401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $828M
- Total assets
- 2,911
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $284,401
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services
$828M in assets, 2,911 participants
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan reported $828M in total assets and 2,911 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #21,377 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan covers 2,911 participants in Massachusetts, 4.4x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $828M.
- $828M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 2,911
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $284,401
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $97M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Massachusetts filers
In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 659 participants across 4,265 plans. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan reports 2,911 participants - 4.4x that state average ($828M EOY assets).
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $925M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $828M |
| Net Income | -$97M |
| Employer EIN | 043039129 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1990-02-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2,911 | $828M |
| 2023 | 1 | 3,789 | $1.1B |
| 2024 | 1 | 4,388 | $1.3B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
- Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $23.0B · 52,036
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $8.8B · 32,843
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $5.8B · 13,690
- Philips North America 401(k) Plan $5.2B · 19,750
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $4.9B · 18,359
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Citrix Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan (FL) $827M · 4,139
- Signify North America Corporation 401(k) Plan (NJ) $827M · 2,856
- Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Continental-Rubber (SC) $827M · 9,064
- Tyler Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (TX) $830M · 5,607
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Massachusetts. Compare plans
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets have grown 58.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans