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 ($484.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 720.7m as of 2026-07-24, 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 ≈ $226.82. Options: 31 managers hold calls ($1.0bn notional), 16 hold puts ($687.0m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,237 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,267 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,336 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,435 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,493 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,593 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 528 | 417 |
| Q4 2024 | 550 | 399 |
| Q1 2025 | 700 | 403 |
| Q2 2025 | 701 | 442 |
| Q3 2025 | 747 | 438 |
| Q4 2025 | 734 | 499 |
| Q1 2026 | 812 | 546 |
| Q2 2026 | 852 | 561 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $256.5m | $224.5m | 0.88 |
| Q4 2025 | $462.6m | $299.3m | 0.65 |
| Q1 2026 | $307.6m | $229.6m | 0.75 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.0bn | $687.0m | 0.65 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +7.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +4.0m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +3.7m |
| Amundi | Added | +2.0m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +1.9m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.3m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Added | +976.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +766.5k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.8m |
| PGGM Investments | Reduced | -1.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -920.7k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -868.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Reduced | -812.5k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -745.3k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $653.0m2.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $77.2m340.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $66.6m293.6k shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | $56.7m250.0k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | $48.8m2.1k shares |
| Delta Accumulation, LLC | New | $40.0m5.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $19.3m85.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $17.4m76.8k shares |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | $15.2m1.1m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $14.6m64.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $327.8m1.4m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $175.7m774.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $61.3m270.3k shares |
| Delta Accumulation, LLC | New | $50.7m5.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $33.8m148.9k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $11.0m48.4k shares |
| Flat Footed LLC | Unchanged | $9.4m41.3k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | New | $5.0m21.9k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $4.9m21.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.2m14.0k 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 since 1 Apr 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $286.4k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $3.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $2.4m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Gundlach Andrew Director · ELLEN-MARIA GORRISSEN TRUST I U/A DATED JUNE 3, 1993 | Bought | $605.1k2.5k shares |
| 2026-08-26 | Gundlach Andrew Director · ELLEN-MARIA GORRISSEN TRUST II U/A DATED JUNE 3, 1993 | Bought | $605.1k2.5k shares |
| 2026-08-25 | Gundlach Andrew Director · ELLEN-MARIA GORRISSEN TRUST I U/A DATED JUNE 3, 1993 | Bought | $598.7k2.5k shares |
| 2026-08-25 | Gundlach Andrew Director · ELLEN-MARIA GORRISSEN TRUST II U/A DATED JUNE 3, 1993 | Bought | $598.7k2.5k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 78.0m $17.7bn | Added +4.0m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 46.1m $10.5bn | Added +766.5k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 43.4m $9.9bn | Added +1.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.28% of their portfolio | 42.1m $9.6bn | Added +578.0k |
| Capital International Investors 1.85% of their portfolio | 39.5m $9.0bn | Added +3.7m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 13.22% of their portfolio | 36.8m $8.4bn | Added +976.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.54% of their portfolio | 20.0m $4.5bn | Added +7.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.29% of their portfolio | 19.5m $4.4bn | Reduced -2.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 19.5m $4.4bn | Reduced -2.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.42% of their portfolio | 18.5m $4.2bn | Added +1.3m |
| NORGES BANK 0.41% of their portfolio | 18.1m $4.1bn | Not comparable |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 17.7m $4.0bn | Reduced -82.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.59% of their portfolio | 15.2m $3.4bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 1.89% of their portfolio | 10.6m $2.4bn | Added +1.9m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.09% of their portfolio | 9.8m $2.2bn | Added +208.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.8m $2.2bn | Added +715.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 9.4m $2.1bn | Added +564.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 9.3m $2.1bn | Added +292.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 8.6m $2.0bn | Reduced -77.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 8.5m $1.9bn | Added +134.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 8.1m $1.8bn | Added +1.4m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 7.9m $1.8bn | Reduced -222.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.33% of their portfolio | 7.0m $1.6bn | Reduced -192.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.22% of their portfolio | 6.9m $1.6bn | Added +354.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.5bn | Reduced -64.9k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 10.93% of their portfolio | 5.6m $1.3bn | Added +397.9k |
