WELLTOWER INC WELL
COM · REIT · CUSIP 95040Q104 · ISIN US95040Q1040
Real estate investment trust
- SectorReal estate
- IndustryReal Estate Investment Trusts
- HeadquartersToledo, OH
- Founded1970
- Websitewelltower.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 ($59.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 497.0m as of 2023-04-28, 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 ≈ $71.51. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($90.7m notional), 20 hold puts ($54.7m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 784 |
| Q4 2022 | 797 |
| Q1 2023 | 774 |
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 | 357 | 333 |
| Q1 2023 | 341 | 333 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $77.9m | $120.6m | 1.55 |
| Q4 2022 | $72.1m | $190.6m | 2.64 |
| Q1 2023 | $90.7m | $54.7m | 0.60 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +16.9m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +11.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +4.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +2.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.6m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Added | +1.2m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +762.8k |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +609.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +604.6k |
Biggest sellers
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Reduced | -3.2m |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | Reduced | -3.1m |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ | Sold out | -1.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -631.8k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd | Reduced | -626.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -515.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -510.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -414.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -392.9k |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -363.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $28.4m396.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $21.9m306.0k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $11.2m156.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $4.7m65.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.3m59.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.2m58.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $3.6m50.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.9m40.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.4m33.4k shares |
| Maven Securities LTD | Reduced | $1.6m22.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $13.2m184.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $8.5m119.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $7.3m102.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $5.3m74.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $5.0m69.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $4.0m56.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m46.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.8m24.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m18.1k shares |
| Maven Securities LTD | Reduced | $1.2m17.4k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-24 | 9.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: COHEN & STEERS, INC. (4.9%, 2026-08-07), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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.
None reported in Q1 2023.
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 77.3m $5.5bn | Added +1.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 50.5m $3.6bn | Added +604.6k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 6.86% of their portfolio | 44.3m $3.2bn | Reduced -3.2m |
| FMR LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 32.8m $2.3bn | Added +16.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 30.8m $2.2bn | Reduced -278.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.33% of their portfolio | 23.4m $1.7bn | Reduced -631.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.28% of their portfolio | 17.6m $1.3bn | Added +762.8k |
| Capital International Investors 0.27% of their portfolio | 14.6m $1.0bn | Added +11.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.8m $772.1m | Added +237.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 10.4m $742.8m | Added +129.0k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 4.92% of their portfolio | 9.9m $707.5m | Reduced -340.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.8m $486.6m | Added +455.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 6.6m $473.8m | Added +2.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.6m $469.7m | Reduced -26.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.4m $455.6m | Reduced -112.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.2m $447.1m | Added +385.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.1m $436.5m | Added +578.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.0m $360.1m | Added +107.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.9m $353.2m | Added +4.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.9m $348.3m | Added +66.6k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 4.15% of their portfolio | 4.8m $347.3m | Added +96.7k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 5.73% of their portfolio | 4.7m $337.6m | Reduced -626.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.5m $325.0m | Added +52.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.1m $291.7m | Reduced -140.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.1m $291.3m | Reduced -130.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.47% of their portfolio | 3.3m $239.1m | Added +1.2m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 3.1m $224.0m | Reduced -392.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.1m $223.1m | Added +442.3k |
| Boston Partners 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.9m $206.7m | Reduced -363.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.7m $196.3m | Reduced -261.4k |
| PGGM Investments 3.24% of their portfolio | 2.7m $192.5m | Reduced -38.1k |
| Amundi 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.6m $182.8m | Reduced -165.2k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 2.06% of their portfolio | 2.4m $169.5m | Reduced -62.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $163.7m | Reduced -261.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.9m $138.7m | Added +1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $134.9m | Added +96.3k |
| STRS OHIO 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $134.7m | Added +609.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $134.4m | Reduced -8.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.9m $132.8m | Reduced -75.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $127.5m | Added +61.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.7m $112.6m | Added +2.6k |
| Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC 5.83% of their portfolio | 1.6m $116.0m | Added +18.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $97.6m | Reduced -22.3k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 3.42% of their portfolio | 1.2m $86.2m | Reduced -213.0k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.6m | Reduced -167.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.5m | Added +16.6k |
| Adelante Capital Management LLC 7.47% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.5m | Reduced -55.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.0m | Reduced -285.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $82.5m | Reduced -58.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $80.4m | Reduced -93.9k |
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $15.5k | First filing |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.8m | Reduced -103.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $74.9m | Added +150.0k |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 2.65% of their portfolio | 987.7k $70.8m | Reduced -16.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.17% of their portfolio | 970.6k $69.6m | Added +124.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 940.3k $67.4m | Added +15.5k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.30% of their portfolio | 932.9k $66.9m | Added +820 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 911.3k $65.3m | Reduced -132.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 875.4k $62.8m | Reduced -109.0k |
| FIL Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 870.7k $62.4m | Reduced -79.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.26% of their portfolio | 867.5k $62.2m | Added +61.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.11% of their portfolio | 856.8k $60.8m | Added +32.4k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.34% of their portfolio | 798.0k $57.2m | Reduced -10.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 781.0k $56.0m | Added +3.0k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 1.14% of their portfolio | 775.0k $55.6m | Reduced -3.1m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.13% of their portfolio | 738.8k $53.0m | Added +174.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.13% of their portfolio | 728.5k $52.3m | Added +51.7k |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC 3.82% of their portfolio | 704.3k $50.5m | Reduced -260.7k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 683.1k $49.0m | Added +56.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.11% of their portfolio | 673.1k $48.3m | Added +192.5k |
| Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd 1.29% of their portfolio | 671.6k $48.1m | Added +75.0k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 655.1k $47.0m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 631.7k $45.3m | Added +53.4k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.16% of their portfolio | 622.4k $44.6m | Added +37.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.23% of their portfolio | 614.9k $44.1m | Added +19.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 595.6k $42.7m | Added +121.3k |
| CORDA Investment Management, LLC. 3.35% of their portfolio | 584.8k $41.9m | Reduced -9.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 549.0k $39.4m | Reduced -60.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 535.3k $38.4m | Added +158.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 528.7k $37.9m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 518.2k $37.1m | Reduced -15.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 507.1k $36.4m | Added +271.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.08% of their portfolio | 498.2k $35.7m | Reduced -15.0k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 491.5k $35.2m | Added +454.5k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.10% of their portfolio | 477.8k $34.3m | Added +137.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 476.3k $34.1m | Added +34.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 466.4k $33.4m | Added +2.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 429.1k $30.8m | Reduced -510.7k |
| Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. 2.17% of their portfolio | 428.6k $30.7m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.13% of their portfolio | 427.3k $30.6m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 426.4k $30.6m | Added +62.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 411.8k $29.5m | Reduced -296.5k |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 388.8k $27.9m | Reduced -17.9k |
| B&I Capital AG 9.15% of their portfolio | 385.1k $27.6m | Added +70.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 378.3k $27.1m | Added +40.1k |
| WESTPAC BANKING CORP 0.36% of their portfolio | 374.9k $26.9m | Added +164.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 374.6k $26.9m | Added +12.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 374.5k $26.8m | Added +4.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 360.7k $26.7m | Reduced -42.6k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.06% of their portfolio | 358.4k $25.3m | Added +10.5k |