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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc

VRTX
Exchange
Nasdaq
Industry
Pharmaceutical Preparations
SEC CIK
0000875320

In the last 90 days, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 4 sales; 1,763 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $119.7B in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc as of Mar 31, 2026. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
1,698
+51 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
237.8M
+23.8M (+11.1%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$106.1B
+$9.16B (+9.4%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
155
683 more added
Sold out
104
600 more reduced

24 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting VRTX on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ1 2026: 1,698 institutions
Q1 2021: 1,000 institutionsQ2 2021: 979 institutionsQ3 2021: 936 institutionsQ4 2021: 1,034 institutionsQ1 2022: 1,073 institutionsQ2 2022: 1,110 institutionsQ3 2022: 1,128 institutionsQ4 2022: 1,225 institutionsQ1 2023: 1,213 institutionsQ2 2023: 1,288 institutionsQ3 2023: 1,280 institutionsQ4 2023: 1,442 institutionsQ1 2024: 1,497 institutionsQ2 2024: 1,551 institutionsQ3 2024: 1,551 institutionsQ4 2024: 1,563 institutionsQ1 2025: 1,618 institutionsQ2 2025: 1,564 institutionsQ3 2025: 1,523 institutionsQ4 2025: 1,671 institutionsQ1 2026: 1,698 institutionsQ2 2026: 1,763 institutions
Value heldQ1 2026: $106.1B
Q1 2021: $50.6BQ2 2021: $46.8BQ3 2021: $41.9BQ4 2021: $50.4BQ1 2022: $60.9BQ2 2022: $66.1BQ3 2022: $68.5BQ4 2022: $68.3BQ1 2023: $75.0BQ2 2023: $83.3BQ3 2023: $81.9BQ4 2023: $95.7BQ1 2024: $98.0BQ2 2024: $109.9BQ3 2024: $109.1BQ4 2024: $95.2BQ1 2025: $116.3BQ2 2025: $107.2BQ3 2025: $90.8BQ4 2025: $109.5BQ1 2026: $106.1BQ2 2026: $119.7B
Institutions holding VRTX and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20261,763$119.7B
Q1 20261,698$106.1B
Q4 20251,671$109.5B
Q3 20251,523$90.8B
Q2 20251,564$107.2B
Q1 20251,618$116.3B
Q4 20241,563$95.2B
Q3 20241,551$109.1B
Q2 20241,551$109.9B
Q1 20241,497$98.0B
Q4 20231,442$95.7B
Q3 20231,280$81.9B
Q2 20231,288$83.3B
Q1 20231,213$75.0B
Q4 20221,225$68.3B
Q3 20221,128$68.5B
Q2 20221,110$66.1B
Q1 20221,073$60.9B
Q4 20211,034$50.4B
Q3 2021936$41.9B
Q2 2021979$46.8B
Q1 20211,000$50.6B

