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 ($988.3k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $36.05. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($113.3m notional), 7 hold puts ($3.3m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 177 |
| Q2 2024 | 205 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 107 | 62 |
| Q2 2024 | 129 | 87 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $2.8m | $526.2k | 0.19 |
| Q4 2023 | $3.6m | $1.1m | 0.30 |
| Q1 2024 | $9.5m | $2.2m | 0.23 |
| Q2 2024 | $113.3m | $3.3m | 0.03 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +3.4m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.2m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | New | +1.4m |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +1.0m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +964.1k |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA | Added | +803.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +696.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +617.6k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | New | +615.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +595.9k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -744.5k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -475.9k |
| VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -474.0k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC | Reduced | -426.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -330.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -288.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Sold out | -287.9k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp | Sold out | -253.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -234.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -219.8k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | New | $102.7m2.8m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.5m69.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.0m54.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.9m53.3k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.8m50.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.6m43.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $540.8k15.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $241.0k6.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.5m42.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1m29.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $317.2k8.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $201.9k5.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $136.0k3.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $72.1k2.0k 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 2024
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 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 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $2.4m | $558.8k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-05 | Westphal Jeffrey 10% owner · By The 2009 Jeffrey R. Westphal Generation Skipping Trust | Sold | $49.4m1.5m shares |
| 2024-04-05 | Westphal Jeffrey 10% owner · By The 2009 Jeffrey R. Westphal Generation Skipping Trust | Sold | $23.8m791.1k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.4m $230.3m | Added +595.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7m $168.1m | Added +3.4m |
| Tensile Capital Management LP 18.42% of their portfolio | 4.6m $167.0m | Reduced -127.0k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 4.1m $147.4m | Reduced -475.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $144.7m | Reduced -133.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.5m $125.7m | Reduced -83.0k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 2.8m $101.1m | Reduced -1.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $80.5m | Added +2.2m |
| Legacy Advisors, LLC 9.48% of their portfolio | 2.2m $78.0m | Reduced -748 |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 1.8m $63.2m | Added +367.2k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $57.7m | Added +73.0k |
| Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors, LLC 3.17% of their portfolio | 1.6m $57.5m | Unchanged |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $52.0m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $51.8m | Added +461.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.6m | Added +696.8k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.18% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.6m | Added +25.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.5m | Added +240.3k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.3m | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 998.3k $36.0m | Added +617.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 964.1k $34.8m | New |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA 0.35% of their portfolio | 949.5k $34.2m | Added +803.9k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 2.54% of their portfolio | 848.4k $30.6m | Reduced -426.7k |
| Pembroke Management, LTD 4.09% of their portfolio | 844.6k $30.4m | Reduced -82.5k |
| Aperture Investors, LLC 4.32% of their portfolio | 818.3k $29.5m | Added +112 |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 782.7k $28.2m | Added +58.7k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 778.7k $28.1m | Added +39.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 771.6k $27.8m | Reduced -77.6k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 704.5k $25.4m | Reduced -8.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 668.2k $24.1m | Added +40.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 643.9k $23.2m | Added +266.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 615.1k $22.2m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 552.6k $19.9m | Added +491.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 484.6k $17.5m | Added +96.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 475.9k $17.2m | Added +468.2k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.15% of their portfolio | 475.3k $17.1m | Added +76.4k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 427.7k $15.4m | Added +179.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 417.4k $15.0m | Added +88.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 409.6k $14.8m | Added +30.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 409.0k $14.7m | Added +151.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 404.8k $14.6m | Added +129.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 377.1k $13.6m | Added +100.3k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.4k $12.5m | New |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.24% of their portfolio | 345.3k $12.4m | Unchanged |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 344.0k $12.4m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 306.1k $11.0m | Added +466 |
| Banco Santander, S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 297.9k $10.7m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.7k $10.7m | Added +16.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 256.9k $9.3m | Added +247.2k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 250.9k $9.0m | Added +5.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 249.7k $9.0m | Reduced -206.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 248.0k $8.9m | Added +22.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.2k $8.8m | Reduced -744.5k |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 2.23% of their portfolio | 238.4k $8.6m | Added +14.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 233.5k $8.4m | Reduced -219.8k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 232.2k $8.4m | Added +1.3k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 227.2k $8.2m | Reduced -173.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.9k $8.0m | Added +186.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.2k $7.9m | Added +38.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.3k $6.6m | Added +4.3k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 178.0k $6.4m | Reduced -40.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.3k $6.0m | Reduced -127.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.6k $5.6m | Reduced -152.5k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 152.9k $5.5m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.6k $5.2m | New |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.39% of their portfolio | 138.0k $5.0m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 128.0k $4.6m | Reduced -13.1k |
| Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 125.3k $4.5m | Unchanged |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. 1.91% of their portfolio | 125.0k $4.5m | Reduced -15.0k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 0.71% of their portfolio | 120.0k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.3k $4.2m | Added +60.3k |
| Gagnon Advisors, LLC 3.17% of their portfolio | 115.6k $4.2m | Unchanged |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.9k $4.0m | Reduced -96.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.5k $4.0m | Added +9.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.2k $3.9m | Added +13.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.1k $3.2m | Added +45.5k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.3k $3.2m | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.2k $3.0m | Reduced -234.2k |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 79.1k $2.9m | New |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO OF NEVADA INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 77.1k $2.8m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.2k $2.6m | Added +72.0k |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 67.1k $2.4m | Added +9.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.2k $2.2m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.7k $2.2m | Added +10.7k |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 59.2k $2.1m | New |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.0k $2.1m | Reduced -4.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.9k $2.0m | First filing |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.7k $2.0m | Added +8.6k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 54.1k $1.9m | Added +7.8k |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 51.4k $1.9m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.6k $1.8m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.7k $1.6m | Reduced -2.6k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.5k $1.6m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 37.0k $1.3m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.6k $1.3m | Reduced -1.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.0k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $1.3m | Reduced -2.8k |
| ABN AMRO INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS 0.02% of their portfolio | 34.6k $1.2m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.4k $1.2m | Added +25.1k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.6k $1.2m | Added +30.7k |
| Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. 0.32% of their portfolio | 33.1k $1.2m | Unchanged |