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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

971 hedge funds and large institutions have $57B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 161 funds opening new positions, 388 increasing their positions, 315 reducing their positions, and 129 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 161 | Existing positions closed: 129

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 388 | Existing positions reduced: 315

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 951971 (+20)

1.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.18%92.03% (-1.1%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $66B → $57B (-$9.01B)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2015 (-5)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $276M | Put options by funds: $370M

Holders
971
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+2.1%
% of All Funds
17.18%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
161
Increased
388
Reduced
315
Closed
129
Calls
$276M
Puts
$370M
Net Calls
-$94M
Net Calls Change
-$51.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$5.74B -$208M -906,646 -4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.83B -$58.9M -256,869 -1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$4.63B -$171M -744,000 -4%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$3.11B -$1.6B -6,995,070 -35%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.7B +$17M +74,118 +0.7%
Capital World Investors
6
Capital World Investors
California
$2.28B -$392M -1,706,360 -15%
Wellington Management Group
7
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.18B +$693M +3,020,047 +49%
AllianceBernstein
8
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.88B +$308M +1,342,210 +20%
Capital International Investors
9
Capital International Investors
California
$1.58B +$275M +1,199,338 +22%
ClearBridge Investments
10
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$1.01B -$44.7M -194,854 -4%
Janus Henderson Group
11
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$985M +$520M +2,265,577 +119%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$916M +$2.91M +12,691 +0.3%
Jennison Associates
13
Jennison Associates
New York
$886M +$32.2M +140,270 +4%
Renaissance Technologies
14
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$845M -$374M -1,631,002 -31%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$714M -$17.3M -75,401 -2%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$655M -$20.9M -90,928 -3%
KBC Group
17
KBC Group
Belgium
$636M +$44.2M +192,756 +65%
Massachusetts Financial Services
18
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$623M +$168M +733,952 +39%
N
19
Nuveen
North Carolina
$620M -$202M -880,517 -25%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$612M +$79.9M +348,214 +16%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$539M -$72.3M -315,296 -12%
California Public Employees Retirement System
22
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$498M -$12.1M -52,776 -2%
UBS AM
23
UBS AM
Illinois
$493M +$109M +473,124 +29%
HL
24
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$483M +$9.76M +42,554 +2%
Legal & General Group
25
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$407M +$7.9M +34,424 +2%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

971 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $57B — down 14% from $66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 161 funds opened new VRTX positions and 129 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 388 added to existing stakes and 315 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $693M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.6B.

  • 971 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q4 2020, up from 951 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $57B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q4 2020, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 161 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q4 2020 and 129 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q4 2020 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $693M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q4 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.6B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.