By CapitalSnitch Research Desk · updated Oct 11, 2026 · data from SEC filings and official Congress disclosures
Over the past year there were no insider purchases at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / MA. 13 insiders sold roughly $158.1 million instead.
That's worth context: executives sell for plenty of routine reasons, from scheduled trading plans to tax bills. Buying is the rarer, more telling signal.
Quarter by quarter: 4 quarters in a row of net selling by insiders. Insiders bought in 1 of the last 7 full quarters. Big money check: 1,754 institutions held VRTX as of Q2 2026, and more funds bought than sold. VRTX also shows up in congressional disclosures: 14 reported trades from seven lawmakers in two years.
Are insiders buying or selling VRTX stock?
In the last 12 months Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / MA insiders made open-market purchases worth about $0 and sales worth about $158.1 million. Data comes from SEC Form 4 filings, updated every 30 minutes on CapitalSnitch.
When was the last insider trade in VRTX?
The most recent open-market insider trade in VRTX was filed on 2026-07-07.
How many institutions own VRTX?
1,754 investment managers reported holding VRTX in SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
Has any member of Congress traded VRTX?
Yes. Members of Congress reported 14 trades in VRTX over the past two years. The full list is free on CapitalSnitch.
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Public-record data for research and education, not investment advice. Insider sales are often pre-planned (10b5-1).
Congress data: Data derived from public disclosures filed under the Ethics in Government Act and the STOCK Act, republished free for public transparency and news reporting. Disclosures may lag the trade by 45 days or more and show amounts only as ranges. This data may not be used for credit rating, loan underwriting, solicitation of money (political, charitable or other), direct-mail or commercial targeting (5 U.S.C. 13107).