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 ($1.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $53.35. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($158.5m notional), 6 hold puts ($565.2k).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 220 |
| Q4 2024 | 255 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 86 | 39 |
| Q2 2023 | 67 | 57 |
| Q3 2023 | 76 | 52 |
| Q4 2023 | 97 | 43 |
| Q1 2024 | 107 | 62 |
| Q2 2024 | 129 | 87 |
| Q3 2024 | 126 | 90 |
| Q4 2024 | 140 | 100 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $9.5m | $2.2m | 0.23 |
| Q2 2024 | $113.3m | $3.3m | 0.03 |
| Q3 2024 | $116.8m | $995.1k | 0.01 |
| Q4 2024 | $158.5m | $565.2k | 0.00 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.2m |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +1.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +596.1k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +580.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +524.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +518.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Added | +440.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +439.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +423.0k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.3m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -843.0k |
| Legacy Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -765.3k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -662.7k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -483.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Sold out | -461.9k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Reduced | -379.1k |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA | Reduced | -348.1k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP | Reduced | -284.0k |
| Aperture Investors, LLC | Reduced | -221.9k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $152.0m2.8m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.9m92.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $757.6k14.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $410.8k7.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $298.8k5.6k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $112.0k2.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $389.5k7.3k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $90.7k1.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $32.0k600 shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $32.0k600 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $21.0k400 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $8.3m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $34.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-17 | SCHWAB JOHN R CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $1.1m20.0k shares |
| 2024-12-12 | Westphal Jeffrey See Remarks · By The 2009 Jeffrey R. Westphal Generation Skipping Trust | Sold | $30.5m575.0k shares |
| 2024-12-11 | DeStefano David PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $11.9m216.3k shares |
| 2024-12-10 | DeStefano David PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $9.1m164.8k shares |
| 2024-12-10 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO KYLE R. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $3.4m61.7k shares |
| 2024-12-09 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO KYLE R. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $735.8k13.3k shares |
| 2024-12-06 | DeStefano David PRESIDENT & CEO, director · By Family Trusts | Sold | $1.0m17.9k shares |
| 2024-12-06 | Stamm John Richard Director | Sold | $214.1k3.8k shares |
| 2024-11-26 | DeStefano David PRESIDENT & CEO, director · By Family Trusts | Sold | $1.4m25.6k shares |
| 2024-11-26 | Rowland Bryan T.R. GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold | $166.3k3.0k shares |
| 2024-11-22 | Stamm John Richard Director | Sold | $134.5k2.5k shares |
| 2024-11-21 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO KYLE R. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.6m31.0k shares |
| 2024-11-20 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO KYLE R. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $2.1m41.0k shares |
| 2024-11-18 | DeStefano David PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $1.1m22.3k shares |
| 2024-11-15 | DeStefano David PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $831.2k16.8k shares |
| 2024-11-14 | DeStefano David PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $7.9m159.1k shares |
| 2024-11-11 | Westphal Jeffrey 10% owner · By The 2009 Jeffrey R. Westphal Generation Skipping Trust | Sold | $121.5m2.5m shares |
| 2024-11-11 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $420.0k8.5k shares |
| 2024-11-08 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $6.0m114.9k shares |
| 2024-11-08 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $3.1m58.8k shares |
| 2024-11-07 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $4.7m91.2k shares |
| 2024-11-07 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.4m26.6k shares |
| 2024-10-14 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $2.3m56.4k shares |
| 2024-10-11 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.9m46.1k shares |
| 2024-10-11 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.7m42.8k shares |
| 2024-10-10 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.3m32.6k shares |
| 2024-10-10 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.3m32.4k shares |
| 2024-10-09 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $2.0m49.1k shares |
| 2024-10-09 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $2.0m49.0k shares |
| 2024-10-08 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO JACOB J. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $1.2m28.0k shares |
The latest 30 of 34 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.9m $365.9m | Added +137.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.3m $336.6m | Added +1.3m |
| Tensile Capital Management LP 20.89% of their portfolio | 3.8m $201.1m | Reduced -284.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.5m $188.2m | Added +53.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $153.0m | Added +580.7k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 2.3m $120.7m | Reduced -18.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $113.6m | Added +439.1k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 2.1m $109.9m | Reduced -483.6k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $81.2m | Reduced -44.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $80.8m | Added +1.2m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $79.5m | Added +423.0k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 1.4m $76.7m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Legacy Advisors, LLC 7.24% of their portfolio | 1.4m $74.6m | Reduced -765.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $73.3m | Added +12.1k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $71.4m | Added +108.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $68.0m | Reduced -166 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $67.9m | Reduced -2.3m |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $61.8m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $61.3m | Added +172.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.7m | Added +51.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $55.0m | Added +440.8k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.0m $54.2m | Added +83.4k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 992.7k $53.0m | Reduced -662.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 851.1k $45.4m | Added +596.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 824.3k $44.0m | Reduced -86.9k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.07% of their portfolio | 750.6k $40.0m | Reduced -379.1k |
