A detailed history of Capital World Investors transactions in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc stock. As of the latest transaction made, Capital World Investors holds 25,567,184 shares of VRTX stock, worth $12.1 Billion. This represents 1.82% of its overall portfolio holdings.

Number of Shares
25,567,184
Previous 21,805,770 17.25%
Holding current value
$12.1 Billion
Previous $8.87 Billion 20.45%
% of portfolio
1.82%
Previous 1.62%

Shares

27 transactions
Quarter Operation Price Per share shares change shares Held SEC Form
Q1 2024

May 14, 2024

BUY
$407.69 - $446.08 $1.53 Billion - $1.68 Billion
3,761,414 Added 17.25%
25,567,184 $10.7 Billion
Q4 2023

Feb 13, 2024

BUY
$343.0 - $410.68 $1.31 Billion - $1.57 Billion
3,824,103 Added 21.27%
21,805,770 $8.87 Billion
Q3 2023

Nov 13, 2023

BUY
$338.18 - $362.46 $217 Million - $232 Million
641,033 Added 3.7%
17,981,667 $6.25 Billion
Q2 2023

Aug 11, 2023

BUY
$314.42 - $351.91 $376 Million - $421 Million
1,196,211 Added 7.41%
17,340,634 $6.1 Billion
Q1 2023

May 15, 2023

BUY
$283.23 - $323.1 $956 Million - $1.09 Billion
3,375,417 Added 26.43%
16,144,423 $5.09 Billion
Q4 2022

Feb 14, 2023

BUY
$285.76 - $321.48 $69.8 Million - $78.5 Million
244,327 Added 1.95%
12,769,006 $3.69 Billion
Q3 2022

Nov 14, 2022

SELL
$273.83 - $305.53 $12.4 Million - $13.8 Million
-45,253 Reduced 0.36%
12,524,679 $3.63 Billion
Q2 2022

Aug 15, 2022

SELL
$234.96 - $292.55 $22.6 Million - $28.1 Million
-96,198 Reduced 0.76%
12,569,932 $3.54 Billion
Q1 2022

May 16, 2022

BUY
$221.42 - $260.97 $254 Million - $299 Million
1,145,275 Added 9.94%
12,666,130 $3.31 Billion
Q4 2021

Feb 14, 2022

BUY
$177.01 - $223.45 $84.7 Million - $107 Million
478,553 Added 4.33%
11,520,855 $2.53 Billion
Q3 2021

Nov 15, 2021

BUY
$181.39 - $202.99 $4.88 Million - $5.47 Million
26,924 Added 0.24%
11,042,302 $2 Billion
Q2 2021

Aug 16, 2021

BUY
$187.49 - $221.1 $255 Million - $300 Million
1,357,903 Added 14.06%
11,015,378 $2.22 Billion
Q1 2021

May 14, 2021

BUY
$207.02 - $241.31 $687,306 - $801,149
3,320 Added 0.03%
9,657,475 $2.08 Billion
Q4 2020

Feb 12, 2021

SELL
$207.01 - $276.09 $353 Million - $471 Million
-1,706,360 Reduced 15.02%
9,654,155 $2.28 Billion
Q3 2020

Nov 13, 2020

SELL
$255.65 - $303.1 $288 Million - $342 Million
-1,127,728 Reduced 9.03%
11,360,515 $3.09 Billion
Q2 2020

Aug 14, 2020

SELL
$225.48 - $295.8 $20.6 Million - $27.1 Million
-91,475 Reduced 0.73%
12,488,243 $3.63 Billion
Q1 2020

May 15, 2020

BUY
$199.77 - $247.81 $396 Million - $491 Million
1,981,607 Added 18.7%
12,579,718 $2.99 Billion
Q4 2019

Feb 18, 2020

BUY
$166.71 - $223.91 $1.88 Million - $2.53 Million
11,278 Added 0.11%
10,598,111 $2.32 Billion
Q3 2019

Nov 14, 2019

SELL
$166.23 - $187.09 $143 Million - $161 Million
-862,721 Reduced 7.53%
10,586,833 $1.79 Billion
Q2 2019

Aug 14, 2019

BUY
$164.61 - $190.37 $88.2 Million - $102 Million
535,827 Added 4.91%
11,449,554 $2.1 Billion
Q1 2019

May 15, 2019

BUY
$163.73 - $194.7 $169 Million - $201 Million
1,033,361 Added 10.46%
10,913,727 $2.01 Billion
Q4 2018

Feb 14, 2019

BUY
$151.91 - $192.21 $331 Million - $419 Million
2,181,475 Added 28.33%
9,880,366 $1.64 Billion
Q3 2018

Nov 14, 2018

SELL
$167.73 - $192.74 $552 Million - $635 Million
-3,293,143 Reduced 29.96%
7,698,891 $1.48 Billion
Q2 2018

Aug 14, 2018

BUY
$145.72 - $169.96 $290 Million - $339 Million
1,993,107 Added 22.15%
10,992,034 $1.87 Billion
Q1 2018

May 15, 2018

BUY
$151.6 - $177.13 $471 Million - $551 Million
3,109,444 Added 52.8%
8,998,927 $1.47 Billion
Q4 2017

Feb 14, 2018

SELL
$137.28 - $155.55 $779 Million - $882 Million
-5,672,358 Reduced 49.06%
5,889,483 $883 Million
Q3 2017

Nov 14, 2017

BUY
$148.13 - $162.24 $1.71 Billion - $1.88 Billion
11,561,841
11,561,841 $1.76 Billion

Others Institutions Holding VRTX

About VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC


  • Ticker VRTX
  • Exchange NASDAQ
  • Sector Healthcare
  • Industry Biotechnology
  • Shares Outstandng 256,691,008
  • Market Cap $122B
  • Description
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis. The company markets SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI, ORKAMBI, and KALYDECO to treat patients with cystic fibrosis who have specific mutations in their cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene; and TRIKAF...
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