VERTEX INC VERX
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 92538J106 · ISIN US92538J1060
Annuity software and business consulting company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersKing Of Prussia, PA
- Founded1991
- Websitevertexincorporated.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $19.50. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($3.1m notional), 3 hold puts ($743.0k).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 82 |
| Q4 2022 | 102 |
| Q1 2023 | 130 |
| Q2 2023 | 122 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 61 | 32 |
| Q1 2023 | 86 | 39 |
| Q2 2023 | 67 | 57 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $931.2k | $40.6k | 0.04 |
| Q1 2023 | $12.8m | $39.2k | 0.00 |
| Q2 2023 | $3.1m | $743.0k | 0.24 |
Biggest buyers
| Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors, LLC | New | +2.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +585.3k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | New | +574.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +377.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | New | +229.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +150.6k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC | Added | +137.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +135.6k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | New | +131.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Cerity Partners LLC | Sold out | -500.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -333.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -325.5k |
| Legacy Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -164.8k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC | Sold out | -138.1k |
| Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC | Sold out | -115.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -114.2k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP | Reduced | -103.5k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Reduced | -92.8k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -89.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.2m63.1k shares |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $1.2m60.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $696.1k35.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $13.7k700 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $709.8k36.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $33.1k1.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Radcliffe Amanda Westphal 13G · exempt (held before listing) -0.3 pts · filed 2025-08-13 | 20.9% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-01-21 | 7.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.2% |
| MORGAN STANLEY 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-12 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Tensile Capital Management LP (4.4%, 2026-04-02), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $624.3k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $101.0k | 1 | $260.0k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $486.4k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.0m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.9m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.2m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.3m | $3.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | Westphal Jeffery 10% owner · By The 2009 Jeffrey R. Westphal Generation Skipping Trust | Sold | $11.4m600.0k shares |
| 2023-06-30 | Westphal Jeffery 10% owner · See Footnote | Sold | $175.3k8.8k shares |
| 2023-06-28 | Westphal Jeffery 10% owner · By The 2009 Jeffrey R. Westphal Generation Skipping Trust | Sold | $14.6m800.0k shares |
| 2023-06-15 | DeStefano David PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.0m100.0k shares |
| 2023-06-15 | Butler Lisa CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold plan | $209.0k10.0k shares |
| 2023-05-15 | SCHWAB JOHN R CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $588.3k30.0k shares |
| 2023-05-15 | Butler Lisa CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold plan | $195.6k10.0k shares |
| 2023-04-21 | Tensile Capital Management LP 10% owner · By Tensile Capital Partners Master Fund LP | Sold | $97.8k4.4k shares |
| 2023-04-20 | Tensile Capital Management LP 10% owner · By Tensile Capital Partners Master Fund LP | Sold | $1.2m54.8k shares |
| 2023-04-19 | Tensile Capital Management LP 10% owner · By Tensile Capital Partners Master Fund LP | Sold | $1.0m44.3k shares |
| 2023-04-17 | Butler Lisa CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold plan | $224.5k10.0k shares |
| 2023-04-05 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $400.6k18.8k shares |
| 2023-04-05 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $400.6k18.8k shares |
| 2023-04-04 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $781.0k36.5k shares |
| 2023-04-04 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $781.0k36.5k shares |
| 2023-04-03 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $570.9k27.1k shares |
| 2023-04-03 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $570.9k27.1k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Tensile Capital Management LP 14.80% of their portfolio | 5.9m $114.4m | Reduced -103.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7m $90.8m | Added +1.1m |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 4.2m $82.8m | Added +585.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.7m $72.8m | Reduced -114.2k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 2.8m $55.1m | Reduced -80.8k |
| Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors, LLC 4.74% of their portfolio | 2.6m $50.5m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $46.0m | Reduced -30.8k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.3m $25.7m | Reduced -89.6k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.1m $22.1m | Added +54.1k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 2.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $21.8m | Added +25.5k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $21.0m | Reduced -23.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 858.4k $16.7m | Added +150.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 805.7k $15.7m | Added +377.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 795.2k $15.5m | Added +92.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 616.3k $12.0m | Added +43.2k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 574.2k $11.2m | New |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 518.7k $10.1m | Added +137.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 437.4k $8.5m | Added +135.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 396.7k $7.7m | Added +29.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 391.0k $7.6m | Added +85.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 387.5k $7.6m | Added +115.4k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 348.2k $6.8m | Reduced -35.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.2k $6.3m | Added +61.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 307.0k $6.1m | Added +7.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 281.1k $5.5m | Added +10.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 258.2k $5.0m | Reduced -65.0k |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. 2.16% of their portfolio | 235.5k $4.6m | Reduced -56.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.0k $4.5m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.6k $4.5m | Added +66.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 224.5k $4.4m | Added +17.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 216.5k $4.2m | Added +49.7k |
| Legacy Advisors, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 200.6k $3.9m | Reduced -164.8k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 200.0k $3.9m | Reduced -92.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.8k $3.8m | Added +57.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.0k $3.0m | Added +96.2k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 0.57% of their portfolio | 150.0k $2.9m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.0k $2.7m | Added +2.8k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 131.6k $2.6m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.3k $2.5m | Added +65.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.5k $2.3m | Added +25.1k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.4k $2.2m | Added +32.1k |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 111.9k $2.2m | Reduced -48.1k |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 100.3k $2.0m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.8k $1.8m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.3k $1.8m | Reduced -29.4k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.0k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.1k $1.7m | Added +4.3k |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 84.2k $1.6m | Added +52.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 78.8k $1.5m | Reduced -19.9k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 72.8k $1.4m | Reduced -3.4k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.0k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.9k $1.3m | Added +24.2k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.3k $1.3m | Added +10.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.0k $1.2m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.5k $1.2m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.9k $1.1m | Reduced -325.5k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 55.3k $1.1m | Added +10.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.9k $1.1m | Added +1.4k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.2k $1.1m | Added +18.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.6k $1.0m | Added +8.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.3k $960.4k | Added +24.8k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 41.2k $803.4k | Added +20.1k |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 40.1k $781.0k | Unchanged |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.4k $768.0k | Added +18.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.3k $747.4k | Added +10.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.5k $731.8k | Reduced -5.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.4k $729.0k | Added +17.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.9k $660.1k | Reduced -12.9k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.5k $654.1k | Reduced -10.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.6k $635.4k | New |
| Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 32.2k $628.2k | New |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.5k $555.4k | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $486.7k | Added +8.1k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.2k $451.6k | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.0k $449.0k | Added +7.6k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.7k $442.6k | Unchanged |
| Atom Investors LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 22.4k $436.1k | Reduced -39.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.3k $337.0k | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.2k $335.1k | Added +1.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.8k $327.0k | New |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 16.2k $316.3k | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.1k $314.3k | Added +7.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.4k $301.2k | Reduced -12.0k |
| Veritable, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $290.6k | Unchanged |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.7k $305.0k | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.5k $299.4k | Unchanged |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.9k $270.3k | Reduced -7.7k |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.0k $233.6k | Reduced -2.1k |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $230.0k | New |
| Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 11.7k $227.6k | Added +6.0k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $219.0k | Reduced -2.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $218.2k | Added +5.1k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.1k $216.8k | New |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.1k $177.0k | Added +5.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.7k $131.1k | Added +2.4k |
| State of Wyoming 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.0k $77.6k | Reduced -2.2k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4k $67.0k | Reduced -11.6k |
| ARCADIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP/MI 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2k $42.4k | Reduced -1.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0k $39.5k | Added +1.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0k $39.0k | Unchanged |