Principal Financial Group
WCN

Principal Financial Group’s Waste Connections WCN Stock Holding History

Principal Financial Group’s Portfolio WCN Stock Details WCN Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$114M Sell
686,101
-802,447
-54% -$127M 0.06% 265
2026
Q1 		$242M Sell
1,488,548
-320,193
-18% -$53.4M 0.13% 157
2025
Q4 		$317M Sell
1,808,741
-123,945
-6% -$21.4M 0.16% 133
2025
Q3 		$340M Sell
1,932,686
-17,251
-0.9% -$3.14M 0.17% 117
2025
Q2 		$364M Sell
1,949,937
-53,964
-3% -$10.4M 0.19% 107
2025
Q1 		$391M Sell
2,003,901
-32,955
-2% -$6.1M 0.22% 100
2024
Q4 		$349M Buy
2,036,856
+109,701
+6% +$19.9M 0.19% 108
2024
Q3 		$345M Buy
1,927,155
+1,453,733
+307% +$263M 0.19% 113
2024
Q2 		$83M Buy
473,422
+436,067
+1,167% +$72.9M 0.05% 300
2024
Q1 		$6.43M Sell
37,355
-700
-2% -$112K ﹤0.01% 1490
2023
Q4 		$5.69M Sell
38,055
-494
-1% -$67.9K ﹤0.01% 1511
2023
Q3 		$5.18M Sell
38,549
-622
-2% -$87K ﹤0.01% 1519
2023
Q2 		$5.6M Sell
39,171
-677
-2% -$94.5K ﹤0.01% 1486
2023
Q1 		$5.54M Sell
39,848
-391
-1% -$52K ﹤0.01% 1502
2022
Q4 		$5.33M Buy
40,239
+35
+0.1% +$4.76K ﹤0.01% 1512
2022
Q3 		$5.44M Sell
40,204
-11,041
-22% -$1.51M ﹤0.01% 1468
2022
Q2 		$6.34M Buy
51,245
+44,926
+711% +$5.82M ﹤0.01% 1468
2022
Q1 		$883K Hold
6,319
– – ﹤0.01% 1997
2021
Q4 		$861K Sell
6,319
-44
-0.7% -$5.85K ﹤0.01% 2017
2021
Q3 		$801K Sell
6,363
-245
-4% -$31K ﹤0.01% 2056
2021
Q2 		$789K Sell
6,608
-231,083
-97% -$27.5M ﹤0.01% 2101
2021
Q1 		$25.7M Sell
237,691
-27,831
-10% -$2.83M 0.02% 734
2020
Q4 		$27.2M Sell
265,522
-34,504
-12% -$3.56M 0.02% 608
2020
Q3 		$31.1M Buy
300,026
+33,171
+12% +$3.32M 0.03% 498
2020
Q2 		$25M Buy
266,855
+64,903
+32% +$5.78M 0.02% 553
2020
Q1 		$15.7M Sell
201,952
-6,429
-3% -$604K 0.02% 656
2019
Q4 		$18.9M Sell
208,381
-22,011
-10% -$2M 0.02% 845
2019
Q3 		$21.2M Sell
230,392
-467
-0.2% -$43.2K 0.02% 720
2019
Q2 		$22.1M Sell
230,859
-35,345
-13% -$3.26M 0.02% 705
2019
Q1 		$23.6M Sell
266,204
-121,695
-31% -$10M 0.02% 661
2018
Q4 		$28.8M Sell
387,899
-6,335
-2% -$482K 0.03% 530
2018
Q3 		$31.4M Sell
394,234
-7,224
-2% -$567K 0.03% 588
2018
Q2 		$30.2M Sell
401,458
-65,607
-14% -$4.9M 0.03% 573
2018
Q1 		$33.5M Sell
467,065
-88,926
-16% -$6.33M 0.03% 527
2017
Q4 		$39.4M Sell
555,991
-202,645
-27% -$14.2M 0.04% 484
2017
Q3 		$53.1M Sell
758,636
-2,334
-0.3% -$154K 0.05% 402
2017
Q2 		$49M Buy
+760,970
New +$47.3M 0.05% 415
2017
Q1 		– Sell
-8,336
Closed -$437K – 2235
2016
Q4 		$437K Buy
8,336
+1,128
+16% +$57K ﹤0.01% 1944
2016
Q3 		$359K Sell
7,208
-384
-5% -$19.4K ﹤0.01% 1919
2016
Q2 		$364K Sell
7,592
-608,809
-99% -$27.7M ﹤0.01% 1897
2016
Q1 		$26.5M Buy
616,401
+29,875
+5% +$1.2M 0.04% 461
2015
Q4 		$22M Buy
586,526
+17,909
+3% +$642K 0.03% 519
2015
Q3 		$18.4M Buy
568,617
+19,230
+4% +$621K 0.03% 584
2015
Q2 		$17.3M Buy
549,387
+14,076
+3% +$449K 0.03% 653
2015
Q1 		$17.2M Sell
535,311
-381
-0.1% -$11.6K 0.03% 622
2014
Q4 		$15.7M Buy
535,692
+68,701
+15% +$2.16M 0.02% 661
2014
Q3 		$15.1M Buy
466,991
+22,250
+5% +$722K 0.03% 647
2014
Q2 		$14.4M Sell
444,741
-61,418
-12% -$1.85M 0.02% 710
2014
Q1 		$14.8M Buy
506,159
+26,861
+6% +$764K 0.03% 666
2013
Q4 		$13.9M Buy
479,298
+50,367
+12% +$1.47M 0.03% 675
2013
Q3 		$13M Buy
428,931
+32,332
+8% +$936K 0.03% 661
2013
Q2 		$10.9M Buy
+396,599
New +$10.2M 0.02% 711

Other funds holding WCN

Vanguard Capital Management
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada $672B AUM 33.48% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal Toronto, Ontario, Canada $304B AUM 35.64% 1-Year Est. Return
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management Toronto, Ontario, Canada $199B AUM 37.98% 1-Year Est. Return
BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors Los Angeles, California $484B AUM 34.9% 1-Year Est. Return
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management Greenwich, Connecticut $287B AUM 42.33% 1-Year Est. Return
Norges Bank
Norges Bank Oslo, Norway $1T AUM

Principal Financial Group's WCN Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Principal Financial Group reduced its Waste Connections (WCN) stake by 54% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $127M and leaving 686,101 shares worth $114M. The position accounts for 0.06% of the portfolio, ranked #265.

Principal Financial Group first reported a position in WCN in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $391M in Q1 2025. 834 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold WCN as of Q2 2026.

  • Principal Financial Group held 686,101 shares of Waste Connections worth $114M as of Q2 2026.
  • Principal Financial Group sold 802,447 Waste Connections shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $127M.
  • Waste Connections made up 0.06% of Principal Financial Group's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #265 holding.
  • Principal Financial Group first reported a position in Waste Connections in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
  • Principal Financial Group's Waste Connections position peaked at $391M in Q1 2025.
  • 834 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Waste Connections as of Q2 2026.

Based on Principal Financial Group's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 4 Aug 2026.