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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

976 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.7B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 113 funds opening new positions, 397 increasing their positions, 335 reducing their positions, and 125 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 397 | Existing positions reduced: 335

6% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $757M | Put options by funds: $713M

0.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.05%90.06% (-0.99%)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 113 | Existing positions closed: 125

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 999976 (-23)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1615 (-1)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $50.7B → $46.7B (-$3.95B)

Holders
976
Holders Change
-23
Holders Change %
-2.3%
% of All Funds
16.99%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.25%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
113
Increased
397
Reduced
335
Closed
125
Calls
$757M
Puts
$713M
Net Calls
+$43.6M
Net Calls Change
+$114M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$4.71B -$185M -884,024 -4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.08B -$34.8M -166,493 -0.8%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.64B -$722M -3,451,384 -21%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.36B +$111M +530,785 +5%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$2.22B +$284M +1,357,903 +14%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.67B +$43.8M +209,325 +3%
AllianceBernstein
7
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.29B -$310M -1,480,175 -19%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.18B -$907M -4,337,179 -43%
ClearBridge Investments
9
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$1B -$113M -538,616 -10%
Capital International Investors
10
Capital International Investors
California
$917M -$312M -1,493,566 -25%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$895M +$258M +1,231,763 +38%
Janus Henderson Group
12
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$865M -$46.1M -220,351 -5%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$822M +$30.5M +145,993 +4%
Massachusetts Financial Services
14
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$636M +$62.2M +297,171 +10%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$599M -$1.14M -5,434 -0.2%
N
16
Nuveen
North Carolina
$566M +$13.2M +63,271 +2%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$552M +$172M +820,708 +43%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$551M +$145M +694,871 +34%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$514M -$18.8M -90,096 -3%
UBS AM
20
UBS AM
Illinois
$494M +$79.9M +382,126 +18%
Renaissance Technologies
21
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$459M -$25.7M -123,000 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$426M -$7.1M -33,948 -2%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
23
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$414M +$429M +2,049,877 +205,811%
HL
24
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$403M +$3.34M +15,989 +0.8%
California Public Employees Retirement System
25
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$402M -$3.03M -14,495 -0.7%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

976 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $46.7B — down 7.8% from $50.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 125 funds closed out of VRTX and 113 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 335 trimmed existing stakes and 397 added.

The largest buyer was Loomis, Sayles & Company, adding an estimated $429M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $907M.

  • 976 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q2 2021, down from 999 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $46.7B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q2 2021, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 113 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q2 2021 and 125 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q2 2021 was Loomis, Sayles & Company, an estimated $429M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q2 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $907M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.