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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) — Congressional Trades

9 U.S. lawmakers have disclosed 14 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades under the STOCK Act — 7 buys and 7 sells between 2013 and 2026. Congress has been evenly split of VRTX, and their disclosed buys are up 26.4% versus the latest close.

14Trades
7Buys
7Sells
9Members
$516.44Latest close 2026-08-13
+26.4%Congress buys vs latest close*

*Notional-weighted price return on lawmakers' disclosed buys of VRTX, marked to the latest close — per-share (share counts aren't disclosed).

50% buys50% sells

Which party is trading VRTX?

Democrats
3 buys · 5 sells
5 members · 8 trades
Republicans
3 buys · 1 sells
3 members · 4 trades

Who profited most from VRTX?

Lawmakers ranked by notional-weighted return on their disclosed VRTX buys (last ~3y), marked to the latest close.

1 David J. Taylor
+37.5%
2 Rohit Khanna
+22.4%
3 Alan Armstrong
+19.3%
DateMemberTypeAmountEst. priceLatest closeReturn
2026-03-27Alan ArmstrongBUY$1K–$15K$433.07$516.44 2026-08-13+19.3%
2025-08-07David J. TaylorBUY$1K–$15K$375.63$516.44 2026-08-13+37.5%
2025-01-17Rohit KhannaBUY$1K–$15K$422.00$516.44 2026-08-13+22.4%
2024-05-03Thomas H TubervilleSELL$1K–$15K$401.08$516.44 2026-08-13-28.8% exit
2024-05-03Thomas H TubervilleSELL$1K–$15K$401.08$516.44 2026-08-13+34.3% rt
2022-12-07Byron DonaldsBUY$1K–$15K$317.58$516.44 2026-08-13+62.6%
2022-10-06Thomas H TubervilleBUY$1K–$15K$298.63$516.44 2026-08-13+72.9%
2022-03-29William R. KeatingBUY$1K–$15K$257.98$516.44 2026-08-13+100.2%
2019-09-19Josh GottheimerSELL$1K–$15K$176.14$516.44 2026-08-13-193.2% exit
2019-02-04John F ReedSELL$1K–$15K$187.98$516.44 2026-08-13-174.7% exit
2019-01-31Gilbert CisnerosSELL$1K–$15K$190.91$516.44 2026-08-13-170.5% exit
2018-03-09John F ReedSELL$1K–$15K$176.26$516.44 2026-08-13-193.0% exit
2015-05-13John F ReedSELL$1K–$15K$125.52$516.44 2026-08-13-311.4% exit
2013-03-25JOHN F REEDBUY$1K–$15K$54.26$516.44 2026-08-13+851.8%

Return: buys marked to the latest close (open); sells tagged rt are realized round-trips vs a prior disclosed buy; exit = timing (stock move after the sale, seller's perspective).

Frequently asked — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) congressional trades

Which lawmakers have traded Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX)?

9 members of the U.S. House and Senate have disclosed Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated transactions under the STOCK Act — 7 purchases and 7 sales. The full member-by-member breakdown, with dates and dollar ranges, is in the table above.

Which lawmakers bought VRTX recently?

No member of Congress has disclosed a VRTX purchase in the last 90 days. STOCK Act filings lag the trade by up to 45 days, so newer buys may still be pending disclosure.

How have Congress's VRTX trades performed?

Notional-weighted, lawmakers' disclosed VRTX buys are up 26.4% versus the latest close of $516.44. Each trade's own return — and realized round-trips on matched sells — is in the Return column.

Is it legal for members of Congress to trade Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated?

Yes. Under the 2012 STOCK Act, members of Congress may buy and sell individual stocks but must publicly disclose each transaction within 45 days. Bargo surfaces those filings so you can see who traded VRTX and how it performed.

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