M -43,232 -2%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$841M +$155M +332,860 +24%
Charles Schwab
28
Charles Schwab
California
$836M +$28.6M +61,432 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$830M -$22.2M -47,551 -3%
ClearBridge Investments
30
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$814M -$80M -171,687 -9%
Deutsche Bank
31
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$653M -$19.9M -42,719 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
32
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$586M -$113M -242,291 -17%
Renaissance Technologies
33
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$568M -$105M -225,638 -16%
WCM Investment Management
34
WCM Investment Management
California
$541M +$3.46M +7,418 +0.7%
N
35
Nuveen
North Carolina
$484M -$24.6M -52,693 -5%
DZ Bank
36
DZ Bank
Germany
$466M -$4.57M -9,808 -1%
HSBC Holdings
37
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$409M -$13.6M -29,080 -3%
VOYA Investment Management
38
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$401M +$59.8M +128,432 +18%
Barclays
39
Barclays
United Kingdom
$400M -$7.99M -17,145 -2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
40
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$392M -$33.1M -70,980 -8%
UBS Group
41
UBS Group
Switzerland
$358M -$58.5M -125,618 -15%
Swiss National Bank
42
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$352M -$1.4M -3,000 -0.4%
Artisan Partners
43
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$349M +$25.4M +54,608 +8%
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$342M +$7.7M +16,517 +2%
Franklin Resources
45
Franklin Resources
California
$340M -$27.3M -58,483 -8%
HL
46
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$339M -$58.3M -125,168 -15%
Pictet Asset Management
47
Pictet Asset Management
Switzerland
$322M +$65.9M +141,519 +27%
Capital International Investors
48
Capital International Investors
California
$315M +$143M +307,387 +90%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
49
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$312M -$7.24M -15,546 -2%
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$304M +$77.2M +165,647 +36%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

1,613 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $116B — up 22% from $95.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 207 funds opened new VRTX positions and 127 closed out — a net gain of 80 holders — while 638 added to existing stakes and 577 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $1.91B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $695M.

  • 1,613 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q1 2025, up from 1,558 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $116B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q1 2025, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 207 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q1 2025 and 127 closed out, a net change of +80 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q1 2025 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.91B added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q1 2025 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $695M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.