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632 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.7B invested in Welltower in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 251 increasing their positions, 207 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

218% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $103M | Put options by funds: $32.4M

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 60

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 251 | Existing positions reduced: 207

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 594632 (+38)

2.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.1%90.82% (+2.7%)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.7B → $21.7B (+$943M)

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2522 (-3)

Holders
632
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+6.4%
% of All Funds
16.58%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
104
Increased
251
Reduced
207
Closed
60
Calls
$103M
Puts
$32.4M
Net Calls
+$70.6M
Net Calls Change
+$3.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.52B +$110M +1,681,591 +3%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.37B +$22.4M +343,416 +2%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$943M +$12.8M +196,491 +1%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$795M +$86.6M +1,326,394 +13%
Cohen & Steers
5
Cohen & Steers
New York
$781M -$526M -8,055,598 -41%
CIMLRA
6
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
$669M +$19M +291,437 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$575M +$121M +1,859,702 +28%
Daiwa Securities Group
8
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$556M -$48.3M -740,180 -8%
Deutsche Bank
9
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$497M +$419M +6,420,870 +721%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$419M -$1.65M -25,234 -0.4%
LIMS
11
Lasalle Investment Management Securities
Maryland
$385M +$156M +2,384,464 +73%
PI
12
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$362M +$14.5M +222,170 +4%
BG
13
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$345M +$16.2M +248,013 +5%
EIP
14
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$340M +$25.6M +392,570 +9%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$324M +$52.3M +801,890 +20%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$312M -$69M -1,057,300 -19%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$306M +$20.8M +318,923 +8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
18
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$305M +$6.26M +95,844 +2%
SAMC
19
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$268M -$69.8M -1,069,131 -21%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$260M -$52.6M -805,631 -17%
ACM
21
AEW Capital Management
Massachusetts
$257M +$79.2M +1,214,000 +47%
Principal Financial Group
22
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$254M -$48M -735,170 -16%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$234M +$6.78M +103,901 +3%
HRES
24
Heitman Real Estate Securities
Illinois
$231M +$6.56M +100,462 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$221M +$77.8M +1,191,976 +58%

WELL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

632 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Welltower (WELL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $21.7B — up 4.5% from $20.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 104 funds opened new WELL positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 251 added to existing stakes and 207 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $419M. The largest seller was Cohen & Steers, cutting an estimated $526M.

  • 632 institutional investors held Welltower (WELL) as of Q4 2015, up from 594 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $21.7B of Welltower stock for Q4 2015, up 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 104 funds opened new Welltower positions in Q4 2015 and 60 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest Welltower buyer in Q4 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $419M added.
  • The largest Welltower seller in Q4 2015 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $526M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.