Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated vs Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades at $529.98 (market cap $134.25B), while Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF trades at $60.31. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VRTX | VWO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $134.25B | — |
Sector | Health | — |
52-Week High | $529.65 | $61.24 |
52-Week Low | $376.62 | $51.20 |
Enterprise Value | $128.37B | — |
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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.
Read more on VRTX →The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index. It invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the index in terms of key characteristics.
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