| Amundi 0.29% of their portfolio | 5.3m $1.2bn | Added +2.0m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.33% of their portfolio | 5.0m $1.1bn | Reduced -168.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.0bn | Reduced -920.7k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 2.09% of their portfolio | 4.1m $925.3m | Reduced -206.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.1m $919.4m | Added +78.1k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.0m $899.7m | Added +37.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.6m $798.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 14.10% of their portfolio | 3.4m $766.6m | Reduced -228.3k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 3.3m $762.2m | Added +89.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.3m $754.8m | Added +90.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.41% of their portfolio | 3.2m $715.1m | Reduced -27.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.75% of their portfolio | 3.0m $688.1m | Reduced -4.2k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 6.48% of their portfolio | 3.0m $686.5m | Added +392.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.57% of their portfolio | 2.9m $647.7m | Reduced -16.0k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 8.98% of their portfolio | 2.8m $645.4m | Reduced -163.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.6m $583.7m | Reduced -86.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.3m $529.8m | Added +196.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.3m $528.4m | Added +301.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.1m $479.7m | Added +69.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.0m $457.4m | Added +62.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.0m $451.0m | Reduced -27.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.8m $399.7m | Added +75.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $341.7m | Reduced -306.8k |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. 2.73% of their portfolio | 1.7m $389.6m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.6m $371.6m | Added +107.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $362.3m | Reduced -868.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $353.5m | Added +94.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $352.3m | Added +131.5k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $345.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.5m $331.1m | Reduced -69.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.5m $331.0m | Added +129.8k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.4m $324.3m | Added +62.8k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.4m $311.3m | Added +172.8k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.3m $305.4m | Added +220.6k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.3m $301.1m | Added +26.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $294.6m | Reduced -47.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $294.4m | Reduced -69.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $289.9m | Added +15.4k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 10.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $287.2m | Added +52.9k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $283.2m | Added +73.0k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.2m $279.6m | Reduced -112.9k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 4.60% of their portfolio | 1.2m $276.6m | Added +95.2k |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 15.65% of their portfolio | 1.2m $261.9m | Added +90.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $258.7m | Added +262.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $258.1m | Reduced -26.9k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 6.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $255.1m | Added +5.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.1m $244.1m | Added +7.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $244.1m | Added +40.1k |
| Cardano Risk Management B.V. 1.87% of their portfolio | 1.1m $242.8m | Added +72.5k |
| KBC Group NV 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.0m $235.5m | Reduced -28.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $231.6m | Reduced -675.4k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 2.45% of their portfolio | 1.0m $228.7m | Reduced -183.9k |
| Adelante Capital Management LLC 14.51% of their portfolio | 972.5k $220.7m | Reduced -56.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 958.1k $217.5m | Added +514.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.21% of their portfolio | 945.4k $214.6m | Added +73.8k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 1.50% of their portfolio | 944.2k $214.3m | Added +121.4k |
| FIL Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 942.5k $213.9m | Added +264.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 935.0k $212.2m | Added +40.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 929.0k $210.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 916.4k $208.0m | Added +79.1k |
| Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC 13.34% of their portfolio | 915.7k $207.8m | Added +100.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.18% of their portfolio | 897.8k $203.8m | Reduced -54.7k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.39% of their portfolio | 895.1k $203.2m | Added +86.5k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 874.9k $198.5m | First filing |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 869.9k $197.4m | Added +26.0k |
| STRS OHIO 0.72% of their portfolio | 843.3k $191.4m | Added +118.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.19% of their portfolio | 836.1k $189.8m | Reduced -282.8k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.28% of their portfolio | 835.1k $189.5m | Added +24.4k |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. 0.47% of their portfolio | 828.4k $188.0m | Added +28.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.44% of their portfolio | 791.0k $179.5m | Added +4.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.22% of their portfolio | 784.9k $178.1m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.17% of their portfolio | 743.2k $167.6m | Reduced -5.8k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 1.01% of their portfolio | 721.6k $163.8m | Reduced -28.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.69% of their portfolio | 703.3k $159.6m | Added +26.2k |