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 ($59.7k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $23.10. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($2.8m notional), 5 hold puts ($526.2k).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 82 |
| Q4 2022 | 102 |
| Q1 2023 | 130 |
| Q2 2023 | 122 |
| Q3 2023 | 121 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 76 | 52 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $931.2k | $40.6k | 0.04 |
| Q1 2023 | $12.8m | $39.2k | 0.00 |
| Q2 2023 | $3.1m | $743.0k | 0.24 |
| Q3 2023 | $2.8m | $526.2k | 0.19 |
Biggest buyers
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC | New | +444.3k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +404.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +349.7k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +297.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +264.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +236.7k |
| COMERICA BANK | New | +206.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +205.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +196.2k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC | Added | +166.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Sold out | -616.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -560.8k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -446.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -207.4k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Sold out | -200.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -118.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Sold out | -92.3k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | Sold out | -92.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -85.4k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP | Reduced | -60.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1m48.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $974.8k42.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $344.2k14.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $221.8k9.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $133.0k5.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $462.0k20.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $43.9k1.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $18.0k800 shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $2.3k100 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $721.5k | $187.1k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-29 | Tensile Capital Management LP 10% owner · By Tensile Capital Partners Master Fund LP | Sold | $1.4m60.0k shares |
| 2023-08-28 | Stamm John Richard Director | Sold | $239.6k10.7k shares |
| 2023-08-14 | ANDERSEN ERIC C. Director | Sold | $294.9k15.1k shares |
| 2023-07-14 | Butler Lisa CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold plan | $187.1k10.0k shares |
| 2023-07-12 | Westphal Jeffery 10% owner · By The 2009 Jeffrey R. Westphal Generation Skipping Trust | Sold | $1.5m80.6k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Tensile Capital Management LP 16.87% of their portfolio | 5.8m $134.1m | Reduced -60.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.9m $113.6m | Added +264.9k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 4.7m $107.5m | Added +404.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.0m $91.7m | Added +236.7k |
| Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors, LLC 3.92% of their portfolio | 2.6m $60.0m | Added +7.0k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 2.4m $55.0m | Reduced -446.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $54.2m | Reduced -12.2k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.4m $33.4m | Added +126.2k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $33.0m | Added +349.7k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 3.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $29.5m | Added +157.9k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.3m $29.2m | Added +130.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 953.8k $22.0m | Added +158.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 856.2k $19.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 701.1k $16.2m | Added +126.9k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 685.1k $15.8m | Added +166.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 517.6k $12.0m | Added +80.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 475.5k $11.0m | Added +84.6k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 444.3k $10.3m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 434.7k $10.0m | Added +38.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 425.2k $9.8m | Added +196.2k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 391.5k $9.0m | Added +43.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 342.2k $7.9m | Added +20.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 314.8k $7.3m | Added +33.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 303.5k $7.1m | Reduced -3.5k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 297.3k $6.9m | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 285.1k $6.6m | Added +133.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 284.8k $6.6m | Added +68.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 280.4k $6.5m | Added +51.8k |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 1.53% of their portfolio | 269.1k $6.2m | Added +157.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 251.0k $5.8m | Reduced -7.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 244.9k $5.7m | Reduced -560.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.3k $5.2m | Added +32.5k |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. 2.57% of their portfolio | 225.0k $5.2m | Reduced -10.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.7k $5.1m | Added +205.5k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 206.2k $4.8m | New |
| Legacy Advisors, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 200.7k $4.6m | Added +41 |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 188.0k $4.3m | Added +123.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 180.1k $4.2m | Reduced -207.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.7k $3.9m | Added +42.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.8k $3.9m | Added +80.8k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 0.74% of their portfolio | 150.0k $3.5m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.6k $3.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 131.6k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 125.9k $2.9m | New |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.8k $2.9m | Added +10.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.5k $2.5m | Added +13.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.5k $2.5m | Reduced -118.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.0k $2.2m | Added +24.0k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.2k $2.2m | Added +28.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.6k $2.0m | Added +50.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 75.9k $1.8m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.5k $1.4m | Reduced -1.6k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.2k $1.4m | Added +7.0k |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 61.0k $1.4m | Reduced -39.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.8k $1.4m | Added +1.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.7k $1.2m | Added +50 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.1k $1.2m | New |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.0k $1.2m | Added +11.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.9k $989.9k | Added +5.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.7k $964.3k | Added +4.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.6k $939.0k | Added +8.1k |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 40.1k $926.0k | Unchanged |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 38.8k $896.3k | Reduced -45.4k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.4k $863.1k | New |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 36.6k $844.4k | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.6k $798.7k | Reduced -25.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.5k $797.5k | Added +673 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 33.8k $779.9k | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.5k $773.4k | Added +19.0k |
| Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. 0.27% of their portfolio | 33.1k $763.8k | Added +852 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.1k $742.6k | Reduced -85.4k |
| Atom Investors LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 28.5k $659.2k | Added +6.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.5k $658.1k | Added +3.5k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.9k $620.6k | Reduced -6.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.3k $608.6k | Reduced -46.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.1k $533.9k | Added +7.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.5k $403.8k | Added +2.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.3k $399.5k | Unchanged |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $390.3k | Added +2.2k |
| PATHSTONE FAMILY OFFICE, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $344.3k | New |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $318.8k | Added +1.8k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.8k $318.5k | Reduced -2.4k |
| MOODY NATIONAL BANK TRUST DIVISION 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.5k $311.9k | New |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.0k $301.0k | Reduced -832 |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.4k $285.6k | Reduced -28.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $275.0k | Reduced -43.1k |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.8k $267.0k | New |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $272.8k | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $241.0k | Reduced -38.8k |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $240.6k | Reduced -1.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $224.3k | New |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.3k $216.0k | Reduced -1.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.4k $194.7k | Reduced -2.8k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.7k $155.3k | Unchanged |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5k $126.0k | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.3k $121.0k | Added +3.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $100.8k | New |
| ARCADIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP/MI 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7k $61.6k | Added +488 |
| RiverPark Advisors, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6k $59.7k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4k $54.4k | Added +330 |