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695 hedge funds and large institutions have $21B invested in Welltower in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 100 funds opening new positions, 269 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $104M

39% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 100 | Existing positions closed: 72

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 269 | Existing positions reduced: 229

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 680695 (+15)

1.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.76%86.67% (-1.1%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.3B → $21B (-$2.32B)

42% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2414 (-10)

Holders
695
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+2.21%
% of All Funds
17.38%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-41.67%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
100
Increased
269
Reduced
229
Closed
72
Calls
$146M
Puts
$104M
Net Calls
+$41.9M
Net Calls Change
-$26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.41B +$4.81M +72,619 +0.1%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.41B +$3.82M +57,739 +0.3%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$954M +$36.3M +548,509 +4%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$812M -$36.2M -545,991 -4%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$722M -$28.5M -429,934 -4%
LIMS
6
Lasalle Investment Management Securities
Maryland
$687M +$8.97M +135,470 +1%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$551M +$173M +2,615,749 +47%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$508M -$71.9M -1,085,255 -13%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$446M +$78.8M +1,189,587 +22%
Principal Financial Group
10
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$435M -$38.2M -577,252 -8%
CIMLRA
11
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
$427M -$186M -2,815,215 -31%
BG
12
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$375M +$20.5M +309,253 +6%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$370M -$7.41M -111,941 -2%
Deutsche Bank
14
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$357M +$211M +3,186,073 +148%
EIP
15
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$326M -$4.79M -72,331 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
16
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$324M +$8.52M +128,593 +3%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$319M +$143M +2,160,615 +83%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$302M +$26.4M +398,480 +10%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$257M +$10.7M +160,813 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$253M +$11.3M +170,705 +5%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$244M +$20.7M +312,976 +9%
ACM
22
AEW Capital Management
Massachusetts
$229M -$26.6M -401,900 -11%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$199M -$7.99M -120,668 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$194M -$71.2M -1,074,255 -27%
N
25
Nuveen
North Carolina
$193M -$16.8M -253,777 -8%

WELL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

695 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Welltower (WELL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $21B — down 9.9% from $23.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 100 funds opened new WELL positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 269 added to existing stakes and 229 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $211M. The largest seller was CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets, cutting an estimated $186M.

  • 695 institutional investors held Welltower (WELL) as of Q4 2016, up from 680 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $21B of Welltower stock for Q4 2016, down 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 100 funds opened new Welltower positions in Q4 2016 and 72 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Welltower buyer in Q4 2016 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $211M added.
  • The largest Welltower seller in Q4 2016 was CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets, an estimated $186M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.