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 ($219.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 641.3m 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 ≈ $126.01. Options: 28 managers hold calls ($154.8m notional), 20 hold puts ($258.4m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 784 |
| Q4 2022 | 797 |
| Q1 2023 | 774 |
| Q2 2023 | 813 |
| Q3 2023 | 828 |
| Q4 2023 | 935 |
| Q1 2024 | 961 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,001 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,063 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,129 |
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 | 341 | 333 |
| Q2 2023 | 371 | 293 |
| Q3 2023 | 386 | 305 |
| Q4 2023 | 480 | 305 |
| Q1 2024 | 477 | 377 |
| Q2 2024 | 549 | 355 |
| Q3 2024 | 528 | 417 |
| Q4 2024 | 550 | 399 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $150.6m | $80.2m | 0.53 |
| Q2 2024 | $129.8m | $171.8m | 1.32 |
| Q3 2024 | $176.4m | $290.6m | 1.65 |
| Q4 2024 | $154.8m | $258.4m | 1.67 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +3.4m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +2.9m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +2.6m |
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT | New | +1.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.7m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +806.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +712.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +644.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Added | +632.1k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -15.0m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -914.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -843.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -823.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -678.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -534.5k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -470.5k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | Reduced | -459.8k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd | Reduced | -332.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -330.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $33.6m266.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $23.7m188.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $15.5m123.1k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $12.6m100.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $9.4m74.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $7.5m60.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $6.8m54.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $6.7m53.1k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $5.2m41.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.9m38.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| Flat Footed LLC | Reduced | $92.4m733.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $73.0m579.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $29.0m230.3k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $10.1m80.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $9.4m74.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $8.9m70.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.4m67.0k shares |
| Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP | Unchanged | $8.2m65.0k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $4.4m35.3k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $3.1m24.4k 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 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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $792.8k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $286.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-09 | BACON KENNETH J Director | Sold | $286.4k2.2k 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 0.22% of their portfolio | 98.3m $12.4bn | Added +2.6m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 64.9m $8.2bn | Added +3.4m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 9.05% of their portfolio | 37.9m $4.8bn | Reduced -115.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.88% of their portfolio | 37.1m $4.7bn | Added +318.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 36.4m $4.6bn | Added +806.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.52% of their portfolio | 31.3m $3.9bn | Reduced -201.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 18.7m $2.4bn | Added +1.7m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.43% of their portfolio | 18.7m $2.4bn | Reduced -10.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 15.8m $2.0bn | Added +1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 13.6m $1.7bn | Added +644.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.82% of their portfolio | 11.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -266.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.1m $1.3bn | Reduced -15.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 8.4m $1.1bn | Added +2.9m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 7.6m $961.9m | Added +712.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 7.5m $942.2m | Reduced -282.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 7.4m $935.8m | Added +6.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.1m $891.6m | Reduced -116.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.23% of their portfolio | 6.9m $868.4m | Reduced -237.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.88% of their portfolio | 6.5m $821.5m | Added +233.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.3m $794.2m | Reduced -50.0k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 3.51% of their portfolio | 6.2m $786.3m | Reduced -459.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.1m $766.1m | Added +12.5k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 13.08% of their portfolio | 5.8m $727.1m | Reduced -332.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.25% of their portfolio | 5.0m $630.5m | Added +254.6k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 6.51% of their portfolio | 4.9m $616.8m | Reduced -272.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.8m $603.8m | Reduced -46.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.9m $489.6m | Added +117.2k |
| Amundi 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.8m $477.3m | Added +589.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.7m $466.1m | Reduced -330.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.61% of their portfolio | 3.5m $439.9m | Reduced -311.9k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 7.28% of their portfolio | 3.3m $419.7m | Added +13.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.1m $391.5m | Added +192.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.8m $350.0m | Reduced -187.0k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 3.89% of their portfolio | 2.6m $324.6m | Added +38.4k |
| PGGM Investments 4.31% of their portfolio | 2.6m $324.3m | Reduced -47.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.6m $322.6m | Reduced -57.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.2m $277.9m | Added +7.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $254.6m | Added +332.3k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 4.32% of their portfolio | 1.9m $244.1m | Added +285.0k |
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $2.2m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.9m $230.6m | Reduced -102.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.7m $220.2m | Reduced -27.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.7m $209.4m | Added +632.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $197.5m | Reduced -90.4k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.5m $194.3m | First filing |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.5m $185.6m | Added +324.5k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 7.67% of their portfolio | 1.4m $181.4m | Added +96.9k |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 8.58% of their portfolio | 1.4m $177.5m | Added +38.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $176.9m | Added +18.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.4m $174.9m | Reduced -71.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $168.6m | Added +45.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $168.7m | Added +108.0k |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. 1.28% of their portfolio | 1.3m $168.6m | Added +23.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.3m $167.7m | Added +26.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $165.9m | Reduced -229.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $157.2m | Added +63.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $154.3m | Reduced -914.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $154.1m | Added +74.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.2m $153.5m | Added +104.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $152.1m | Reduced -35.6k |
| Adelante Capital Management LLC 9.74% of their portfolio | 1.2m $147.6m | Added +8.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $147.5m | Reduced -25.7k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $145.1m | Added +176.7k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.1m $143.0m | Added +36.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $143.7m | Added +79.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $141.6m | Added +417.0k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.1m $139.2m | Added +56.7k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.1m $138.6m | Added +4.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $134.7m | Added +6.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $131.4m | Reduced -24.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $128.3m | Added +437.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 979.0k $123.4m | Added +466.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 972.4k $122.5m | Added +42.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 841.3k $106.0m | Reduced -843.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 810.5k $102.1m | Added +223.7k |
| STRS OHIO 0.39% of their portfolio | 777.0k $97.9m | Reduced -19.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.13% of their portfolio | 767.0k $96.7m | Added +23.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 718.6k $90.6m | First filing |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 701.4k $86.3m | Added +419.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 678.9k $85.6m | Added +15.0k |
| Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC 5.26% of their portfolio | 648.5k $81.7m | Added +32.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.14% of their portfolio | 642.7k $81.0m | Reduced -87.8k |
| Swedbank AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 635.3k $80.1m | Reduced -10.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 625.2k $78.8m | Reduced -100.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 622.8k $78.5m | Added +119.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.28% of their portfolio | 581.8k $73.3m | Added +454.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 578.6k $72.8m | Reduced -534.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 566.4k $71.4m | Added +1.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 548.3k $69.1m | Reduced -64.8k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.20% of their portfolio | 544.8k $68.7m | Added +128.1k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.24% of their portfolio | 538.8k $67.9m | Added +221.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 535.0k $67.4m | Added +217.9k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 534.0k $67.3m | Added +346.8k |
| AXA S.A. 0.19% of their portfolio | 507.0k $63.9m | Added +40.8k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.19% of their portfolio | 497.5k $62.7m | Added +256.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 479.9k $60.5m | Added +236.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 465.6k $58.7m | Added +230.3k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.24% of their portfolio | 464.3k $58.5m | Added +6.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.22% of their portfolio | 462.7k $58.3m | Reduced -7.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 458.5k $57.8m | Reduced -39.0k |