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VRTX Institutional Ownership

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
1W: +1.2% 1M: -1.3% 3M: +7.8% YTD: +15.2% 1Y: +23.6% 3Y: +44.0% 5Y: +181.0%
$521.03
+3.54 (+0.68%)
Pre-Market: $528.45 (+7.42, +1.42%)
Weekly Expected Move ±4.1%
$480 $502 $524 $546 $567
NASDAQ · Healthcare · Biotechnology · Tech Score Buy · Power 62 · $132.1B mcap · 253M float · 0.544% daily turnover · Short 52% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 94% of companies Debt: 1.5% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.52 (down 99.9%), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $1.98B against a stock market value of $132.06B.
Distance to default 17.12 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $988.8M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 28.8%; Altman Z'' 8.18. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.

Institutional Ownership — VRTX

1,873
Institutional Holders
+75 vs prior quarter
0.0%
Ownership
+0.00pp
$119B
Total Invested
198
New Positions
703
Increased
729
Reduced
110
Closed
0.85
Put/Call Ratio

Ownership Trends

Top Institutional Holders (1961 total)

# Holder Shares Value Change Change % Holding Period Filing
1 Capital World Investors 26,115,014 $13.6B +746,890 +2.9% 72Q SEC ↗
2 BlackRock, Inc. 24,109,373 $12.6B +139,856 +0.6% 8Q SEC ↗
3 Capital Research Global Investors 19,490,637 $10.2B -1,635,327 -7.7% 14Q SEC ↗
4 VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 16,580,713 $8.6B +67,903 +0.4% 2Q SEC ↗
5 STATE STREET CORP 11,871,459 $6.2B +141,320 +1.2% 46Q SEC ↗
6 Invesco Ltd. 8,043,052 $4.2B +2,711,498 +50.9% 87Q SEC ↗
7 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 6,517,600 $3.4B -515,556 -7.3% 103Q SEC ↗
8 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 6,017,848 $3.1B -121,773 -2.0% 92Q SEC ↗
9 VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 4,878,987 $2.5B -266,622 -5.2% 2Q SEC ↗
10 Capital International Investors 4,695,144 $2.4B -430,933 -8.4% 7Q SEC ↗
11 LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 3,920,953 $2.0B -82,868 -2.1% 27Q SEC ↗
12 FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 3,347,253 $1.7B +2,796,121 +507.3% 22Q SEC ↗
13 WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 3,247,658 $1.7B +35,069 +1.1% 83Q SEC ↗
14 MORGAN STANLEY 3,242,139 $1.7B +53,258 +1.7% 60Q SEC ↗
15 UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UB 3,086,683 $1.6B +29,287 +1.0% 63Q SEC ↗
16 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE 3,039,178 $1.6B +160,995 +5.6% 15Q SEC ↗
17 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 3,019,315 $1.6B -891,471 -22.8% 63Q SEC ↗
18 JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 2,998,530 $1.6B +258,471 +9.4% 73Q SEC ↗
19 NORGES BANK NEW 2,971,681 $1.5B — +0.0% 1Q SEC ↗
20 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 2,604,822 $1.4B -28,659 -1.1% 16Q SEC ↗
21 NORTHERN TRUST CORP 2,486,478 $1.3B -77,786 -3.0% 110Q SEC ↗
22 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 2,481,761 $1.3B +63,886 +2.6% 15Q SEC ↗
23 Clearbridge Investments, LLC 2,342,915 $1.2B -358,060 -13.3% 64Q SEC ↗
24 VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2,173,152 $1.1B +284,631 +15.1% 43Q SEC ↗
25 JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 2,131,527 $1.1B -90,426 -4.1% 68Q SEC ↗
26 Sixth Street Partners Management Compa NEW 2,041,282 $1.1B — +0.0% 1Q SEC ↗
27 CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT I 2,041,282 $1.1B +120,411 +6.3% 15Q SEC ↗
28 Legal & General Group Plc 1,870,015 $974M -85,749 -4.4% 27Q SEC ↗
29 PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD 1,728,421 $901M -31,701 -1.8% 16Q SEC ↗
30 Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1,672,623 $871M +86,196 +5.4% 76Q SEC ↗
31 DEUTSCHE BANK AG 1,579,110 $823M +41,374 +2.7% 52Q SEC ↗
32 Amundi 1,546,509 $806M +74,013 +5.0% 21Q SEC ↗
33 FMR LLC 1,457,158 $759M -563,107 -27.9% 110Q SEC ↗
34 VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 1,425,390 $743M -40,334 -2.8% 2Q SEC ↗
35 Jupiter Topco LLC NEW 1,259,997 $656M — +0.0% 1Q SEC ↗
36 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 1,168,956 $609M +179,614 +18.2% 102Q SEC ↗
37 WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1,152,094 $600M +30,753 +2.7% 7Q SEC ↗
38 Nuveen, LLC 1,081,685 $564M -2,810 -0.3% 6Q SEC ↗
39 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 980,259 $511M -131,612 -11.8% 67Q SEC ↗
40 BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S 897,893 $468M +49,846 +5.9% 62Q SEC ↗
41 Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 759,564 $396M +222,316 +41.4% 37Q SEC ↗
42 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 749,528 $391M +4,533 +0.6% 80Q SEC ↗
43 ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSH 738,378 $385M +99,428 +15.6% 5Q SEC ↗
44 BARCLAYS PLC 733,274 $382M +70,011 +10.6% 67Q SEC ↗
45 Swiss National Bank 717,440 $374M -27,160 -3.6% 53Q SEC ↗
46 UBS Group AG 712,259 $371M +81,641 +12.9% 47Q SEC ↗
47 CITIGROUP INC 706,968 $368M +24,161 +3.5% 110Q SEC ↗
48 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 676,247 $352M +20,804 +3.2% 68Q SEC ↗
49 Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., L 647,193 $337M +49,696 +8.3% 69Q SEC ↗
50 AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 616,170 $321M +445,139 +260.3% 39Q SEC ↗

