Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX · NASDAQ
Who owns VRTX
Largest institutional holders, from their latest 13F filings
The 10 largest institutions hold 45.9% of VRTX’s shares.
- Capital World Investors10.3%
- Capital Research Global Investors7.7%
- Vanguard Capital Management, LLC6.5%
- BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.5.8%
- Next 6 largest institutions15.7%
- All other shareholders54.1%
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Capital World Investors | 26.12M | 10.29% |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 19.49M | 7.68% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 16.58M | 6.53% |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 14.63M | 5.76% |
| State Street Investment Management (US) | 11.87M | 4.68% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | 7.43M | 2.93% |
| Geode Capital Management, L.L.C. | 6.02M | 2.37% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.88M | 1.92% |
| JP Morgan Asset Management | 4.87M | 1.92% |
| Capital International Investors | 4.70M | 1.85% |
Largest mutual fund holders
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| American Funds Growth Fund of America | 12.54M | 4.94% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 8.08M | 3.18% |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 6.66M | 2.63% |
| American Funds Investment Company of America | 6.27M | 2.47% |
| American Funds American Balanced Fund | 5.56M | 2.19% |
Insider trades
Form 4 filings by officers, directors and large holders
Over the last 6 months, insiders sold $8.89M (12 trades) of VRTX on the open market, with no buys.
| Insider | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Grunsven Jasper | Award | 8.68K | — |
| Ambrose Kristen | Award | 5.00K | — |
| SACHS BRUCE I | Gift | 6.00K | — |
| Tatsis Ourania | Award | 8.25K | — |
| Sachdev Amit | Award | 8.25K | — |
| Garber Alan M | Award | 32 | $15.21K |
| SACHS BRUCE I | Award | 100 | $47.53K |
| McKechnie Duncan | Sale | 1.54K | $799.78K |
| Tatsis Ourania | Sale | 1.50K | $787.48K |
| Liu Joy | Sale | 828 | $416.24K |
Congressional trades
Disclosed by members of Congress over the last 12 months
| Member | Type | Amount | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| David TaylorHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Ro KhannaHouse | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Alan ArmstrongSenator | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Mar 27, 2026 |
| David TaylorHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Jan 29, 2026 |
Short interest
Settled Sep 30, 2026
- Shares short
- 4.50M
- Days to cover
- 4.24
- % of shares outstanding
- 1.77%
- Average daily volume
- 1.06M
- Change since last report
- −4.5%
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