Casella Waste Systems
CWST
149 hedge funds and large institutions have $829M invested in Casella Waste Systems in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
543% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2M | Put options by funds: $311K
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 12
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 143 → 149 (+6)
2.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.63% → 85.89% (+2.3%)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $790M → $829M (+$38.9M)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 61
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$18.3M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$14.3M |
| 3 |
GKIM
GW&K Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.06M |
| 4 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$7.95M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$6.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$13.5M |
| 2 |
WC
Walthausen & Co
Malta,
New York
|
-$13.4M |
| 3 |
CCM
Cloverdale Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$9.13M |
| 4 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.25M |
| 5 |
SC
Skylands Capital
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$6.17M |
CWST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
149 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Casella Waste Systems (CWST) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $829M — up 4.9% from $790M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new CWST positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.
The largest buyer was EARNEST Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.3M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $13.5M.
- 149 institutional investors held Casella Waste Systems (CWST) as of Q1 2018, up from 143 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $829M of Casella Waste Systems stock for Q1 2018, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Casella Waste Systems positions in Q1 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Casella Waste Systems buyer in Q1 2018 was EARNEST Partners, an estimated $18.3M added.
- The largest Casella Waste Systems seller in Q1 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $13.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.