Ventas
703 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.9B invested in Ventas in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 278 increasing their positions, 263 reducing their positions, and 102 closing their positions.
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $70.2M | Put options by funds: $64.1M
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 278 | Existing positions reduced: 263
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 720 → 703 (-17)
4.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.91% → 84.54% (-4.4%)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 102
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19B → $14.9B (-$4.07B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$195M |
| 2 |
AAMU
APG Asset Management US
New York
|
+$136M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$82.2M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$62.7M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$59.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$552M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$176M |
| 3 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$161M |
| 4 |
BC
Brookfield Corp
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$153M |
| 5 |
CIMLRA
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
-$138M |
VTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
703 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ventas (VTR) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $14.9B — down 21% from $19B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 102 funds closed out of VTR and 90 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 263 trimmed existing stakes and 278 added.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $552M.
- 703 institutional investors held Ventas (VTR) as of Q1 2018, down from 720 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $14.9B of Ventas stock for Q1 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 90 funds opened new Ventas positions in Q1 2018 and 102 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Ventas buyer in Q1 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $195M added.
- The largest Ventas seller in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $552M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.