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Waste Connections
WCN

285 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.58B invested in Waste Connections in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73,093% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.2M | Put options by funds: $44K

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.1B → $5.58B (+$482M)

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 140.12% → 140.4% (+0.28%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 306 → 285 (-21)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 118

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 52

Holders
285
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-6.86%
% of All Funds
7.59%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
34
Increased
100
Reduced
118
Closed
52
Calls
$32.2M
Puts
$44K
Net Calls
+$32.2M
Net Calls Change
+$34.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
+$138M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$101M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$98.5M
4
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
+$62.9M
5
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
+$48.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$86.1M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$74.6M
3
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
-$56.6M
4
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
-$50.7M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
W
276
Wealthfront
California
$5K +$4.73K +155 +5,167%
CFA
277
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K +$3.39K +111 New
GWM
278
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$4K +$3.94K +129 New
FPFS
279
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$3K – – –
SIA
280
Stancorp Investment Advisers
Oregon
$3K – – –
WT
281
Whittier Trust
California
$3K – – –
TFO
282
Tarbox Family Office
California
$1K – – –
ZB
283
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$1K +$1.01K +33 New
CWAM
284
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
– -$50.7M -1,729,650 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
285
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$36M -1,227,911 Closed
RIM
286
Rainier Investment Management
Washington
– -$25.7M -875,115 Closed
TSAM
287
Trinity Street Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$23.4M -799,307 Closed
WRF
288
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
– -$19.7M -671,400 Closed
SCM
289
Sandler Capital Management
New York
– -$5.17M -176,415 Closed
MLICM
290
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
– -$4.78M -162,978 Closed
SCM
291
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$3.11M -106,191 Closed
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
292
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
– -$3.04M -103,845 Closed
Fidelity International
293
Fidelity International
Bermuda
– -$2.89M -98,634 Closed
PMAM
294
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$2.31M -78,750 Closed
JIM
295
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
– -$2.04M -69,450 Closed
ESCM
296
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
– -$1.7M -58,082 Closed
ERSOT
297
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
– -$1.65M -56,250 Closed
GCA
298
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
– -$1.44M -49,170 Closed
PI
299
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
– -$1.42M -48,528 Closed
WG
300
Winton Group
United Kingdom
– -$1.09M -37,340 Closed
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WCN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

285 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waste Connections (WCN) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $5.58B — up 9.5% from $5.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of WCN and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 118 trimmed existing stakes and 100 added.

The largest buyer was Perkins Investment Management, adding an estimated $138M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $86.1M.

  • 285 institutional investors held Waste Connections (WCN) as of Q1 2015, down from 306 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.58B of Waste Connections stock for Q1 2015, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Waste Connections positions in Q1 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
  • The largest Waste Connections buyer in Q1 2015 was Perkins Investment Management, an estimated $138M added.
  • The largest Waste Connections seller in Q1 2015 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $86.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.