Capital World Investors Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc Transaction History

Capital World Investors

$659 Billion
Q2 2025

A detailed history of Capital World Investors transactions in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc stock. As of the latest transaction made, Capital World Investors holds 28,732,143 shares of VRTX stock, worth $11.1 Billion. This represents 1.94% of its overall portfolio holdings.

Number of Shares

28,732,143

Previous 28,533,308 0.7%

Holding current value

$11.1 Billion

Previous $13.8 Billion 7.53%

% of portfolio

1.94%

Previous 2.34%

32 transactions

Quarter	Operation	Price Per share	shares change	shares Held
Q2 2025 Aug 13, 2025	BUY	$421.16 - $509.5 $83.7 Million - $101 Million	198,835 Added 0.7%	28,732,143 $12.8 Billion
Q1 2025 May 12, 2025	BUY	$402.49 - $513.76 $83.6 Million - $107 Million	207,613 Added 0.73%	28,533,308 $13.8 Billion
Q4 2024 Feb 13, 2025	BUY	$396.64 - $516.74 $601 Million - $783 Million	1,514,993 Added 5.65%	28,325,695 $11.4 Billion
Q3 2024 Nov 13, 2024	BUY	$460.0 - $505.78 $47.3 Million - $52 Million	102,736 Added 0.38%	26,810,702 $12.5 Billion
Q2 2024 Aug 13, 2024	BUY	$392.81 - $485.53 $448 Million - $554 Million	1,140,782 Added 4.46%	26,707,966 $12.5 Billion
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

# of Institutions

1,806

Shares Held

239M

Call Options Held

1.96M

Put Options Held

1.13M

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About VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Ticker VRTX
Exchange NASDAQ
Sector Healthcare
Industry Biotechnology
Shares Outstandng 256,691,008
Market Cap $99.5B
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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Capital World Investors Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc Transaction History