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Description
Description
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biotechnology company, which engages in the business of discovering, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing small molecule drugs for patients with serious diseases. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and currently employs 6,400 full-time employees. The company has seven approved medicines: five that treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), one that treats severe sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion dependent beta thalassemia (TDT), and one that treats moderate-...
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NYSE/NASDAQ
Biotechnology
High Price Growth
Socially Aware
Performance
Performance
$514.51
USD
▲ $419.11 (439.32%)
11th September 2026, 10:47 p.m.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
▲ 169.69% Growth
5 years capital growth
N/A
5 year average dividend yield
$15 AUD minimum investment
Due to minimum AUD to USD conversion
$771.86 USD median portfolio
Median amount held by the community
Costs
Costs
PURCHASE FEE
$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)
MANAGEMENT FEE
N/A
ESG
ESG
86.57
Environmental score
99
Social score
44.16
Governance score
Pearler community insights
Pearler community insights
General statistics
28 investors hold VRTX
40 weeks average time between investments
$2,098 average holding per investor
8 days since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors
50k - 100k
48%
Less than 50k
21%
100k - 150k
17%
More than 200k
10%
150k - 200k
3%
Age of investors
35-90 years old
64%
26-34 years old
29%
18-25 years old
7%
Legal gender of investors
39% male
61% female
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