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 ($1.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $26.94. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($3.6m notional), 5 hold puts ($1.1m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 145 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 97 | 43 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $12.8m | $39.2k | 0.00 |
| Q2 2023 | $3.1m | $743.0k | 0.24 |
| Q3 2023 | $2.8m | $526.2k | 0.19 |
| Q4 2023 | $3.6m | $1.1m | 0.30 |
Biggest buyers
| Legacy Advisors, LLC | Added | +3.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.0m |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | New | +1.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +786.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +637.1k |
| VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +522.1k |
| Aperture Investors, LLC | New | +462.6k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Added | +452.8k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | New | +343.5k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS | Added | +307.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Tensile Capital Management LP | Reduced | -691.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Sold out | -303.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -299.8k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -234.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -145.5k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -92.9k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -88.6k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Reduced | -87.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Sold out | -75.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.0m75.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $883.6k32.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $622.3k23.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $64.7k2.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $26.0k1.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $716.6k26.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $312.5k11.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $43.0k1.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $13.5k500 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $4.3m | $926.1k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-18 | SCHWAB JOHN R CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $663.8k25.0k shares |
| 2023-12-15 | Rowland Bryan T.R. GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold | $1.8m66.8k shares |
| 2023-12-15 | DeStefano David PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $1.1m39.3k shares |
| 2023-12-15 | Stamm John Richard Director | Sold | $268.5k10.0k shares |
| 2023-12-15 | Robert Kevin L Director | Sold | $228.1k8.5k shares |
| 2023-12-13 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $321.3k11.4k shares |
| 2023-12-13 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $262.2k9.3k shares |
| 2023-12-12 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.4m49.2k shares |
| 2023-12-12 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.2m42.6k shares |
| 2023-12-11 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $2.0m70.8k shares |
| 2023-12-11 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.4m49.0k shares |
| 2023-12-08 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.4m50.2k shares |
| 2023-12-08 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.1m36.9k shares |
| 2023-12-07 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.4m47.2k shares |
| 2023-12-07 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.1m39.6k shares |
| 2023-12-06 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $648.9k22.1k shares |
| 2023-12-06 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $638.1k21.7k shares |
| 2023-12-05 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.1m36.2k shares |
| 2023-12-05 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $782.1k26.4k shares |
| 2023-12-04 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $525.8k18.9k shares |
| 2023-12-04 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $422.9k15.2k shares |
| 2023-12-01 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $2.2m79.2k shares |
| 2023-12-01 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $2.1m75.1k shares |
| 2023-11-30 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $2.3m83.4k shares |
| 2023-11-30 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $2.3m82.4k shares |
| 2023-11-29 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.9m67.0k shares |
| 2023-11-20 | ANDERSEN ERIC C. Director | Sold plan | $262.4k10.0k shares |
| 2023-11-15 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.3m50.3k shares |
| 2023-11-14 | Westphal Jeffery 10% owner · See Footnote | Sold | $28.1m1.1m shares |
| 2023-11-14 | Westphal Jeffery 10% owner · By The 2009 Jeffrey R. Westphal Generation Skipping Trust | Sold | $21.4m822.3k shares |
The latest 30 of 48 trades.
