VENTAS INC VTR
COM · REIT · CUSIP 92276F100 · ISIN US92276F1003
Real estate investment trust that owns and manages health care facilities
- SectorReal estate
- IndustryReal Estate Investment Trusts
- HeadquartersChicago, IL
- Founded1998
- Websiteventasreit.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($164.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 512.9m as of 2026-07-28, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $88.89. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($66.0m notional), 12 hold puts ($24.7m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 613 |
| Q4 2022 | 623 |
| Q1 2023 | 619 |
| Q2 2023 | 632 |
| Q3 2023 | 613 |
| Q4 2023 | 662 |
| Q1 2024 | 650 |
| Q2 2024 | 695 |
| Q3 2024 | 725 |
| Q4 2024 | 761 |
| Q1 2025 | 809 |
| Q2 2025 | 801 |
| Q3 2025 | 827 |
| Q4 2025 | 929 |
| Q1 2026 | 933 |
| Q2 2026 | 951 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 380 | 290 |
| Q4 2024 | 379 | 301 |
| Q1 2025 | 446 | 304 |
| Q2 2025 | 410 | 344 |
| Q3 2025 | 444 | 320 |
| Q4 2025 | 479 | 314 |
| Q1 2026 | 495 | 377 |
| Q2 2026 | 513 | 363 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $48.0m | $21.6m | 0.45 |
| Q4 2025 | $66.4m | $36.5m | 0.55 |
| Q1 2026 | $59.7m | $35.6m | 0.60 |
| Q2 2026 | $66.0m | $24.7m | 0.37 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +8.3m |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +7.8m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +2.6m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.8m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.5m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -3.3m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | Reduced | -2.0m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Reduced | -1.9m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -1.3m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -1.1m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
Biggest calls
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $15.0m168.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.5m152.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $9.2m103.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $8.5m96.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $7.4m83.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.0m56.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $4.3m48.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.1m12.7k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Reduced | $799.2k9.0k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | $284.2k3.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.5m72.8k shares |
| Flat Footed LLC | Unchanged | $5.9m66.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.1m34.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.1m23.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.1m23.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.8m20.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $1.4m16.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $550.6k6.2k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Unchanged | $470.6k5.3k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | $426.2k4.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 13G · institution +1.6 pts · filed 2026-07-27 | 8.7% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 8.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2025-05-13 | 6.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $15.6m | $15.6m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $18.5m | $18.5m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $11.1m | $9.6m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $18.5m | $18.5m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $51.4m | $51.4m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.8m | $4.8m |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | $197.0k | 1 | $103.9k | $103.9k |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | EMBLER MICHAEL J Director | Bought | $197.0k2.5k shares |
| 2026-05-14 | RAKOWICH WALTER C Director | Sold plan | $103.9k1.2k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 55.8m $5.0bn | Reduced -800.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.23% of their portfolio | 43.7m $3.9bn | Added +8.3m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 42.6m $3.8bn | Added +1.4m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 31.8m $2.8bn | Added +892.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 30.5m $2.7bn | Added +727.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 26.2m $2.3bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.0m $1.2bn | Added +507.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.61% of their portfolio | 14.0m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| Capital World Investors 0.12% of their portfolio | 11.7m $1.0bn | Added +1.6m |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. 7.11% of their portfolio | 11.3m $1.0bn | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 9.0m $797.0m | Reduced -672.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.9m $700.3m | Added +1.5m |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 7.8m $698.8m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.4m $656.6m | Added +203.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.9m $616.5m | Added +495.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.8m $602.5m | Added +1.1m |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 5.02% of their portfolio | 6.6m $588.5m | Added +699.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.7m $501.8m | Added +146.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.3m $473.5m | Added +213.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.32% of their portfolio | 5.1m $454.4m | Added +2.6m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.1m $451.8m | Added +365.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.0m $443.4m | Not comparable |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.0m $442.3m | Added +258.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.9m $435.0m | Reduced -49.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.7m $421.7m | Added +567.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.4m $409.3m | Reduced -85.