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711 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.6B invested in Welltower in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 305 increasing their positions, 232 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 53

35% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94M | Put options by funds: $69.7M

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 305 | Existing positions reduced: 232

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21B → $22.6B (+$1.52B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 695711 (+16)

1.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.67%87.72% (+1%)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1413 (-1)

Holders
711
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
17.7%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
80
Increased
305
Reduced
232
Closed
53
Calls
$94M
Puts
$69.7M
Net Calls
+$24.2M
Net Calls Change
-$17.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.7B +$88M +1,304,013 +3%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.52B +$2.31B +34,197,947 +2,585%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.51B +$15.3M +226,564 +1%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$862M +$93.3M +1,383,556 +13%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$713M +$124M +1,834,223 +22%
LIMS
6
Lasalle Investment Management Securities
Maryland
$621M -$101M -1,493,660 -15%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$487M +$14.7M +217,202 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$486M -$48.4M -717,503 -9%
Deutsche Bank
9
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$482M +$99.5M +1,475,419 +28%
Principal Financial Group
10
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$460M -$879K -13,030 -0.2%
CIMLRA
11
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets
Pennsylvania
$418M -$32M -474,664 -7%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$404M +$11.1M +164,817 +3%
EIP
13
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$399M +$51.7M +766,140 +16%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$348M +$5.42M +80,273 +2%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$340M +$3.04M +45,028 +0.9%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$316M -$3.53M -52,335 -1%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$294M +$21.1M +313,209 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$294M +$25.2M +374,169 +10%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$285M +$25.1M +372,125 +10%
ACM
20
AEW Capital Management
Massachusetts
$238M -$3.62M -53,590 -2%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$231M +$20.1M +298,489 +10%
Charles Schwab
22
Charles Schwab
California
$196M +$5.94M +88,028 +3%
Legal & General Group
23
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$183M +$9.87M +146,302 +6%
Federated Hermes
24
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$157M +$4.29M +63,653 +3%
PI
25
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$156M -$34.9M -516,703 -19%

WELL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

711 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Welltower (WELL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $22.6B — up 7.2% from $21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new WELL positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 305 added to existing stakes and 232 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.31B. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $133M.

  • 711 institutional investors held Welltower (WELL) as of Q1 2017, up from 695 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $22.6B of Welltower stock for Q1 2017, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new Welltower positions in Q1 2017 and 53 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Welltower buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.31B added.
  • The largest Welltower seller in Q1 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $133M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.