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 ($1.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $35.33. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($105.1m notional), 4 hold puts ($501.2k).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 265 |
| Q2 2025 | 271 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 76 | 52 |
| Q4 2023 | 97 | 43 |
| Q1 2024 | 107 | 62 |
| Q2 2024 | 129 | 87 |
| Q3 2024 | 126 | 90 |
| Q4 2024 | 140 | 100 |
| Q1 2025 | 166 | 123 |
| Q2 2025 | 169 | 118 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $116.8m | $995.1k | 0.01 |
| Q4 2024 | $158.5m | $565.2k | 0.00 |
| Q1 2025 | $106.4m | $1.2m | 0.01 |
| Q2 2025 | $105.1m | $501.2k | 0.00 |
Biggest buyers
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | New | +2.5m |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | New | +1.7m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | New | +1.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | New | +1.1m |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +974.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +831.9k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +763.5k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | New | +755.1k |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +604.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +517.4k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Sold out | -2.4m |
| Legacy Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -901.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Sold out | -782.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -705.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Sold out | -580.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -499.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -383.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -373.6k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -306.5k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $100.7m2.8m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.7m76.8k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Unchanged | $689.0k19.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $590.1k16.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $417.0k11.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $14.0k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $477.0k13.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $21.2k600 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.0k100 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 2025
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $299.4k | 1 | $1.6m | $1.6m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $17.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-24 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $508.3k14.4k shares |
| 2025-06-23 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $17.9k510 shares |
| 2025-06-20 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $310.2k8.8k shares |
| 2025-06-18 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $5.7m157.9k shares |
| 2025-06-17 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $5.4m145.1k shares |
| 2025-06-16 | ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 10% owner | Sold | $2.9m78.2k shares |
| 2025-06-09 | Westphal Jeffrey See Remarks · By The 2009 Jeffrey R. Westphal Generation Skipping Trust | Sold | $58.2m1.5m shares |
| 2025-06-09 | Westphal Jeffrey See Remarks · By Rainer J. Westphal 2007 Separate Exempt Trust FBO Jeffrey Westphal | Sold | $44.4m1.2m shares |
| 2025-06-09 | Westphal Jeffrey See Remarks · By Rainer J. Westphal 2007 Separate Non-Exempt Trust FBO Jeffrey Westphal | Sold | $12.8m332.2k shares |
| 2025-05-13 | DeStefano David PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $4.1m109.4k shares |
| 2025-05-13 | Leib Ryan J Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $218.7k5.8k shares |
| 2025-05-12 | DeStefano David PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $13.6m363.1k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.7m $272.0m | Added +831.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8m $205.8m | Added +517.4k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP 15.54% of their portfolio | 3.6m $128.8m | Reduced -16.6k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 3.4m $120.1m | Added +450.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.2m $111.9m | Reduced -89.2k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.79% of their portfolio | 3.0m $106.6m | Added +974.5k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.5m $88.3m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $83.4m | Added +473.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $77.5m | Added +604.3k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.7m $60.4m | New |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.7m $59.6m | Added +17.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $56.5m | Reduced -20.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $55.6m | Added +177.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $55.3m | Added +169.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.3m | Added +185.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $52.2m | Reduced -51.1k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.47% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.5m | Added +763.5k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.1m | Reduced -114.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.2m | New |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.2m | Reduced -295.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.4m | Added +242.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.1m | New |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.1m $37.7m | Added +3.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $35.5m | Added +88.7k |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA 0.35% of their portfolio | 958.4k $33.9m | Reduced -45.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 954.7k $33.7m | Added +46.2k |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 1.16% of their portfolio | 923.9k $31.9m | Added +203.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 878.1k $31.0m | Added +262.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 819.3k $28.9m | Added +8 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 804.5k $28.4m | Added +482.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 782.7k $27.7m | Reduced -499.1k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 761.6k $26.9m | Added +34.6k |