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.4m $390.4m | Added +1.8m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.21% of their portfolio | 4.4m $387.7m | Reduced -37.6k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.58% of their portfolio | 4.1m $366.7m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 6.51% of their portfolio | 4.0m $354.2m | Reduced -203.0k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.67% of their portfolio | 3.3m $296.8m | Reduced -2.0m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.0m $260.2m | Added +23.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $257.5m | Added +62.0k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 2.40% of their portfolio | 2.9m $254.3m | Added +251.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.9m $253.6m | Added +1.4m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $242.4m | Added +57.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.6m $227.9m | Added +2.2m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.1m $190.1m | Added +145.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.1m $186.3m | Added +271.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.1m $186.1m | Added +267.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.1m $182.1m | Reduced -224.7k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $158.3m | Added +121.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $157.6m | Reduced -263.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $147.3m | Added +2.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $146.0m | Reduced -2.1m |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 2.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $144.5m | Reduced -262.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $140.4m | Added +125.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $127.3m | Added +886.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $121.1m | Added +17.8k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.4m $120.5m | Added +58.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $119.2m | Reduced -36.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $112.2m | Added +46.7k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.3m $114.1m | Added +1.3m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $109.3m | Added +3.1k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $101.3m | First filing |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $100.6m | Added +8.9k |
| RUSH ISLAND MANAGEMENT, LP 6.55% of their portfolio | 1.1m $98.9m | Reduced -289.0k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $98.4m | Reduced -58.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $98.3m | Reduced -63.0k |
| CHILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $96.5m | Added +310.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $93.9m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $93.2m | Added +9.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $90.9m | Added +485.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $83.1m | Reduced -160.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 982.4k $87.2m | Added +228.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 978.8k $86.9m | Added +52.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 969.1k $86.1m | Added +597.8k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 961.8k $85.4m | Added +57.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 947.6k $84.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.13% of their portfolio | 943.4k $83.7m | Reduced -79.8k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 941.0k $83.6m | Added +114.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 882.3k $78.4m | Reduced -203.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 871.2k $77.4m | Added +16.6k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 867.1k $77.0m | Added +24.6k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.19% of their portfolio | 854.4k $75.9m | Added +15.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.23% of their portfolio | 854.3k $75.9m | Added +1.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 836.2k $74.3m | Added +52.5k |
| STRS OHIO 0.27% of their portfolio | 825.6k $73.3m | Added +27.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 801.6k $71.2m | Reduced -40.4k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 766.7k $68.1m | New |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.11% of their portfolio | 763.2k $67.8m | Added +558.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 753.1k $66.9m | Added +68.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 736.1k $65.4m | Added +58.7k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 728.4k $64.7m | Added +90.9k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 2.23% of their portfolio | 704.4k $62.5m | Reduced -259.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 698.8k $62.1m | Added +38.4k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.18% of their portfolio | 692.5k $61.5m | Added +16.2k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 691.7k $61.4m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.47% of their portfolio | 663.2k $58.9m | Reduced -168.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 660.3k $58.6m | Added +300.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 646.4k $57.4m | Reduced -3.3m |
| Swedbank AB 0.05% of their portfolio | 643.1k $57.1m | Added +96.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 621.7k $55.2m | Reduced -142.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 617.8k $54.9m | Reduced -192.8k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.10% of their portfolio | 607.0k $53.9m | Added +36.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 600.0k $53.3m | Added +59.0k |
| Adelante Capital Management LLC 3.47% of their portfolio | 593.9k $52.7m | Reduced -22.3k |
| ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd 0.96% of their portfolio | 592.9k $52.6m | Reduced -199.5k |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. 0.73% of their portfolio | 581.3k $51.6m | Unchanged |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 565.0k $50.2m | Added +482.7k |