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 ($39.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 402.5m as of 2024-02-07, 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 ≈ $49.86. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($81.5m notional), 18 hold puts ($45.1m).
Trends to Q4 2023
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 283 | 295 |
| Q1 2023 | 293 | 266 |
| Q2 2023 | 294 | 286 |
| Q3 2023 | 262 | 299 |
| Q4 2023 | 298 | 293 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $73.5m | $25.2m | 0.34 |
| Q2 2023 | $66.2m | $32.8m | 0.50 |
| Q3 2023 | $37.2m | $39.4m | 1.06 |
| Q4 2023 | $81.5m | $45.1m | 0.55 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +16.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +4.4m |
| Resolution Capital Ltd | Added | +2.5m |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. | Added | +2.1m |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC | New | +1.0m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +801.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +726.3k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC | Added | +588.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +510.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +467.5k |
Biggest sellers
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -823.7k |
| GRS Advisors, LLC | Sold out | -769.6k |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC | Reduced | -761.4k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Sold out | -700.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -638.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -616.3k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ | Reduced | -593.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -583.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -548.5k |
Biggest calls
| Governors Lane LP | New | $31.4m630.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $16.2m325.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $12.1m242.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $8.1m162.9k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $2.7m53.7k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $2.5m50.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m30.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.4m28.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $1.1m22.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $937.0k18.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $10.0m200.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.2m164.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $7.8m156.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.1m121.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.7m54.6k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $2.4m47.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $1.8m36.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.0m20.5k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $937.0k18.8k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $867.2k17.4k 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 in Q4 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $6.4m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.8m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $52.9k | $52.9k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 64.0m $3.2bn | Reduced -493.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 41.9m $2.1bn | Reduced -256.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 40.0m $2.0bn | Added +16.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 28.5m $1.4bn | Added +467.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 23.0m $1.1bn | Added +801.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 19.8m $987.5m | Added +120.6k |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. 5.22% of their portfolio | 17.1m $851.1m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.6m $479.1m | Added +192.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.9m $442.3m | Added +4.4m |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 3.90% of their portfolio | 7.0m $349.1m | Added +363.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.9m $292.3m | Added +19.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.8m $290.0m | Added +242.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.1m $253.0m | Added +408.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.6m $231.5m | Added +122.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.5m $223.4m | Added +96.7k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 3.88% of their portfolio | 4.3m $214.0m | Added +2.5m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.1m $204.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.9m $196.6m | Added +726.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.9m $193.0m | Added +243.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.7m $184.5m | Reduced -135.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $176.6m | Reduced -548.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $174.1m | Added +85.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.4m $168.3m | Reduced -638.8k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 1.89% of their portfolio | 3.2m $157.1m | Added +8.6k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.61% of their portfolio | 2.4m $118.9m | Added +2.1m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.1m $104.0m | Added +460.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.0m $97.8m | Reduced -583.2k |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 3.45% of their portfolio | 1.9m $94.6m | Reduced -524.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $90.7m | Reduced -17.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $90.6m | Reduced -94.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $85.2m | Added +303.4k |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 1.95% of their portfolio | 1.5m $76.7m | Reduced -761.4k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 1.35% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.1m | Added +588.8k |
| STRS OHIO 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.5m $73.6m | Reduced -24.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $69.5m | Reduced -97.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.0m | Reduced -28.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.9m | Added +263.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $62.7m | Reduced -28.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $61.0m | Reduced -259.3k |
| Governors Lane LP 7.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.5m | Added +433.9k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.1m $54.9m | Reduced -823.7k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.5m | Reduced -48.0k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.2m | Reduced -593.4k |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC 4.46% of their portfolio | 1.0m $51.0m | New |
| RUSH ISLAND MANAGEMENT, LP 4.59% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.6m | Reduced -334.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 976.9k $48.7m | Added +159.8k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 1.91% of their portfolio | 969.3k $48.3m | Reduced -148.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.10% of their portfolio | 965.9k $48.1m | Reduced -259.2k |
| Land & Buildings Investment Management, LLC 10.80% of their portfolio | 942.6k $47.0m | Added +26.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 932.2k $46.5m | Reduced -43.8k |
| Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC 2.48% of their portfolio | 922.1k $46.0m | Reduced -378.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 895.6k $44.6m | Added +108.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.10% of their portfolio | 883.8k $43.9m | Added +54.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 855.5k $42.6m | Added +414.6k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 808.9k $40.3m | Added +277.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 799.7k $39.9m | Added +249.4k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 792.2k $40.4m | Added +10.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 773.7k $38.6m | Reduced -53.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 772.2k $38.5m | Reduced -4.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 765.3k $38.1m | Reduced -14.2k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 764.7k $38.1m | Reduced -8.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 754.7k $37.6m | Added +510.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 751.6k $37.5m | Added +67.9k |
| Vision Capital Corp 15.52% of their portfolio | 750.0k $37.4m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 749.1k $37.3m | Reduced -27.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.15% of their portfolio | 745.2k $37.1m | Added +5.1k |
| Adelante Capital Management LLC 2.56% of their portfolio | 741.0k $36.9m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 706.9k $34.1m | Reduced -24.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 699.6k $34.9m | Reduced -67.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 642.0k $31.9m | Added +23.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 600.9k $29.9m | Reduced -16.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 586.5k $29.2m | Added +222.9k |
| Gillson Capital LP 3.06% of their portfolio | 583.1k $29.1m | Added +355.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 582.9k $29.1m | Unchanged |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 1.04% of their portfolio | 570.0k $28.4m | Added +22.1k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 567.5k $28.3m | Added +13.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 553.2k $27.6m | Added +334.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 551.8k $23.8m | Added +178.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 545.3k $27.2m | Reduced -91.6k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.09% of their portfolio | 542.8k $27.1m | Added +4.6k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 514.0k $25.6m | Reduced -3.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 476.5k $23.7m | Reduced -21.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 475.4k $23.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 467.0k $23.3m | Added +110.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 462.6k $23.1m | Reduced -35.5k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 461.4k $23.0m | Added +54.6k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.08% of their portfolio | 458.2k $22.8m | Added +39.6k |
| CHILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 455.5k $22.9m | Reduced -4.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 430.6k $21.5m | Added +6.6k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 418.5k $20.9m | Reduced -3.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 417.0k $20.8m | Added +291.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 382.5k $19.1m | Reduced -17.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 370.3k $18.9m | Reduced -17.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 364.3k $18.2m | New |
| AVIVA PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 340.7k $17.0m | Added +159.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 334.7k $16.7m | Added +21.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.07% of their portfolio | 332.0k $16.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 319.7k $15.9m | Added +76.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 319.6k $15.9m | Reduced -43.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 304.3k $15.2m | Added +14.2k |