Ventas’s balanced business model, portfolio diversification, and financial strength power our sustained delivery of superior, reliable returns. In the 10-year period ending December 29, 2017, our compound annual total shareholder return of 9.3% outpaced the S&P 500, as we delivered total return of 144.0%.
As one of the world’s foremost real estate investment trusts (REIT), Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is the premier capital provider to leading seniors housing, healthcare companies and research institutions. A carefully-curated, diverse portfolio of approximately 1,200 properties combined with our highly-focused strategy, financial strength and experienced team has delivered consistent outstanding performance for two decades.
Debra A. Cafaro, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ventas, Inc., has been elected Chair of The Real Estate Roundtable (“RER”) for their fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018. The Real Estate Roundtable is a public policy organization that brings together leaders of the nation’s top real estate ownership, development, lending and management firms to address key national policy issues relating to real estate and the overall economy. Cafaro is the eighth Chair and first female to serve in the role since the formation of the RER in 1997.