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 ($108.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 451.3m as of 2025-04-28, 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 ≈ $68.79. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($53.5m notional), 14 hold puts ($48.8m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 446 | 304 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $98.2m | $29.5m | 0.30 |
| Q3 2024 | $58.7m | $46.0m | 0.78 |
| Q4 2024 | $47.7m | $45.6m | 0.96 |
| Q1 2025 | $53.5m | $48.8m | 0.91 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +2.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +2.4m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Added | +2.0m |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | Added | +1.8m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +945.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -2.5m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.4m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -948.6k |
| Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC | Reduced | -815.5k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ | Sold out | -596.0k |
| GRS Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -588.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -587.9k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $18.7m271.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $8.4m121.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.6m66.2k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $3.4m50.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.3m47.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.9m42.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.3m33.7k shares |
| GARDA CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | New | $2.0m29.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.0m29.0k shares |
| Greenland Capital Management LP | New | $1.7m25.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $22.3m325.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.2m104.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.5m95.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.4m63.4k shares |
| GARDA CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | New | $2.6m38.3k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $1.8m25.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $1.7m24.3k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $783.9k11.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $694.5k10.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $460.7k6.7k 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 Q1 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $18.5m | $18.5m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-04 | CAFARO DEBRA A Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $85.2k1.2k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | CAFARO DEBRA A Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $27.5k388 shares |
| 2025-02-28 | CAFARO DEBRA A Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.9m41.3k shares |
| 2025-02-25 | CAFARO DEBRA A Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $14.6m214.7k shares |
| 2025-02-24 | CAFARO DEBRA A Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $658.2k9.7k shares |
| 2025-02-13 | Liebbe Gregory R SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $243.6k3.9k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 68.9m $4.7bn | Added +2.4m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 50.5m $3.5bn | Added +2.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.17% of their portfolio | 32.3m $2.2bn | Added +2.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 26.6m $1.8bn | Reduced -587.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 23.0m $1.6bn | Added +1.1m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.64% of their portfolio | 16.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -2.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 11.7m $798.8m | Added +703.1k |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. 6.17% of their portfolio | 11.6m $806.1m | Unchanged |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 10.56% of their portfolio | 7.9m $542.5m | Added +751.6k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 4.87% of their portfolio | 6.8m $470.5m | Added +11.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.4m $441.1m | Added +281.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.4m $440.2m | Added +194.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.3m $435.8m | Added +233.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.5m $379.3m | Reduced -285.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.5m $375.1m | Reduced -323.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.3m $362.1m | Added +238.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.3m $361.1m | Added +4.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.2m $359.1m | First filing |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $338.7m | Added +386.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.6m $315.7m | Added +273.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.3m $294.7m | Reduced -177.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.6m $250.9m | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $243.2m | Reduced -310.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.0m $207.9m | Reduced -136.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $201.0m | Reduced -66.2k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 2.27% of their portfolio | 2.8m $194.2m | Reduced -27.3k |
| RUSH ISLAND MANAGEMENT, LP 11.98% of their portfolio | 2.7m $188.1m | Reduced -362.7k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.75% of their portfolio | 2.6m $178.2m | Reduced -233.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.5m $168.4m | Added +66.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.3m $157.6m | Reduced -206.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.1m $145.1m | Added +118.0k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.0m $140.4m | Added +2.0m |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.0m $138.5m | Added +1.8m |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $136.8m | Added +430.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $125.1m | Added +284.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.7m $119.3m | Reduced -15.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $114.2m | Added +64.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $113.7m | Added +317.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $110.2m | Added +1.2m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $108.0m | Added +432.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $107.6m | Added +1.0m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $107.3m | Added +136.8k |
| ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd 3.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $100.8m | Reduced -17.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $99.2m | Added +353.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.4m $97.3m | Added +331.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.4m $97.9m | Added +287.1k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $92.4m | Added +20.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.2m | Added +328.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $88.7m | Added +87.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $88.0m | Added +628.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.7m | Reduced -89.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $81.4m | Added +11.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $81.0m | Added +11.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $76.5m | Added +627.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $71.9m | Added +94.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $71.8m | Added +125.9k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $71.3m | Reduced -130.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $70.9m | Added +264.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 995.1k $68.4m | First filing |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 989.2k $68.0m | Reduced -24.6k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.60% of their portfolio | 967.0k $66.5m | Added +709.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 951.3k $65.4m | Added +945.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 918.3k $63.1m | Added +880.1k |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 3.01% of their portfolio | 896.0k $61.6m | Reduced -92.2k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 875.6k $60.2m | Added +80.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 850.6k $58.5m | Added +58.9k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 845.5k $58.1m | New |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.21% of their portfolio | 833.7k $57.3m | Added +51.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.06% of their portfolio | 770.8k $53.0m | Reduced -122.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.10% of their portfolio | 761.5k $52.4m | Reduced -25.8k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 758.9k $52.2m | Reduced -18.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 754.8k $51.9m | Reduced -2.5m |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 730.1k $50.2m | Added +54.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.07% of their portfolio | 722.8k $49.7m | Added +327.5k |
| STRS OHIO 0.17% of their portfolio | 605.9k $41.7m | Reduced -38.1k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.34% of their portfolio | 605.3k $41.6m | Reduced -238.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 597.2k $41.1m | Added +58.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 559.3k $38.5m | Added +7.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 555.5k $38.2m | Reduced -948.6k |
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 550.0k $708.5k | Unchanged |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 544.5k $37.4m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 534.8k $36.8m | Added +108.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 533.1k $36.7m | Reduced -450.2k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.12% of their portfolio | 532.6k $36.6m | Reduced -32.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 503.3k $31.7m | Added +135.5k |
| Adelante Capital Management LLC 2.54% of their portfolio | 488.7k $33.6m | Reduced -34.3k |
| Presima Securities ULC 7.49% of their portfolio | 487.1k $33.5m | Added +47.1k |
| Land & Buildings Investment Management, LLC 6.31% of their portfolio | 433.9k $29.8m | Reduced -260.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 422.8k $29.1m | Reduced -10.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 419.7k $28.9m | Added +178.2k |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC 4.88% of their portfolio | 414.2k $28.5m | Added +12.4k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 404.7k $27.8m | Added +35.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.08% of their portfolio | 403.1k $27.7m | Added +3.6k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 400.5k $27.5m | Added +127.8k |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 400.0k $27.5m | New |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 377.0k $25.9m | Added +77.1k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.12% of their portfolio | 373.9k $25.7m | Added +10.0k |
| Governors Lane LP 5.49% of their portfolio | 368.8k $25.4m | Reduced -368.6k |
| CHILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 360.7k $24.9m | Reduced -25.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.06% of their portfolio | 357.6k $24.6m | Added +64.5k |