Welltower expands senior housing portfolio through aggressive investment
The real estate investment trust increased its quarterly common stock dividend 15% to $0.85 a share.
Welltower (WELL), a real estate investment trust focused on healthcare infrastructure, increased its quarterly common stock dividend 15% to $0.85 a share, effective the second quarter of 2026.
The company accelerated its portfolio expansion through a period of high investment activity. Welltower closed or announced $10.5 billion of investment activity through the first four months of 2026.
This activity followed a year of significant capital deployment in 2025, when net investment activity totaled approximately $11 billion.
The investment strategy resulted in a rapid increase in the company's physical footprint. The portfolio grew from more than 2,000 seniors and wellness housing communities as of October 2025 to more than 2,500 communities as of June 2026.