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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
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$11.4B +$702M +1,514,993 +6%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$9.37B +$45.7M +98,654 +0.4%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$8.79B +$17.6M +37,924 +0.2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.82B +$75.6M +163,156 +1%
Capital Research Global Investors
5
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$4.2B +$661M +1,426,746 +16%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$3.71B -$605M -1,305,967 -12%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.54B -$285M -615,480 -9%
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.38B +$518M +1,117,214 +23%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.27B -$133M -287,652 -5%
Jennison Associates
10
Jennison Associates
New York
$1.74B -$571M -1,232,624 -22%
AllianceBernstein
11
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.58B -$1.6B -3,452,747 -47%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
12
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$1.52B +$327M +704,575 +23%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.37B +$2.11M +4,542 +0.1%
Amundi
14
Amundi
France
$1.35B -$222M -478,031 -13%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.28B +$61.6M +132,950 +4%
Edgewood Management
16
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$1.19B +$654M +1,410,238 +91%
Janus Henderson Group
17
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.14B +$147M +317,058 +13%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.1B +$165M +355,057 +15%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$974M -$87.9M -189,604 -7%
UBS AM
20
UBS AM
Illinois
$938M -$52M -112,249 -5%
Massachusetts Financial Services
21
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$922M -$286M -617,207 -21%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$812M +$66.6M +143,713 +8%
Invesco
23
Invesco
Georgia
$765M -$20.9M -45,147 -2%
Legal & General Group
24
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$759M -$9.81M -21,159 -1%
ClearBridge Investments
25
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$745M -$56.2M -121,197 -6%

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.