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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.6m $149.7m | Added +637.1k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP 16.11% of their portfolio | 5.1m $137.8m | Reduced -691.9k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 4.4m $119.0m | Reduced -234.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4m $118.1m | Added +2.0m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.7m $98.8m | Reduced -299.8k |
| Legacy Advisors, LLC 11.29% of their portfolio | 3.2m $87.4m | Added +3.0m |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 2.8m $76.3m | Added +452.8k |
| Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors, LLC 2.68% of their portfolio | 1.6m $43.0m | Reduced -1.0m |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $37.3m | New |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.4m $36.5m | Reduced -88.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $36.0m | Reduced -92.9k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 3.40% of their portfolio | 1.3m $34.9m | Added +20.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $32.6m | Added +255.6k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.2m $31.7m | Reduced -87.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 966.5k $26.0m | Added +786.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 859.3k $23.1m | Added +3.1k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 834.0k $22.5m | Added +149.0k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 663.6k $17.9m | Added +219.3k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 627.7k $16.9m | Reduced -73.5k |
| VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 522.1k $14.1m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 518.8k $14.0m | Added +84.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 483.3k $13.0m | Added +7.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 482.4k $13.0m | Reduced -35.2k |
| Aperture Investors, LLC 2.19% of their portfolio | 462.6k $12.5m | New |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.49% of their portfolio | 387.7k $10.4m | Reduced -3.8k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 383.3k $10.3m | Added +86.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 369.2k $9.9m | Added +26.9k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.18% of their portfolio | 345.3k $9.3m | Added +307.9k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.09% of their portfolio | 343.5k $9.3m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 342.7k $9.2m | Added +62.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.4k $8.6m | Added +3.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 314.3k $8.5m | Added +63.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 301.2k $8.1m | Added +131.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.1k $7.8m | Added +43.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 285.9k $7.7m | Added +800 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 279.7k $7.5m | Reduced -145.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 277.9k $7.5m | Added +266.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 261.7k $7.1m | Added +35.4k |
| Pembroke Management, LTD 0.87% of their portfolio | 260.9k $7.0m | New |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 2.15% of their portfolio | 258.8k $7.0m | Reduced -10.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 252.9k $6.8m | Added +30.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 248.0k $6.7m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 247.0k $6.7m | Added +214.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 245.1k $6.6m | Reduced -39.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 233.8k $6.3m | Added +145.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 230.4k $6.2m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.9k $6.0m | Added +32.9k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 206.0k $5.5m | Reduced -175 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.3k $5.0m | Added +17.5k |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. 2.09% of their portfolio | 175.0k $4.7m | Reduced -50.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.4k $4.4m | Added +26.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 161.3k $4.3m | Added +126.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 160.0k $4.3m | Added +119.4k |
| Global IMC LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 154.4k $4.2m | New |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 153.0k $4.1m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.2k $3.8m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.2k $3.6m | New |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 131.4k $3.5m | Reduced -200 |
| Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 125.9k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 124.8k $3.4m | New |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 0.62% of their portfolio | 120.0k $3.2m | Reduced -30.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.4k $3.1m | Added +54.6k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 99.0k $2.7m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.0k $2.6m | Reduced -10.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.5k $2.5m | Reduced -14.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.9k $2.4m | Added +36.8k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.8k $2.0m | New |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 73.9k $2.0m | Added +47.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 71.9k $1.9m | New |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.5k $1.9m | Reduced -53.3k |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 60.4k $1.6m | Added +21.6k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.7k $1.6m | Reduced -1.7k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.6k $1.6m | Reduced -34.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.1k $1.6m | Added +4.4k |
| Gagnon Advisors, LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 57.8k $1.6m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.0k $1.5m | Added +23.5k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 56.2k $1.5m | Added +19.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.4k $1.4m | Added +17.9k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 52.1k $1.4m | Added +25.8k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.0k $1.4m | Reduced -10.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.7k $1.4m | Added +33.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.6k $1.3m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.0k $1.3m | Added +6.3k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.0k $1.3m | New |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 45.1k $1.2m | Added +5.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.4k $1.2m | Added +544 |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 38.1k $1.0m | Added +25.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.2k $1.0m | Added +8.8k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.6k $985.5k | New |
| Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 33.1k $890.8k | Unchanged |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 33.0k $888.2k | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.6k $850.5k | Reduced -2.2k |
| Keebeck Wealth Management 0.14% of their portfolio | 31.0k $836.3k | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.4k $685.6k | Added +24.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.0k $592.7k | Reduced -73.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.0k $540.0k | Reduced -3.1k |
| MOODY NATIONAL BANK TRUST DIVISION 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.8k $507.6k | Added +5.3k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.5k $470.6k | Added +573 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.3k $466.0k | Unchanged |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.4k $442.9k | Added +4.6k |