Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated — how do they compare? Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF trades at $115.95, while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades at $481.47 (market cap $121.95B). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VGT | VRTX | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $125.77 | $529.59 |
52-Week Low | $83.59 | $366.54 |
Market Cap | — | $121.95B |
Sector | — | Health |
Enterprise Value | — | $116.69B |
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The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index/Information Technology 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small US companies within the information technology sector, as classified under the GICS. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. It is non-diversified.
Read more on VGT →Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that discovers and develops small-molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases. Its key drugs are Kalydeco, Orkambi, Symdeko, and Trikafta/Kaftrio for cystic fibrosis, where Vertex therapies remain the standard of care globally. In addition to its focus on cystic fibrosis, Vertex is diversifying its pipeline through gene-editing therapies such as CTX001 for beta-thalassemia and sickle-cell disease, small-molecule inhibitors targeting acute and chronic pain using non-opioid treatments, and small-molecule inhibitors of APOL1-mediated kidney diseases. Vertex is also investigating cell therapies to deliver a potential functional cure for type 1 diabetes.
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