| Pembroke Management, LTD 3.24% of their portfolio | 757.5k $26.8m | Added +83.5k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.04% of their portfolio | 755.1k $26.7m | New |
| Aperture Investors, LLC 3.42% of their portfolio | 720.4k $25.5m | Added +76.2k |
| ShawSpring Partners LLC 3.18% of their portfolio | 712.4k $25.2m | Added +222.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 683.0k $24.1m | Added +71.0k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.63% of their portfolio | 624.6k $22.1m | Added +44.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 617.4k $21.8m | Added +71.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 615.5k $21.7m | Added +57.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 580.8k $20.5m | Reduced -113.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 573.4k $20.3m | Reduced -613 |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 550.7k $19.5m | Reduced -81.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 545.1k $19.3m | Reduced -16.1k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 524.7k $18.5m | Added +107.5k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.07% of their portfolio | 510.3k $18.0m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 494.2k $17.5m | Added +61.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 468.4k $16.6m | Added +287.4k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 454.5k $16.1m | Added +111.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 442.6k $15.6m | Added +97.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 440.3k $15.6m | Reduced -133.7k |
| Chicago Capital, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 432.5k $15.3m | Added +54.3k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 400.3k $14.1m | Added +102.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 393.3k $13.9m | Added +316.2k |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 355.2k $12.6m | Added +68.1k |
| Westwind Capital 2.45% of their portfolio | 339.3k $12.0m | Added +4.8k |
| Banco Santander, S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 338.0k $11.9m | Reduced -12.0k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 331.4k $11.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 328.1k $11.6m | Added +189.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 308.4k $10.9m | Added +114.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 285.0k $10.1m | Reduced -383.4k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 276.7k $9.8m | Added +50.8k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 1.94% of their portfolio | 269.8k $9.5m | Added +1.2k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.19% of their portfolio | 261.8k $9.3m | Reduced -86.1k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 260.9k $9.2m | Added +6.6k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 259.2k $9.2m | Added +4.3k |
| NORRIS PERNE & FRENCH LLP/MI 0.62% of their portfolio | 252.0k $8.9m | Added +17.7k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 231.6k $8.2m | Reduced -17.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 230.0k $8.1m | Added +214.8k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 205.3k $7.3m | Added +110.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.6k $7.2m | Added +62.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.8k $7.1m | Added +25.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.0k $7.1m | Reduced -23.8k |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 185.6k $6.6m | Reduced -64.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.0k $6.2m | Reduced -162.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 173.7k $6.1m | Reduced -40.1k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 166.9k $5.9m | Added +2.8k |
| Gagnon Advisors, LLC 3.84% of their portfolio | 161.8k $5.7m | Unchanged |
| Jain Global LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 157.4k $5.6m | New |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO OF NEVADA INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 137.3k $4.9m | Added +4.8k |
| NORTH STAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 132.0k $4.7m | Added +16.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.7k $4.7m | Reduced -14.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.4k $4.6m | Added +1.1k |
| Monashee Investment Management LLC 2.42% of their portfolio | 130.0k $4.6m | New |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 125.1k $4.4m | Added +6.6k |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 111.7k $3.9m | Added +21.6k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 0.58% of their portfolio | 110.0k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.8k $3.8m | Added +59.6k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.4k $3.8m | Reduced -9.7k |
| EFG Asset Management (North America) Corp. 0.53% of their portfolio | 106.8k $3.8m | Added +52.7k |
| LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. 0.31% of their portfolio | 101.4k $3.6m | Added +13.7k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.8k $3.6m | Reduced -50.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.5k $3.4m | Added +13.3k |
| ABN AMRO INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS 0.06% of their portfolio | 91.2k $3.2m | Added +30.1k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 90.1k $3.2m | New |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.03% of their portfolio | 86.5k $3.1m | Reduced -290.8k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.1k $2.9m | Added +1.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.7k $2.9m | Added +13.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.6k $2.8m | Added +5.5k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 0.69% of their portfolio | 72.9k $2.6m | Reduced -46.2k |