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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

1,033 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.2B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 201 funds opening new positions, 336 increasing their positions, 368 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

131% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 201 | Existing positions closed: 87

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 69 (+3)

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $673M | Put options by funds: $547M

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.8B → $50.2B (+$8.37B)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9331,033 (+100)

1.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89.26%90.57% (+1.3%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 336 | Existing positions reduced: 368

Holders
1,033
Holders Change
+100
Holders Change %
+10.72%
% of All Funds
15.9%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
201
Increased
336
Reduced
368
Closed
87
Calls
$673M
Puts
$547M
Net Calls
+$126M
Net Calls Change
+$151M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$5.26B +$77.2M +397,036 +2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.43B -$55.8M -286,849 -1%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.71B +$6.51M +33,499 +0.3%
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$2.53B +$93.1M +478,553 +4%
AllianceBernstein
5
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.29B +$267M +1,374,923 +15%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2B +$820M +4,216,754 +86%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
7
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$1.46B -$72.1M -370,739 -5%
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.43B +$83.1M +427,366 +7%
T. Rowe Price Associates
9
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.19B -$53.9M -276,956 -5%
ClearBridge Investments
10
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$1.14B +$16.4M +84,326 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$980M +$49.1M +252,599 +6%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$969M +$201M +1,034,106 +31%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$954M +$10.5M +53,868 +1%
UBS AM
14
UBS AM
Illinois
$772M +$147M +755,378 +27%
Massachusetts Financial Services
15
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$702M +$8.84M +45,438 +1%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$680M +$13.2M +67,661 +2%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$639M -$16.7M -86,138 -3%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$589M +$29.9M +153,719 +6%
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$562M -$24.7M -127,278 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$453M -$5.05M -25,982 -1%
Capital International Investors
21
Capital International Investors
California
$445M -$374M -1,922,320 -49%
Janus Henderson Group
22
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$437M -$28M -144,038 -7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
23
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$426M -$13.1M -67,499 -3%
Legal & General Group
24
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$417M -$33M -169,690 -8%
HL
25
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$413M -$5.68M -29,232 -2%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

1,033 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $50.2B — up 20% from $41.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 201 funds opened new VRTX positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 114 holders — while 336 added to existing stakes and 368 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $820M. The largest seller was Capital International Investors, cutting an estimated $374M.

  • 1,033 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q4 2021, up from 933 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $50.2B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q4 2021, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 201 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q4 2021 and 87 closed out, a net change of +114 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q4 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $820M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q4 2021 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $374M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.