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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

1,558 hedge funds and large institutions have $95.8B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 200 funds opening new positions, 554 increasing their positions, 616 reducing their positions, and 155 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 200 | Existing positions closed: 155

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $780M | Put options by funds: $700M

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,5451,558 (+13)

0.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.05%91.83% (+0.78%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 554 | Existing positions reduced: 616

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $109B → $95.8B (-$13.3B)

45% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2916 (-13)

Holders
1,558
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+0.84%
% of All Funds
20.52%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-44.83%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
200
Increased
554
Reduced
616
Closed
155
Calls
$780M
Puts
$700M
Net Calls
+$79.9M
Net Calls Change
-$80.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
51
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$240M +$71.3M +153,786 +35%
Bank of Montreal
52
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$234M +$11.1M +23,964 +4%
Natixis Advisors
53
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$225M +$44.4M +95,758 +21%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
54
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$220M -$35.6M -76,859 -12%
National Pension Service
55
National Pension Service
South Korea
$212M +$7.61M +16,427 +3%
Lazard Asset Management
56
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$212M +$240M +518,132 +6,487%
Pictet Asset Management
57
Pictet Asset Management
Switzerland
$209M +$772K +1,665 +0.3%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
58
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$205M
BG
59
Bellevue Group
Switzerland
$196M -$38.9M -83,972 -15%
American Century Companies
60
American Century Companies
Missouri
$191M -$5.31M -11,453 -2%
Raymond James Financial
61
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$190M +$219M +471,906 New
TD Asset Management
62
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$189M -$24.6M -53,137 -10%
Citigroup
63
Citigroup
New York
$186M -$58.6M -126,352 -21%
Swedbank
64
Swedbank
Sweden
$184M -$56.5M -121,926 -21%
Chevy Chase Trust
65
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$179M -$1M -2,160 -0.5%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
66
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$178M +$15.2M +32,739 +8%
RhumbLine Advisers
67
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$178M -$3.4M -7,335 -2%
Neuberger Berman Group
68
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$175M +$2.4M +5,173 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
69
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$170M +$9.1M +19,630 +5%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
70
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$169M -$4.59M -9,910 -2%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
71
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$161M -$5.47M -11,807 -3%
Principal Financial Group
72
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$160M -$6.41M -13,827 -3%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
73
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$159M +$15.4M +33,322 +10%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
74
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$157M -$2.95M -6,362 -2%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
75
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$149M +$39.6M +85,350 +30%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

1,558 of the 7,593 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $95.8B — down 12% from $109B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 200 funds opened new VRTX positions and 155 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 554 added to existing stakes and 616 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Parnassus Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $842M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $1.6B.

  • 1,558 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q4 2024, up from 1,545 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $95.8B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q4 2024, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 200 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q4 2024 and 155 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q4 2024 was Parnassus Investments, an estimated $842M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q4 2024 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $1.6B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.