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RWT vs WELL

Side-by-side comparison of Redwood Trust Inc. (RWT) and Welltower Inc. (WELL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both RWT and WELL operate in Real Estate Investment Trusts (Real Estate), so they compete in similar markets.
  • WELL is the larger of the two at $177.94B, about 288.8x RWT ($616.1M).
  • Over the past year, RWT is down 18.2% and WELL is up 59.5% - WELL leads by 77.8 points.
  • Both names hit the wire about 3 times in the past 4 weeks.
  • WELL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 18 for RWT).
PerformanceRWT-18.23%WELL+59.54%
2025-07-28+0.00%2026-07-24
MetricRWTWELL
Company
Redwood Trust Inc.
Welltower Inc.
Price
$4.91+0.00%
$252.60+2.28%
Market cap
$616.1M
$177.94B
1M return
+1.97%
+13.97%
1Y return
-18.23%
+59.54%
Sector
Real Estate
Real Estate
Industry
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1995
News (4w)
3
3
Recent ratings
18
25
RWT

Redwood Trust Inc.

Redwood Trust, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Residential Lending, Business Purpose Lending, and Third-Party Investments. The Residential Lending segment operates a mortgage loan conduit that acquires residential loans from third-party originators for subsequent sale, securitization, or transfer to its investment portfolio. This segment also offers derivative financial instruments to manage risks associated with residential loans. The Business Purpose Lending segment operates a platform that originates and acquires business purpose loans, such as single-family rental and bridge loans for subsequent securitization or transfer into its investment portfolio. The Third-Party Investments segment invests in residential mortgage-backed securities issued by third parties, as well as in K-Series multifamily loan securitizations and SLST reperforming loan securitizations. This segment also offers servicer advance, and other residential and multifamily credit investments. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, it intends to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income as dividends to shareholders. Redwood Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Mill Valley, California.

WELL

Welltower Inc.

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL), an S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. The Company invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people's wellness and overall health care experience. Welltower™, a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), owns interests in properties concentrated in major, high-growth markets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, consisting of seniors housing and post-acute communities and outpatient medical properties.

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