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 ($79.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 437.1m as of 2025-02-07, 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 ≈ $58.87. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($47.7m notional), 17 hold puts ($45.6m).
Trends to Q4 2024
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 293 | 266 |
| Q2 2023 | 294 | 286 |
| Q3 2023 | 262 | 299 |
| Q4 2023 | 298 | 293 |
| Q1 2024 | 294 | 331 |
| Q2 2024 | 344 | 294 |
| Q3 2024 | 380 | 290 |
| Q4 2024 | 379 | 301 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $97.3m | $26.6m | 0.27 |
| Q2 2024 | $98.2m | $29.5m | 0.30 |
| Q3 2024 | $58.7m | $46.0m | 0.78 |
| Q4 2024 | $47.7m | $45.6m | 0.96 |
Biggest buyers
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +2.3m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +1.9m |
| RUSH ISLAND MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | +1.8m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.7m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.4m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.3m |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | New | +1.1m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +1.1m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +1.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +912.8k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -25.4m |
| Resolution Capital Ltd | Reduced | -2.0m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -682.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -437.5k |
| NATIXIS | Reduced | -417.5k |
| KBC Group NV | Reduced | -410.8k |
| Gillson Capital LP | Reduced | -328.2k |
Biggest calls
| Governors Lane LP | New | $11.9m202.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $8.1m137.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.7m97.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $4.1m69.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.6m60.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.0m50.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.5m42.2k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $2.4m40.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $2.2m36.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m18.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $11.8m200.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $7.1m120.0k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | New | $7.1m120.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.0m101.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.6m95.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.3m55.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.3m22.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $747.9k12.7k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $618.3k10.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $488.8k8.3k 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 2024
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 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.8m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $52.9k | $52.9k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.7m | $103.8k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $10.0m | $8.8m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $15.6m | $15.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | CAFARO DEBRA A Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.3m34.1k shares |
| 2024-10-29 | CAFARO DEBRA A Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $8.0m121.2k shares |
| 2024-10-25 | CAFARO DEBRA A Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $396.9k6.0k shares |
| 2024-10-24 | CAFARO DEBRA A Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $4.9m74.8k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 66.5m $3.9bn | Added +912.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 47.7m $2.8bn | Added +1.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.14% of their portfolio | 29.7m $1.8bn | Reduced -25.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 27.2m $1.6bn | Added +526.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 21.9m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.60% of their portfolio | 18.6m $1.1bn | Reduced -233.6k |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. 5.20% of their portfolio | 11.6m $685.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 10.9m $643.2m | Added +537.3k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 7.56% of their portfolio | 7.1m $420.4m | Reduced -2.0m |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 4.25% of their portfolio | 6.8m $402.3m | Reduced -55.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.2m $365.6m | Added +2.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.1m $361.2m | Added +335.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.1m $359.5m | Added +138.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.8m $341.7m | Added +382.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.8m $340.3m | Added +379.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.2m $309.0m | Reduced -4.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.0m $296.1m | Added +123.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $267.4m | Reduced -54.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.5m $262.9m | Added +509.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.3m $254.3m | Added +386.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.0m $236.2m | Added +215.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.8m $226.6m | Reduced -51.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.2m $190.5m | Added +1.9m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.2m $186.1m | Reduced -71.2k |
| RUSH ISLAND MANAGEMENT, LP 12.13% of their portfolio | 3.1m $182.4m | Added +1.8m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $176.1m | Added +15.1k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 2.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $167.9m | Added +4.9k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.63% of their portfolio | 2.8m $166.3m | Added +52.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $152.7m | Added +124.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.5m $147.2m | Added +896.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.4m $141.4m | Added +453.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.0m $117.3m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.8m $103.1m | Added +1.3m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $94.0m | Reduced -223.2k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $93.3m | Reduced -148.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $91.8m | Reduced -113.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $90.4m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $70.8m | Added +1.0m |
| ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd 3.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $87.4m | Added +33.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $85.8m | Added +1.4m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $83.9m | Added +94.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $78.7m | Added +83.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $78.7m | Added +199.0k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $76.2m | Added +24.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $70.8m | Reduced -132.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $70.3m | Added +207.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $69.0m | Reduced -29.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $68.7m | Reduced -43.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $68.7m | Added +1.1m |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 1.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $67.7m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $67.0m | Added +427.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $67.0m | Added +307.5k |
| Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC 4.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $65.6m | Added +130.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $64.1m | Added +131.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $63.2m | Added +674.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $59.7m | Reduced -682.7k |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 2.81% of their portfolio | 988.1k $58.2m | Added +248.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 983.6k $57.9m | Added +824.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 983.2k $57.9m | Added +470.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.10% of their portfolio | 951.1k $56.0m | Added +95.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 918.7k $53.6m | Added +79.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.06% of their portfolio | 892.7k $52.6m | Added +64.8k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.41% of their portfolio | 843.9k $49.7m | Added +161.8k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 795.5k $46.8m | Added +43.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 791.7k $46.6m | Added +15.2k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.09% of their portfolio | 787.4k $46.4m | First filing |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.16% of their portfolio | 781.8k $46.0m | New |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 777.5k $45.8m | Reduced -230.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 766.4k $45.1m | Reduced -218.5k |
| Governors Lane LP 6.48% of their portfolio | 737.4k $43.4m | Added +129.1k |
| Land & Buildings Investment Management, LLC 8.28% of their portfolio | 694.4k $40.9m | Added +142.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 675.6k $39.8m | Added +36.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 651.7k $38.4m | Reduced -211.2k |
| STRS OHIO 0.15% of their portfolio | 644.1k $37.9m | Added +22.5k |
| GRS Advisors, LLC 3.63% of their portfolio | 625.3k $36.8m | Added +558.3k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 596.0k $35.1m | Added +256.8k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.10% of their portfolio | 565.6k $33.3m | Added +93.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 552.2k $32.5m | Added +11.4k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 550.0k $32.4m | New |
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 550.0k $629.3k | Unchanged |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 538.9k $31.7m | Reduced -77.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 536.5k $31.6m | Reduced -149.9k |
| Adelante Capital Management LLC 2.03% of their portfolio | 523.0k $30.8m | Reduced -76.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 516.2k $30.4m | Added +491.8k |
| LBP AM SA 0.39% of their portfolio | 487.6k $28.7m | Added +180.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 485.4k $28.6m | Added +248.5k |
| Presima Securities ULC 6.37% of their portfolio | 439.9k $25.9m | Added +121.2k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 436.8k $25.7m | Reduced -17.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 433.2k $25.5m | Reduced -37.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 426.3k $25.1m | Added +295.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 411.5k $24.2m | Added +169.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 409.9k $24.1m | Added +18.6k |
| Gillson Capital LP 2.16% of their portfolio | 407.5k $24.0m | Reduced -328.2k |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC 4.42% of their portfolio | 401.8k $23.7m | Reduced -52.8k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.07% of their portfolio | 399.5k $23.5m | Added +79.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 395.4k $23.3m | Reduced -7.6k |
| CHILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 386.0k $22.9m | Reduced -31.5k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 385.3k $22.7m | Added +341.5k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 369.7k $21.8m | Reduced -6.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 367.8k $21.7m | Reduced -39.1k |