Institutions, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding VRTX in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Capital World Investors25,368,124$11.3B1.55%−142,058−0.6%Reduced
BlackRock, Inc.23,969,517$10.7B0.19%+217,528+0.9%Added
Capital Research Global Investors21,125,964$9.43B1.46%+3,809,620+22.0%Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC16,512,810$7.37B0.18%+16,512,810New
State Street Corp11,730,139$5.24B0.18%+40,600+0.3%Added
Invesco Ltd.7,892,611$3.52B0.34%+39,878+0.5%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co7,033,156$3.12B0.21%+993,675+16.5%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC6,139,621$2.73B0.17%+157,716+2.6%Added
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5,145,609$2.30B0.12%+5,145,609New
Capital International Investors5,126,077$2.29B0.54%+392,481+8.3%Added
Loomis Sayles & Co L P4,003,821$1.79B2.41%−29,704−0.7%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.3,910,786$1.77B0.57%−585,696−13.0%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP3,212,589$1.43B0.27%−609,142−15.9%Reduced
Morgan Stanley3,188,881$1.42B0.09%+68,571+2.2%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc3,057,396$1.37B0.28%+56,618+1.9%Added
Bank of America Corp2,878,183$1.29B0.09%−58,847−2.0%Reduced
Jennison Associates LLC2,740,059$1.22B0.84%−509,482−15.7%Reduced
Clearbridge Investments, LLC2,700,975$1.21B1.05%−159,201−5.6%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc2,633,481$1.18B0.27%+369,749+16.3%Added
Northern Trust Corp2,564,264$1.15B0.15%−15,193−0.6%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2,417,875$1.08B0.14%+663,757+37.8%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC2,131,527$951.8M0.45%−90,426−4.1%Reduced
FMR LLC2,020,265$902.1M0.05%−192,331−8.7%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc1,955,764$873.3M0.20%−14,341−0.7%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc1,920,871$857.7M0.13%+61,650+3.3%Added
Victory Capital Management Inc1,888,521$843.3M0.54%−1,468,245−43.7%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc1,760,122$786.0M0.09%−518,836−22.8%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,586,427$708.4M0.13%+58,841+3.9%Added
Deutsche Bank AG1,537,736$686.7M0.23%−231,145−13.1%Reduced
Amundi1,472,496$657.5M0.18%+168,335+12.9%Added
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co1,465,724$654.5M0.17%+1,465,724New
WCM Investment Management, LLC1,121,341$496.9M1.13%−7,804−0.7%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada1,111,871$496.5M0.09%−82,641−6.9%Reduced
Nuveen, LLC1,084,495$484.3M0.13%+42,098+4.0%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP989,342$441.8M0.09%+43,682+4.6%Added
Edgewood Management LLC905,129$404.2M2.61%−154,946−14.6%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.848,047$378.7M0.44%+178,240+26.6%Added
American Century Companies Inc813,285$363.2M0.19%−35,354−4.2%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company744,995$332.7M0.07%+3,182+0.4%Added
Swiss National Bank744,600$332.5M0.19%+42,000+6.0%Added
Citigroup Inc682,807$304.9M0.19%+142,877+26.5%Added
Bellevue Group AG681,908$304.5M7.25%+788+0.1%Added
Barclays PLC663,263$296.2M0.11%−184,495−21.8%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC655,443$292.7M0.17%+25,154+4.0%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership638,950$285.3M0.15%+45,003+7.6%Added
UBS Group AG630,618$281.6M0.05%+74,636+13.4%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.614,448$274.4M0.18%−40,022−6.1%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.597,497$266.8M0.18%+31,270+5.5%Added
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC555,733$248.2M0.13%+555,733New
Natixis Advisors, L.P.554,024$247.4M0.34%+26,160+5.0%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The553,243$247.0M0.21%−4,470−0.8%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC551,522$246.3M0.19%+5,625+1.0%Added
Franklin Resources Inc551,132$246.1M0.06%+532+0.1%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.537,248$239.9M0.38%−295,605−35.5%Reduced
National Pension Service532,069$237.6M0.18%+1,228+0.2%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC527,047$234.9M0.24%−35,305−6.3%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale506,457$230.0M0.38%00.0%Unchanged
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG511,036$228.2M2.12%−4,233−0.8%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc503,564$224.9M0.06%+31,921+6.8%Added
California Public Employees Retirement System503,374$224.8M0.14%−52,690−9.5%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc444,496$198.5M0.06%+26,365+6.3%Added
Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd442,177$197.4M0.17%+442,177New
Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd440,409$196.7M1.25%+73,555+20.1%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc426,523$190.5M0.10%+11,423+2.8%Added
Rhumbline Advisers423,140$188.9M0.16%−8,122−1.9%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC421,688$188.3M0.29%−83,360−16.5%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA415,625$185.6M0.12%−143,918−25.7%Reduced
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.407,615$182.0M0.52%−748−0.2%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.401,644$179.4M0.26%+7,444+1.9%Added
Bank of Montreal390,476$174.4M0.07%−37,004−8.7%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP378,146$168.9M0.14%+373,991+9,001.0%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)377,013$168.4M0.37%+23,525+6.7%Added
ProShare Advisors LLC373,532$166.8M0.25%−83,514−18.3%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System373,481$166.8M0.18%−12,270−3.2%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.367,691$164.0M0.18%−13,771−3.6%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main364,513$162.8M0.15%−439,260−54.6%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC339,298$151.5M0.11%−87,762−20.6%Reduced
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH338,347$151.0M0.26%+3,449+1.0%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA337,569$150.1M0.16%−414,856−55.1%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co327,498$149.4M0.05%+115,564+54.5%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP317,058$141.6M0.15%+113,026+55.4%Added
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich317,406$141.5M0.43%−48,935−13.4%Reduced
Harding Loevner LP313,546$140.0M1.44%−78,319−20.0%Reduced
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB312,917$139.7M0.93%+166,968+114.4%Added
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado311,750$139.2M0.55%−17,995−5.5%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP306,461$136.8M0.10%+105,171+52.2%Added
Cerity Partners LLC296,654$132.5M0.19%+35,101+13.4%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund292,414$130.6M0.18%−5,000−1.7%Reduced
National Bank of Canada272,117$121.5M0.12%+33,569+14.1%Added
Swedbank AB271,553$121.3M0.13%+10,810+4.1%Added
LPL Financial LLC268,062$119.7M0.03%−8,816−3.2%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd252,192$112.6M0.24%−21,241−7.8%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.251,990$112.5M0.17%−20,484−7.5%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.251,711$112.4M0.26%−93,672−27.1%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.248,960$111.2M0.09%+248,960New
Man Group plc236,798$105.7M0.22%−143,937−37.8%Reduced
Standard Life Aberdeen plc233,480$104.3M0.17%−28,577−10.9%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.228,915$102.2M0.53%+3,623+1.6%Added
TD Asset Management Inc228,195$101.9M0.08%+45,582+25.0%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System224,655$100.3M0.19%−1,345−0.6%Reduced