Recent Activity

New Positions (20)
Sold Out (20)
Biggest Increases (20)
HolderAddedChange %Total Shares
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC +2,796,121 +507.3% 3,347,253
Invesco Ltd. +2,711,498 +50.9% 8,043,052
Capital World Investors +746,890 +2.9% 26,115,014
SG Americas Securities, LLC +466,738 +819.1% 523,720
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC +445,139 +260.3% 616,170
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC +437,587 +1419.7% 468,410
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP +345,440 +767.6% 390,440
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC +284,631 +15.1% 2,173,152
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC +258,471 +9.4% 2,998,530
MARSHALL WACE, LLP +226,839 +71.5% 543,897
Assenagon Asset Management S.A. +222,316 +41.4% 759,564
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA +201,686 +59.7% 539,255
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP +179,614 +18.2% 1,168,956
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC +171,132 +50.4% 510,430
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOAR +165,031 +86.8% 355,082
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE +160,995 +5.6% 3,039,178
ING GROEP NV +157,699 +241.0% 223,124
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. +141,974 +56.3% 393,964
STATE STREET CORP +141,320 +1.2% 11,871,459
BlackRock, Inc. +139,856 +0.6% 24,109,373
Biggest Decreases (20)
HolderReducedChange %Total Shares
Capital Research Global Investors -1,635,327 -7.7% 19,490,637
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. -891,471 -22.8% 3,019,315
FMR LLC -563,107 -27.9% 1,457,158
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO -515,556 -7.3% 6,517,600
Capital International Investors -430,933 -8.4% 4,695,144
EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC -374,126 -41.3% 531,003
Clearbridge Investments, LLC -358,060 -13.3% 2,342,915
Harding Loevner LP -312,383 -99.6% 1,163
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG -279,655 -54.7% 231,381
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC -266,622 -5.2% 4,878,987
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. -245,855 -98.8% 3,105
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC -232,384 -28.6% 580,901
MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC -218,525 -99.1% 2,064
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS -153,367 -36.9% 262,258
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA -131,612 -11.8% 980,259
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC -121,773 -2.0% 6,017,848
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC -119,844 -56.2% 93,287
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Man -116,475 -46.3% 135,236
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC -111,715 -90.9% 11,231
NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC -105,393 -19.0% 448,631

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