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 ($76.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 518.7m as of 2023-07-28, 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 ≈ $80.92. Options: 27 managers hold calls ($133.9m notional), 21 hold puts ($41.8m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 784 |
| Q4 2022 | 797 |
| Q1 2023 | 774 |
| Q2 2023 | 813 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 371 | 293 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | $133.9m | $41.8m | 0.31 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital International Investors | Added | +6.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +3.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.5m |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.4m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +823.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +792.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | New | +733.1k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -18.3m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Reduced | -6.3m |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | Reduced | -1.9m |
| STRS OHIO | Reduced | -1.3m |
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -931.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -626.7k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO | Reduced | -448.3k |
| PGGM Investments | Reduced | -395.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -385.9k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $49.3m610.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $18.5m229.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $15.0m185.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $13.5m167.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.2m76.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.4m67.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $5.4m66.5k shares |
| Maven Securities LTD | Added | $3.6m44.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.5m42.9k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $3.5m42.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $9.3m115.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $7.7m95.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.3m53.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.1m38.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.4m30.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $2.1m25.7k shares |
| Maven Securities LTD | Added | $2.1m25.5k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $1.7m21.0k shares |
| Banco BTG Pactual S.A. | New | $1.5m18.0k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $1.4m16.9k 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 Q2 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 Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 78.6m $6.4bn | Added +1.3m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 53.4m $4.3bn | Added +2.9m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 6.48% of their portfolio | 38.0m $3.1bn | Reduced -6.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 32.2m $2.6bn | Added +1.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.42% of their portfolio | 27.1m $2.2bn | Added +3.7m |
| Capital International Investors 0.42% of their portfolio | 21.4m $1.7bn | Added +6.8m |
| NORGES BANK 0.28% of their portfolio | 17.6m $1.4bn | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 14.5m $1.2bn | Reduced -18.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 11.5m $929.5m | Added +726.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 10.3m $835.5m | Reduced -32.5k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 4.29% of their portfolio | 8.0m $648.5m | Reduced -1.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.6m $611.4m | Added +2.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 7.0m $564.4m | Added +190.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 6.9m $558.6m | Added +296.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.17% of their portfolio | 6.6m $532.2m | Added +343.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.5m $525.3m | Reduced -57.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.4m $515.9m | Added +22.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.1m $490.7m | Reduced -22.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.25% of their portfolio | 5.7m $462.7m | Added +792.8k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 7.24% of their portfolio | 5.4m $439.5m | Added +723.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.1m $414.0m | Added +259.3k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 4.41% of their portfolio | 4.6m $375.8m | Reduced -197.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.5m $325.0m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.0m $327.1m | Reduced -20.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.54% of their portfolio | 3.4m $278.4m | Added +105.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.4m $278.5m | Reduced -626.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 3.0m $243.0m | Reduced -120.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $218.9m | Added +823.9k |
| Amundi 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.6m $214.7m | Added +59.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.6m $212.0m | Reduced -117.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.6m $208.4m | Reduced -306.8k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 3.63% of their portfolio | 2.5m $202.8m | Added +1.8m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $198.2m | Added +159.9k |
| PGGM Investments 3.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $185.3m | Reduced -395.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $176.5m | Reduced -931.2k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 1.89% of their portfolio | 1.9m $155.0m | Reduced -448.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.9m $153.9m | Reduced -32.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $145.0m | Reduced -82.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.8m $142.1m | Reduced -97.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.7m $138.0m | Added +38.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $124.9m | Reduced -234.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $111.0m | Added +11.9k |
| Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC 6.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $110.2m | Reduced -255.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $104.2m | Added +117.8k |
| Adelante Capital Management LLC 8.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $93.4m | Reduced -36.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $93.0m | Reduced -783 |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 3.53% of their portfolio | 1.1m $89.2m | Reduced -99.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $87.0m | Reduced -45.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $86.8m | Reduced -119.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $84.2m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.0m $83.9m | Added +67.1k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.0m $83.6m | Added +100.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $81.2m | Added +64.1k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.09% of their portfolio | 989.7k $80.1m | Reduced -204.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.13% of their portfolio | 976.5k $78.5m | Added +119.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 909.2k $73.5m | Reduced -2.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.29% of their portfolio | 885.3k $71.6m | Added +17.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 867.2k $70.1m | Added +455.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 860.1k $69.6m | Reduced -15.4k |
| FIL Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 856.5k $69.3m | Reduced -14.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 849.3k $68.7m | Reduced -236.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 841.1k $68.0m | Added +411.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.21% of their portfolio | 833.2k $67.4m | Added +284.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 819.0k $66.2m | Added +283.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 805.1k $65.1m | Added +24.1k |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 777.8k $62.9m | Added +466.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.15% of their portfolio | 762.8k $61.9m | Added +34.3k |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 2.37% of their portfolio | 760.8k $61.5m | Reduced -226.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 733.6k $59.3m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 733.1k $59.3m | New |
| Hazelview Securities Inc. 8.93% of their portfolio | 711.9k $57.8m | First filing |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 708.9k $57.3m | Added +77.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 697.8k $56.4m | Added +446.0k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 685.3k $55.4m | Reduced -112.6k |
| Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd 1.36% of their portfolio | 671.6k $54.3m | Unchanged |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.25% of their portfolio | 669.7k $54.2m | Added +54.9k |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC 4.47% of their portfolio | 659.2k $53.3m | Reduced -45.0k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.17% of their portfolio | 638.9k $51.7m | Added +16.6k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 625.3k $50.5m | Added +344.0k |
| STRS OHIO 0.19% of their portfolio | 565.9k $45.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 551.9k $44.6m | Added +60.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.09% of their portfolio | 548.8k $44.4m | Added +50.6k |
| CORDA Investment Management, LLC. 3.37% of their portfolio | 532.8k $43.1m | Reduced -52.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 526.2k $42.6m | Reduced -2.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 519.9k $42.1m | Added +1.7k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 500.0k $40.4m | Reduced -275.0k |
| AXA S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 477.4k $38.6m | Added +1.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 466.5k $37.7m | Added +124 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 461.1k $37.3m | Added +200.7k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 459.7k $37.2m | Reduced -195.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 454.4k $36.8m | Reduced -141.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.08% of their portfolio | 445.2k $36.0m | Reduced -227.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.10% of their portfolio | 442.8k $35.8m | Reduced -34.9k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 419.8k $34.0m | Reduced -6.7k |
| Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. 2.41% of their portfolio | 409.7k $33.1m | Reduced -18.9k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.14% of their portfolio | 396.1k $32.0m | Reduced -31.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 385.0k $31.1m | Added +10.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 375.0k $30.3m | Added +361.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 359.8k $29.3m | Reduced -859 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 353.9k $28.6m | Reduced -24.4k |