Vertex Pharmaceutic (VRTX): Congress and insider trades
Who in Congress and inside the company traded VRTX, when each filing appeared, and what buying after each one would have earned against the S&P 500.
Key Facts
- Vertex Pharmaceutic (VRTX) is a listed stock on NASDAQ.
- 11 members of Congress filed 29 buys and 21 sells of VRTX, the latest published 2026-09-07 (7 September 2026).
- Insiders filed 0 open market buys worth $0 and 9 sells worth $5.2M, the latest filed 2026-07-07 (7 July 2026).
- Across 19 scored buys, Congress averaged +2.0% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 53% of them ahead of the index. That result is not distinguishable from luck.
- Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026).
Congress buys 29 11 members
Congress sells 21
Insider buys 0 $0
Insider sells 9 $5.2M
Congress buys vs S&P, 90d +2.0% 19 scored buys
Insider buys vs S&P, 90d n/a 0 scored buys
Congress trades in VRTX
as of 2026-09-07| Filed | Member | Type | Size | Days to file | 90 day vs S&P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | David Taylor (R-OH) | sell | 1K–15K | 10 | n/a |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) | sell | 1K–15K | 824 | n/a |
| 21 Jul 2026 | Alan Armstrong (R-OK) | buy | 1K–15K | 116 | n/a |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 34 | n/a |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 13 | n/a |
| 13 May 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 17 | +13.2% |
| 13 May 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 28 | +13.2% |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 15 | +2.9% |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 8 | n/a |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 15K–50K | 32 | n/a |
| 3 Feb 2026 | David Taylor (R-OH) | sell | 1K–15K | 4 | n/a |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Julia Letlow (R-LA) | buy | 1K–15K | 447 | -0.8% |
| 15 May 2025 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 19 | -19.9% |
| 10 Nov 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 37 | -2.7% |
| 9 Nov 2023 | Greg Stanton (D-AZ) | buy | 1K–15K | 44 | -0.3% |
| 9 Nov 2023 | Greg Stanton (D-AZ) | sell | 1K–15K | 16 | n/a |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 12 | +7.3% |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 20 | -1.9% |
| 12 Apr 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 24 | n/a |
| 12 Apr 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 14 | -4.5% |
| 10 Mar 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 26 | +1.9% |
| 9 Feb 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 27 | +16.4% |
| 9 Feb 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 29 | +16.4% |
| 4 Jan 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 15K–50K | 28 | n/a |
| 4 Jan 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 28 | n/a |
| 4 Jan 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 29 | n/a |
| 17 Nov 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 21 | n/a |
| 10 Nov 2022 | Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) | buy | 1K–15K | 35 | -6.5% |
| 12 Oct 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 21 | -10.0% |
| 12 Aug 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 22 | +6.0% |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 13 | +6.6% |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 7 | +6.6% |
| 6 May 2022 | Bill Keating (D-MA) | buy | 1K–15K | 37 | +18.3% |
| 31 Dec 2021 | Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) | sell | 1K–15K | 48 | n/a |
| 8 Dec 2021 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 15K–50K | 28 | +22.8% |
| 8 Dec 2021 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 35 | +22.8% |
| 2 Dec 2021 | Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) | sell | 1K–15K | 19 | n/a |
| 10 Nov 2021 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 15K–50K | 33 | n/a |
| 15 Oct 2021 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 16 | n/a |
| 23 Sep 2021 | Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) | sell | 1K–15K | 21 | n/a |
| 16 Sep 2021 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 15K–50K | 29 | +7.2% |
| 16 Sep 2021 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 40 | +7.2% |
| 16 Sep 2021 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 30 | +7.2% |
| 24 Feb 2021 | Peter Meijer (R-MI) | sell | 1K–15K | 26 | n/a |
| 10 Jan 2021 | Dean Phillips (D-MN) | buy | 1K–15K | 22 | -18.1% |
| 30 Dec 2020 | Kenny Marchant (R-TX) | sell | 1K–15K | 40 | n/a |
| 17 Dec 2020 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 15K–50K | 43 | n/a |
| 17 Dec 2020 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 43 | n/a |
| 12 Dec 2020 | Kenny Marchant (R-TX) | buy | 1K–15K | 50 | n/a |
| 12 Dec 2020 | Kenny Marchant (R-TX) | buy | 1K–15K | 56 | n/a |
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Insider trades in VRTX
as of 2026-07-07| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | 90 day vs S&P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2026 | McKechnie Duncan | sell | 1,541 | $519.00 | $800K | n/a |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Tatsis Ourania | sell | 1,500 | $524.99 | $787K | n/a |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Bozic Carmen | sell | 596 | $482.50 | $288K | n/a |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Bozic Carmen | sell | 1,020 | $462.17 | $471K | n/a |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Bozic Carmen | sell | 1,745 | $450.00 | $785K | n/a |
| 5 May 2026 | Liu Joy | sell | 1,104 | $425.02 | $469K | n/a |
| 5 May 2026 | Bhatia Sangeeta N. | sell | 318 | $423.73 | $135K | n/a |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Liu Joy | sell | 978 | $449.17 | $439K | n/a |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Bozic Carmen | sell | 2,329 | $450.95 | $1.1M | n/a |
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Frequently asked questions
Who has bought VRTX?
29 Congress buys by 11 members and 0 insider buys are on file. The tables on this page list every one.
Did buying VRTX after a disclosure beat the market?
Across 19 scored buys, Congress averaged +2.0% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 53% of them ahead of the index. That result is not distinguishable from luck. A single stock is a small sample.
Sources: Congressional trades: STOCK Act disclosures, collected from CapitolTrades. Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings, collected from Finviz. Prices: Yahoo Finance daily adjusted closes. Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026). About these sources.
Not investment advice. Past disclosed trades do not predict future returns. Disclosures are published late, so the trades shown are ones you could only have copied after the fact. Talk to a licensed adviser before you invest.