Welltower WELL
$245.01 −$0.42 (-0.17%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $245.01 0.00%
Open$242.28
Prev close$245.43
Day range$241.19 – $246.97
Volume2.46M
Market cap$179.74B
P/E (TTM)107.0
Dividend yield1.25%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership98.3%-2.02 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,919+29 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)44 buys / 6 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.32% of floatDays to cover 6.2 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share20.5%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$12.32M (12 inflow days, 8 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 38.4% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 2.46% to 2.32% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +329,999 | 0.1% |
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +11,591,932 | 9.3% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,045,458 | 10.7% |
| Amundi Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,037,072 | 0.8% |
| Union Asset Management Holding AG | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,846,721 | 1.4% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,586,519 | 5.9% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,274,395 | 2.5% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +818,716 | 0.4% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +803,921 | 6.8% |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +628,596 | 0.9% |
| Macquarie Investment Management Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +615,681 | 0.1% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +607,285 | 0.7% |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +583,619 | 0.7% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +578,033 | 5.8% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +564,842 | 1.3% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Timothy McHugh | Co-President & CFO | Other Derivative Disposition | -2,150 | – | 884,647 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Andrew Gundlach | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +10,000 | $242.06 | 40,000 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Dennis Lopez | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +73 | $237.40 | 15,141 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Shankh Mitra | Chief Executive Officer | Other Disposition | -3,852 | – | 72,704 |
| 30 May 2026 | Shankh Mitra | Chief Executive Officer | Other Acquisition | +17 | $173.32 | 72,704 |
| 28 May 2026 | Timothy McHugh | Co-President & CFO | Other Acquisition | +11 | $173.32 | 23,435 |
| 26 May 2026 | Shankh Mitra | Chief Executive Officer | Other Disposition | -162 | – | 76,539 |
| 20 May 2026 | Dennis Lopez | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +63 | $216.01 | 15,068 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Kenneth Bacon | Independent Chairperson | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +2,627 | – | 14,306 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Kenneth Bacon | Independent Chairperson | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,056 | – | 1,056 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Ade Patton | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,056 | – | 1,056 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Kathryn Sullivan | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,056 | – | 1,056 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Andrew Gundlach | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,787 | – | 1,787 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Dennis Lopez | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,787 | – | 15,005 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Johnese Spisso | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,056 | – | 2,490 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Sergio Rivera | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,056 | – | 2,490 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Karen Desalvo | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,056 | – | 2,115 |
| 12 Feb 2026 | John Burkart | Vice Chairperson & COO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +195,846 | – | 195,846 |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Matthew McQueen | Chief Legal Officer | Other Disposition | -541 | – | 26,881 |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Matthew McQueen | Chief Legal Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +74,079 | – | 74,079 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 16,696,223 | 2.3% | 6.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 17,744,284 | 2.5% | 6.0 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 17,596,292 | 2.4% | 7.6 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 18,431,638 | 2.6% | 7.3 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 17,779,188 | 2.5% | 5.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 17,696,568 | 2.5% | 5.9 |
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