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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

1,559 hedge funds and large institutions have $107B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 616 increasing their positions, 609 reducing their positions, and 149 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

68% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $930M | Put options by funds: $554M

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 616 | Existing positions reduced: 609

0.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.55%93.81% (+0.26%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,6121,559 (-53)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $116B → $107B (-$9.23B)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 149

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2616 (-10)

Holders
1,559
Holders Change
-53
Holders Change %
-3.29%
% of All Funds
20.53%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-38.46%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
120
Increased
616
Reduced
609
Closed
149
Calls
$930M
Puts
$554M
Net Calls
+$376M
Net Calls Change
+$202M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$12.8B +$91.6M +198,835 +0.7%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$10.7B +$222M +482,616 +2%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$9.74B +$41M +89,012 +0.4%
Capital Research Global Investors
4
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$7.17B +$724M +1,571,947 +11%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.24B -$6.19M -13,430 -0.1%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.85B -$609M -1,320,812 -17%
Jennison Associates
7
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.74B +$502M +1,089,063 +22%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.63B +$77M +166,987 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.61B -$869M -1,886,284 -24%
Wellington Management Group
10
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.14B -$296M -641,362 -12%
AllianceBernstein
11
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.95B +$196M +424,808 +11%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
12
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$1.7B +$30M +65,047 +2%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.59B +$99.6M +216,206 +6%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.48B -$35.5M -77,081 -2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
15
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.41B +$112M +242,643 +8%
UBS AM
16
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.37B +$234M +507,997 +20%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.25B -$26.4M -57,381 -2%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.18B +$18.1M +39,189 +1%
Capital International Investors
19
Capital International Investors
California
$1.17B +$915M +1,986,004 +306%
Janus Henderson Group
20
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.17B -$59.2M -128,403 -5%
Edgewood Management
21
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$1.09B -$87.1M -189,079 -7%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$971M -$24.9M -54,107 -2%
Victory Capital Management
23
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$968M +$858M +1,861,279 +633%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$883M +$63.8M +138,406 +7%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$860M +$90.9M +197,166 +11%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

1,559 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $107B — down 7.9% from $116B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 149 funds closed out of VRTX and 120 opened new positions — a net loss of 29 holders — while 609 trimmed existing stakes and 616 added.

The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $915M. The largest seller was Amundi, cutting an estimated $906M.

  • 1,559 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q2 2025, down from 1,612 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $107B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q2 2025, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 120 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q2 2025 and 149 closed out, a net change of -29 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q2 2025 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $915M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q2 2025 was Amundi, an estimated $906M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.