Who owns VRTX?
Institutional ownership of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated from Form 13F, Q2 2026
1,754 institutional managers reported holding Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) in Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, with 242,243,526 shares worth $120B. The largest reported holder was Capital World Investors. Managers that filed both quarters added a net 10,540,341 shares (+4.6%). 171 opened new positions and 108 sold out.
- Funds holding
- 1,754
- Value held
- $120B
- New / sold out
- 171 / 108
- Net shares, same filers
- +4.6%
Holdings as of June 30, 2026, the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after a quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.
Largest holders of VRTX
| Fund | Value | Share of 13F holdings | Shares | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital World Investors | $13.0B | 10.8% | 26,115,014 | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $12.0B | 10.0% | 24,109,373 | Added |
| Capital Research Global Investors | $9.7B | 8.0% | 19,490,637 | Trimmed |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | $8.2B | 6.8% | 16,580,713 | Added |
| State Street Corp | $5.9B | 4.9% | 11,871,459 | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | $4.0B | 3.3% | 8,043,052 | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | $3.3B | 2.7% | 6,517,600 | Trimmed |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | $3.0B | 2.5% | 6,017,848 | Trimmed |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | $2.4B | 2.0% | 4,878,987 | Trimmed |
| Capital International Investors | $2.3B | 1.9% | 4,695,144 | Trimmed |
| Loomis Sayles & Co L P | $1.9B | 1.6% | 3,920,953 | Trimmed |
| Franklin Resources Inc | $1.7B | 1.4% | 3,347,253 | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | $1.6B | 1.3% | 3,247,658 | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | $1.6B | 1.3% | 3,242,139 | Added |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $1.5B | 1.3% | 3,086,683 | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | $1.5B | 1.3% | 3,039,178 | Added |
| Jennison Associates LLC | $1.5B | 1.2% | 2,998,530 | Added |
| Norges Bank | $1.5B | 1.2% | 2,971,681 | New |
| Alliancebernstein L.p. | $1.3B | 1.2% | 3,019,315 | Trimmed |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | $1.3B | 1.1% | 2,604,822 | Trimmed |
| Northern Trust Corp | $1.2B | 1.0% | 2,486,478 | Trimmed |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $1.2B | 1.0% | 2,481,761 | Added |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | $1.2B | 1.0% | 2,342,915 | Trimmed |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | $1.1B | 0.9% | 2,173,152 | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | $1.0B | 0.8% | 2,041,282 | Added |
Share of 13F holdings is each fund's shares as a share of the 242,243,526 VRTX shares all 13F filers reported, not of shares outstanding.
Biggest buyers in Q2 2026
- Invesco Ltd. Added+$2.7B
- Norges Bank New+$1.5B
- Franklin Resources Inc Added+$1.4B
- Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Added+$488M
- Capital World Investors Added+$371M
- SG Americas Securities, LLC Added+$232M
- AQR Capital Management LLC Added+$220M
- Millennium Management LLC Added+$217M
- Hudson Bay Capital Management LP Added+$172M
- Victory Capital Management Inc Added+$141M
Biggest sellers in Q2 2026
- Capital Research Global Investors Trimmed-$812M
- Alliancebernstein L.p. Trimmed-$398M
- FMR LLC Trimmed-$280M
- JPMorgan Chase & Co Trimmed-$258M
- Capital International Investors Trimmed-$214M
- Edgewood Management LLC Trimmed-$186M
- Clearbridge Investments, LLC Trimmed-$178M
- Harding Loevner LP Trimmed-$155M
- B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Trimmed-$139M
- Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC Trimmed-$132M
The change in shares since the quarter before, adjusted for stock splits and priced at the Q2 2026 value per share. Funds bought $10.3B and sold $5.1B; 689 added and 609 trimmed.
Questions about VRTX ownership
- Who owns VRTX stock?
- 1,754 institutional investment managers reported VRTX positions in their Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, holding 242,243,526 shares worth $120B in total. Capital World Investors reported the largest position.
- Are funds buying or selling VRTX?
- In Q2 2026, 171 managers opened new VRTX positions, 689 added, 609 trimmed and 108 sold out. Managers that filed in both quarters added a net 10,540,341 shares.
- How current is this VRTX institutional ownership data?
- It covers holdings as of the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after the quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.
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