| Pembroke Management, LTD 4.85% of their portfolio | 729.4k $38.9m | Reduced -93.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 691.0k $36.9m | Added +241.6k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 689.0k $36.8m | Added +145.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 680.9k $36.3m | Added +187.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 666.4k $35.6m | Reduced -105.8k |
| Aperture Investors, LLC 4.36% of their portfolio | 632.7k $33.8m | Reduced -221.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 629.5k $33.6m | Reduced -19.9k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 620.6k $33.1m | Reduced -8.1k |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA 0.32% of their portfolio | 613.6k $32.7m | Reduced -348.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 572.2k $30.5m | Added +524.6k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 561.2k $29.9m | Added +22.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 558.9k $29.8m | Added +28.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 558.1k $29.8m | Added +518.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 551.6k $29.4m | Added +178.4k |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 0.98% of their portfolio | 519.8k $27.6m | Reduced -5.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.11% of their portfolio | 510.3k $27.2m | Added +89.7k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.20% of their portfolio | 503.6k $26.9m | Added +28.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 472.6k $25.2m | Reduced -109.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 459.4k $24.5m | Added +180.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 456.4k $24.4m | Reduced -53.1k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 455.0k $24.3m | Reduced -14.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 447.0k $23.8m | Added +391.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 438.7k $23.4m | Added +6.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 385.4k $20.6m | New |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 362.6k $19.3m | Reduced -186.8k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.36% of their portfolio | 345.3k $18.4m | Unchanged |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 327.0k $17.4m | Reduced -177.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 292.5k $15.6m | Added +136.4k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 0.17% of their portfolio | 248.1k $13.2m | Added +87.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 236.0k $12.6m | Reduced -21.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 234.3k $12.5m | Added +62.4k |
| Banco Santander, S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 232.0k $12.4m | Reduced -78.0k |
| SCALAR GAUGE MANAGEMENT, LLC 5.44% of their portfolio | 221.0k $11.8m | New |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.04% of their portfolio | 215.1k $11.5m | Added +24.4k |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 204.3k $10.9m | Reduced -52.1k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 194.3k $10.4m | Reduced -938 |
| Westwind Capital 2.18% of their portfolio | 186.9k $10.0m | Added +413 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 179.3k $9.6m | Reduced -7.3k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 176.6k $9.4m | New |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 1.89% of their portfolio | 175.8k $9.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 171.0k $9.1m | Reduced -34.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.5k $8.8m | Added +26.0k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 162.9k $8.7m | New |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 157.0k $8.4m | New |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 155.9k $8.3m | Reduced -75.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.0k $8.2m | Added +7.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.8k $7.1m | Reduced -13.5k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO OF NEVADA INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 126.1k $6.7m | Added +46.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 124.1k $6.6m | Added +9.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.0k $6.4m | Added +102.3k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 1.05% of their portfolio | 120.0k $6.4m | Unchanged |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.4k $6.3m | Reduced -3.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.8k $6.2m | Reduced -195.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.7k $6.2m | Added +7.9k |
| Gagnon Advisors, LLC 3.95% of their portfolio | 115.6k $6.2m | Unchanged |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.8k $6.0m | First filing |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.9k $5.8m | Added +54.6k |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. 2.13% of their portfolio | 100.0k $5.3m | Reduced -25.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.9k $5.3m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.7k $5.1m | Reduced -214.8k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 93.3k $5.0m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.3k $4.6m | Added +7.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.7k $4.3m | Added +3.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.5k $4.2m | Reduced -119.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.5k $4.2m | Added +4.8k |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 77.3k $4.1m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 1.91% of their portfolio | 76.4k $4.1m | Added +9.3k |
| Global IMC LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 73.8k $3.9m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.6k $3.9m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.5k $3.6m | Added +4.7k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 63.0k $3.4m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.6k $3.2m | Added +1.4k |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. 0.61% of their portfolio | 58.8k $3.1m | New |
| Westover Capital Advisors, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 55.4k $3.0m | Added +632 |