VRTX correlations (Vertex Pharmaceuticals)
VRTX measured against 4756 US stocks and ETFs: closest co-movers on one side, the best offsets on the other, all from weekly returns.
Data as of 2026-08-27 · refreshed every trading day · Health Care · Biotechnology
Volatility (ann.)
30.3%
3y weekly
Beta vs S&P 500
0.55
3y weekly
1-year return
+40.7%
price, adjusted
5-year return
+174.5%
price, adjusted
Market cap
$138.8B
latest
P/E ratio
31.9
trailing
Max drawdown
-29.1%
3y, daily closes
VRTX over the last 12 months, weekly closes indexed to 100 at the start.
Stocks and ETFs most correlated with VRTX
| Asset | Correlation (3Y) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| IBB | iShares Biotechnology ETF | 0.61 | |
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0.55 | |
| BME | Blackrock Health Sciences Trust | 0.54 | |
| GRX | The Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Trust | 0.52 | |
| HQL | abrdn Life Sciences Investors Shares of Beneficial Interest | 0.52 | |
| HQH | abrdn Healthcare Investors Shares of Beneficial Interest | 0.52 | |
| XBI | SPDR S&P Biotech ETF | 0.48 | |
| BMEZ | BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust | 0.48 | |
| IDYA | IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. | 0.46 | |
| LLY | Lilly (Eli) | 0.44 | |
| THW | abrdn World Healthcare Fund Shares of Beneficial Interest | 0.43 | |
| AMGN | Amgen | 0.42 | |
| USMV | iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | 0.41 | |
| NVS | Novartis AG | 0.40 | |
| DNLI | Denali Therapeutics Inc. | 0.39 |
Best diversifiers for VRTX
If the goal is offsetting VRTX, these tracked assets have historically moved the most on their own terms.
| Asset | Correlation (3Y) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| VXZ | iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN | -0.29 | |
| ASST | Strive, Inc. | -0.29 | |
| NVNI | Nvni Group Limited | -0.27 | |
| VXX | iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | -0.25 | |
| LASR | nLIGHT, Inc. | -0.24 | |
| QUBT | Quantum Computing Inc. | -0.23 | |
| VISN | Vistance Networks, Inc. | -0.23 | |
| NRT | North European Oil Royality Trust | -0.22 | |
| CLPR | Clipper Realty Inc. | -0.22 | |
| BTCS | BTCS Inc. | -0.21 |
VRTX vs benchmarks
VRTX vs its peers
Get VRTX data as JSON
$ curl https://www.pairbook.io/api/v1/symbols/vrtx.jsonCorrelations, diversifiers, beta and volatility for VRTX, plus one endpoint per pair. API documentation.
VRTX inside major ETFs
| ETF | VRTX weight | |
|---|---|---|
| IBB | iShares Biotechnology ETF | 7.89% |
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 2.22% |
| USMV | iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | 1.63% |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | 0.62% |
| QQQM | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | 0.62% |
| QUAL | iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | 0.47% |
| SPYV | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF | 0.46% |
| VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | 0.35% |
| RSP | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 0.23% |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.21% |
