We are live on ! Find out more
VRTX icon

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

1,519 hedge funds and large institutions have $90.8B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 143 funds opening new positions, 550 increasing their positions, 617 reducing their positions, and 156 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

59% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $846M | Put options by funds: $533M

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 143 | Existing positions closed: 156

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,5591,519 (-40)

3.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.81%90.59% (-3.2%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 550 | Existing positions reduced: 617

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $107B → $90.8B (-$16.4B)

56% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 167 (-9)

Holders
1,519
Holders Change
-40
Holders Change %
-2.57%
% of All Funds
19.94%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-56.25%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
143
Increased
550
Reduced
617
Closed
156
Calls
$846M
Puts
$533M
Net Calls
+$313M
Net Calls Change
-$63.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Natixis Advisors
51
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$210M -$1.39M -3,336 -0.6%
Raymond James Financial
52
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$210M +$15M +35,908 +7%
Neuberger Berman Group
53
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$207M +$28.6M +68,341 +15%
National Pension Service
54
National Pension Service
South Korea
$201M +$5.98M +14,313 +3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
55
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$200M -$15.4M -36,791 -7%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
56
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$200M
BG
57
Bellevue Group
Switzerland
$198M +$26.8M +64,195 +15%
Massachusetts Financial Services
58
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$197M -$326M -781,194 -61%
Adage Capital Partners
59
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$189M +$127M +304,303 +171%
MNA
60
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$188M +$101M +241,242 +103%
Envestnet Asset Management
61
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$184M +$9.1M +21,767 +5%
Franklin Resources
62
Franklin Resources
California
$181M -$25.4M -60,879 -12%
HL
63
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$179M -$107M -255,623 -36%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
64
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$179M +$4.96M +11,874 +3%
American Century Companies
65
American Century Companies
Missouri
$176M -$37.2M -88,939 -17%
RhumbLine Advisers
66
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$175M -$2.69M -6,444 -1%
VOYA Investment Management
67
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$169M -$112M -267,387 -38%
Bank of Montreal
68
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$164M +$23.6M +56,423 +16%
Chevy Chase Trust
69
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$164M -$9.37M -22,418 -5%
Principal Financial Group
70
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$159M -$1.38M -3,305 -0.8%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
71
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$155M -$1.28M -3,058 -0.8%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
72
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$152M -$2.53M -6,060 -2%
Arrowstreet Capital
73
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$149M +$134M +319,725 +520%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
74
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$149M +$20.9M +49,980 +15%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
75
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$147M -$6.22M -14,881 -4%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

1,519 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $90.8B — down 15% from $107B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 156 funds closed out of VRTX and 143 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 617 trimmed existing stakes and 550 added.

The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $858M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.3B.

  • 1,519 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q3 2025, down from 1,559 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $90.8B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q3 2025, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 143 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q3 2025 and 156 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q3 2025 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $858M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q3 2025 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.3B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.